The Stratford-Upon-Avon based Orchestra of the Swan have announced the appointment of American musician Kenneth Woods as their Principal Guest Conductor from 2010.
Woods, who just completed his tenure as Music Director of the Oregon East Symphony made his debut with Orchestra of the Swan conducting a Haydn anniversary concert at the Shakespeare Summer Proms in June. Woods recently made his first recordings with Northern Sinfonia for Avie Records and has been an active collaborator with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Contemporary Music Ensemble of Wales. In 2001, Leonard Slatkin selected Woods as one of four “Debut Conductors” in the National Conducting Institute, where he conducted the National Symphony in a performance that led the Washington Post to hail him as “a true star” and an “up and coming conductor.” He is particularly known for his performances of Haydn, Schumann and Mahler, and his interest in contemporary music.
Artistic director David Curtis announ...
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