The Talent

It's Episode 8 of The Talent! This week, flautist Kesly de Prada and pianist Sarah Chen perform live-to-air and receive on-air feedback from our industry mentors, guest flautist Melissa Doeke and regular mentor, pianist Kenji Fujimura, along with The Talent's host Teddy Darling.Kelsy performed:Henri Busser: Les ÉcureuilsRoss Edwards: Water Spirit SongSergei Prokofiev: Sonata in D Major for Flute and Piano, Movement II: Scherzo’Sarah performed:Bach: “Capriccio” from Partita BWV 826Beethoven: “Vivace ma non troppo” and “Prestissimo” from Sonata No. 30 in E major Op. 109Debussy: Gardens in the RainThe Talent creditsHost: Teddy DarlingRegular Mentor: Dr Kenji FujimuraGuest Mentor: Melissa DoekeProducer: Jess Carrascalao HeardSound Engineers: Joe Gofron and Keely ArmstrongProduction Interns: Jack Burmeister and Sarah MaherPodcast producer: Jack BurmeisterThe Talent is made possible by the generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.

It's Episode 6 of the Talent, and featured on the show this week is percussionist Therese Ng and pianist Ray Liang. They performed repertoire from all around the world, with works from America, Russia, Poland and, of course, Australia. Our host, Teddy Darling, was joined by our resident mentor Kenji Fujimura and guest menor, percussionist Eugene Ughetti. Therese performed: - J.S. Bach: “Ciaccona” from Partita for Violin Solo No. 2 in D Minor - Stephen Falk: Errol Street - Joe Hisaishi: Summer Ray performed: - Miriam Hyde: Valley of Rocks - Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 36 (1931 revised) --- The Talent credits Host: Teddy Darling Regular Mentor: Dr Kenji Fujimura Guest Mentor: Eugene Ughetti Producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard Sound Engineers: Greg Matheson and Keely Armstrong Production Interns: Jack Burmeister and Sarah Maher Podcast producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard The Talent is made possible by the generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.

For Episode 5 of The Talent, violinist Chelsea Hinh and pianist Dorothy Li performed at the Good Shepherd Chapel next door to 3MBS. Hosted by Teddy Darling, they performed repertoire from Ysaye to Chopin for our guest mentor, violinist Markiyan Melnychenko and resident mentor, Dr Kenji Fujimura.Chelsea performed: - Paganini: Caprice No. 5 - Bach: 'Grave and Allegro' from Sonata No. 2 - Ysaye: 'Prelude: Obsession' from Sonata No. 2 Dorothy performed: - Chopin: Nocturne Op. 27 No. 2 - Miriam Hyde: Valley of Rocks --- The Talent creditsHost: Teddy Darling Regular Mentor: Dr Kenji Fujimura Guest Mentor: Marikyan Melnychenko Producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard Sound Engineers: Sam Bignell, Joe Gofron and Erin Stannard Production Interns: Jack Burmeister and Sarah Maher Podcast producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard The Talent is made possible by the generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.

It's Episode 4 of The Talent, and featured on the show this week is tenor Leighton Triplow and young pianist Ben Fu. They performed a programme spanning from Purcell to Prokofiev for our industry mentors. Joining host Teddy Darling and resident mentor Dr Kenji Fujimura this week was our guest mentor, mezzo-soprano Sally-Anne Russell.Leighton performed:- Anthony Young: Bright Teraminta- William Boyce: Venus, to Soothe My Heart, to Love- Henry Purcell: Ask me to Love No More- Théodore Dubois: Ave Maria- Geoffrey Triplow: Home Under the Southern SkiesBen performed:- Tchaikovsky: Dumka- Prokofiev: Mvt 3, Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83---The Talent creditsHost: Teddy DarlingRegular Mentor: Dr Kenji FujimuraGuest Mentor: Sally-Anne RussellProducer: Jess Carrascalao HeardSound Engineers: Jairo Gomez, Greg Matheson, Keely ArmstrongProduction Interns: Jack Burmeister and Sarah MaherPodcast producer: Jess Carrascalao HeardThe Talent is made possible by the generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.

Episode 3 of The Talent is here! This episode is all about brass and piano, with performances by trombonist Kit Millais and pianist Richard Liang. They performed for guest mentor, trombonist and MYO artistic director Brett Kelly and this season's regular mentor, pianist Dr Kenji Fujimura, along with host Teddy Darling.Kit performed:- Tomasi: "Andante et Scherzo-Valse" from Concerto for Trombone- Carolina Calvache: EtherealRichard performed:- Schumann: Mvt 1 and 2 from Piano Sonata in G Minor, Op. 22 No. 2- Schumann-Liszt: Widmung Piano Transcription--The Talent creditsHost: Teddy DarlingRegular Mentor: Dr Kenji FujimuraGuest Mentor: Brett KellyProducer: Jess Carrascalao HeardSound Engineers: Jairo Gomez, Joe Gofron, Erin StannardProduction Interns: Jack Burmeister and Sarah MaherPodcast producer: Jess Carrascalao HeardThe Talent is made possible by the generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.

