Senior Carolyn Jantsch stands alone after she outplayed 194 other aspirants to win the coveted position of principal tuba with the Philadelphia Orchestra. She is the first female tuba player to sit with a major American symphony orchestra, and at age 20 the youngest in this Philadelphia institution. Following her April graduation, Jantsch, an honors student in the School of Music, will join the orchestra for its summer performances and full season beginning in the fall. Prior to her appointment with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Jantsch had been substituting with that organization and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Her honors and accomplishments include winning first place in four international solo competitions, including the prestigious 2004 Der Internationaler Instrumentalwettbewerb Markneukirchen and the Tuba Artist Competition at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference 2004 in Budapest, Hungary. Last year, she was named a Yamaho Young Performing Artist. (Photo by Margot Schulman)