 Lucy Hare plays the double bass and is in
great demand as a freelance player in London and abroad. She has worked with
many of London’s major orchestras, chamber ensembles and recording companies. A
traveller, gastronome and dancer at heart, Lucy’s unique percussive playing
brings together her wild energy and love of world rhythms and music. Obsessed
by the tango she has formed her own tango quintet, Tango Volcano. She has
recently acquired a new passion, gardening, and she likes nothing more than spending hours with other gardeners over their veg boxes, wine glass in hand, discussing slugs and
compost. Lucy plays with The Oxford Concert Party, one of my clients, who will be recording their new live CD on 18 October in Oxford and you can book tickets here. In
your professional life, what is the single best thing about what you do?
The “single best thing” is actually three fold. It is a mixture of the
discipline of years of learning my instrument, the high artistic worth of the
material I work with (the music) and the amazing results of a team of
musicians, be it a group of five playing tangos or a symphony orchestra of 100
playing at the Last Night of the Proms. When all those things come together the rewards are
astonishing. Do you have a creative hero / heroine and if so, why?
There are so many people who inspire me, but some of my absolute favorites are: Semyon Bychkov (conductor) for his profound understanding of music and the
ability to put this across to an orchestra, lifting the game of every single
person playing for him; Rupert Goold (theatre director) for his ability to see
the unexpected and present audacious
productions of plays which have you on the edge of your seat for the entire
performance, in fact I don’t think I have ever used the back of my seat
watching one of his productions; Nancy Kline (inspirational coach) for her ideas on how to listen; Pina Bausch
(dancer and choreographer) for her total originality and ability to express the human condition through movement; Simon
Russell Beale (actor) for his passion and commitment of every cell in his body
to whatever part he is playing at the
time, and JS Bach for his transcendence of all music that has come before or
since. What piece of advice do you wish you had been given at the beginning of your
career?
That what ever level you enter at, you will always be seen at that level….. so
go in to everything At Your Best!!
If you hit a creative block, what is your top tip for getting through it?
I’ll try anything really, a mixture of discipline and time out, in the garden
or reading, or seeking support or inspiration from friends. Actually half an
hour out for an espresso usually
does the trick! And finally, for fun, if you were a shoe, what type of shoe would you be and
why?
I’d have to go barefoot. It’s honest, grounded and tickly (I’m talking about
the countryside, indoors or the garden, not London streets!). |
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