This is part 2 of my interview with conductor Kenneth Woods. if you haven’t listened to part one you might want to go back and listen to it first. Partly because this part starts rather abruptly and it is continuing things from the previous part. In this part we talk about how playing electric guitar and for me playing electric bass was beneficial to both of our growth as musicians. We address the concept of groove, and how we can bring it to the classical world. We talk about the benefits of just playing for fun. How a health problem created an epiphany and a profound understanding of rhythm . We briefly address Social and moral obligations as musicians and being true to history. We end talking about score study, building rhythmic vocabulary as well Ken's thoughts on musical interpretation and tempo relationships.

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Our guest today is highly respected conductor, composer, and cellist Kenneth Woods. Hailed by Gramophone Magazine as “a symphonic conductor of stature”, American conductor Kenneth Woods was appointed Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the English Symphony Orchestra in 2013, and has quickly built up an acclaimed body of work with them.He has recorded with the BBC National orchestra of Wales, the BBC Scottish symphony, He was principal guest conductor of the Orchestra of The Swan and He has conducted the National Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony, Budapest Festival Orchestra and State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia and the English Chamber Orchestra, and has made numerous broadcasts for BBC Radio 3, National Public Radio and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation He is also the artistic director of the Colorado Mahlerfest. His Conducting mentors include Leonard Slatkin, David Zinman.

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Marieke DeBruijn is a Dutch violinist and is the leader and founder of the Dutch String Collective, an active performing organization that does concert series and theater type productions. In this interview, We got a chance to talk about culture, language, technique, her practice regimen and preferred technique exercises, the ups and downs of performing in some of the top orchestras of Northern Europe including the Amsterdamn Concertgebouw, as well as her journey to finding her own career path, and her perspective as a woman in a male dominated field.

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