2023 New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring Concert Program Book

YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Spring Concert Newark → Sunday, May 7, 2023, at 4 pm | Science Park High School New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra José Luis Domínguez artistic director, The Anna P. Drago Chair Terrence Thornhill concert host, assistant conductor & curriculum specialist Academy Wind Quintet Megan Newton flute Kayla Wang oboe Kevin Xu clarinet Sydney Fink bassoon Alexandra Jacobstein horn PAUL HINDEMITH Kleine Kammermusik Op. 24, No. 2 Rhythm Class Demonstration Sasha Ono teaching artist ANDREW DABCZYNSKI & BOB PHILLIPS

Fiddlers Philharmonic

String Ensemble Naomi Youngstein leader GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN ROWLAND PRITCHARD (arr. Keith Terrett) ELENA ROUSSANOVA LUCAS AMY CANN

Ouverture in D Major, TWV 55:D21 Three Welsh Chorales Canzone sotto le stelle Catharsis

Chamber Orchestra Henry Kao conductor JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH JEAN SIBELIUS

Orchestral Suite No. 3 Finlandia Op. 26

~Intermission~ Curtland E. Fields Ensemble Terrence Thornhill conductor ANTONIO VIVALDI (arr. Todd Parrish)

Inverno

Preparatory Violins Gavin Davies teaching artist Training Ensemble Terrence Thornhill conductor ERIK MORALES CARRIE LANE GRUSELLE SUSAN H. DAY

What Dreams May Come Deep River Tango D’Amour

Recognition Of 2023 Graduates Academy Orchestra José Luis Domínguez conductor ANTONIN DVOŘÁK SARAH SPITZER PYOTR ILYCH TCHAIKOVSKY

Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 1 River Reel Finale from Symphony No. 5, Op. 64

This concert is dedicated to the memory of

Anna Drago

(1934–2022) New Jersey Symphony Trustee and Amadeus Circle Leader

“Imagine life without music—I know I couldn’t. The New Jersey Symphony has been enriching my life [since the 1970s]. I’ve been a loyal and devoted supporter for all this time, not only because of my love for music, but because I know that this oustanding symphony orchestra is crucial to the vitality of New Jersey—and the quality of life and sense of self-worth of its citizens. . . .” —Anna Drago Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of a remarkable woman and friend to the New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra—Anna Drago.

Anna gave so much to the Symphony in so many ways—as a trustee, volunteer, educator, advocate, audience member and donor. She was particularly committed to supporting the musicians of the orchestra and the students participating in our education programs.

Over five decades, Anna devoted her time, talents and treasure to a variety of programs, including the Young Artist Auditions student concerto competition and the Central New Jersey Friends of the NJSO volunteer league. Her contributions were recognized when she was named Symphony Volunteer of the Year in 2004.

Most recently, Anna made a major commitment to endow the Artistic Director chair of the New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra.

This free-spirited, strong-minded, caring, and supportive wife, mother, grandmother, and friend will be deeply missed.

About the artists José Luis Domínguez is a prominent talent on international orchestral and operatic stages.

His conducting is described as “unrivaled, magnificent and with exemplary gesturing” (El Mercurio), and he frequents prominent stages across the globe.

He serves as artistic director of the New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra, music director of the Bucks County Symphony Orchestra and as adjunct conducting faculty/artist-inresidence at Temple University-Boyer College of Music. He is a regular guest conductor with the Opéra Saint-Étienne and New Jersey Symphony and is artistic director of the Musical Encounters International Music Festival in La Serena, Chile.

The Library of Congress has selected Domínguez’s Gratias Tibi for physically distanced orchestra and choir, a New Jersey Symphony commission, for inclusion in its collection of works created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Other commissions include the ballet La Casa de Los Espíritus (The House of Spirits); Domínguez conducted its acclaimed 2019 premiere at the Municipal de Santiago-Ópera Nacional de Chile with the Ballet de Santiago and Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago. His Concerto for Oboe premiered in 2020 with Jorge Pinzón and the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá in Colombia to critical acclaim.

