ABOUT THE CONCERT
‘A Bard’s Tale’ takes the audience on a journey across time and continent, with music performed on guitar, Irish bouzouki, handpan and shruti box and voice, interspersed with readings of real letters that lend an emotional context to the music.Manus Noble is one of the Europe's leading classical guitarists, known for his strong, unique sound, original compositions and varied recital programmes.
Noble studied
with Craig Ogden, Gary Ryan and Michael Lewin, graduating from the Royal
College of Music with First Class Honours and the Royal Academy of Music with
Distinction. He then went on to launch his career to wide critical acclaim, winning
awards from the Musician's Benevolent Fund, Ian Flemming Trust, Countess of
Munster Trust, Ivor Mairants Guitar Competition, Royal College of Music Guitar
Competitions and being accepted onto the Park Lane Group, Countess of Munster
and Making Music Concert Series.
Noble is also a multi-instrumentalist, performing on Irish Bouzouki, Voice, Handpan
and Shruti Box, as well as Classical Guitar. Career highlights include recitals at major
UK venues such as the Purcell Rooms, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall,
Sage Gateshead, Bridgewater Hall, Kings Place and Wigmore Hall, as well as giving
recitals and masterclasses at Festivals across the UK and Europe. Noble is also in
high demand as a teacher, having taught at the Royal Welsh College of Music and
Drama as well as directing the National Youth Guitar Ensemble in Wales. He is also
now Director of the Bunagee Guitar Festival. Manus Noble uses Concerto Carbon
Cases, Knobloch Strings, GuitarLift supports and performs on guitars made by
Stephen Hill.
"Remarkably self-assured, Noble dispatched everything with refined technique, kissed by poetry." The Times
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