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00:10Welcome to The Piano. We are on Mianjin land in sunny Brisbane where our piano is taking
00:15pride of place in Queen Street Mall. We've invited a bunch of everyday Aussies to pull up a stool.
00:27Every time I struggled I would go to music. With piano I feel like I can share something.
00:33Play their hearts out. I never thought I'd be playing piano again.
00:40And share how this magical instrument has changed their lives.
00:46And it won't just be me cheering from the sidelines. Tucked away in a secret location to watch today's performances.
00:53Oh wow, this is different. It's like a tutoring room.
00:57How are your times tables guys? They're okay.
01:00World renowned concert pianist Andrea Lamb.
01:03It's a good crowd already. Yeah, it's Queen Street Mall so it's busy.
01:06And joining her, award-winning multi-instrumentalist Guy Sebastian.
01:13At each location they'll invite one pianist to mentor and feature in a very special once-in-a-lifetime concert
01:21at the City Recital Hall in Sydney.
01:24Well I'm ready to see these ivories tickled. All we need now are some fingers.
01:29Welcome to The Piano.
01:32Yay!
01:40It's Queensland right so it's a lot more relaxed here.
01:43Yeah, always.
01:45You almost have to work a bit harder to get the crowd going.
01:49Everyone's just on a different pace here. I love it.
01:52It's so exciting to be in Brisbane. We haven't been up here before.
01:54Oh really? There's a lot of good musos up here.
01:56Yeah.
01:56I'm excited. Oh hello. Hello Mrs Keller.
02:02I heard, thank you. I heard your complaints last time I thought alright I'll give you some air.
02:06I'll give you some natural light. Are you happy?
02:09Much better.
02:09We're ready for class.
02:10I'm ready for my trigonometry lesson.
02:13Alright.
02:13Look, we've already got Erin for the concert.
02:16Yeah.
02:17Sadness gently snuggles in.
02:20Erin sang a lullaby to her father and it was very emotional. It's an original.
02:24The most loving husband to his wife you ever saw.
02:29She really moved people.
02:31Yeah.
02:31Does that change how you feel about what you're looking for today?
02:34We don't know exactly what we're looking for but it's usually something that resonates viscerally with both of us immediately.
02:40It's about the connection to the instrument. I think that that's what people who are going to come to this
02:45concert want to see.
02:46Alright, well don't muck up. All the books are here. You can grade them before lunchtime.
02:50Oh we will.
02:51And I'll be back.
02:52Okay.
03:00Alright, here we go.
03:01Okay.
03:02Who is it?
03:05Pink hair.
03:07No, we can't be sure yet.
03:10I like this bitch. You can never tell who's making their way up to the piano. Could be anyone.
03:17I'm Louis. I think I can play contemporary music but I refuse to. I feel very drawn to classical music.
03:24I'll say what no one has the guts to say. The composer Franz Liszt is better than Chopin.
03:29Liszt is better than Wagner. Liszt is the best.
03:32What about him?
03:33Oh.
03:34He looks like a mix between an IT guy and a rock star.
03:38That's true. I hope it's him.
03:41Yes.
03:41Who is Liszt?
03:42Franz Liszt was a 19th century composer. He was one of the first touring musicians.
03:47There was this kind of Liszt madness whenever he performed. I'm willing to go on record and
03:51say that Liszt was a sex symbol in the 19th century.
03:54Well, hi.
03:55Hello.
03:56Welcome to the piano, literally and also show-wise.
04:00Yes.
04:00That's good. Hi, great to meet you.
04:01I'm Amanda.
04:01I'm Louis.
04:02Hi, Louis.
04:03Hi.
04:03Am I allowed to touch your hair?
04:04Please, go for it.
04:05Are these natural?
04:06Well, yeah, they're not extensions.
04:07Yeah, they're all natural girls.
04:09It is good hair.
04:11I did grow my hair to look like Liszt, I'll admit it.
04:14I did a master's degree about Liszt.
04:17Liszt is number one.
04:18You know when there are people who really push the limits of what's possible on a piano?
04:22He did that in a sort of technical way.
04:24Yeah.
04:26He has this kind of quality of being this sort of rock star, right?
04:30In the 1840s, he used to perform these concerts and people would come and they would be so
04:35impressed that they would swoon and faint and especially young women would have to be carted out.
04:39And the doctors attempted to, like, diagnose people with Lisztamania.
