YOU’RE INVITED

Bernies Music Land is proud to

offer a sensational lineup of

artists and events to inspire

your music making!

All our customers are invited to

Players Afternoon at 2pm on

June 2nd for plenty of musical

fun and tips. The theme is Latin.

Special Event Don’t miss our feature artist, the

fabulous Mr. Tony Fenelon in a

special workshop event on June

15. In a world-first, Tony

welcomes brilliant young

pianist, Victor Hu, who will

perform Rachmaninoff’s Second

Piano Concerto with a stunning

full orchestral accompaniment

by Tony. This breathtaking

performance will be a one-off,

so don’t miss out! 2.00pm &

7.30pm Wednesday 15th June.

Tickets $20 / 2 x MusiClub 2016

vouchers.

On June 16th we welcome our

Bernies Music School students

and their families for the Winter

Concert. This is a free event to

celebrate achievements of our

wonderful students. Booking

essential.

Join us at 7.30pm on Thursday

23rd June for a superb Piano

Recital with talented young

pianist, Arthur Athen. Tickets

just $10 / MusiClub voucher.

Save the date for a Feature

Recital with stunning pianist,

Tamara Smolyar (Head of

Keyboard at Monash

Conservatorium) at Bernies

7.30pm Thursday 11th August.

BOOK NOW: 9872 5122

MusiClub Newsletter

This issue Welcome, You’re Invited P.1

What’s Happening at Bernies P.2

New from our Favourite Brands P.3

Frankfurt Messe /Travel Tips P.4

WINTER 2016

Hi MusiClubbers,

Welcome to our winter newsletter for 2016. Winter is

really a feast for musicians, with great opportunities to

listen to and create lovely music. You all know the

amazing value of music. I believe it is “the medicine of

the mind”. This winter we face an unusual federal

election. Music education is not elitist, as some parties

think. It is essential we need to get the message over to

our local candidates and bring music within reach of

more schools and students of all ages.

In this edition, we highlight some of the great programs

and new products we saw in autumn. It was great to

see so many attend especially for Hector Olivera in

March and the Sedergreens in May. Rippon Lea

Chamber Concert series with the Team of

Pianists began on April 15 and was an indication of

how good the 2016 season will be. Congratulations go

to all the amazing artists and thank you to those who

supported as audience.

A sincere thank you to those who have selected pianos

and organs from Bernies and to those who sent their

friends to us recently. It is through your support that we

are able to continue everything we do.

Wow what a line up we have for winter. Please mark all

the dates in your diary to come along.

Of course June 30 is the end of the financial year and

that means you can get exceptional value on a new or

preloved instrument. Please check the enclosed

specials list plus if there is something special that you

are interested in and it is not on the list contact the

crew at Bernies to see how they can help. If you would

like to learn piano please also ask about our new

Essential Piano Course for Adults program starting

early in the new financial year.

A big thank you to Michelle for collating, contributing

and editing this newsletter. Thank you also to our

contributors; Tony Betros from ANZCA, Craig

Douglass, Jon Wade, Lester Cheung and Jordan Berry.

Remember to bring some more music into your lives

every day... Bernie C

Around Town Events Sponsored by

Bernies Music Land

Maroondah Symphony Orchestra

2.30pm Sunday 5th June

Yarra Valley Grammar, Ringwood

$25 / 20 at door. Enq: 9720 8575

The Team of Pianists’ Twilight

Chamber Music at Rippon Lea

6.30pm Sunday 19th June

Rippon Lea Estate, Elstwenwick

$40 / 35 / 20 Phone: 9527 2851

www.teamofpianists.com.au

Ringwood Eisteddfod Gala Concert

8pm Saturday 16th July

Karralyka Centre, Ringwood

Phone: Ruth Hawkins 9879 2161

TOP Twilight Chamber Music

6.30pm Sunday 17th July

Rippon Lea Estate, Elstwenwick

$40 / 35 / 20 Phone: 9527 2851

TOP Twilight Chamber Music

6.30pm Sunday 21st August

Rippon Lea Estate, Elstwenwick

$40 / 35 / 20 Phone: 9527 2851

Melbourne Guitar Show

6 & 7 August - Caulfield Race Course

Frankfurt Musik Messe Often I am asked why I attend trade fairs like Frankfurt

Musik Messe. With internet, all the information is at your

fingertips... or is it?

