Carolyn Mae "Carol" Jantsch (born March 8, 1985) is an American tuba player in the Philadelphia Orchestra. She is lauded as the first female tuba player to play in a major symphony orchestra. Jantsch has also worked as a musical educator.


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  • You know [my] primary responsibility is being a solid base for the entire brass section ... If I do my job right, they don't really notice, they just know that it's more comfortable to play.
  • Part of what really helped me ... gain direction for myself was having to teach students, having to verbalize the things I think about when I'm playing, and just basically like ... verbalize my own pedagogy.
    • Jantsch in an interview conducted by Michael Davis. [1]