04:44Do we need to hand out smelling salts? Are women going to go crazy?
04:46Look, you know, you always hope as a performer you can connect with someone in the audience.
04:50And if even a few people have a psychotic break after they seem to perform...
04:54Job well done.
04:55That's the job well done.
04:57I hope he's good.
04:58I really hope he's good.
05:00But it's tricky, this music.
05:11Yeah, Louis!
05:14You know immediately you can either play or not because it's such a difficult opening.
05:22This is one of the hardest things are repeated octaves and having that be even with the left
05:27hand because it's its own technique.
05:29Yeah.
05:39I do take inspiration from Liszt.
05:47He had a very over-the-top way of playing.
05:51It's incredibly thrilling.
06:07He's exceptionally good.
06:10It's really fantastic to see someone who loves what they do so much and use the goods as well.
06:19Wow!
06:23He would be great at the concert.
06:25He just went from kind of IT guy to sexy Liszt.
06:34One of my shaves.
06:36Amazing!
06:37Yeah.
06:38Thank you, Louis.
06:38It's a pleasure meeting you.
06:39I loved it.
06:40Let's hear it for Louis.
06:43Go Liszt.
06:44Yeah!
06:44Yeah!
06:54Okay.
06:55Wonder who's next.
06:58Wow.
06:58Let's see.
07:04That girl's holding a book.
07:05Could it be a music book?
07:07Oh, maybe.
07:11I think I can see some people heading for us.
07:14Excuse me.
07:15Excuse me.
07:16Excuse me.
07:19Well, hello.
07:20Hi.
07:21Yep.
07:22It is her two years.
07:24Hello.
07:24I'm Amanda.
07:25Hi, my name's Nook.
07:25I'm Nook.
07:26Come and have a seat.
07:27So, how old are you, Nook?
07:28I'm 13.
07:2913?
07:30I'm in grade 8 at school.
07:31Yeah?
07:31I live with my parents and my younger sister.
07:35Oh.
07:35This is really tough butter.
07:37All right.
07:39Can you go put this in the microwave for a minute?
07:42My parents are Kate and Andrea and my younger sister is Saskia.
07:47And my dog is Glotty Rainbow Sparkles.
07:51I think we used too much butter.
07:53Yeah, I think we did.
07:55Saskia?
07:56She's a bit cheeky.
07:57Ah!
07:58I can't even mix it.
08:00But I love her a lot.
08:02Ooh.
08:03Like this.
08:04We are donor-conceived.
08:06We both have the same biological mum and the same donor.
08:10How do I get off?
08:12Ah!
08:13Whenever people usually find out about it, they're like, oh, what's it like?
08:18Like, it's just normal.
08:20No, not this way.
08:21The other way.
08:22Because there's so many donor-conceived children.
08:25I did meet my donor in real life a few years ago.
08:28So, what was that like?
08:30Um, I was really nervous at first.
08:32I was scared he wouldn't like me or anything, but...
08:35I know.
08:36But it went really well.
08:38And the first thing we did was sat down at his piano and we played the song together.
08:42Oh, wow.
08:44That's amazing that the piano was the icebreaker.
08:46Did you know that he was musical?
08:47No.
08:48So, that was a big surprise and I feel like that helped me feel more connected to him.
08:53Well, you sound like an incredible person.
08:55What are you going to play today?
08:56I'm going to play the Rainbow Connection from the Muppet movie.
08:59Yeah.
09:00I love this song.
09:02I chose this because it says in the song, one day we'll find it, the Rainbow Connection.
09:09And I think, in a sense, my Rainbow Connection is my family.
09:12And I want people to know that we are just a normal family.
09:17Yeah.
09:17Is this a big deal today?
09:18It's a big challenge for her.
09:20Yeah.
09:20Yeah.
09:20Yeah.
09:20We're really proud of it.
09:21Well, you're welling up.
09:22No, I'm not.
09:24Not well together.
09:25Luke told me, Mum, don't you dare have an emotional glitch.
09:50He's doing great.
09:52Yeah.
10:04He has a lovely physical approach to the piano.
10:06It's very connected and very organic.
10:09Mm.
10:16I always wanted to be a mum.
10:18And, of course, it was a little bit more difficult for us.
10:20And, yeah, we were really blessed when Anuk came along.
10:25I remember looking down at her and thinking, oh, wow.
10:31Anuk has been 13 years of surprising delight.
