Beyond The Stage

Ingrid Martin is a highly sought after conductor and music educator. Ingrid trained in Medicine at Monash University and worked as an emergency physician while maintaining a busy musical life as a Conductor, Horn Player and Violinist. A decision to further her conducting training meant relocating to the University of Minnesota where she completed a post graduate degree with mentor, Craig Kirchhoff.

Ingrid shares how a desire to pursue diverse interests gave her the self belief and confidence to establish a conducting career following on from her medical career. She talks about the connection between medicine and music through the interpersonal skills of listening, empathy and non-verbal communication; and how ‘finding her tribe’ during her graduate studies ignited an entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to music education.

Joel Carnegie is an award winning broadcaster, documentary maker, performer and founder of the international media production house The Space Company. Joel pursued a Performance Degree on Horn from the University of Melbourne and Die Universität für Musik und darstellende Austria, and post graduate study in Communications and Media at RMIT before building his unique career as an entrepreneur storyteller, performer and musician.

A career limiting health scare during his studies in Austria forced Joel to shift perspective from his planned path and figure out how to build a life centred in music and sound, not in orchestral performance. Joel shares this compelling story and how his training in both music and communications come together in his work as a broadcaster to allow him to uncover, discover and bring to life stories that challenge and inspire.

Jennika Anthony Shaw is a newly qualified Barrister who held the position of Project Manager and Commercial Group Proceedings Coordinator for the Supreme Court of Victoria. Jennika has performance degrees from McGill University and the Manhattan School of Music and built a successful freelance career as a global trotting Cellist before embarking upon the path that would lead her to the law.

Jennika shares the story of her realisation that a freelance music career meant a lack of control, limited avenues for personal growth and academic challenge. She was curious to see if a career beyond music was "even possible" and shares how her critical thinking and performance skills have mapped to her new career in law.

Katherine Norman is the Senior Account Manager, Presenter Services at Arts Centre Melbourne and is responsible for the logistics of over 3,000 events across their 6 venues each year. Katherine pursued degrees in Biochemistry and Music before embarking on a career in venue management which saw her work as Usher Manager at the Royal Opera House in Convent Garden before returning to Melbourne.

Katherine shares how her joint training in science and music provided her with skills in analysis, strategic thinking and communication which have built her success in venue management. We hear how her experience as a performer has influenced her unique leadership skills. Katherine is also Principal Soprano and Board Member with The Consort of Melbourne.

Dave Melgaard leads a team of IT consultants to solve business problems in his role as General Manager of JKVine. Dave studied at the VCA, Melbourne University and the Royal College of Music in London. He held the position of Trumpet Master with the Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Orchestra before returning to Australia to build a new career in business.

Dave shares how his drive, passion and focus helped him achieve elite musical goals and how this mindset has created business success. We learn how his life as a professional musician provided the skills to creatively solve problems and to build and manage relationships with staff and clients.

This week Susan chats with cosmetic surgeon Dr Tony Prochazka. Tony pursued a non-conformist training in both medicine and music. He interrupted his medical career to study Jazz Guitar at the VCA, having played Cello with AYO during his schooling. He studied Classical Cello in Germany and London before building a successful career in cosmetic surgery.

Tony shares how his musical training provides the focus, concentration and discipline required for his surgical career and why he thinks concerts are harder than surgery. Maintaining a busy musical life, he is a founding member and Principal Cellist of Corpus Medicorum and recently performed all 6 Bach Cello Suites one a single program at a solo show in Shanghai.

Tony joined present Susan de Weger by phone from Numbulwar where he is Managing Director and Pilot at AiRemote where he designs and delivers development programs in Arnhem Land and Indonesia. Prior to his life as a social entrepreneur, Tony was a professional musician in Melbourne and holds a Bachelor of Music (Improvisation) on Double Bass from the VCA.

Tony shares his passion for empowering remote communities through music. We talk about his training as an improvising musician and how that built the resilience to solve the unique challenges of creating employment and enterprise in his isolated community.   In his own words, he holds a "degree in making things up" which sounds like perfect training for life as an entrepreneur.

This episode of Beyond the Stage brings you Professor John Daley.

As CEO of the Grattan Institute, John is one of Australia’s leading public policy thinkers. John graduated from the University of Oxford in 1999 with a DPhil in public law after completing an LLB (Hons) and a BSc from the University of Melbourne in 1990. He has 20 years’ experience spanning policy, academic, government and corporate roles.

John shares his early musical life as a Violinist, Violist and Pianist during his studies at the University of Melbourne; and his involvement with AYO and NMC. These experiences and his time as a chorister at the University of Oxford prepared him to perform under pressure, navigate complex problems and collaborate in his career beyond the stage.

Hosted by Susan de Weger, produced by Penny Manwaring.

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In this episode of Beyond the Stage, Susan chats with Horn player Geoff Collinson.

As CEO of Icestorm Digital, Geoff is passionate about innovation and ideas. Geoff is a world renowned Horn player and educator, having held the position of Principal Horn with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra before pursuing a career beyond the stage as an entrepreneur.

Geoff shares how he came to the Horn from his established career as a professional Trumpet player. Geoff is known as a forward thinking musician and passionate innovator in music education. We talk about the power of music education to train the mind and how Geoff chose to take charge and navigate transitions in his career.

In Episode 1 of Beyond the Stage, Susan de Weger chats with lawyer and pianist Dr Kylie Weston-Scheuber. Kylie shares her childhood growing up in a musical and creative family, her experience as a B Mus student and how success in her legal career has been influenced by the problem solving and logic skills she mastered through her music education. She shares how she maintains a musical life through Bottled Snail Productions


Production by Penny Manwaring



Theme Music 'The Song of Us' was composed by Natasha Pearson and performed by Alison McIntosh-Deszcz (soprano) Natasha Lin (piano), and Susan de Weger (horn). The theme music was recorded in the Lady Marigold Southey performance studio at 3MBS Fine Music in Melbourne in October 2016. With thanks to recording engineer Cheryl Scott. 



Curator and Host Susan de Weger
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Theme Music Composer Natasha Pearson
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Theme Music Pianist Natasha Lin
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Theme Music Soprano Alison McIntosh-Deszcz
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