Episode 8 - Guy Noble
Time for us to step into the world of classical music. To the world behind the baton.
How does the conductor of an orchestra think about music? How do they merge those different pieces of the orchestral puzzle and combat yawning audiences, standing ovations, to create programs of music performed in venues like the Sydney Opera House - that are often just as as referred as the composers they are playing.
How does historical art connect with today’s community and drum roll… is music something only reserved for the elite. Or those who are best at it.
Todays Ramble Chat is with Guy Noble one of Australia’s most versatile conductors and musical entertainers, he has lead all the major Australian orchestras with and without performers such as The Beach Boys, Ben Folds, Randy Newman and Clive James. He has cooked on stage with Maggie Beer, and might be the only person to have ever sung the Ghostbusters theme live on stage accompanied by The Whitlams. As regular guest presenter on ABC Classic FM, writer for Limelight Magazine and presenter of inflight classical channels on airlines worldwide - he knows music - and we speak in 2019, yes two years ago, sitting opposite each other on two soft great coaches, from his house in Sydney.
Produced by Old Fashioned Studios
Hosted by Bradley McCaw
Sound design by Matt Erskine & Cross Point Solutions
Story Producer & additional engineering by Gilang Candraditya
Theme composed by James Ryan
GUY NOBLE:
Guy Noble is one of Australia’s most versatile conductors and musical entertainers, conducting and presenting concerts with all the major Australian orchestras and performers such as The Beach Boys, Yvonne Kenny, David Hobson, Ben Folds, Dianne Reeves, Randy Newman and Clive James. He has cooked on stage with Maggie Beer and Simon Bryant, appeared as Darth Vader, and might be the only person to have ever sung the Ghostbusters theme live on stage accompanied by The Whitlams. Guy is a regular guest presenter on ABC Classic FM, writes a column for Limelight Magazine and presents the inflight classical channels on Qantas, Air China, China Airlines and Gulf Air.