Only Girl in the Orchestra, The

[Played Apr. 13 at 11:15 a.m. at the Main Theater during the Shorts Program 01: Living Art as part of the MSPIFF43 Film Festival that runs April 11-25; for more information, log on to https://mspfilm.org for full schedule.] Molly O'Brien's entertaining, informative, inspiring, insightful, 34-minute documentary, which includes archival photographs and film clips, and newspaper clippings, that chronicles the astounding career of talented double bassist Orin O'Brien who was the first woman musician to be hired in 1966 by composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein to play in the 107-member New York Philharmonic orchestra in Manhattan and at age 87, she candidly reflects on her remarkable, fascinating life and career and teaching at the Manhattan School of Music.
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