One Woman in a Hundred
Edna Phillips and the Philadelphia Orchestra
Gifted harpist Edna Phillips (1907-2003) joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1930, becoming not only that ensemble's first female member but also the first woman to hold a principal position in a major American orchestra. Plucked from the Curtis Institute of Music in the midst of her studies, Phillips was only twenty-three years old when Leopold Stokowski, one of the twentieth century's most innovative and controversial conductors, named her principal harpist. This candid, colorful account traces Phillips's journey through the competitive realm of Philadelphia's virtuoso players, where she survived--and thrived--thanks to her undeniable tale…
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- ISBN: 978-0-252-09454-5
- EAN: 9780252094545
- Produktnummer: 20439301
- Verlag: University of Illinois Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 296 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'596 KB
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