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Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert with the New Jersey Symphon
Sun, April 13, 2025
TODAY'S PERFORMANCE

Star Wars: The Force Awakes in Concert
with New Jersey Symphony  

Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor
New Jersey Symphony

Feature Film with Orchestra

This performance runs approximately two hours and 55 minutes in duration, including a 25-minute intermission.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Star Wars Film Concert Series
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Twentieth Century Fox Presents
A Bad Robot Production

Starring
Harrison Ford
Mark Hamill
Carrie Fisher
Adam Driver
Daisy Ridley
John Boyega
Oscar Isaac
Lupita Nyong’o
Andy Serkis
Domhnall Gleeson
Anthony Daniels
Peter Mayhew
and Max Von Sydow

Music by
John Williams

Visual Effects and Animation by
Industrial Light & Magic

Costume Designer
Michael Kaplan

Editors
Mary Jo Markey, ACE Maryann Brandon, ACE

Production Designers
Rick Carter and Darren Gilford

Director of Photography
Dan Mindel, ASC, BSC

Executive Producers
Tommy Harper Jason McGatlin

Produced by
Kathleen Kennedy, p.g.a. J.J. Abrams, p.g.a. Bryan Burk, p.g.a.

Written by
Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt

Directed by
J.J. Abrams

Panavision Prints by Deluxe Technicolor MPAA PG Rating
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack available at Disneymusicemporium.com


STAR WARS FILM CONCERT SERIES PRODUCTION CREDITS

President, Disney Music Group
Ken Bunt

SVP/GM, Disney Concerts
Chip McLean

Supervising Technical Director
Alex Levy – Epilogue Media

Film Preparation
Ramiro Belgardt

Business Affairs, Lucasfilm
Rhonda Hjort
Chris Holm

For Booking Inquires:
Emily.Yoon@TeamWass.com

Music Preparation
Mark Graham
Matthew Voogt
Joann Kane Music Service
Disney Music Library

Operations, Disney Concerts
Brannon Fells
Royd Haston

Marketing & Publicity
Lisa Linares
Lillian Matulic

VP, Disney Concerts
Gina Lorscheider

Business Affairs, Disney Concerts
Darryl Franklin
Leigh Zeichick
Phil Woods
Narine Minasian
Elena Contreras
Addison Granillo
Christy Swintek
Svetlana Tzaneva

Business Affairs, Warner-Chappell
Scott McDowell

NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY

XIAN ZHANG Music Director, The Jaqua Foundation Chair

FIRST VIOLIN
Eric Wyrick,
   Concertmaster, 
   The Dottie Litwin 
   Brief Chair
Brennan Sweet,
   Associate Concertmaster, 
   The Elin Heine Mueller 
   Chair
David Southorn,
   Assistant Concertmaster
Adriana Rosin,
   Assistant Concertmaster
Naomi Youngstein
James Tsao
Xin Zhao
Darryl Kubian


SECOND VIOLIN
Francine Storck,
   Principal, 
   The Dr. Merton L. 
   Griswold, Jr. Chair
Ming Yang, 
   Acting Assistant 
   Principal Second Violin 
Debra Biderman
John Connelly
Ann Kossakowski
Alexandra Neglia
Héctor Falcón


VIOLIN
Bryan Hernandez-Luch
Wendy Chen
Maya Shiraishi
JoAnna Farrer
Fatima Aaziza
Youngsun Kim
Helen Vassiliou
Thierry de Lucas Neves* 


VIOLA
Frank Foerster,
   Principal, 
   The Margrit McCrane 
   Chair
Elzbieta Weyman,
   Assistant Principal
Martin Andersen
Christine Terhune
Henry Kao
Brett Deubner
David Blinn
Michael Stewart


CELLO
Jonathan Spitz,
   Principal, 
   The MCJ Amelior 
   Foundation Chair, in   
   honor of Barbara Bell 
   Coleman
Nayoung Baek,
   Assistant Principal
Sarah Seiver
Ted Ackerman
Hyewon Kim
Philo Lee
Angelique Montes* 


BASS
Ha Young Jung,
   Principal, 
   The Lawrence J. 
   Tamburri Chair
Alexander Bickard,
   Assistant Principal
Jonathan Storck
David Rosi
Frank Lomolino
LonFon Law


FLUTE
Bart Feller,
   Principal, 
   The Edda and James 
   Gillen Chair
Kathleen Nester,
   Assistant Principal

PICCOLO
Kathleen Nester


OBOE
Robert Ingliss,
   Principal, 
   The Arthur E. Walters 
   and Marjory S.    
   Walters Chair


ENGLISH HORN/OBOE
Andrew Adelson


CLARINET
Juan Esteban Martinez, 
   Principal, The Roy and 
    
Diana Vagelos Chair
Andrew Lamy, Second Clarinet


E-FLAT CLARINET
Andrew Lamy


BASSOON
Robert Wagner,
   Principal, 
   The Charlotte and 
   Morris Tanenbaum 
   Chair
Mark Timmerman


HORN
Chris Komer,
   Principal
Lawrence DiBello
Andrea Menousek


TRUMPET
Garth Greenup, 
 Principal, The 
      Amadeus Circle Chair

Anderson Romero, 
     Assistant Principal, 
     Second Trumpet


TROMBONE
Levi Boylan,
   Principal
Vernon Post


BASS TROMBONE
Zachary Neikens


TUBA
Derek Fenstermacher,
   Principal, 
   The Liss Chair


TIMPANI
Gregory LaRosa,
   Principal, 
   The Mia and Victor 
   Parsonnet Chair


PERCUSSION
David Fein,
   Principal


PERSONNEL
Adria Benjamin,
   Personnel Manager
Naomi Youngstein,
   Assistant Manager


LIBRARIAN
Tracy Nguyen,
   Principal Librarian


* Colton Fellow for the 2024-25 season


Program and artists are subject to change. The use of flash bulbs, cameras, or recording equipment during the concert is strictly prohibited. All staff and patrons must follow the health and safety guidelines of the venue. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management. Food and beverages may not be taken into the auditorium. Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the building. Fire notice: The red exit sign nearest your seat is the shortest route outside. The management is not responsible for personal property of patrons.

Made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Musicians and Librarians employed by the New Jersey Symphony are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

CO-PRESENTED BY

State Theatre New Jersey logo

and

New Jersey Symphony logo

SUPPORTED BY



Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund. For information on events, go to MiddlesexCountyCulture.com