It's Episode 7 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 Écureuils
Ross Edwards: Water Spirit Song
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata in D Major for Flute and Piano, Movement II: Scherzo’

Sarah performed:
Bach: “Capriccio” from Partita BWV 826
Beethoven: “Vivace ma non troppo” and “Prestissimo” from Sonata No. 30 in E major Op. 109
Debussy: Gardens in the Rain

The Talent credits

Host: Teddy Darling
Regular Mentor: Dr Kenji Fujimura
Guest Mentor: Melissa Doeke
Producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard
Sound Engineers: Joe Gofron and Keely Armstrong
Production Interns: Jack Burmeister and Sarah Maher
Podcast producer: Jack Burmeister

The 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)

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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

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The Talent credits

Host: 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 Skies

Ben performed:
- Tchaikovsky: Dumka
- Prokofiev: Mvt 3, Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83

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The Talent credits
Host: Teddy Darling
Regular Mentor: Dr Kenji Fujimura
Guest Mentor: Sally-Anne Russell
Producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard
Sound Engineers: Jairo Gomez, Greg Matheson, 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.

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: Ethereal

Richard performed:
- Schumann: Mvt 1 and 2 from Piano Sonata in G Minor, Op. 22 No. 2
- Schumann-Liszt: Widmung Piano Transcription

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The Talent credits
Host: Teddy Darling
Regular Mentor: Dr Kenji Fujimura
Guest Mentor: Brett Kelly
Producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard
Sound Engineers: Jairo Gomez, Joe Gofron, 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 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

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The Talent credits
Host: Teddy Darling
Regular Mentor: Dr Kenji Fujimura
Guest Mentor: Julia Hastings
Producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard
Sound Engineers: Jairo Gomez, Greg Matheson, Keely Armstrong
Production Interns: Jack Burmeister and Sarah Maher
Podcast producer: Sarah Maher

The 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.

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Sidra performed:
1. Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade
2. Debussy: Nuit d'Étoiles
3. Esther Rofe: Dinah's song
4. Sherman & Sherman: Feed the birds, from Mary Poppins

Brian performed:
1. Chopin: Ballade no. 3 in A flat Major, Op 47
2. Liszt: Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S.139 No. 4 (Mazeppa)

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The Talent credits
Host: Teddy Darling
Regular Mentor: Dr Kenji Fujimura
Guest Mentor: Carrie Barr
Producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard
Sound Engineers: Joe Gofron, Jairo Gomez, Keely Armstrong
Production Interns: Jack Burmeister and Sarah Maher
Podcast producer: Jack Burmeister

The Talent is made possible by the generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.

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.)

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Season guest: Megan Steller
Host: Jess Carrascalão Heard
Podcast producer: Jess Carrascalão Heard

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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.

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Season guest: Megan Steller
Host: Jess Carrascalão Heard
Podcast producer: Jess Carrascalão Heard

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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.

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Season guest: Megan Steller
Host: Jess Carrascalão Heard
Podcast producer: Jess Carrascalão Heard

Thank you for listening to this 3MBS podcast.