10:35She was a bright-eyed little wide bunny from the get-go.
10:40She is a pure joy.
10:46Beautiful family.
10:47You can just tell when there's just love.
10:49And, yeah.
11:02Amazing.
11:04Take a bow and knock.
11:06Brilliant.
11:08How do you feel?
11:09I feel great.
11:10Yeah?
11:11Okay.
11:12This is the feeling that is just really hard to describe.
11:17The exhilaration of sharing something so deeply personal.
11:21How did you feel watching her?
11:23Um, good.
11:23Had to look to the sky a few times, but, um...
11:25So the tears wouldn't come down?
11:26The tears are welling, but, you know, done a wreck my mascara.
11:28Of course.
11:29I was very proud.
11:30Very proud of her.
11:31Well, we absolutely loved it.
11:33Thank you for coming down.
11:34It's an incredibly brave thing you've done.
11:35I think it's wonderful.
11:36It's so nice to meet you all.
11:36Thanks, Amanda.
11:37Wonderful.
11:38Hope you feel great.
11:41It was really special.
11:42It was very special.
11:44It was really special.
11:45Loved it.
11:51Oh, no.
11:53Vinchooks.
11:54They're getting curious.
11:56Are vinchooks only in Australia?
11:59I believe so.
12:00I've never seen them anywhere else.
12:08How good is that?
12:10Make some noise for crocodiles.
12:12G'day.
12:13My name's Jack Gatto.
12:14I'm 34 years old.
12:15Good hit for you, fella.
12:17I'm a zookeeper.
12:18I'm the head of the reptile department at the Ballarat Wildlife Park,
12:20where I get to look after beautiful animals like this girl here.
12:26Are you coming here?
12:27I am.
12:28Brilliant.
12:28Come on in.
12:29Hello.
12:30How you doing?
12:30Nice to meet you.
12:30Nice to meet you.
12:31Look at you.
12:33He is a character.
12:36This is Bindi.
12:37Bindi is a Burmese python.
12:39I knew I wanted to work with animals from the age of eight years old.
12:42From the first moment I ever saw Steve Irwin on the TV handling a snake and a crocodile
12:47and stuff like that, I thought this is what I'm going to do for a living.
12:49In fact, we have 21 out of the 25 most venomous snakes in the world here in Australia.
12:55I love adrenaline.
12:57Don't be naughty, Bindi.
12:59Have you had any run-ins?
13:00Yeah, mate, yeah.
13:01Got a couple of nicks.
13:01I had a lace monitor get a hold of me here.
13:04And down on my fingers over here, that was from an alligator when I head jumped an alligator,
13:08and the outside of the teeth clipped me.
13:10But yeah, stitches more times than I care, to be honest.
13:12You're paying for your doctor's holiday house.
13:14Yeah, pretty much.
13:15I think most pianists would be a little bit worried about being in a job where you might
13:19lose one of your fingers.
13:20Yeah.
13:21What are you going to play today?
13:22True Blue, which for me, Amanda, is one of the greatest songs because it was sung at
13:25Steve Irwin's funeral.
13:26Yeah, I remember.
13:27It was Steve's favourite song.
13:29Steve left a legacy for everyone.
13:31That's what shapes conservation in Australia today.
13:33And I think conservation at work is education.
13:36It's about getting that message across to many.
14:02My head's like a million miles a minute all the time.
14:04When I work with animals, everything slows down for me.
14:07Give it to me straight.
14:09Aren't they beautiful?
14:10Look how little this little joey is.
14:12I feel relaxed.
14:13It's one of the best feelings in the world.
14:15Are you really disappearing?
14:19Just another dying race, a true blue.
14:25As you can see, she doesn't mind it, Pat.
14:27Much like when I work with animals, when I play the piano, I feel like everything's in slow motion.
14:31If they sell us out like sponge cake, do you really care?
14:39Hey, true blue.
14:41I feel like I can express emotions.
14:43True blue.
14:44I feel like I can almost change the world.
14:46Is it me and you?
14:49You can tell he hasn't had years of experience.
14:52But this is a very special song because it is kind of like the moral code of rural Australia.
14:58Is it standing by your mates when he's in a fight?
15:04Being there for your mates, working hard, looking after wildlife.
15:11Jack's the gem of a human being.
15:14True blue.
15:21Life doesn't get much better than this, eh?
15:23Jack!