It's Episode 2 of this season of The Talent. This episode is jazzy vibes and gorgeous piano, with performances by two wonderful musicians from VCASS, jazz vocalist Olivia Dacal and pianist Meng Xia. They performed for our guest mentor, pianist and actor Julia Hastings and this season's regular mentor, pianist Dr Kenji Fujimura, along with host Teddy Darling.Olivia performed:- "The Sweetheart Tree" by Henri Mancini- "Corcovado" by Antonio Carlos Jobim- "No Moon at All" by David Mann and Redd Evans- "There will never be another you" by Harry Warren (lyrics by Mack Gordon)Meng performed:- Andante Spinato et Grande Polonaise, by Chopin--The Talent creditsHost: Teddy DarlingRegular Mentor: Dr Kenji FujimuraGuest Mentor: Julia HastingsProducer: Jess Carrascalao HeardSound Engineers: Jairo Gomez, Greg Matheson, Keely ArmstrongProduction Interns: Jack Burmeister and Sarah MaherPodcast producer: Sarah MaherThe Talent is made possible by the generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.

The Talent is back for 2021! For Season 1 of The Talent, we welcome our new host, Teddy Darling as well as regular mentor for the season, pianist Dr Kenji Fujimura, and the guest mentor, singer Carrie Barr. The programme features wonderful performances from our first pair of young musicians for Season 1, mezzo-soprano Sidra Nissen and pianist Brian Luo. Sidra was joined by associate artist, pianist Stewart Kelly.--Sidra performed:1. Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade 2. Debussy: Nuit d'Étoiles3. Esther Rofe: Dinah's song4. Sherman & Sherman: Feed the birds, from Mary PoppinsBrian performed:1. Chopin: Ballade no. 3 in A flat Major, Op 472. Liszt: Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S.139 No. 4 (Mazeppa)--The Talent creditsHost: Teddy DarlingRegular Mentor: Dr Kenji FujimuraGuest Mentor: Carrie BarrProducer: Jess Carrascalao HeardSound Engineers: Joe Gofron, Jairo Gomez, Keely ArmstrongProduction Interns: Jack Burmeister and Sarah MaherPodcast producer: Jack BurmeisterThe Talent is made possible by the generous

It's the final episode of Ask the Mentor! In this episode, host Jess Carrascalao Heard and season guest Megan Steller (artist manager, writer, speaker, producer) talk about one of the scariest aspects of being a musician (and therefore, a small business): money stuff. How do you ask for it? Can you negotiate about it in your early career? What are some fair expectations? Jess and Megan chat about this and more.(Please note that all advice in this podcast episode is general in nature, and for your own personal financial circumstances, please see an accountant or financial advisor.)--Season guest: Megan StellerHost: Jess Carrascalão HeardPodcast producer: Jess Carrascalão HeardNotification sound effect was by FoolBoyMedia on Freesound.orgThank you for listening to this 3MBS podcast.

The idea of putting on a concert can be a daunting one for emerging musicians...and not least because often you have to do everything yourself! However, it's incredibly important to put on concerts as an emerging artist, not just as a goal to work towards, but as a means for getting your name out there. On this episode of Ask the Mentor, Megan Steller (artist manager, writer, speaker, producer) and host Jess Carrascalao Heard go through what you need to think about when you're putting on a concert, from venues to money, audience to repertoire.-Season guest: Megan StellerHost: Jess Carrascalão HeardPodcast producer: Jess Carrascalão HeardThank you for listening to this 3MBS podcast.

Networking. Possibly one of the most daunting prospects when you're first starting out, and yet in the music biz (as well as any other line of work!) it's vital to do it so you can get your name out there. In this episode of Ask the Mentor, host Jess Carrascalao Heard chats to Megan Steller (artist manager, writer, speaker, producer, knower of things in the music biz) about networking. What it is, how to strengthen your existing networks, how to expand your network, and even how to approach those well-known, established musicians you really admire.-Season guest: Megan StellerHost: Jess Carrascalão HeardPodcast producer: Jess Carrascalão HeardThank you for listening to this 3MBS podcast.

It's Episode 2 of Ask the Mentor! On this episode, host Jess Carrascalão Heard chats to Megan Steller (artist manager, writer, speaker, producer) about that very excruciating part of being a musician: writing your own bio. Megan gives her tips on what you should think about when writing your bio, including what you should put in it, how long it should be, the audience you're writing it for, why you even need a bio...and, as an aside, she gives her advice on a bio-adjacent topic: performance resumés/CVs. And of course, at the end of the episode she offers her three tips to make writing your bio less painful.-- Season guest: Megan StellerHost: Jess Carrascalao HeardPodcast Producer: Jess Carrascalao HeardThank you for listening to this 3MBS podcast.

