In all US symphony orchs, there are just 4 women percussionists
mainWe counted them:
2 in Chicago (including principal Cynthia Yeh)
1 in Philadelphia
1 each in Hawaii and Rochester.
This looks like a closed shop.
We also hear that the number of young women inducted into the New World Symphony has been falling year by year. The orchestra does not use a screen for auditions.
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