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The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Cast

Orin O'Brien, Molly O'Brien, George O'Brien, Marguerite Churchill View All

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Molly O'Brien (Director) View All

Release: Nov. 9th, 2023

Runtime: 35 minutes

Trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien never wanted the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966 as the first female musician in the New York Philarmonic, it was inevitable that she would become the focus of much interest and fascination. Now 87 years old and recently retired, Orin looks back on her remarkable life and career, insisting that a fuss should not be made, much preferring to play a supporting role to the family...

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Gideon58
Molly O'Brien, a television and documentary film producer who has been working steadily since the year 2000, decided to mount this documentary about her aunt, a legendary double bassist named Orin O'Brien who, in 1968, became the first woman to join the New York Philharmonic, under the direction of ....

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Thief
The Only Girl in the Orchestra follows the life and career of Orin O'Brien, an iconic bassist that became the first female musician to be accepted in the New York Philarmonic back in the 1960s.