"During a preview, I had the assistant director run up to me whilst I was conducting and said "you do know we cancelled the next piece for tonight?" And I thought, you've got to be joking..." - Robert Emery
In this special episode of the<a href="https://www.robertemery.com/backstage/behind-the-scenes-making-an-album"> ‘Backstage with Robert Emery’</a> podcast, RDCE takes you through what a Musical Director actually does; and it involves a lot more than arm waving... &nbsp;
Discussing everything from conducting technique through to some scary real life stories in theatre; he covers it all with the odd funny story along the way.

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Robert Emery is a conductor, pianist, composer and record producer. The Times called him 'the eccentric barefooted maestro' and the Mail quoted that 'the assured baton was controlled by the rather energetic and brilliant conductor'. In this show, he digs deep into the psyche of world-class performers, finding out how they went from zero to hero by delving into their path to stardom.