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This short documentary celebrates trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien, the first woman to become a full-time member of the New York Philharmonic.

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00:00Wow. I bet you my father's had this.

00:05Probably.

00:06Because he seemed to know all about you.

00:08Oh dear.

00:09Orrin O'Brien, the newest member of the New York Philharmonic,

00:12scurried into Philharmonic Hall one rainy night

00:15and, ignoring the musicians' locker room, got dressed in a washroom.

00:22Miss O'Brien, who is the daughter of old-time Western star George O'Brien

00:26and actress Marguerite Churchill, may be the best woman bassist in the world.

00:31To a man, they say, Orrin is one of the boys.

00:34Only Orrin is one of the girls.

00:36The only girl, in fact, in the 104-member orchestra.

00:39A situation unique at the Philharmonic, so there is yet no place for her to dress.

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The Only Girl in the Orchestra | Official Trailer - Netflix

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