Woman Who Held Record For Longest Tenure With an Orchestra Collapses on Stage, Dies

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.She was 87 years old.
Little joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at 16 years old after studying bass in high school for two years, the group said in a statement.
She was a charter member of the Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra in 1945, playing under all four of the ASO's music directors.
"We can truly say that Jane Little was fortunate to do what she loved until the very end of her storied life and career," the ASO said in a statement.
"The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra was truly blessed to have Jane as part of our family for the past 71 years and we all miss her passion, vitality, spirit and incredible talent."