NYO-USA 2018
In 2018, the orchestra traveled to Asia with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, performing a new Carnegie Hall–commissioned work by Ted Hearne alongside works by Sibelius and Gershwin. The tour kicked off with the orchestra’s annual concert at Carnegie Hall, continuing with stops in Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, and Daejeon.
Download the 2018 NYO-USA, NYO2, and NYO Jazz Commemorative Book.
Repertoire
TED HEARNE Brass Tacks (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F Major
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43
Encores:
BIZET Farandole from L’Arlésienne
COPLAND “Hoe-Down” from Rodeo
MEREDITH MONK “Panda Chant II” from The Games
TRADITIONAL “Longing for Mt. Geumgang” (arr. Lincoln Valdez)
Meet the Orchestra
* Prior NYO-USA member
+ Prior NYO2 member
Strings
Violin
Nicholas Abrahams, Boca Raton, FL
Fiyifolu Adebekun, Gilbert, AZ*
Brandon Aponte, Blue Hill, ME
Kevin Bai, Plano, TX*
Simon Luke Brown, Davis, OK*
Arianna Brusubardis, Dousman, WI
Claire Cai, Mount Sinai, NY*
Anabel Carvajal, Miami, FL+
Drew Dansby, Charlotte, NC*
Hannah Duncan, Belle Plaine, IA*
Epongue Ekille, Rochester, NY+
Akili Farrow, Philadelphia, PA
Matthew Hakkarainen, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Kingston Ho, New Providence, NJ+*
Faustina Housner, Cherry Hill, NJ
Erica Yeawon Hwang, San Diego, CA*
Ryan Jeong, Ames, IA
Alyssa Kim, River Edge, NJ*
Symphony Koss, Vancouver, WA
Devin Lai, Morgantown, WV+
Charlotte Loukola, West Palm Beach, FL
Sofia Matthews, Berkeley, CA
Johnny May, Penn Valley, PA*
Haeun Moon, Waco, TX
Sam Parrini, Greenville, SC
Rohun Rajpal, Eastchester, NY
Adrian Rogers, Bronx, NY
Julia Su, Marietta, GA+
Javier Fernando Torres-Delgado, San Juan, PR+
Jason Wang, Keller, TX*
Annalisa Welinder, Port Jefferson, NY*
Sophia Yiwen Zheng, West Palm Beach, FL
Viola
Amelia Abouljoud, Detroit, MI+
Clara Bouch, Cherry Hill, NJ
Sophie Choate, Provo, UT*
Juliette Duguid, Westfield, NJ+*
Matthew Garcia, Harlingen, TX+*
Alexandra Hong, Manhasset, NY+
Wilson Hsu, Brookline, MA
Brian Isaacs, Forest Hills, NY
Yong Ha Jung, Flower Mound, TX
Alex Koller, Orlando, FL*
Elizabeth Nguyen, Clayton, MO
Julian Seney, Los Angeles, CA
Anabel Tejeda, West Palm Beach, FL
Cameren Anai Williams, West Palm Beach, FL
Cello
Quenton Xavier Blache, Wake Forest, NC
Joshua Chiang, San Jose, CA*
Ryan Chung, Manhasset, NY*
Roric Cunningham, Manchester, NH
Simon Housner, Cherry Hill, NJ*
Annie SeEun Hyung, Orange, CA*
Haddon Kay, Chicago, IL
Kristy Park, Bellevue, WA
Robin Park, Princeton Junction, NJ
Megan Savage, Port St. Lucie, FL
Alexander Wu, Penn Valley, PA*
Eric Zaks, Needham, MA
Bass
Mitchell Ballester, Dayton, OH
Andrew Gantzer, Centreville VA
Diego Garza-Romero, Edinburg, TX+*
Pablo Kennedy, Austin, TX*
Rachel Martin, Pittsburgh, PA*
Dimitrios Mattas, Fruit Heights, Utah*
Ethan Moffitt, Glendale, CA
Ella Sharpe, Winston-Salem, NC*
William Swett, New York, NY*
Woodwinds
Flute
Khoi Dinh, Los Angeles, CA+
Phoebe Rawn, Seattle, WA
Alyssa Tinsley, Kingwood, TX
Lindsey Wong, Cincinnati, OH
Oboe
