New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra 2023 Winter Concert - Academy Orchestra Performance

Performance by the New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra's Academy Orchestra, led by conductor and Youth Orchestra Artistic Director Diego García, at the 2023 Winter Concert at Science Park High School in Newark, NJ on December 10, 2023.
Diego García artistic director & conductor, The Anna P. Drago Chair
New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra Academy Orchestra
Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 1
Edward Elgar Enigma, Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36
Variation VIII (W.N.)
Variation IX (Nimrod)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36
I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
Arturo Márquez Conga del Fuego Nuevo
VIOLIN 1
Allison Lee co-concertmaster ♫
Timothy Shi co-concertmaster ♫
Heidi Tsai
Pauline Tsui ♫
Jun Furukawa ♫
Vincent Guo ♫
Annie Jiang
Paige Wang ♫
Evan Nguyen
Hafsa Balki
Ameya Srinivasan ♫
Kevin Yang ♫
Felix Liu ♫
Adhithi Arun
VIOLIN 2
Lukas Witek principal ♫
Sanda Rakotobe-Joel assistant principal
Anais-Skye Clarke-Avignant ♫
Tara Shivakumar
Audrey Hirsch
Christabella Leung ♫
Claire Yoon ♫
Seoyeon Kim ♫
Katherine Liang ♫
Suri Zhou ♫
Jada Clark ♫
VIOLIN
Esther Myung
Sophie Lu ♫
Lauren Nguyen
Celine Shon
Esther Hwang
VIOLA
Winston Wang principal ♫
Jose Landauro assistant principal ♫
Charlotte Ka ♫
Olivia Kim ♫
Jake Li
CELLO
Annamaria Witek principal
Kenny Yang assistant principal ♫
Claire Kim ♫
Justeen Valere ♫
Ethan Kim
Hanson Lee
Tessa Chow ♫
Alex Lee
Lukas Kwon
Jason Hwang ♫
Kevin Wei
Eden Kim
Ryan Lu ♫
Mia Roewe ♫
BASS
Isabella Francisco principal ♫
Niles Scott assistant principal ♫
Michael Forde ♫
Genevieve Marotta
Odie Femi-oke
FLUTE
Niharika Wangikar ♫
Aime Jin ♫
Cheryl Yang ♫
Leah Lu
OBOE
Avery Welcome
Chloe Chung ♫
Kevin Moon ♫
Olivia Manchand ♫
CLARINET
Timothy Lien
Alexa Glassner
Leon Guo ♫
Elliott Yi ♫
BASSOON
Danielle Adcock
HORN
Alexandra Jacobstein
Ethan McCarter ♫
Isabella Marotta
TRUMPET
Nathan Lee
TROMBONE
Aiden Lu ♫
PERCUSSION
Matthew Klapowitz ♫
Aidan Reilly
Victor Merchán +
HARP
Isabella Marotta
♫ Peer Mentor
Artist Intern
COACHES: Naomi Youngstein* (violin 1), Jesus Saenz** (violin 2), Martin Andersen* (viola), Philo Lee* (cello), Tom Forletti (bass), Kathleen Nester* (flute), Robert Ingliss* (oboe), Andy Lamy* (clarinet), Robert Wagner* (bassoon), Andrea Menousek* (horn), Garth Greenup* (trumpet), Derek Fenstermacher* (low brass), Wesley Krygsman (low brass), Gregory LaRosa* (timpani & percussion)
New Jersey Symphony musician
** New Jersey Symphony Colton Fellow
The New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra is supported by Marjorie Bunnell Charitable Fund, Richard H. Holzer Memorial Foundation, M&T Bank, Merck Foundation, NJ Manufacturers Insurance Company, Pio Costa Foundation, Turrell Fund and Victoria Foundation. Additional support for the Training Ensemble by Broadridge Foundation, Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation, Harold I. & Faye B. Liss Foundation and Verizon.
Special thanks to the Newark Board of Education, Science Park High School, Principal Darleen L. Gearhart, Margaret El, Rutgers University-Newark, and the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University.