× Upcoming Events Welcome! History Education & Community Engagement Annual Supporters Next Stage Supporters Board & Staff General Information Past Events
Image for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back In Concert with New Jersey Symphony
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back In Concert with New Jersey Symphony
Sun, May 21, 2023
TODAY'S PROGRAM

New Jersey Symphony logo

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back In Concert

CONSTANTINE KITSOPOULOS, conductor
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY

Feature Film with Orchestra

There will be one intermission.

Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox,
Lucasfilm Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music.
© 1980 & TM LUCASFILM LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © DISNEY


Empire Strikes Back Title Page

CO-PRESENTED BY

State Theatre New Jersey logoand

New Jersey Symphony logo

THE ORCHESTRA

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
Debra Biderman
Ann Kossakowski
John Connelly
Alexandra Neglia
Héctor Falcón


VIOLIN
Fatima Aaziza
Wendy Y. Chen
Maya Shiraishi
JoAnna Farrer
Minji Kwon*
Bryan Hernandez-Luch
Jesus Saenz+


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


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


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


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
Andrew Adelson


ENGLISH HORN
Andrew Adelson


CLARINET
Pascal Archer,
   Acting Principal 
Andrew Lamy


E-FLAT CLARINET
Andrew Lamy


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


HORN
Chris Komer,
   Principal
Andrea Menousek
Lawrence DiBello
Susan Standley*


TRUMPET
Garth Greenup,
   Principal,
   The Amadeus Circle
   Chair
Anderson Romero,
   Second Trumpet/
   Assistant Principal
David Larson


TROMBONE
Vacant,
   Principal
Vernon Post


BASS TROMBONE
Vincent Belford


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
Erin Vander Wyst,
   Principal*
Tracy Nguyen


* Leave of absence for the 2022–23 season
+ Colton Fellow for the 2022–23 season

The New Jersey Symphony uses a system of string rotation. In each string section, members are listed in order of seniority. The musicians and librarians employed by the New Jersey Symphony are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

Program and artists are subject to change. The use of flash bulbs, cameras or recording equipment during the concert is strictly prohibited. 

SUPPORTED BY

Sponsor logo