Friday, November 27

Living on the Edge – Why Conducting Mahler is Risky Business

Kenneth Woods

Colorado MahlerFest Artistic Director Kenneth Woods investigates challenging sections for conductors each of Mahler’s Symphonies. 

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For more commentary from Kenneth Woods, you may want to review “Mahler and More” from our virtual festival in May.

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The Alphorn

Festival Artist and MahlerFest Principal Horn Lydia Van Dreel recently acquired an alphorn. In this video, Lydia demonstrates this unique instrument and discusses how it works in relation to playing a modern horn. For more information about the alphorn, read this article from MahlerFest XII.

 

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