[Dixielandjazz] Look out you tubists. This one cuts you all.

[Steve barbone]

Paraphrase from a Philadelphia Inquirer Article:

"When he was here recently leading the Philadelphia Orchestra, Simon Rattle
was so smitten with a young substitute musician in the back row that he
arranged an audition with his Berlin Philharmonic."

Too late because the Philadelphia Orchestra has hired HER for its own vacant
Tuba chair. She is the only, and possibly the first female tuba player in a
major full time US Orchestra.

But since Carol Jantsch is only 20, she returned to the University of
Michigan so she can graduate this April. Then she returns to the Orchestra.

This is her first Orchestral job, as well as her first job. The chair pays
over $100,000 but the Philadelphia did not disclose her pay.

Because she had no experience, they first refused to audition her. So she
sent of CD of her playing to Bar Harbor Brass Week, a summer brass
work-shop. The music director there was Blair Bollinger, bass trombone at
Philadelphia and chair of the tuba audition committee.

He invited her to audition after being absolutely blown away. What did she
play? Khachaturian's Violin Concerto. Now if you know the piece, you know it
is a plethora of notes for a violinist. On tuba? Probably damn few would
ever even attempt it.

My oh my, a no experience, 20 year old female lands a tuba gig, only one
chair in a symphony orchestra, with the Philadelphia. She replaces Paul
Krzywicki who held the chair from 1972 to present.  Berlin? She did get the
invite there, but never considered it because they want a Bb Tuba player and
she plays a C tuba.

Other fascinating facts about miss Jantsch. She has a 4.7 liter lung
capacity, the same as men tuba players and she won a tuba tossing contest in
Finland. Farthest throw into the lake. (Women's Division). :-) VBG.

Damn, I wonder if she would like a few jazz gigs. :-) VBG

Cheers,
Steve