Notable conducting engagements include the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra, Frutillar Musical Weeks at Teatro del Lago, Houston Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia, Staatsoper Orchester de Braunschweig in Germany and Symphony Orchestra of the Principality of Asturias in Spain.

Domínguez has collaborated with Renée Fleming, Andrés Diaz, Ray Chen, Sergio Tiempo, Ai Nihira, Verónica Villarroel, Luciana D’Intino, Woo-Yun Kim and Daniel Binelli. He has released critically acclaimed Naxos recordings of his own, The Legend of Joaquín Murieta and the music of Enrique Soro with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Chile. * * * A member of the New Jersey Symphony since 1991, violist Henry Kao occasionally also performs with the orchestra as a violinist. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in violin performance from the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Raphael Bronstein and Ariana Bronne; he earned a Professional Studies Certificate in viola performance from the Mannes College of Music under Sol Greitzer’s tutelage. He attended both the Manhattan School and the Mannes College as a full scholarship student.

In addition to his activities as a member of the New Jersey Symphony, Kao has performed as principal violist in the New York City Opera’s National Company, as well as several Broadway musicals. Kao was the founding conductor of the Greater Newark Chamber Orchestra, now the Chamber Orchestra of the New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra, and he continues to serve in that position today. He has taught masterclasses for Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of the Arts summer music program.

Kao teaches privately, coaches chamber music groups and performs both solo and chamber music across the tristate area. Many of Kao’s students have gone on to attend music conservatories, and others have been principals in youth orchestras across New Jersey. Kao considers educating the next generation to be one of his greatest passions in life.

A native of Westchester County, New York, violinist Naomi Youngstein attended the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division and later received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in violin performance from the school. As a student of Burton Kaplan, Youngstein won the school’s concerto competition and the Ravel Academie competition, for which she was awarded a trip to France to attend master classes at the Ravel Academie. While a student at the Manhattan School, she performed with the school’s orchestra (as concertmaster) and the Manhattan Contemporary Ensemble. Youngstein attended the National Repertory Orchestra festival for two seasons; in her second season with the ensemble, she was assistant concertmaster and performed a concerto with the orchestra.

Youngstein is first violinist and assistant personnel manager of the New Jersey Symphony. She serves as leader of the New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra String Ensemble, violin coach for the Academy Orchestra and is a mentor and teacher in the Coach-in-Residence Program.

She has taught at the Thurnauer School of Music of the Jewish Community Center in Tenafly and at Rutgers Prep School, and she has coached for the New Jersey Youth Symphony. Recently she has led a series of workshops at the Wharton School of Music on “How to Practice.” For several years she has been a chamber music coach and instrumental class leader at the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) summer Chamber Music Institute at Rutgers University, and she is the current treasurer of ASTA NJ. She teaches violin privately at her home studio in West Orange. *** Terrence Thornhill is the Assistant Conductor & Curriculum Specialist for the New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestras, working closely with Artistic Director José Luis Domínguez.

Thornhill also serves as the instrumental music director at Kent Place School in Summit.

Thornhill earned his bachelor’s degree in music education at Montclair State University, studying cello with Nicholas Tzavaras, cellist of the Shanghai Quartet. He received his master’s degree in cello performance from SUNY Purchase College, studying cello with Julia Lichten, cellist of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He also studied conducting with Ken Lam, conductor of the Charleston Symphony and Illinois Symphony Orchestra.

As an educator, Thornhill maintains a diverse private cello studio in the New York metro area, teaching students from young children to adults. In addition to his private studio, He is the conductor of the Varsity Youth Orchestra, JCC String Camerata and Harambee Chamber Orchestra, which is dedicated to performing work by underrepresented composers, specifically composers of color and women, while raising money for community passion projects. Thornhill is an original teaching artist and lead conductor for the Paterson Music Project, an El Sistema program serving over 250 students in Paterson, and the lead conductor at the Opportunity Music Project, which serves El Sistema students in New York City.

Thornhill’s credits include the inaugural John J. Cali School of Music Alumni Achievement Award in 2018. The same year, Thornhill was selected for the faculty at the Youth Orchestras of Los Angeles National El Sistema Festival sponsored by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He also maintains a busy career as a performer, most recently in the Broadway musical Hadestown.

