Leighton M. Gill wrote:

>Yes, and the VPO finally broke down and hired a female harpist,

If my information and memory are correct, the harpist in question had
been playing with the orchestra for many years, but was not an "official"
member, vis a vis the other members. As far as I know, what they did was
to make her "official." If I'm wrong, please correct me.

Roger Hecht