15:25Would the Crocs approve?
15:26Absolutely.
15:27Crunch it, say, Jack, sing that song, make it snappy.
15:38It's so exciting.
15:40I'm so nervous.
15:45See you, Amanda.
15:46Can you like that?
15:52Hello!
15:53Hi.
15:54Well, look, a round of applause already!
15:56They're getting applauses already.
15:58this this crowds into it I'm will I will oh and my mum Sylvia hello so tell me
16:07about your history with the piano um I've always played the piano I love the
16:17piano so much but I was in an accident in 2020 and I didn't know if I was gonna play
16:31again
16:35in the first week of year 12 in 2020 I got a phone call from the school
16:42telling me that there was an accident and Willow was involved she was just crossing the road there
16:51was a traffic officer she was doing all the right things and she was hit by a truck before we
17:00saw her
17:01we were told to prepare for the worst she was in a coma sorry she was in a coma
17:14and um we didn't know she was ever gonna wake up it was touch and go so many times we
17:22thought we were
17:22gonna lose her I fell apart my world fell apart my family my beautiful family fell apart yeah it was
17:34every parent's worst nightmare yeah oh my gosh that poor mum so you were 17 when you had your accident
17:46yeah it was crazy I woke up from the coma and I was 18. Wow yeah and I've had a
18:01couple of surgeries
18:03surgeries and I sometimes get tremors in my left hand but music it's helped me so much yeah
18:24the recovery has been very long and very slow when she got home she had a lot of therapists help
18:33her
18:34like unstable bitch Annette her music therapist and the piano have helped Willow express herself and it's kept her strong
18:47playing the piano gave her confidence that she could do something that she used to be able to do and
18:53love
18:53and one of her main goals was to play in public
18:58and here you are playing this public piano yeah how brilliant yeah so what song are you going to do
19:07today
19:07um I'm going to do Claire Dillon mum used to play that song for me while I was in the
19:21coma
19:26oh wow I actually got goosebumps in it is such a powerful emotional song for me it is so beautiful
19:40that she has music to have as a sort of lifeline to hold on to
19:49I never thought I'd be here I never thought I'd be
19:57playing piano again so this really is a big moment for me
20:08this is the first time she's played publicly
20:11yes I'm so nervous
20:14don't worry mum she's gotten through bigger things than this
20:17you've got this
20:21okay
20:22okay
20:24okay
20:27okay
20:28okay
20:28okay
20:29okay
20:57this is incredible
21:01okay
21:19it's very beautiful and thought out and
21:23and every single note means so much
21:28i mean think about everything she's had to relearn and redo
21:42next time
21:48this is the first time in nine months
21:57it's
21:58there's something special going on
22:00we've seen players that have the pursuit of perfection
22:03but then you see something like this and you're reminded that
22:07the music has so much power
22:08it's incredible
22:34it's incredible
22:41i am so proud of willow
22:44she has fought so hard to get here
22:48she is amazing
22:50she inspires me every single day
22:55i can only imagine what this means for willow like what she's been through is all about milestones right like
23:01hitting certain checkpoints this would have been such a significant one for her to hit
23:06and one that was unimaginable i think for all of them
23:09she crushed it
23:11she nailed it
23:13thank you
23:13i am so proud of you
23:14i am so proud of you you are amazing you see yourself a goal and you went for it
23:18i love
23:20playing
23:21so much
23:22it means a lot to me
23:26thank you so much willow for being with us today
23:28thank you
23:30round of applause for willow
23:31thank you
23:33yeah lots of celebrating now
23:38yeah
23:39i promised to herself to play in public
23:42and that day is today
23:43i love this show
23:46i love it
23:50i feel like she sums up
23:52so much of why
23:54this show is made
23:55yes
23:56you can tell that there is so much love
23:59and so much time
24:01and so much determination
24:03that went into this
24:05it's so meaningful
24:07this is what it's all about
24:08i think
24:18our upright is standing smack bang in the middle of brisbane's queen street mall where it is soaking up this
24:23glorious sunshine
24:25i just hope it's got its sunscreen on
24:27i think
24:28pianos have been arriving in brisbane since the early days of european settlement
24:32they were largely imported until oswald flora a german piano maker established the first piano factory on stanley street in
24:411898
24:43this beautiful instrument continues to delight and inspire musical enthusiasts including this youngster
24:51my name is leila and i'm 10 years old
24:56don't you look beautiful
24:58hi
24:59today i'm playing mozart sonata number 12
25:03because it is my cat's favourite
25:11however
25:12i got it
25:28like a different characters she's getting between the moods
25:31something about Mozart is these very quick nuances of character.
