Kenneth Woodside Memorial Concert by Bacilio Mendez II ’04
			A concert in memory of Kenneth Hall Woodside (1938-1999) will take place at 8 p.m. Sunday, February 17, in Finney Chapel. Performers include friends and family of Woodside, members of the Cleveland Orchestra, and Oberlin Conservatory Professor of Piano Peter Takács. The program includes the Mozart Quintet in A major, KV 581; Bartok’s Contrasts; and the Brahms Trio in E-flat major, Op.40. Woodside graduated from Oberlin in 1959 with a degree in chemistry and went become a teacher and researcher in the field of biochemistry. While attending Oberlin, Woodside realized an affinity to chamber music, and he frequently performed with violinist Laura Adams, a 1960 graduate of the Conservatory who would later become his wife. Woodside remained an ardent supporter of music and founded an amateur orchestra in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He was a member and driving force in the American Recorder Society, sang in the Florida Philharmonic Chorus, and served as an Oberlin College admissions coordinator and recruiter. Laura and Kenneth Woodside raised two daughters, both of whom are now professional violinists. One of them, Beth Woodside, will play in this weekend’s concert not only to preserve her father’s memory, but also to bring awareness to the Kenneth H. Woodside Endowed Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship helps third- and fourth-year Conservatory students to complete their education.
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