And while some are happy to get to the point of playing "Happy Birthday" for their grandchildren, others achieve a level of competence that allows them to join ensembles and even earn money playing.
Michael Adcock, a pianist, is to join the ensemble for the Schnittke Piano Quintet (1972-76).
Pamela Mia Paul, a pianist, is to join the ensemble for Dohnanyi's Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor (Op. 1).
Similarly, Patty Bowles, 46, a daughter Mr. Longo, one of the founding members, decided to join the ensemble to help maintain a family tradition.
Shabalala recruited several relatives to join the ensemble, and in 1970 a radio broadcast led to the group's first recording contract.
This, says Walther, is why she was so keen to join this ensemble: "They don't shy away from playing the core rep.
The great William H Macy (Fargo, Magnolia) is in talks to join the ensemble cast of Welcome to Collinwood, an independently financed crime caper co-starring George Clooney, Luis Guzman and Isiah Washington.
After two years, Evelyn went on to play with the Scottish National Orchestra and at Glyndebourne; she later progressed to the London Symphony Orchestra, where she and fellow oboist Natalie Caine were the first women to join the ensemble.
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said that he didn't expect any more of them to join the ensemble in this particular scandal, which is fine: we've got enough characters to keep straight.
In November at Dance Theater Workshop, as part of the Performa 09 festival, DD Dorvillier took a break from her choreographic career to join the ensemble cast of Anne Collod's "parades & changes, replays".
