Jane Little

Jane Little
Información personal
Nombre de nacimiento	Jane Finley
Nacimiento	2 de febrero de 1929; Atlanta, Estados Unidos; Atlanta (Estados Unidos)
Fallecimiento	15 de mayo de 2016 (87 años); Atlanta, Estados Unidos; Atlanta (Estados Unidos)
Causa de muerte	Cáncer óseo
Nacionalidad	Estadounidense
Familia
Cónyuge	Warren Little
Educación
Educada en	Universidad de Georgia
Información profesional
Ocupación	Música
Años activa	1945-2016
Empleador	Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (desde 1945)
Género	Música clásica
Instrumento	Contrabajo
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Jane Little (nacida Jane Finley; Atlanta, 2 de febrero de 1929 – 15 de mayo de 2016)^[1] fue una contrabajista, una de los miembros fundadores de la Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra, que fue precursora de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Atlanta, donde tocó desde los 16 años de edad hasta su muerte con 87.^[2]

Vida

Nacida en Atlanta,^[3] estudió en la Universidad de Georgia, situada al noreste de Atlanta.

En septiembre de 1953, a la edad de 24 años, se casó con Warren Little, el flautista principal de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Atlanta, y estuvieron casados durante 41 años.^[4]

Carrera

Según el Libro Guinness de los récords, Jane Little ostenta el récord mundial de permanencia en una orquesta,^[5] plusmarca que consiguió el 1 de febrero de 2016 después de haber tocado por primera vez con la orquesta el 4 de febrero de 1945.^[6] El anterior récord perteneció a Frances Darger, violinista durante setenta años en la Utah Symphony.^[6]

El 15 de mayo de 2016, Jane Little se desplomó en el escenario mientras interpretaba There's No Business Like Show Business y murió poco después ese mismo día. Había estado sometida a tratamiento contra el mieloma múltiple, un tipo de cáncer de la médula ósea.^[7]^[8]

Referencias

↑ Fox, Margalit (21 de mayo de 2016). «Jane Little, Atlanta’s Venerable Bassist, Dies at 87». The New York Times. Consultado el 22 de mayo de 2016.
↑ «Jane Little, Assistant Principal Bass Emeritus | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra». atlantasymphony.org. Archivado desde el original el 25 de mayo de 2016. Consultado el 18 de mayo de 2016. «Assistant Principal Bass Jane Little was a 1945 charter member of the original Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra, the forerunner of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.»
↑ «Jane Little, record-breaking symphony bassist, dies after collapsing on stage». Canadian Broadcasting Company/Associated Press. 16 de mayo de 2016. Consultado el 18 de mayo de 2016. «The Atlanta native had joined the Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra at age 16, after two years of studying bass in high school, orchestra officials said. She attended the University of Georgia and studied for four years with the principal bass player of the Chicago Symphony.»
↑ «Jane Little, Atlanta's Dainty Double-Bass Player For 71 Years, Dies Onstage». NPR Morning Edition. 17 de mayo de 2016. Consultado el 18 de mayo de 2016. «I was married to the principal flute player for 41 years. And he was this big, 6-feet-2 guy that played a little flute — and he could carry my bass for me, too." Little herself was surprisingly small-framed — only 4 foot, 11 inches — to play the largest member of the string section.»
↑ Edgers, Geoff (5 de febrero de 2016). «Meet the 87-year-old bassist who just made symphony history». Washington Post. Consultado el 16 de mayo de 2016. «The Atlanta Symphony bassist now held the world record for longest tenure with an orchestra.»
↑ ^a ^b Edgers, Geoff; Barbash, Fred (16 de mayo de 2016). «‘An amazing way to go’: Jane Little, world’s longest-serving orchestra musician, collapses and dies performing ‘There’s No Business Like Show Business’». Washington Post. Consultado el 17 de mayo de 2016. «...myeloma ... passed the record set by Frances Darger, the Utah Symphony violinist who had retired in 2012 after 70 years of playing».
↑ Berlinger, Joshua; Marco, Tony (16 de mayo de 2016). «Woman who held record for longest tenure with an orchestra collapses on stage, dies». Cable News Network. Consultado el 17 de mayo de 2016. «Jane Little, a bassist who held the Guinness World Record for the longest professional tenure with a single orchestra, died Sunday night after collapsing on stage during a performance earlier that afternoon.»
↑ «Record-holding double bass player collapses on stage, later dies». CBS News/Associated Press. 16 de mayo de 2016. Consultado el 17 de mayo de 2016.

Enlaces externos

"Dedication And Destiny Build a Symphony" by Ralph McGill publisher Atlanta Constitution - now Atlanta Journal Constitution

Datos: Q24082552

[NYT-1] Fox, Margalit (21 de mayo de 2016). «Jane Little, Atlanta’s Venerable Bassist, Dies at 87». The New York Times. Consultado el 22 de mayo de 2016.

[ASO2016-2] «Jane Little, Assistant Principal Bass Emeritus | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra». atlantasymphony.org. Archivado desde el original el 25 de mayo de 2016. Consultado el 18 de mayo de 2016. «Assistant Principal Bass Jane Little was a 1945 charter member of the original Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra, the forerunner of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.»

[CBC2016-3] «Jane Little, record-breaking symphony bassist, dies after collapsing on stage». Canadian Broadcasting Company/Associated Press. 16 de mayo de 2016. Consultado el 18 de mayo de 2016. «The Atlanta native had joined the Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra at age 16, after two years of studying bass in high school, orchestra officials said. She attended the University of Georgia and studied for four years with the principal bass player of the Chicago Symphony.»

[NPR2016-4] «Jane Little, Atlanta's Dainty Double-Bass Player For 71 Years, Dies Onstage». NPR Morning Edition. 17 de mayo de 2016. Consultado el 18 de mayo de 2016. «I was married to the principal flute player for 41 years. And he was this big, 6-feet-2 guy that played a little flute — and he could carry my bass for me, too." Little herself was surprisingly small-framed — only 4 foot, 11 inches — to play the largest member of the string section.»

[Edgers2016a-5] Edgers, Geoff (5 de febrero de 2016). «Meet the 87-year-old bassist who just made symphony history». Washington Post. Consultado el 16 de mayo de 2016. «The Atlanta Symphony bassist now held the world record for longest tenure with an orchestra.»

[Edgers2016b-6] Edgers, Geoff; Barbash, Fred (16 de mayo de 2016). «‘An amazing way to go’: Jane Little, world’s longest-serving orchestra musician, collapses and dies performing ‘There’s No Business Like Show Business’». Washington Post. Consultado el 17 de mayo de 2016. «...myeloma ... passed the record set by Frances Darger, the Utah Symphony violinist who had retired in 2012 after 70 years of playing».

[Berlinger2016-7] Berlinger, Joshua; Marco, Tony (16 de mayo de 2016). «Woman who held record for longest tenure with an orchestra collapses on stage, dies». Cable News Network. Consultado el 17 de mayo de 2016. «Jane Little, a bassist who held the Guinness World Record for the longest professional tenure with a single orchestra, died Sunday night after collapsing on stage during a performance earlier that afternoon.»

[CBSAP2016-8] «Record-holding double bass player collapses on stage, later dies». CBS News/Associated Press. 16 de mayo de 2016. Consultado el 17 de mayo de 2016.

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