As merchants we have a responsibility to ensure that you

get the best value and service. Firstly there are many

examples of wrong details on the web. In our case, playing

the product gives maximum assurance of the performance

of what we select to sell to you. Secondly I remember a

previous seasoned traveller boss of mine saying “one word

can make a difference”. So, face to face discussions can

be amazingly valuable when you are spending serious

money with a manufacturer.

Attending the Frankfurt show in March this year was well

worth the trip. Hammond launched the new XK-5 portable

series keyboard, the first with multi contact keyboard

system. We should have stock in August. Schimmel had a

magnificent display and launched the International 168

compact grand piano. The first one arrives in July. Orla

showcased the new Stage Concert and CDP202 Digital

Piano with expandability for liturgical use. Hailun-Bernstein

discussed its “Vienna” series to be launched in the second

half of the year. Johannus are excited about the success of

the new Live series organ that just arrived here in the store.

Casio and Roland had amazing displays and were busy

demonstrating the sounds and features.

Should you like more details please call in to the store or

email me bernie@musicland.com.au. Enjoy the photos

below. Bernie C

Clockwise from top:

Just one exhibit

building, Schimmel

display, Crowds

gather around

Hammond, dinner

with the Schimmel

family, our new

friends Luca &

Enrico from Orla

381 Canterbury Road, Ringwood, Vic, 3134 P:03 9872 5122 www.musicland.com.au

Top to bottom: Penny (Johannus Holland) with the Bernies

team, Bob and Steve Sedergreen live at Bernies, Christopher

Norton (with Bernie) gave a teacher workshop.

Travel Tips: Prepare to Fly Anyone been in an airplane when the engine did not want

to behave?

My recent trip from Melbourne to Frankfurt took a record

total travel time of 45 hours! Lucky I was prepared.

Tip 1: Many times I have mentioned to allow spare time at

the start of your trip before any meetings or activities. Try

a day if possible. It really counts to get you over the

stress of leaving for a trip, plus helps in extreme

circumstances. Like the situation where an engine

splutters and the plane turns around, so after 9 hours

flying, you end up back in Sydney!

Tip 2: Join a Club like Qantas Club or Club Europe that

gives you access to the club lounges at the Airports. They

have reasonable snack food, showers and most times

helpful staff. The problem with an A380 getting delayed is

that you are with 500 other people who have the same

problem!

Tip 3: Be sure your carry-on bag is equipped for up to a

day of delay. For example, unshaven men may not all

look like movie stars and may not be your favourite

feeling. A small battery shaver can be an advantage over

the light crunchie blades you get from the airlines.

This time I missed two connections from Dubai to

Frankfurt and with 10 hours to wait, was driven to a Hotel.

The lovely lady at reception said I would be sharing with a

Mr Mark! Not likely... I complained and made sure the

door was locked... happy travelling. Bernie C

XK-5

Frankfurt Music Messe was a buzz of excitement

with the preview of the new Hammond X-5 organ.

Build your Hammond dream organ with this combo

setup that allows you to choose the size and look of

your organ. Each manual has double drawbars and

the all new virtual multi-contact mechanism which

creates the famous Hammond B-3 key click. The

sound engine is the latest upgrade for shattering

Hammond grunt.

This revolutionary new Hammond offers the ultimate

in flexibility for the stage or home performer.

Drop in to Bernies for more detail… stock arrives in

July and you won’t want to miss out! Jon Wade

ROADTEST:

New Orla Digital Grand Piano To be honest, I wasn’t aware there was a gap in the

digital piano market. But this week I’ve discovered

that the Orla range fill a void perfectly for home

players who want a full European sound and plenty

of features in a reasonably priced package.

