In spite of an audition that Farrell felt was not her best work, she got the position, and is excited about the prospect of playing with the SLSO, which she will join in the fall.
"[It's] pretty intimidating, especially when I'm going to be the youngest player in the section," Farrell said. "It's hard to assert authority with some people who have so much more experience than I have. So I hope it will be a cooperative effort.... I hope I can just slide in there and there won't be any great upheavals."