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Aretha: A Tribute with New Jersey Symphony
Sun, February 18, 2024
THE PROGRAM

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Aretha: A Tribute

Lucas Waldin, conductor
Capathia Jenkins, vocalist    Ryan Shaw, vocalist
New Jersey Symphony

Aretha Franklin Overture
Chain of Fools
I Say a Little Prayer
Birth of Blues
Sir Duke
Nobody Does it Better
What a Friend We Have in Jesus / Climbing Higher Mountains
MacArthur Park
America the Beautiful
Respect

Intermission

Salute to Ray Charles
I Got You (I Feel Good)
Unforgettable
(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
A Change is Gonna Come
Isn’t She Lovely
At Last
Try a Little Tenderness
Amazing Grace

CO-PRESENTED BY

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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
Katherine Woo,
   Acting Assistant Principal
Debra Biderman
Ann Kossakowski
John Connelly
Alexandra Neglia
Ming Yang
Héctor Falcón


VIOLIN
Fatima Aaziza
Wendy Y. Chen
Maya Shiraishi
JoAnna Farrer
Minji Kwon
Bryan Hernandez-Luch
Youngsun Kim
Helen Vassiliou
Teddy Wiggins •
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


ENGLISH HORN/OBOE
Andrew Adelson


CLARINET
Juan Esteban Martinez
   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
Michelle Baker•
Susan Standley*


TRUMPET
Anderson Romero,
   Acting Principal Trumpet,
   The Amadeus Circle
   Chair
Michael Baker,
   Actong Trumpet/
   Assistant Principal
Garth Greenup, Acting
  Third/Utility Trumpet


TROMBONE
Levi Boylan,
   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
Tracy Nguyen,
   Interim Principal•

 

 


* Leave of absence for the 2023–24 season
+ Colton Fellow for the 2023–24 season
• one-year appointment

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

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