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Jane Marvine
English Horn
Gardening is music to her ears.
When the sun is shining and the orchestra has a
day off, there’s only one place to find BSO English
horn player Jane Marvine.
“If it’s a beautiful day, I could get lost in my garden
for eight hours,” says Marvine. “It is my absolute
passion. I just adore creating order out of chaos and
sculpting and painting with flowers and plants.”
Marvine, her husband, BSO Co-Principal Trombone James Olin, and their three children moved to
their current Baltimore County home with its spacious backyard in 1987. After more than 25 years
of gardening TLC, it’s no wonder that her yard has
become a marvel to friends and neighbors alike. It
currently boasts forests of 150-foot-tall white pine
as the backdrop for clusters of hydrangeas and
a rainbow array of perennials, punctuated by
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