Musical Interludes - Noble Caledonia

Humphrey Burton
Humphrey read music and history at
Cambridge and joined the BBC in 1955 as a
studio manager specialising in music
programmes, transferring to television
three years later where he enjoyed much
success, including producing and directing
nearly two hundred music programmes
with the composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.
Humphrey retired from management when he was 50 and
has since combined a freelance career as a presenter and
director of television operas and concerts with work as an
impresario and writer. He was made a CBE in the Millennium
honours list.
Rodney Greenberg
Rodney graduated with honours at the
Music Faculty of Manchester University,
specialising in Piano and Composition. His
music has been performed at the
Wigmore Hall and the Purcell Room. He
began his broadcasting career in BBC
radio, working as a Music Producer and
writing radio portraits of Broadway composers. In 1970 he
joined the Music and Arts Department of BBC Television.
Since 1980, he has been a freelance Producer/Director
combining work for the BBC, Channel Four and Sky Arts with
projects for other major companies in Europe and America.
His biography of Gershwin is published by Phaidon. He has
collaborated with numerous eminent musicians, producing
and directing over 300 television music programmes ranging
from concerts, opera and ballet to documentary features and
master classes.
Michael Michieli
Michael Michieli is a Gardens Consultant for
the Royal Horticultural Society garden
holidays and, as the previous head of the
Mediterranean Garden Society’s UK branch,
he brings a wealth of experience to the
holidays he leads. He has served on The
Plant Conservation committee for the
National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens
and as the national collection holder of verbena has exhibited
at horticultural shows such as Hampton Court, Malvern RHS
Show and Chateaux du Courson near Paris. When not
exhibiting he is a horticultural lecturer and botanical tour
leader. He is a member of the institute of horticulture
undertaking major research trail projects to find new plant
varieties.
Roger Preece
Roger is our wine expert; his interest in wine
dates from when, whilst working for
Stowells of Chelsea, he helped in
broadening the company’s portfolio. This
led to extensive travel throughout winegrowing
Europe and an ever-increasing love
affair with wines. He opened a wine bar in
South Kensington which was so successful that the venture
grew into an impressive 17 more bars. Roger still has an interest
in 2 bars and acts as a wine consultant to several companies.
He holds a Diploma from the Wines & Spirits Education Trust
and his hobbies include golf and attempting to maintain a
healthy liver function.
Guest Speakers
In addition to the music programme, most of the tours on the following pages will be accompanied by a guest
speaker, adding an extra dimension to your tour. Through talks and presentations they will help you understand the
history and culture of the region with their in-depth knowledge.
Olga Stone
Olga was born in Crimea, Ukraine. She
graduated from the Odessa Conservatoire
with distinction in piano, piano
accompaniment and the teaching of music.
After leaving the Conservatoire she embarked
on a career as a professional pianist and
accompanist and performed in Moscow,
Minsk, Kiev and other cities of the former Soviet Union. She has
made many appearances on Ukrainian, Russian and Belorussian TV.
She moved to the Isle of Man in 1998 and in 2001, was
elected a Fellow of Trinity College of Music in London (F.T.C.L.).
Olga has performed in various venues around the world, as well
as on board a large number of cruise ships. When not on
concert engagements, Olga teaches piano, Classics and Russian
at King William’s College (Isle of Man). Apart from degrees in
music, Olga has a MA in Classics and BA in the History of Arts,
and is a part -time History lecturer for the University of
Liverpool and for the University of Chester.
Rodney Trudgeon
As a name long associated with classical
music broadcasting in South Africa,
Rodney’s radio career has spanned some 25
years and he has sought to make classical
music more accessible and more
entertaining to the diverse cultures that
make up South Africa’s listening audience.
After many years as current affairs, magazine and music
presenter on the national broadcaster DABC, Rodney joined
Classic FM in Johannesburg where he was a regular presenter
of the Breakfast of the Breakfast Show and Afternoon drive. He
has interviewed numerous local and international musicians,
politicians, authors and actors and is much in demand as a
lecturer on various aspects of the vast world of classical music.
Peter Warwick
Peter is chairman of The 1805 Club, a UK
charity whose object is the conservation of
the monuments and memorials of the
Georgian sailing navy; chairman of the
International Committee for Waterloo 200,
the official body devising and co-ordinating
the commemorations for the two hundredth
anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo in 2015; and chairman of
Thames Alive, a new campaign to promote London’s river, which
included organising major river pageants, including for The
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Peter has written articles on Nelson
and naval history and has given lectures at the National Maritime
Museum and the Royal Naval Museum. During our voyage,
Peter’s lectures will include the fall of the Romanovs, the Siege of
Leningrad and the Royal Navy’s role in the Baltic in 1919.
Visiting St Trophime Church, Arles, Provence
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