Notes from the podium

Friedrich Haider on Wolf-Ferrari’s Quando ti vidi (arr. Haider)

Published on 4th January 20254th January 2025 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Public Continue reading

(Photo: Sim Canetty-Clarke) 23rd October 2024 Austrian conductor Friedrich Haider is a graduate of the Vienna Academy of Music. At […]

The Hidden Power of Organisation

Published on 4th January 2025 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Notes from the Podium Members Only Continue reading

Introduction Organisation. It sounds like a rather pithy subject to address in a conducting journal. One might also imagine...

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Issue 30: The Giants and the Underdogs

Published on 2nd October 20242nd October 2024 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Public Continue reading

Welcome. This colourful issue not only delves into the work of Beethoven and Bach – two of the greatest […]

John Carewe on Musical Structure

Published on 2nd October 2024 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Notes from the Podium Members Only Continue reading

14th August 2024 John Carewe is a British conductor (and teacher). Very early in his student career at the...

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Ton Koopman on Bach’s Matthäus-Passion

Published on 2nd October 202424th October 2024 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Notes from the Podium Members Only Continue reading

(Image: Foppe Schut) 4th September 2024 Ton Koopman was born on 2 October 1944 in Zwolle. After high school,...

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Welcome to All The Pleasures: The Joy of Diverse Programming

Published on 2nd October 20242nd October 2024 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Public Continue reading

(Image: Edmond Choo) By John Andrews John Andrews has conducted many of the UK’s leading orchestras and ensembles, including […]

Issue 29: Learning the Ropes

Published on 2nd July 20242nd July 2024 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Public Continue reading

Welcome. The theme of this quarter’s varied issue is young musicians honing their craft and learning the musical ropes. It […]

Thomas Jung on Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem

Published on 2nd July 20242nd July 2024 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Notes from the Podium Members Only Continue reading

(Image: Marion Lenhard) 26th April 2024 Thomas Jung is second prize winner of the 2020 international Gustav Mahler Conducting...

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The Pedagogy of Orchestral Bowings: What Conductors and Students Can Learn from Them

Published on 2nd July 20242nd July 2024 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Notes from the Podium Members Only Continue reading

Dr. Thomas Dickey, Oklahoma State University Introduction Most university orchestra directors have a love-hate relationship with orchestral bowings. For...

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Conducting in Higher Education

Published on 2nd July 20249th September 2024 / Dr Hannah Baxter Posted in Notes from the Podium Members Only Continue reading

Questionnaire Results June 2024 In May 2024 Notes from the Podium sent out a questionnaire on conducting in higher education to...

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