1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Love Actually Live in Concert is on December seventeen at 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: Riverside Theater. Tickets are through Ticketech. A live orchestra performing 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: the hit soundtrack while the film is being projected onto. 4 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 2: A huge screen. 5 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: Jessica Gathan is from Perth. She's one of the conductors 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 1: with the show and she's joining us now. Hello, Hey Jessica, 7 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: Good morning, Good mining everyone. Jessica. First of all, do 8 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: you make your friends call you mastro? I would. 9 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:26,479 Speaker 3: They actually call me maestra? 10 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: Maestra? I beg your part of it? Now, how does 11 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: one become a conductor? 12 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 3: Oh? Look, it's a pretty long and difficult path, to 13 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 3: be honest. But look, you spent many, many years as 14 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 3: a musician. So I'm formerly a violinist and I played 15 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 3: a lot of different orchestras, and you study all of 16 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 3: that and then you sort of sidestep into the conducting role. 17 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 3: And it's sort of a job that I'm twenty years 18 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 3: in and I'm just in the very beginning. 19 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: So yeah, first thought, it looks amazing, really interesting, so 20 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: much power of it. 21 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, the orchestra were relying on you so much, just 22 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 2: no pressure. 23 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: None at all. 24 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 3: Yeah. Look, it's such a funny thing. Because in one 25 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 3: last it looks like I'm actually just waving my arms 26 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 3: around us down in time, which anyone can do. Like 27 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 3: everyone can run, but we can't all run like you 28 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:15,839 Speaker 3: know if you say bold. 29 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 2: So yeah, it's. 30 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 3: A little bit like being a CEO for a day. 31 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 3: I guess there's lots of setting the vision and direction 32 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 3: and all that as well. 33 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, now, love, Actually is it your have you done? 34 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 3: This? 35 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: Is it your favorite Christmas movie? 36 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 3: Oh? I think it's everyone's favorite Christmas movie. 37 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 2: I think, yeah, yeah, there is that with most people. 38 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 3: Yeah. 39 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 4: Yes, people have a real soft spot for it and 40 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 4: they want everything to be spot on, don't Jessica, They're 41 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,639 Speaker 4: gett a bit fussy if the arrangements were too different. 42 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 3: Oh. Absolutely, But this is bang on as the movie comes. So, 43 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 3: I mean, this is an experience that you will not 44 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 3: catch at home on your couch. And it's got everything 45 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 3: from the show and basically we leave all of the 46 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 3: all the dialogue and everything in that the film just 47 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 3: plays as is and all the music is removed and 48 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 3: we perform that live in front of the screen. So 49 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 3: it's an incredible experience both of the orchestra and for 50 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 3: the audience. 51 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I believe people are encouraged to come dressed 52 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: in the Christmas spirit. 53 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 3: Absolutely, yeah, absolutely, have as much fun as you like. 54 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 3: We love to see that from the stage here. 55 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: Have you done something like this before with the film 56 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: being projected while you perform. 57 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, I've done lots of film in concert, actually, everything 58 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 3: from some of the John Williams like et and I've 59 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 3: done Twilight and James Bond of Another James Bond coming 60 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 3: up in feb YEA and in perf with Wazzo, and 61 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 3: even computer game music like Zelda and all of those 62 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 3: things as well. So I'm pretty used to the forum. 63 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 3: It's a little bit of a different skill set, but 64 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 3: it's great fun. 65 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 1: At the other end of the sky, you're also doing 66 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: the wa season of Swan Lake. 67 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 3: Yes, traditional. Yeah, well I wear a lot of different hats. 68 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 3: But that's the thing I love about the diversity of 69 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 3: music in Western Australia and Australia. So yeah, what. 70 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 4: About Michael Bolton. People love the fact that Michael Bolton, 71 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 4: He takes a Mickey out of himself. You got to 72 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 4: work with the man with the incredible locks, who's cut 73 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,679 Speaker 4: them off these days? But how was that experience? 74 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 3: It was great he's actually the nicest man on the planet. Yeah, 75 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 3: absolutely lovely to work with. And yeah, we did the 76 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 3: Australian tour and a few years the guys think back 77 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 3: in about twenty eighteen or so, twenty nineteen, and yeah, 78 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 3: he's absolutely wonderful to work with. And I mean, I've 79 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 3: never experienced those sort of audiences before. They're perhaps a 80 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 3: little bit older now than what they were when he 81 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 3: first was coming out with a hit, but they people 82 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 3: would just be crying and it was just incredible to 83 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 3: be a part of it. 84 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: From that point of view, I imagine this job has taken 85 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: you lots of places around the world, and I guess 86 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: that you would have the easiest thing to check in too. 87 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: It's not like you trying to check in a trombone, 88 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: just the bat on. 89 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 3: Well, the baton is very because aren't always. 90 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 4: Know a lot of drummers and they're very fussy about 91 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 4: the sticks. But with the bat on, there's probably a range, 92 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 4: is it because everyone's got Olympic level of. 93 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:16,919 Speaker 3: Gear, There is a big range. It's the sort of 94 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 3: thing that you probably could just use a chopstick with 95 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 3: a bit of cork on the end, of course, but 96 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 3: we have them beautifully. I have them custom made, with 97 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 3: them delaid and waited perfectly for my But yeah, well. 98 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: That would be important. 99 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 2: Should have a JG stamped on it too, I reckon somehow. 100 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 3: I actually do awesome, fantastic love it. 101 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: So, Kate Blanchette, you're probably aware of this has just 102 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: made and we'll see it. I think might be a 103 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 1: Boxing day movie, or saying the film Tar, in which 104 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 1: she plays a conductor. Are you prepared for a surge 105 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: of interest in the profession when that comes out? 106 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 3: Yeah? Look, I think it's January twenty sixthcept that we 107 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 3: don't and it was actually one of my very close 108 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 3: friends who taught her and toward her with all the conducting. 109 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:03,919 Speaker 3: I've sort of had a lot of good chats about 110 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 3: the inside stories. I mean, Kate's a very good musician anyway, 111 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 3: as a child growing up and an extremely hard worker. 112 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 3: It's a pretty it's going to be a fascinating movie, 113 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 3: quite dark. I wouldn't say my career involves all of 114 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 3: what she has had to say as yes, yeah, but absolutely, 115 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 3: I mean I think it is. It's a pretty misunderstood 116 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 3: career and certainly there still aren't many females. I mean 117 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 3: when I started, we were in about four to six 118 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 3: percent internationally, and now where internationally so working at the 119 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 3: sort of top end. So it's still Yeah, we've still 120 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 3: got a long way to go. So I hope that 121 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 3: this will spark a little bit more curiosity and support 122 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 3: and visibility. 123 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, considering it's women that can think of a 124 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: couple of things at the same time, not so good. 125 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: I would have thought they'd be more. I have to do, Jessica. 126 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: My you know a lot of people play air guitar 127 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: or air drums or something. Very eccentric grandfather who on 128 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: two occasions I caught air conducting. 129 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 2: Oh really was he? He was air conducting. He was 130 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 2: so embarrassed to not air conditioning. Yeah, he was air conducting. 131 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: He turned around and there I was. It was hilarious anyway, Jessica, 132 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 1: we cannot wait to see Love Actually live in concert 133 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: December seventeen at Riverside the end of Waterway to welcome 134 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,799 Speaker 1: in the Christmas season. Thanks for the chat. 135 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 2: We've talked us a little bit this morning as well. 136 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: Thanks Jessica, Bye bye.