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October 8, 2017
Classical Music
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: dinner for eight?

A fantasy musical dinner party chez Noble? Try an eclectic guest list, a good bottle of red and a serve of tarragon chicken.

September 7, 2017
Classical Music
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: the pleasant buzz of musical uppers

From Bach to Bernstein, classical music is still the drug of choice for those in pursuit of the ultimate legal high.

August 4, 2017
Classical Music
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Trump Vs Tchaikovsky

With a performance like his, we should be thankful that the President of the United States isn’t a fiddler... or is he?

July 4, 2017
Classical Music
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Music – a thinking person’s guide

Like sex, music never goes smoothly if you concentrate too hard. Over-think it and it sets like a badly poached egg.

June 5, 2017
Classical Music
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Are you a man or a moose?

Beware of locking antlers in a tussle for artistic supremacy, lest you tumble into music’s icy sea and lie frozen for all eternity.

May 10, 2017
Classical Music
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Sorting out the sheep from the geese

Children may not all have the voices of angels, but perhaps torturing the young is killing off the audiences of the future.

April 12, 2017
Classical Music
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Oldies may prove goodies

Credit to Trump for having the energy to run the US at 70, but musicians have always shown resilience in the face of age.

February 6, 2017
Classical Music
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: No more banging that drum

Or how a smart-thinking South Australian education initiative fell at the first fence thanks to small-minded union mentality.

January 10, 2017
Classical Music
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: A complimentary business

Properly given, and equally well-received, a kind word can change a day from cloudy with scattered showers to full sun.

December 9, 2016
Classical Music
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Scaling the Heights

They’re hell to practise, but given a touch of magic by a genius composer, scales can take us on a beautiful journey.

July 29, 2016
Classical Music, Opera, Vocal & Choral
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Throw a singer a chicken

Starving for your art is one thing, but what’s a wannabe Diva to do when life begins to dangerously imitate opera? Access our paywalled content and archive of magazines, regular news and features for the limited offer of $3 per month. Support independent journalism. Subscribe now or log in to continue reading.

May 19, 2016
Classical Music, Theatre
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Bard Knows Best

It may be many people’s favourite musical, but some duff plot points means West Side Story ain’t no Romeo and Juliet.

May 11, 2016
Classical Music
features

Guy Noble’s Soapbox: Hell is a Musical Thesis

Or should Malcolm Turnbull look to music schools if he values ideas on audiation and psycho-active emergent relationships?

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