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Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert with New Jersey Symphony
Sun, May 31, 2026
TODAY'S PERFORMANCE

Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert
with New Jersey Symphony  

JOHN WILLIAMS composer
NICHOLAS HERSH conductor
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY

Feature Film with Orchestra

This performance runs approximately two hours and 50 minutes in duration, including a 25-minute intermission.

© & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Presentation Licensed by Disney Concerts in association with Warner/Chappell Music.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Star Wars Film Concert Series
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

A Lucasfilm Ltd. Production
A Rian Johnson Film

Starring
Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher,
Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega,
Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong’o,
Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie,
Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern,
with Frank Oz,
and Benicio del Toro

Music by
John Williams

Visual Effects and Animation by
Industrial Light & Magic

Costume Designer
Michael Kaplan

Film Editor
Bob Ducsay

Production Designer
Rick Heinrichs

Director of Photography
Steve Yedlin, ASC

Executive Producer
J.J. Abrams, Tom Karnowski, Jason McGatlin

Produced by
Kathleen Kennedy, p.g.a., Ram Bergman, p.g.a.

Written and Directed by
Rian Johnson

This film is Rated PG-13 ˝2018 & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on Walt Disney Records 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
Theo Bockhorst, 
   Assistant Principal 
   Second Violin 
Debra Biderman
Ann Kossakowski
John Connelly
Alexandra Neglia
Ming Yang
Héctor Falcón


VIOLIN
Fatima Aaziza
Wendy Chen
Maya Shiraishi
Bryan Hernandez-Luch
Youngsun Kim
Helen Vassiliou
Jesus Saenz, Acting
    Section Violin

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
LonFon Law
   Acting Principal, 
   The Lawrence J. 
   Tamburri Chair
Zachary Marzulli,
   Acting Assistant Principal
Jonathan Storck
David Rosi
Kathryn Stewart, 
Acting Section Bass


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


BASS TROMBONE
Zachary Neikens


TUBA
Derek Fenstermacher,
   Principal, 
   The Liss Chair


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


PERCUSSION
Luca Esposito,
   Principal


PERSONNEL
Adria Benjamin,
   Personnel Manager
Naomi Youngstein,
   Assistant Manager


LIBRARIAN
Tracy Nguyen,
   Principal Librarian


* Colton Fellow for the 2025-26 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