25:43If I was a cat I'd like this. I think this would be pretty good company if I were a
25:47cat.
25:48Beautiful piano playing.
26:07Also sharing her passion for the piano is our next player.
26:13My name is Cheryl. Hello. I was born on Kaurna country, which is Adelaide,
26:18and lived there all my life in South Australia. Proud Paramount Naranjiri woman on my mother's side.
26:24Tell me about your family. You've got children, grandchildren. Yes, yes, yes. My husband and I
26:28share four beautiful children and we have seven grandchildren. Keep you busy? Yes,
26:33from two up to 20 and they're all beautiful. How important is family to you? Oh, very important,
26:39especially with my Indigenous heritage. But I didn't find out that I was Aboriginal until I received a
26:46letter when I was about 36. The letter said that I have a sibling and that someone has been looking
26:56for me of Aboriginal heritage, which was quite a shock. My mother was part of the Stolen Generation.
27:05When I was three months old, I was adopted by a very loving family. But they never really
27:11talked about my heritage. It was never brought up. Learning about my Aboriginal background, it was
27:22life changing. Out of the blue, a letter in the mail. Yes. Oh my gosh. Imagine finding out through a
27:30letter.
27:3136. When I received the letter, there was a meeting set up.
27:38I met my younger sister and brother, Michael and Mandy. It was like a jigsaw puzzle coming together.
27:47It was just like, wow, someone really looks like me and someone talks like me. And it was very special.
27:53Yeah. What did you learn about your birth parents? I knew my mother's name and I never knew
28:02my father or his name. And you never met your mum? I never met my mum.
28:10But in a later life, yes, she lived about two kilometres away. No.
28:20Two kilometres?
28:23By the time I knew that she lived close to me, she had passed away.
28:28We could have caught the same bus. We could have, yes, been bumping into each other at the supermarket.
28:34You know, I don't know. It's those sorts of things that I really don't like to dwell on,
28:40because they're just a bit too sad.
28:45What piece are you playing for us today?
28:47I'm playing a piece titled The Calling of the Coorong. And I composed it because the
28:53Coorong is such a beautiful part of South Australia and especially part of my Naranjiri heritage.
28:58Great. I can't wait to hear. Thank you.
29:00Thank you, Cheryl.
29:21Recreating the feeling of being at the Coorong does help me reconnect to the Naranjiri land of my
29:30mother's side. It's important to know where you come from and pay respect to that.
29:48That's beautiful. There's so much of her life in the music.
29:53It takes you to a place that's special. Yeah.
30:01I always felt a connection to the piano, but I wasn't always sure why until I found out about my
30:06Indigenous heritage.
30:12I found out that my birth mother, she played the piano, but also my younger sister played
30:19the piano and our aunties played pianos as well.
30:23Hearing my ancestors speak to me through the piano, you know, is really something pretty special.
30:33The piano's played a big role in my life.
30:41There was a real beautiful simplicity to that. It was just flowing arpeggios.
30:47She's definitely someone to think about for the concert.
30:49Absolutely.
30:50Thank you so much.
30:51You're welcome, Amanda.
30:54The piano's always been there for me and it's almost like the saying,
30:58always was, always will be, because I'll never stop playing the piano.
31:12My name is CJ Jones. I am 16 years old from Launceston, Tasmania.
31:18Ah, he looks a little bit like you.
31:23Ah, he's, he's much more handsome.
31:25My family is very musical. My grandmother plays piano, my great-grandmother played piano,
31:30and my father's a piano player and piano teacher. I didn't stand a chance.
31:38Are you looking for our piano?
31:40Yeah.
31:40Come on up. Hello.
31:41I'm Amanda.
31:42I'm CJ.
31:43Hi, CJ.
31:43How are you?
31:43Come sit with me.
31:44How old are you?
31:4516.
31:4616.
31:47He is tall.
31:48He is tall.
31:50Tell me about you. 16 years old and what drew you to the piano?
31:59I have always struggled making friends. There are times where I don't quite understand social
32:06interactions and I never fitted in at school. I found it hard to understand the other kids. I
32:12found it hard to understand the teachers. I really felt lonely. I had a classroom full of apples.
