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The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Molly O'Brien

2023 • 35m

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 w...

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Official Trailer

Cast

Orin O'Brien

Orin O'BrienSelf

Molly O'Brien

Molly O'BrienSelf / Narrator

George O'Brien

George O'BrienSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marguerite Churchill

Marguerite ChurchillSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Leonard Bernstein

Leonard BernsteinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crew

Molly O'Brien

Molly O'BrienDirector

Errol Morris

Errol MorrisExecutive Producer

Laura Karpman

Laura KarpmanOriginal Music Composer

Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum

Nora Kroll-RosenbaumMusic Producer

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The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2023) — Backlot Notes