Ask the Mentor is back! For this season, host Jess Carrascalão Heard chats with artist manager, writer, speaker, producer (and knower of things in the music biz) Megan Steller about all the aspects of being a musician that **aren't** playing your instrument...the business side of things.This is episode one, which focuses on all things branding. What it is, why it's important you do it as a musician, and how to get started establishing your brand.--Season guest: Megan StellerHost: Jess Carrascalao HeardPodcast producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard

Season 2 of Ask the Mentor is coming soon! This season is all about getting to grips with the business side of being a musician. Join host Jess Carrascalao Heard as she chats to artist manager, producer, writer, speaker, producer and knower of things about the music biz.

On this final episode of Season 1 of Ask the Mentor, violinist Sarah Curro answers your questions, shares her musical journey and gives her three pieces of advice she wishes someone had told her before embarking on a musical career. Along the way, she tells us how she started playing violin to copy her older sister, Monica; why commissioning new works from current composers is important; her way to settle nerves on stage; why arrogance is never a good idea; and much more!To find out more about Sarah Curro and her Volume concert series, head to www.volumeconcert.com.au--Presenter & producer: Jess Carrascalao HeardGuest mentor: Sarah CurroThis is a 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne podcast.

On this episode of Ask the Mentor, percussionist and composer Eugene Ughetti answers your questions, shares his musical journey and gives his three pieces of advice he wishes someone had told him before embarking on a musical career. Along the way, he tells us how it was a visit from Santa that set him on a percussion path; how he is fuelled by passion and curiosity for the art form; how Speak Percussion evolved from being an ensemble which played classic 20th century percussion to pushing musical, post-instrumental boundaries; and much more.To find out more about Eugene Ughetti and Speak Percussion, head to speakpercussion.com--Presenter & producer: Jess Carrascalao HeardGuest mentor: Eugene UghettiThis is a 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne podcast.

On this episode of Ask the Mentor, bassoonist and chamber musician Matthew Kneale answers your questions, shares his musical journey and gives his three pieces of advice he wish someone had told him before embarking on a musical career, and along the way he tells us about how bassoon wasn't his only instrument, how he spent his uni years meticulously practicing technical work and why this is a good idea, how the award-winning Arcadia Winds came into being, and much more.To find out more about Matthew Kneale, head to matthewkneale.com.au--Presenter & producer: Jess Carrascalao HeardGuest mentor: Matthew KnealeThis is a 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne podcast.

You know him a pianist, pedagogue, chamber musician and composer. But how did he get started?On Episode 3 of Ask the Mentor, pianist Kenji Fujimura answers questions from emerging musicians, shares his musical journey, and tells us his top three things emerging musicians might want to know before embarking on music as a career, and along the way talks about competitions, the positives of accompanying, performance anxiety, how to drum up an audience at your concerts, and much more.--Presenter & producer: Jess Carrascalao HeardGuest mentor: Kenji FujimuraThis is a 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne podcast.

On Episode 2 of Ask the Mentor, contralto Liane Keegan answers questions from emerging musicians, shares her musical journey, and tells us her top three things emerging musicians might want to know before embarking on music as a career.--Presenter & producer: Jess Carrascalao HeardGuest mentor: Liane KeeganThis is a 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne podcast.

Welcome to Ask the Mentor! This is the podcast where we ask our mentors from The Talent how they got to be where they are, and also put to them questions submitted by emerging musicians.On Episode 1, cellist Josephine Vains answers questions from emerging musicians, shares her musical journey, and tells us her top three things emerging musicians might want to know before embarking on music as a career.--Presenter & producer: Jess Carrascalao HeardGuest mentor: Josephine VainsThis is a 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne podcast.

On Episode 2 of The Talent 2020 Season 1, soprano Piera Dennerstein and pianist Ben Fu give dazzling performances and get feedback from our regular mentor for the season, pianist Kenji Fujimura.--Soprano Piera Dennerstein performed:- Puccini: "Quando m'en vo" from La Boheme- Beethoven: "O wär ich schon" from Fidelio- Menotti: "Monica's Waltz" from The MediumPianist Ben Fu performed:- J.S. Bach: "Sarabande" and "Gigue" from French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816- Granados: Allegro de Concierto--Credits:Presenter: Adam PietrzakRegular Mentor: pianist Kenji FujimuraProducer: Jessica Carrascalão HeardSound Engineers: Joe Gofron, Shay Mosh, Simon NaultyBoth performances were live from the Lady Marigold Southey Performance Studio, and Kawai Australia provided the piano.With thanks to the generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.