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Ben Folds in Concert with New Jersey Symphony
Sun, June 14, 2026
TODAY'S PERFORMANCE

Ben Folds with New Jersey Symphony 

BEN FOLDS piano and vocals
EDWIN OUTWATER conductor
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY

Performance time is approximately one hour and 50 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.

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