Ms. Woods in a performance of Carl Orff’s
Carmina Burana at historic Mechanics
Hall.
With an orchestra numbering
well over 100 Woods led her first
performance of Stravinsky’s masterpiece
The Rite Spring at the mere age of 29.
Woods in rehearsal in
Varna, Bulgaria as she prepares the
orchestra in Berlioz’ Symphonie
Fantastique –one of her first
concerts.
One
of the biggest thrills I had as a
young conductor was the chance to
learn from one of great composers of
our times-Pulitzer Prize winner
George Crumb.
Working
with him and the orchestra as we
prepared his score- Haunted
Landscapes was one of the great
learning experiences I had as I
began the shift from student to
professional. It raised my own level
of musicianship and served to cement
my commitment to quality
performances of works by living
composers-wherever that road has
taken me.
Ms. Woods with
special guest narrator
Senator Harriette L.
Chandler and fellow
performer Jonathan Lam
after a Family Concert
with the Worcester Youth
Orchestras.
One
of the biggest thrills I had as a
young conductor was the chance to
learn from one of great composers of
our times-Pulitzer Prize winner
George Crumb. 