Orla is our new line of digital pianos, designed in

Italy and made with style and performance in mind.

At first touch, the Orla 450 digital grand piano

comes to life with some serious volume and quite a

heavy bass that would fill a large room. The sound

is warm, resonant and spreads well with the

speaker positioning.

The Orla 450 would be ideal for the intermediate

and hobby player, with its expressive touch that is

light and even under your fingers.

Taking time to glance over the array of buttons, it’s

clear that this instrument is designed for interactive

and accompanied playing. The built-in rhythms are

easy to access and the recording and play back

features are a cinch. It really does sound best too

when you play along with the rhythm

accompaniments, which are full and flourished.

If you’ve always wanted a glamorous grand piano in

your lounge that plays itself, then this Orla might be

for you too. Simply load all your favourite songs

onto a USB stick, pop them into the digital piano

and enjoy the show.

The Orla 450 is now available here at Bernies in

polished black or polished white, priced at $5899.

Never Before!

Bob and Steve Sedergreen On May 12 we were treated to an event that was

more than sensational. For a number of years

Steve Sedergreen has presented his jazz piano

tuition method at our Piano Educators days and

teacher seminars. In January I asked how his

famous Dad was going and wondered if they had

ever played on stage together. “Never before”

said Steve… so I invited them to be part of Live at

Bernies. These guys are legends of the

Melbourne jazz piano scene so it was a rare

event.

Bob was thrilled and explained to audiences how

there are limited opportunities to play together as

pianists. He loved the Schimmel K280 grand and

Steve loved the Hailun CF218 grand... so much

so that we asked if they would like to swap

instruments at interval and the answer was “no”!

Hopefully the Sedergreens will allow us to make

available the recording of the night, which was an

incredible mix of jazz standards and original

tunes. Bernie C

South Eastern Arts Festival

Straight after Easter, the South Eastern Arts

Festival took off with a bang! This huge event saw

over 500 students compete in various instruments

as well as a huge piano section with over 150

performances.

Bernies was proud to be the Major Sponsor and

supply one Schimmel Konzert grand piano and

one Bernstein classic grand piano to support the

events. The pianos sounded sensational and the

feedback from the students was exciting.

I was pleased to be the MC for part of the activities

and also to present an “Inside the Piano” mini

discovery session for the students who were

thrilled to see inside the grand piano action.

Bernies is proud to support the pianists of the

future and have such a big involvement in the

Eisteddfods around Victoria. Congratulations to

the incredible young musicians! Lester C

BERNSTEIN® Masterclass and Piano Competition 2016

A rewarding learning experience For over 30 years, the national Bernstein Piano

Competition has provided a unique learning and reward

experience for young piano students.

Each Masterclass session offers the students an

intimate opportunity to perform and receive an insightful

lesson from a renowned teacher, including members of

the Team of Pianists.

With prizes totaling over $1200, the Bernstein Piano

Competition provides an encouraging competition for

students to compete with national peers. Entry is by

invitation following masterclass participation.

LiVE III Arrival After months of waiting our first LiVE III has arrived. I was very excited and hassled Mick and Linsday in the warehouse until it was eventually fork lifted inside and unpacked.

Come along on the 24th of May and hear

Rhys Arvidson play some signature pieces which will demonstrate the tonal colours of each of the organs we have installed in the LiVE III. There will be open console time for you to try the LiVE as well. Headphones can be provided!

Cavaille-Coll, Schintger, Silbermann, Willis, Batz and Maarschalkerweerd are all at your fingertips… come and experience this incredible new phenomenon in music making! Craig D

Johannus Happenings Recent congratulations go to our long term friends

at Nunawading Seventh Day Adventist Church for

their recent choice of the magnificent Ecclesia T370

three-manual organ for their new building in Central

Avenue. After a mammoth effort, the new building is

nearly complete so keep your eyes open for organ

events and recitals on this wonderful organ.

A special welcome to our new friends, Fr. Elias and

Mr. Patrick Kennedy from Corpus Christi Catholic

Church in Tynong, who have ordered the lovely

Ecclesia T170 for their congregation. I recently

completed a site visit and found the building has

one of the best acoustics I have ever encountered.

