This is the fifth section of my 2007 radio interview with Weston Noble. I ask him to talk about Nordic's place in the grand tradition of Lutheran collegiate choral music- and I also ask him a fairly pointed question about the contrast between Nordic and the St. Olaf Choir. He also describes the circumstances which
This is part four of my radio interview with Weston Noble from back in 2007. In this portion of the conversation, he continues comparing and contrasting his work with choirs vs. bands, and explains why he had to reluctantly relinquish directorship of the bands in the mid-1970's. He also offers some insights into why he
Here is the third part of my radio interview with Weston Noble, recorded back in 2007. In this portion of the interview, he talks about returning to his alma mater - Luther College in Decorah, Iowa - as a member of the faculty - scarcely older than some of the students he was teaching!
This is part two of my interview with Weston Noble, which we recorded back in the fall of 2007, in the midst of the year he spent as conductor-in-residence of the Carthage Choir. In this portion of the interview, he discusses his experiences as a student at Luther - his military service - and his
This is the opening of my 2007 radio interview with Weston Noble. It is in this portion of his interview that he talks about his childhood. (More excerpts to follow.) The musical excerpt which precedes the interview features the Nordic Choir and the Luther Orchestra in the closing measures of Sir William Walton's
Allow me to introduce you to the newest addition to our household: our new 9-foot Christmas tree. Its predecessor had served us faithfully for quite some time, but last year two strands of lights failed - and we knew that the dimming would only worsen with time. So earlier this year we took advantage
