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Barbara Wharff was only 13 when she became first flautist and woodwinds leader in the Lemon Grove Junior High Band and Orchestra in the mid-1970s. She studied with Fritz Baker and was also first flautist with the Civic Youth Orchestra II in Balboa Park. Also proficient on piccolo, violin and piano, she won superior ratings in the San Diego Solo and Ensemble Festival and two consecutive scholarships to the Southland Music Camp.