We are all looking forward to hearing the completed

installation.

In April we had a visit from Ms Penny Pan, Asia

Pacific Sales Manager from Johannus. It was great

to welcome Penny on her first visit to Australia and

it was a very full schedule, visiting clients in

Melbourne, Adelaide, Cooranbong and Sydney.

Penny was suitably impressed with how hard we

work to look after our Johannus customers in

Australia and continue to grow the brand nationally.

There’s a picture of Penny on the front cover with all

the Bernies team (including the third generation with

Michelle’s two little sons!)

It was great to welcome Makito Matsushima to the

store in April for a special visit to perform for the

Victorian Suzuki Music Conference to demonstrate

organ technique. A handful of students,

accompanied by Suzuki organ teacher, Maureen

Mahon, came to the store and experienced the

Johannus Classic 350 organ. It was well received

by all who attended. The Suzuki organ books are in

stock here at Bernies so please drop in and have a

look.

Please keep an eye on your dateline or phone me

to join the VIP list for a wonderful event in

September where we hope to have 10 Johannus

organs being played at the same time, in

association with our long-time friend David Clarke

from Cooranbong who is the head of Suzuki Organ

Australia, supported by his nation-wide team. We

suspect this will be a world record event and very

well attended.

Craig D

Enrol your students today and help

them achieve outstanding

performance results this year!

MASTERCLASS SESSIONS: Date Guest Teacher

Wed 29th June: Max Cooke

Wed 6th July: Robert Chamberlain

Sat 9th July: Tamara Smolyar

Mon 19th Sept: Alison Kirkpatrick

Wed 21st Sept: Darryl Coote

Sat 24th Sept: Kenji Fujimura

ENROLMENTS: phone Lester 9872 5122

Helping the Good Friday Appeal

Bernies Music

Land was

proud to

support the

Good Friday

Appeal. We

donated a

fabulous Casio

keyboard for

the raffle

coordinated by

Anthony Marinello, who is passionate

about research for Muscular Dystrophy as

his son suffers the disease. Well done to

Anthony on his sensational fundraising!

Michelle C

New Team Member!

A warm welcome

to Jon Wade who

joins as our

“National

Hammond Artist

and Product

Specialist”. His

impressive industry

experience and

great sense of

humour will be a fine addition to our team

and we look forward to his Hammond

development. Michelle C

Christopher Norton Tour

Christopher Norton’s April Tour provided

another opportunity for Victorian teachers

to access this internationally recognised

composer at Bernies Music Land on April

13.

The day was again a huge success with

over 30 teachers in attendance and they

were treated to a morning of musical

discovery. Christopher introduced his

latest composition “Eastern Preludes” - a

wonderful collection of expressive pieces

capturing the essence of different Asian

cultures. Thanks to Michelle and Lester

and the team at Bernies and also Nathan

Rippon and Hal Leonard Australia for their

tremendous support in organising this

event.

Tony Betros, ANZCA

School Holiday Activities at Bernies ♪♪

Teacher Seminar

Successfully Preparing Students for

Examination Performances

9.30am – 12.30pm Tuesday 28th June

Mr. Darryl Coote will guide you through his essential

checklist for a successful performance presentation,

with tips from his extensive experience in performance,

teaching adjudication and assessment.

Bernstein Masterclass Performance and learning opportunity for piano students

up to age 18. Please see opposite page for full details.

‘Inside the Piano’ Discovery Workshop 10am – 11am Thursday 30th June

A fascinating workshop for students and families! Come and

discover how pianos work, why they go out of tune and how

they are all different. See inside the grand piano action and

explore piano parts, then go home inspired to make music!

Stocktake Sale – ON NOW! Ends 5pm Thursday 30th June

Our biggest sale of the year! Sensational opportunity to

upgrade or select a new instrument, with our unbeatable

prices and plenty of friendly, family business service too!

And now on display, be quick to try it!

Beautifully packaged from factory to us