42. Jennie Brown

This week Seb and Verity chat to a true London Symphony Orchestra legend, cellist Jennie Brown. Jennie joined the LSO in 1982 and is currently the longest serving female player, having been one of only two women in the orchestra when she arrived. She started her career getting a job at the Royal Opera House whilst still in her fourth year at the Royal Academy....not bad eh?! Jennie discusses working with John Williams on Return of the Jedi, Sir Colin Davis and the legendary trumpeter Maurice Murphy.....you may not recognise his name but you’ll definitely have heard him playing on any number of epic movie soundtracks. They also chat about her very first opera at ROH with none other than Luciano Pavarotti, being the third generation in her family to be a member of the LSO and a sickening experience for Jennie when a top fixer called and she completely lost her voice.....pre mobile phones and diary services, eurgh. Seb and Verity try to dig some dirty from the so-called "bad old days" in the LSO and - despite Jennie being extremely discreet - hear a few snippets of what that title alluded to. SUPPORT THREE IN A BAR ON PATREON This Show is purely funded by our patrons. Join our Members’ Club for a bonus podcast feed plus many more rewards. Click here: https://www.patreon.com/threeinabar MEZZO PIANO PATRONS Leonie Hirst Anita Philpott Links London Symphony Orchestra: https://lso.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/londonsymphony/ Pavarotti - Tosca - E lucevan le stelle: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oLP1951ZxIE Return of the Jedi Soundtrack - The LSO conducted by John Williams: https://open.spotify.com/album/1gt4PAxdMmq5DUV7tyuNxx?si=GD_IYOeyQfm0q5kvqiqX7A Score: A Film Music Documentary - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4207112/