Carol Jantsch Explained

Birth Name:Carolyn Mae Jantsch
Birth Date:8 March 1985
Birth Place:Ohio, U.S.
Occupation:Musician, professor
Instrument:Tuba
Associated Acts:Philadelphia Orchestra

Carolyn Mae "Carol" Jantsch (born on March 8, 1985)[1] is an American tuba player. She is the daughter of a medical doctor and a Kenyon College vocal-music teacher, Nancy Jantsch.[2] She began to study piano at age 6, and the euphonium at age 9. She took up the tuba in seventh grade.[3]

Life and career

Jantsch graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy boarding high school in 2002, and is a 2006 graduate of the University of Michigan.[4] While attending university, Jantsch auditioned for the New York Philharmonic and The Philadelphia Orchestra. She was a semi-finalist for the New York tuba position. She won the Philadelphia position of Principal Tuba in February 2006,[5] appointed by music director Christoph Eschenbach. She assumed the chair, full-time, with the 2006–2007 concert season. Jantsch is the youngest member of the Orchestra and is, according to National Public Radio,[6] the first woman to hold a Principal Tuba chair among major orchestras in the United States.

In addition to the Orchestra, Ms. Jantsch also teaches at Yale School of Music.[7]

Jantsch is also a noted Ultimate frisbee player, and won a tuba throwing competition.[1] [8]

Awards and solo competitions

She has won:

Discography

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Tom Di Nardo . In the hands of Philadelphia Orchestra's Carol Jantsch, a tuba's not an oompah machine . Philadelphia Daily News . 2008-02-22 . 2020-12-12.
  2. Web site: Nancy Jantsch, Adjunct Instructor of Voice - Music - Kenyon College . 2009-01-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110103224434/http://www.kenyon.edu/x16351.xml . 2011-01-03 .
  4. Web site: Senior snags spot in Philly orchestra . Jones . Alexandra . The Michigan Daily . March 10, 2006 . December 10, 2020.
  5. Peter Dobrin, "Breaking the brass ceiling". Philadelphia Inquirer, 26 February 2006.
  6. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6077977 Renée Montagne and Miles Hoffman, "Young Tuba Player Gets Nod from Phila. Orchestra". Morning Edition, National Public Radio program, 15 September 2006.
  7. Web site: Carol Jantsch . 2020-08-13 . 2008-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081020101742/http://www.music.yale.edu/people/carol-jantsch . live .
  8. http://www.fromthetop.org/Programs/performers.cfm?pid=1677 Fromthetop.org
  9. http://caroljantsch.com/recordings.html caroljantsch.com/

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