Klarinet Archive - Posting 000045.txt from 1998/01

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Subj: SV: re:Vienna women
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 1998 15:16:24 -0500

In face of having to pay a big penalty the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra =
took in the female harpist that has played with them for many years =
without being a member of the orchestra. The European Union do not allow =
for discrimination of females and have specifically warned off this =
orchestra and their colleagues in Berlin for their habit of not letting =
in females into their orchestras. Since both Germany and Austria are =
members of the European Union they have to abide to the union's laws.

Bert Amten
Stockholm
Sweden

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Datum: den 2 januari 1998 14:42
=C4mne: re:Vienna women

>Harp barely counts. For a number of reasons. I guess she's the token =
gal.
>I'm talkin strings (bowed), woodwinds, brass, percussion. I think Dan =
L.
>got it right.
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>David Blumberg
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>Date: Fri, 2 Jan 1998 01:05:01 EST
>From: Labadorf <Labadorf@-----.com>
>Subject: Re: Vienna Phil. - women not allowed
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>Our local Public Radio Station here in Connecticut just congratulated =
the
>Vienna Phil for accepting their first woman in their employ as harpist. =
The
>commentator, also a woman, might have been too excited to confirm her =
report.
>Does anyone know the real story?
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>Tom L.
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