Episode 4 of Ask the Mentor is now up! On this episode, 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 … Continue reading Episode 4: Ask the Mentor podcast // Bassoonist Matthew Kneale
Episode 3 of Ask the Mentor has landed! In this episode, pianist and chamber musician (and current resident mentor on The Talent!) Dr Kenji Fujimura tells us how he began his life as a musician, answers questions submitted by our listeners, and gives his top pieces of advice for emerging musicians. Click here to listen, or … Continue reading Episode 3: Ask the Mentor Podcast // Pianist Dr Kenji Fujimura
Episode 2 of Ask the Mentor is now up! Featuring renowned Australian contralto Liane Keegan, in this episode, Liane shares her musical journey, answers questions from our listeners, and gives her top three pieces of advice for emerging singers entering the industry. Click here to listen, or head to The Talent's podcast feed wherever you … Continue reading Episode 2: Ask the Mentor podcast // Contralto Liane Keegan
Ever listened to The Talent and wondered how our mentors got to be where they are today? Well, soon you'll be able to find out! We're excited to announce that episode 1 of our brand new podcast Ask the Mentor is dropping this Friday in The Talent's podcast feed! We'd like to say a big thank you to … Continue reading Episode 1: Ask the Mentor Podcast // Cellist Josephine Vains
SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS HERE We know that lots of emerging musicians out there are brimming with questions about how to make it in the professional world. So, with The Talent on hold for the moment, we thought we'd put together a podcast where we ask our mentors your questions, and get their tips and advice. … Continue reading New Podcast! Got a question for our mentors?
Episodes 1 and 2 of The Talent are now available in our podcast feed! If you missed hearing guitarist Oliver Howes, pianist Dorothy Li, soprano Piera Dennerstein or pianist Ben Fu perform, or would like to hear them again, now's your chance! But that's not all; we know that with the current situation many of … Continue reading The Talent podcast: all episodes from 2018 – 2020 now up!
Unfortunately, due to the rapidly evolving situation with COVID-19, we've had to make the difficult decision to postpone Season 1 of The Talent for the time being, as a precautionary measure for everyone's safety. We'd like to thank all of our performers and their families for the time and effort they've given up to be … Continue reading The Talent Season 1 Postponed
Who is Kit Millais? Kit Millais is a trombone performer, band leader and educator from Melbourne. He creates opportunities to showcase new artistic ideas and educational concepts to help innovate the music culture in the 21st century. As a performer, Kit works in a range of ensembles and styles. He has performed with the ARTS8 … Continue reading Episode 3: Kit Millais
Who's Ben Fu? I am Ben Fu, and I am from China. I have learned piano for 8 years. When I was 5 my mother bought a piano. I believe my interest in music started from that time. My grandmother used to be a piano teacher. When I was 7 years old, she introduced me a very … Continue reading Episode 2: Ben Fu
Who's Piera Dennerstein? I am a soprano by fach, but at heart I would say I am a performer. I wish to use my voice as a conduit for art, meaning and human expression and I am not so fussed as to the genre or style I sing in order to achieve these performance goals. … Continue reading Episode 2: Piera Dennerstein
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