32:23And I was the one orange. Probably because I am slightly on the spectrum. So currently I am homeschooled.
32:34Through that tough time, I did turn to the piano. Every time I struggled, I would go to music.
32:41It's always felt right?
32:42Yeah. I play the piano pretty much from the time I wake up to the time I go to bed.
32:47Really?
32:47Yeah.
32:48Wow.
32:48He just loves it.
32:50Mum and Dad will go to bed. You've got to go to bed.
32:52Yeah, I bet.
32:54And how do you feel when you're playing?
32:56Joy. Pure joy.
32:58That's really beautiful.
33:00Yeah.
33:01Well, I'm so excited to hear you play.
33:03I'm going to stand over with Scott and we'll cheer you on from the sidelines.
33:07You can tell that there's been a lot of thought and a lot of struggle and a lot of ways
33:11to figure out.
33:12His place in the world.
33:13Yeah. At such a young age.
33:19I sometimes struggle to express how I'm feeling.
33:23You know, sometimes words are hard.
33:25For me, the piano is a bridge to communicate with people.
33:30With the piano, I feel like I can share something.
33:46Oh, I love this song.
33:48Oh, he's doing Queen?
33:49Yeah.
33:50Okay.
33:54Oh, wow.
34:02I like this arrangement a lot.
34:04Oh, yes.
34:09Great dynamics.
34:10He's got fantastic fingers.
34:13Yeah.
34:13And I like the way that physically he uses his whole body in this.
34:17Like he's tapping the rhythm.
34:18His technique is fantastic.
34:30See, this is, this is killer.
34:33He's a whole band on that piano.
34:35His rhythm is so good.
34:37You don't need a drummer.
34:38Like his left hand is so amazing.
34:50Wow.
34:51Oh, nailed that.
34:52That was a tricky passage.
34:54He's a beast.
34:57His dad looks so proud as well.
34:59Yeah, he does.
35:03Piano for CJ is everything.
35:07It has really opened up the world for him.
35:10Seeing people's faces light up when he plays makes him feel really whole inside.
35:15It really helps him connect.
35:17He just seems like he's found his way of life.
35:22I love that he's definitely used piano as a way to navigate the world.
35:27Oh, definitely.
35:31Oh, wow.
35:39Oh, CJ!
35:44That to me is the best thing we've seen.
35:47100%.
35:47That's the best thing we've seen.
35:50CJ!
35:53Even I'm proud.
35:55I could see your face change as you were playing.
35:57Do you go into a zone?
35:59I'm happy.
36:00Yeah, you could see it.
36:01I could see it.
36:03That was absolutely beautiful.
36:04Let's hear it for CJ.
36:08Today, it's a sense of belonging.
36:10Like the people are there, they're watching it.
36:12Everyone started clapping.
36:13It was really great, and I really did hope they weren't away from that thinking, you know what,
36:17it's okay not to fit in.
36:19Whoo!
36:20Queen Street Mall rocks!
36:23Could I sound any older?
36:25Probably not.
36:26I'm very proud of you, my friend.
36:27Very proud.
36:36Does my hair look okay, Philip?
36:38Beautiful, James.
36:39Like it always does for the last 40 years.
36:42Your hair looks fabulous, by the way.
36:44Thank you, I know.
36:44I love that new colour.
36:46I'm Philip, and I live in Norman Park in Brisbane.
36:52Go on.
36:54I'm James, and I'm also from Norman Park.
36:57In fact, we reside together.
37:07We've been together 40 years this year.
37:09And we also got married six weeks ago.
37:13River in the rain
37:19Sometimes the night will look like a long white train
37:24People talk about their wedding day,
37:26and they say it's the most amazing day of their life.
37:28And it truly was.
37:29I think I'm still in a bit of a love bubble.
37:31River, I love you, don't you care
37:35If you're on the rock
37:38While we were signing certificates,
37:40we had this song River in the rain.
37:42Because it is our song.
37:44It came out in 1985, so we've been singing it for that long.
37:48Carry away the things I treasure
37:51You can just tell when people have been together for ages.
37:54Yeah.
37:55And this is the thread throughout all of it.
37:58This is their theme song.
37:59River in the rain
38:04Sometimes at night you look like a long white train
38:09Those little looks to each other.
38:11Yeah.
38:14River, I've never seen the sea
38:18He's always been there for me.
