MetSO's Lucy Kennedy
Lucy
Kennedy
What instrument do you play with the MetSO?
Flute.
What instrument would you secretly like to play?
French horn - just to play one of the wolf parts in Peter and the Wolf!
How do you support your musical life?
Clinical research associate.
(I help new drugs get to the market as approved treatments)
Favourite 3 Symphonies?
Brahms 4,
Sibelius 1 and
Tchaikovsky 5.
Favourite 3 Composers of all time?
Tchaikovsky,
Dvorak,
Mendelssohn
Favourite Australian Composer?
Nigel Westlake
Favourite MetSO Moment?
Playing Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto with Shaun Hern Lee
Favourite 3 instruments by sound quality/ timbre?
French horn,
Oboe,
Cello.
Favourite movie soundtrack?
Harry Potter movies 1-3 (ie. the films scored by John Williams!)
Favourite scale?
G harmonic minor
Worst instrument failure on stage?
Dropping my flute and it breaking about 5 minutes before my final year 12 performance exam!
What is the oddest thing we would find in you instrument case?
Cigarette papers – necessary for getting spit out of my keys,
but I still feel guilty every time I have to go and buy a new packet.
What do you sing in the shower?
I’m not much of a shower singer,
but my boyfriend and I always sing ‘Cat Like Tread’ from Pirates of Penzance
when we’re in the kitchen cooking or doing the dishes
What do you like to eat before a performance?
Food before a performance = a sticky instrument….water only!
What is the most embarrassing thing we would find in your fridge?
Probably something that I bought once for a specific recipe
and then never used again and is now years past its expiry date….
What is a secret about you?
I spend my Sunday evenings at the ice rink curling
(that weird winter Olympic sport with the rocks and the brooms
– yes, you can do that in Australia!)
If you could only take one recording to a desert island what would it be?
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
(full ballet, 2005 release by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House)
What is the hardest thing you have ever played?
Rachmaninov Symphony No.2 mvt 4