"The Only Girl in the Orchestra" Film Screening & Musical Performance
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Stories That Matter presents a special screening of the Academy Award-winning documentary, followed by a director Q&A and Peabody performance.
Trailblazing double bassist Orin O’Brien was never one to seek the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966 as the first female musician in the New York Philharmonic, she inevitably became the focus of media attention and, ultimately, one of the most renowned musicians of a generation.
“The Only Girl in the Orchestra” is a window into the trailblazing life of a low-key musical legend. Through intimate storytelling and archival footage, the documentary celebrates Orin’s quiet strength, musical brilliance, and enduring legacy as a mentor and artist.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Join the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center and the Johns Hopkins Krieger School of the Arts and Sciences (KSAS) Graduate Film and Media Program for the fifth film in the new Stories That Matter series, the Academy Award-winning Netflix documentary “The Only Girl in the Orchestra.”
A live performance by Peabody Conservatory musicians and a conversation and audience Q&A with the film’s subject, Orin O’Brien; director, Academy Award-winning Molly O’Brien; and Peabody Institute faculty member and Baltimore Symphony double bassist Nina DeCesare will follow. The conversation with be moderated by Sig Libowitz, director of the Graduate Film and Media program at KSAS.