New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra 2022—23 Season TRAINING ENSEMBLE TERRENCE THORNHILL conductor PREP VIOLIN David Alvarez Joseph Alvarez Ian Beaton Gemaiya Easterling Bryce Mitchell Gabriela Quintero James Valenta VIOLIN 1 Melanie Cuna Alex Pola Ashlee Benavides Joshvict Escamilla Saiah Pickering Isabela Salinas-Cavagnaro Ethan Lai Ainsley Cook Matthew Stein Harper Escalante Shia Lo-Rhoden Lucas Moreira Daniel Rivera Mit Patel

VIOLIN 2 Mia Soto Antheia Seaman Natalia Kendall Amelia González Emily Wu Anais Sakajani Gifty Ezeanuna Ammy Peralta Pamela Inahuazo VIOLIN 3 Elijah Lee Eliott Lee Brandon Suarez Leah Ferjuste VIOLA Mark Perez Julissa Villanueva Mateo Baez-Salvador

CELLO Anaiah Fulton Gendiyah Easterling Aysha Peñafiel Patrick Peñafiel Manuel Vera Kiran Matthews Naomi Akakpo Orchid Ryals Ian Cisneros Jesse Ibiefo BASS Abraham González Kenell Jones Izahiel Tiro Class of 2023

COACHES: Ming Yang* (violin), Jesus Saenz* (violin), Yoojin Park (violin), Aurora Mendez (violin), Gavin Davies (prep violin), Lia Davies (prep violin), Kamaljit Bhamra-Watson (violin & viola), Michael Stewart* (viola), Nathaniel Williams (viola), Max Oppeltz* (cello), DoYeon Kim (cello), Matthew Kolodzieski (cello), Marty Steinberg (cello), JP Bernabe (bass) * New Jersey Symphony musician

New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra 2022—23 Season STRING ENSEMBLE NAOMI YOUNGSTEIN leader VIOLIN Sofia Ahmed Kyrae Brock Samuel Brocks Joseph Campbell Justin Casco Jonathan Chen Alexandra Fan Alexandra Friedman Ayla Goore Sophia Lanao Juliet Lopez Madison Manalato Ethan Quiñones Jeremias Sánchez Vania Tueros

VIOLA Laila Bhatia Thandiwe Hintze Taylor Peavy Jax Ryals CELLO Audrey Meyer Evelyn Jiménez Ziran Qu Class of 2023

COACHES: Sasha Ono (cello & rhythm), Matthew Kolodzieski (cello)

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA HENRY KAO conductor VIOLIN 1 Katherine Liang concertmaster * Andrew Liu associate concertmaster Thanasi Kontanis assistant concertmaster * Suri Zhou assistant concertmaster Marisa Olavarria Sanaya Mistry Kimberly Vito Tara Khurana Jada Clark

VIOLIN 2 Anaïs-Skye Clarke-Avignant principal * Alethea Liu assistant principal * Gabriel Merchán Adora Pan Ayden Dai Alison Chen Isabella Marotta Kaya Oguz Daniel Lanao

CELLO Eden Kim principal Paxton Nithikasem assistant principal Hajin Kim Jarom Anderson Aditya Arunkumar * Grace Hemesath Gracen Hill Max Lu Sadie Valencia

VIOLA Josephine Marotta principal Katie Chung assistant principal Sarah Forde

BASS Genevieve Marotta principal Neil Sánchez-Cruzalegui assistant principal Class of 2023 * Peer Mentor

COACHES: Ming Yang* (first violin), Lucy Corwin* (second violin), Aurora Mendez (violin), Michael Stewart* (viola), Max Oppeltz* (cello), Marty Steinberg (cello), Alex Jenkins (bass) * New Jersey Symphony musician