Peter Davies, Dallas, TX*
Alexander Mayer, Phoenix, AZ
Kara Poling, Reisterstown, MD+
Kate Wegener, Easton, CT*
Clarinet
Jonathan Jalbert, Meadows Place, TX*
Kofi Kwapong, Sarasota, FL
Javier Morales-Martinez, Los Angeles, CA+
Alisha Zamore, Stockbridge, GA
Bassoon
Jordan Farber, Las Vegas, NV
Julian Gonzalez, Miami, FL+
Vincent Igusa, Baltimore, MD+
Quincey Trojanowski, Hillside, IL
Brass
Horn
Nathan Cloeter, Lake Jackson, TX+*
August Haller, Brooklyn, NY*
Clare Phelps, Darien, CT
Gaby Pho, Annandale, VA
Scott Sanders, Mansfield, TX*
Trumpet
Remi Beltran, Nanuet, NY
Shania Cordoba, El Paso, TX
Forrest Johnston, Great Falls, VA
Samuel Stout, Grand Ridge, IL
Trombone
Megan Martin, Grayslake, IL
Noah Stein, Yardley, PA
Bass Trombone
David Schonberger, El Paso, TX+*
Tuba
David Stein, Morristown, NJ
Percussion
Timpani and Percussion
Jeremy Davis, Diamond Bar, CA*
Will Harris, Greenville, SC
Simon Herron, Hanover, NH*
Jakob Schoenfeld, Oviedo, FL
Apprentices
Apprentice Orchestra Librarian
Nick Jack Agliata III, Oakbrook, IL
Apprentice Orchestra Manager
Antonio Jarvey, Great Falls, MT
Apprentice Composers
Elise Arancio, Tucker, GA
Justin Zeitlinger, Dumont, NJ
Apprentice Conductors
Richard Kaminuma, Chelmsford, MA
Christina Morris, Freeport, NY
Faculty
James Ross, Orchestra Director
Joseph Young, Resident Conductor
Ruth Reinhardt, Assistant Conductor
Andrew Crust, Assistant Conductor
Benjamin Bowman, Concertmaster, The MET Orchestra
David Halen, Concertmaster, Saint Louis Symphony
Justin Bruns, Associate Concertmaster, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Beth Guterman Chu, Principal Viola, Saint Louis Symphony
Wei Yu, Principal Cello, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Robin Kesselman, Principal Bass, Houston Symphony
Jeff Turner, Principal Bass, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Julia Bogorad-Kogan, Principal Flute, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Jonathan Fischer, Principal Oboe, Houston Symphony
Mark Nuccio, Principal Clarinet, Houston Symphony
Steve Williamson, Principal Clarinet, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Matsukawa, Principal Bassoon, The Philadelphia Orchestra
David Cooper, Principal Horn, Berlin Philharmonic
Andrew Balio, Principal Trumpet, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Weston Sprott, Acting Principal Trombone, The MET Orchestra
Peter Sullivan, Principal Trombone, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Chris Hall, Principal Tuba, The MET Orchestra
Kyle Turner, Principal Tuba, Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Jason Haaheim, Principal Timpani, The MET Orchestra
Don Liuzzi, Principal Timpani, The Philadelphia Orchestra
Marc Damoulakis, Principal Percussion, The Cleveland Orchestra
Jacob Nissly, Principal Percussion, San Francisco Symphony
Tour
July 19: Carnegie Hall, (New York)
July 24: National Concert Hall (Taipei)
July 27: Shanghai Symphony Hall (Shanghai)
July 29: National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing)
August 1: LOTTE Concert Hall (Seoul)
August 3: Daejeon Arts Center (Daejeon)