38:21And it's just that constant that I need.
38:25And he's my rock.
38:26He's very wise.
38:27He keeps me grounded.
38:36Welcome James everybody, the newlyweds.
38:40Good on you guys.
38:42They're so cute.
38:50In Brisbane today, our piano players have attracted an appreciative audience.
38:57My name is Ni.
38:58I am a musician in the Australian Army Band, as you can see.
39:10Music has a special part in the community and so I enjoy giving the crowd a good time.
39:16I love it.
39:21What are you doing there?
39:23I have no idea.
39:33And eager to bring home the good times for our last performance of the day,
39:38is this close-knit trio.
39:40We got this boys.
39:42It's going to be great.
39:42Excited, pumped.
39:43I'm going to get to meet Amanda as well.
39:45I'm excited.
39:47We haven't had a trio.
39:48Yeah.
39:49They look very similar.
39:51Oh, how are you?
39:53Hello.
39:54The Proclaimers plus one.
39:55That's it.
39:56Yes, we get that all the time.
39:58So I'm guessing the three of you are related.
40:00Yes, for sure.
40:02I'm Jackson and I'm 21.
40:04I'm Bailey and I'm 19.
40:05I'm Oliver and I'm 21.
40:06And we're from Tamworth.
40:08Some people think we're triplets, but Jackson and I are twins.
40:11I missed out.
40:14All right, Mum better be heading off to work.
40:16Okay, have a good shift.
40:17All right.
40:18I work as a retail assistant in a supermarket.
40:20All right.
40:20Love you.
40:21See ya.
40:21See ya.
40:22So I'll just jump on the pump in Jackson.
40:24Jackson and I work for the Yusuf Rogers Rural Fire Service in the mitigation team.
40:29Yeah, we love it.
40:32So you play music together.
40:34Yeah.
40:34You two work together.
40:35Do we ever get sick of each other?
40:36Oh, occasionally.
40:37Sometimes.
40:38There was a bit of applause there.
40:42Oh, the serenity.
40:46Usually it's Jackson and Bailey that are doing most of the arguing.
40:49Yeah.
40:50But, um, yeah, my brothers mean so much to me.
40:52We might go check that river out.
40:54You reckon we can go for a swim at all?
40:55Did you bring your swimmers?
40:57Bailey.
40:58Oh.
40:59Well, going in your undies is just as fine.
41:01No one else is down there.
41:02Brothers are like best friends for life.
41:05And knowing each other, I think that just makes it a whole lot better
41:07when we're playing.
41:12Tell us about the kind of music you're going to play for us today.
41:15Today we're going to be playing The Horses by Daryl Brakeway.
41:17Oh, I love it.
41:19Classic.
41:20Nice.
41:21This will definitely get the crowd going.
41:23Then why this one?
41:24It's our mum's favourite song.
41:26So, um, very special to us.
41:27She's in the crowd.
41:28She's in the audience right there.
41:28Hey, Mum.
41:29That must be so nice as a parent to see your kids making music together.
41:34I mean, just to still be close.
41:54I love that they've changed it up a little bit and made it really piano focused.
41:59We will fly, we'll fly, we'll fly, with a cold wind below the sun.
42:08There goes the crowd.
42:10Can't you see him, who's down on the ground?
42:15Has a broken wind, looking all around.
42:20That's the way it's gonna be, little darling.
42:24We'll go riding by the horses, yeah, yeah.
42:30We'll wait up in the sky, little darling.
42:34And if you fall, I'll pick you up, I'll pick you up.
42:39What a moment for them.
42:41Let's see you sing it.
42:42Good country lads.
42:43Go!
42:44That's the way it's gonna be, little darling.
42:47Okay, let's check this out.
42:49All right.
42:49You'll go riding on their horses, yeah, yeah.
42:53Oh, that's the way it's gonna be, little darling.
43:08And if you fall, I'll pick you up, I'll pick you up.
43:15Oh, they loved it.
43:16What a moment for them.
43:18It's really special that we get to do this all together.
43:21Thank you so much Brisbane, you've been an absolute delight.
43:24Music definitely unites us, and it's a really special thing that we have.
43:32They've got a little bit of work to do vocally, and the piano playing was vibey.
43:37For sure.
43:37It wasn't perfect, but I think their energy was what we needed.
43:41Thank you, everyone.
43:42Thank you, everyone.
43:43Enjoy your day.