New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra 2022—23 Season ACADEMY ORCHESTRA JOSÉ LUIS DOMÍNGUEZ artistic director & conductor, The Anna P. Drago Chair VIOLIN 1 Timothy Shi concertmaster * Allison Lee associate concertmaster Sarah Spitzer assistant concertmaster Evan Nguyen assistant concertmaster Olive Wang * Annie Jiang Paige Wang * Gael Barker Jun Furukawa Mirella Richard Felix Liu * Hafsa Balki VIOLIN 2 Heidi Tsai principal Tara Shivakumar assistant principal Ameya Srinivasan Sophie Lu Samantha Huerta Caroleena Fernández-Chousal Christabella Leung Vivian Zhang Audrey Hirsh VIOLIN Adhithi Arun Lauren Nguyen Kevin Yang Pauline Tsui *

VIOLA Job Campbell principal Jose Landauro assistant principal Rachael Díaz Vihaan Agarwal Jake Li Anirudh Khandrika

CLARINET Timothy Lien Kevin Xu Alexa Glassner

CELLO Annamaria Witek principal Andrew Ikemoto assistant principal Kenny Yang Norah Wang Justeen Valere Kevin Wei Ethan Kim Ryan Lu

FRENCH HORN Alexandra Jacobstein

BASS Isabella Francisco principal * Michael Forde Giovanni Lombardo FLUTE Megan Newton Annika Moon Niharika Wangikar Cheryl Yang Leah Lu

BASSOON Sydney Fink

TRUMPET Nathan Lee Michael Minenna TROMBONE Aiden Lu * PERCUSSION Matthew Klapowitz Aidan Reilly Victor Merchán artist intern Class of 2023 * Peer Mentor

OBOE Kayla Wang Christina Nicolau Kevin Moon Olivia Manchand Chloe Chung *

COACHES: Naomi Youngstein* (violin), Jesus Saenz* (violin), Martin Andersen* (viola), Fran Rowell* (cello), Tom Forletti (bass), Kathleen Nester* (flute), Robert Ingliss* (oboe), Andy Adelson* (oboe), Andy Lamy* (clarinet), Robert Wagner* (bassoon), Andrea Menousek* (French horn), Garth Greenup* (trumpet), Derek Fenstermacher* (low brass), Wes Krygsman (low brass), Gregory LaRosa* (timpani & percussion) * New Jersey Symphony musician

The New Jersey Symphony is grateful to the following donors for their generous support of our education and community engagement programs in the 2022–2023 season: Youth Orchestra BD Susan J. Cantor - in memory of Anne Lieberson Linda W. Dujack Estate of Eleanor H. English Drs. Mark Fulcomer and Marcia Sass - in memory of Blanche R. Sass Hartman Family Fund - in honor of Naomi Youngstein and Izia Weyman Marjorie Bunnell Charitable Fund Merck Foundation M&T Bank Turrell Fund Victoria Foundation Frank Yoon Diane C. Young MD and Philip Crowley Training Ensemble Frank & Lydia Bergen Foundation Broadridge Foundation Kenneth and Susan Fahrenholtz Curtland E. Fields The Harold I. and Faye B. Liss Foundation Verizon Special Thanks The John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University Anthony Mazzocchi Phil Clifford Taylor Goodson Kyle Ritenauer Tomoko Fujita Science Park High School Darleen L. Gearhart Mario Banks Brian Washington

Photo: Fred Stucker

About the New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra

The New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra Orchestra gives qualified middle- and high-school students— especially Black and Latino youth in the Greater Newark area—unparalleled opportunities to achieve personal and musical excellence. Weekly coaching by Symphony musicians and a supportive peer-to-peer environment provides quality learning and performing experiences and builds a unique culture of collaboration. The achievements of this program and its impact on the lives of these young musicians have received national recognition from the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities.

Youth Orchestra brings together students of all skill levels who share a passion for music. There are four performing ensembles that are sequential in level, creating a pathway for students to flourish and grow under the guidance of the Symphony’s expert faculty. Students in Academy Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, String Ensemble and Training Ensemble perform two full concerts each year and participate in masterclasses and workshops with renowned guest artists. In addition to great music making, benefits of the program include individualized instruction and musicianship training, volunteer opportunities, additional performance opportunities for advanced students and complimentary tickets to select Symphony concerts.