43:44Let's get going.
43:47I love singing with my brothers.
43:49It's so cool.
43:50That was awesome.
43:51Yeah, I loved it.
43:52As brothers, they'll never forget this.
43:55It's really cool.
43:55Oh, look at you.
43:57Really special, aren't they?
43:59I can't believe it.
44:04As our day draws to a close...
44:06You look lovely.
44:07You look beautiful.
44:09We've asked our pianists to gather for a group photo.
44:12Say one, two, three.
44:13Wait, wait, wait, don't move.
44:14One of them will be invited by our experts to join them at a very special concert.
44:20Pick it in with school photos.
44:21Yeah.
44:22Rispen's been amazing.
44:24You've got the tough decision to make.
44:26Let's talk through who we've seen.
44:28I loved Louis.
44:31Louis was fantastic.
44:32I love Louis.
44:33I thought he was just such a beautiful player.
44:36I loved it so much.
44:38That flair and charisma, it's fantastic.
44:40He can play.
44:42He can play.
44:42He's a beast.
44:45Art Willow.
44:46I think that was a standout moment.
44:49What that piano represents to her is beautiful.
44:53That was lovely.
44:54That was lovely.
44:57What she did really embodied the power of music, how magic can help us and move us.
45:02What about CJ?
45:04CJ blew me away.
45:06We're feeling it.
45:07His technique was beautiful and his sense of rhythm and phrasing and orchestration within the piano.
45:13I love his passion.
45:17He's phenomenal.
45:18Yeah.
45:19So insightful too.
45:2016.
45:2116.
45:24It's hard to choose today.
45:26This is tough.
45:27This one is tough.
45:28All would add something amazing to the concert.
45:31Yeah.
45:31Yeah.
45:33How nice to see all your faces at the end of the day.
45:37You've lifted the limb of Queen Street Mall today.
45:42Yes, you've been watched and adored by the shoppers of Brisbane.
45:46But you've also been observed by two musical superstars.
45:51We have classical pianist extraordinaire, Andrea Lamb.
45:57And alongside Andrea Lamb, we have an Australian music legend.
46:03The multi-instrumentalist, Mr. Guy Sebastian.
46:08Oh!
46:11Are you serious?
46:15Oh my God.
46:18See you, Jason.
46:19It is a beautiful player.
46:21Brisbane's been full of surprises.
46:23There was so much talent today and we heard so many different types of music.
46:27You can never go wrong with horses at any gig.
46:31So you guys nailed it.
46:32Yeah.
46:33I think the thing that really stood out was just how wildly different everyone was.
46:36You have such poise in your playing and so much just natural musicianship.
46:41You've been amazing.
46:42Thank you, thank you.
46:45But the thing that united them all was, of course, the piano.
46:48It was an honour just to hear you guys not only play but be so generous in sharing yourselves.
46:54You're all beautiful.
46:55And as a small thank you, we're putting together this beautiful concert at the City Recital Hall
47:01in Sydney and we'd love to invite all of you to come and join us for that.
47:07And we'd love to invite one of you to join us on stage.
47:12This person, I think, inspired both of us and was somebody that we both connected with immediately.
47:20And that person is DJ.
47:29My mind's blown.
47:36To be part of this concert means a lot.
47:39The piano's been there for me.
47:40It's kept me going in life.
47:42This is going to be a very huge deal for me.
47:43You're so in tune with who you are and what your music means to you.
47:48It's really exciting.
47:49Thanks, man.
47:50You know, Andrea and I really agreed on CJ.
47:53The connection to that piano was amazing.
48:05We're locking in these performers for this concert,
48:07so it's pretty exciting now that it's starting to take shape.
48:11It's definitely going to be entertaining.
48:13Pick you up, pick you up.
48:15Ah!
48:17Yes!
48:18Great job.
48:21Come fly with me.
48:23Let's fly, let's fly away.
48:27Woo!
48:27Next time, the piano touches down at Sydney Airport.
48:32I've never played a public piano before.
48:34Where we discover everyday players who bring home all the feels.
48:39When I play the piano, one of the best feelings in the world.
48:42It's so sweet.
48:44And set our hearts sorry.
48:46I've had anxiety for 10 years.
48:48These beautiful things that I've got.
48:50Oh, chill.
48:51Please stay.
48:55I want you, I need you all, girl.
48:58Don't...
48:59Oh, cool.
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