Youth Orchestra annually serves more than 200 students from 11 counties across northern and central New Jersey. Students who play orchestral instruments can apply for membership in the New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra. For more information, visit njsymphony.org/youthorchestra.

About the New Jersey Symphony Youth Orchestra Chamber Music opportunities for students include: The Anne Lieberson Ensemble, a string quartet coached by Symphony violist Martin Andersen, named in honor of a devoted music lover, violinist and teacher; The Academy Wind Quintet, newly-formed in 2022­—23 under the direction of Symphony principal bassoonist Robert Wagner; and The Curtland E. Fields Ensemble, featuring students in the Training Ensemble and String Ensemble playing side-by-side with Peer Mentors and Symphony coaches.

The 2022—23 Anne Lieberson Ensemble includes Allison Lee and Timothy Shi (violins), Vihaan Agarwal (viola) and Annamaria Witek (cello). *** Peer Mentors provide encouragement and support to students in the Training Ensemble. Volunteers from Academy Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra assist coaches and conductors in classes and rehearsals. Mentors are an integral part of the learning environment, and they receive community service credit for their volunteer hours. *** The Henry Lewis Concerto Competition was named in honor of the 2015 induction of former New Jersey Symphony Music Director Henry Lewis into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame. Lewis broke racial barriers in the music world as the first African-American music director of a major American orchestra when he was appointed by the Symphony (1968-76). During his tenure, Lewis brought the Symphony into a new era of highprofile musical activity and community engagement. The Youth Orchestra continues Lewis’ legacy by providing members of Academy Orchestra with opportunities to perform as featured soloists. The 2023 winner, clarinetist Timothy Lien, will perform in this summer’s New Jersey Symphony Parks Concerts.

Photo: Rob Davidson Media

New Jersey Symphony

Board of Trustees Ann D. Borowiec, Co-Chair Robert C. Garrett, Co-Chair Craig Silliman, Vice Chair Christopher Petermann, Vice Chair/Treasurer Carmen A. Corrales, Secretary Dr. Victor Parsonnet, Chairman Emeritus Norman D. Slonaker, Immediate Past Co-Chair Gabriel van Aalst, President & CEO Joseph Accardo Martin Andersen* Audrey Bartner Robert Beylickjian Heather R. Boshak Linda M. Bowden

Life Trustees Richard Byrd Mindy A. Cohen Thomas Comiskey Evan Delgado JoAnna Farrer* Curtland E. Fields Deborah J. Frazier Sue Henderson, Ph.D. David R. Huber Ruth C. Lipper Dr. James F. List Yin Long Martin Melilli Michelle Merchant Elin Heine Mueller Dimitri Nakhamkin Kathleen Nester* Samir Pandiri Marjorie Perry

Warren K. Racusin Michael Richards Adriana Rosin* Lawrence Rutkowski Marcia Sass Susan Shiff Stephen Sichak, Jr. David Southorn* Donald E. Strangfeld Cecilia Sweeney Jessica Trenti Margarita Wallach Lisa Webber Lisa Martinez Wolmart Ming Yang* Diane C. Young, M.D. Edward D. Zinbarg

Albert D. Angel, Vice Chair Emeritus Dr. Victor J. Bauer John Campbell Barbara Bell Coleman R. John Forrest James R. Gillen Scott A. Kobler, Esq. William J. Marino Willard D. Nielsen Dr. Algernon A. Phillips Jr. Russell Prince Charlotte Tanenbaum Robert C. Waggoner Josh S. Weston Honorary Trustee Gov. Thomas H. Kean *Member of the orchestra serving on the Board of Trustees

New Jersey Symphony Family Series presented by The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey.

FAMILY CONCERT

Hooray for Bollywood!

Newark → Saturday, May 13, 2 pm, New Jersey Performing Arts Center Vinay Parameswaran conductor Kulture Kool co-curators Archana Athalye host Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury sitar New Jersey Symphony Take a musical journey inspired by Bollywood, the Indian Hindi-language film industry.

Hear captivating stories of Bollywood’s meteoric rise to international fame, and dance along with special guests to signature music, moves and lyrics of this thrilling genre.

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