NWS alumni are playing with some of the world's most outstanding orchestras. Here is a partial list of alumni names and the organizations with which they are affiliated.
- Violin
- Daniel Carlson, San Francisco Symphony
- Ellen Chen-Livingston, Pittsburgh Symphony
- Glen Cherry, Boston Symphony
- Jason Horowitz, Boston Symphony
- In Sun Jang, San Francisco Symphony
- Naomi Kazama, San Francisco Symphony
- Eva Kozma, Saint Louis Symphony
- Dennis O’Boyle, Pittsburgh Symphony
- Wendy Putnam, Boston Symphony
- Milana Reiche, Minnesota Orchestra
- Marc Rovetti, Philadelphia Orchestra
- Laura Rowe, Detroit Symphony
- Michael Sutton, Minnesota Orchestra
- Isabel Trautwein, Cleveland Orchestra
- Yuko Uchiyama, Pittsburgh Symphony
- Shawn Weil, Saint Louis Symphony
- Beth Woodside, Cleveland Orchestra
- Siwen Xu, Houston Symphony
- Chen Zhao, San Francisco Symphony
- Viola
- Si-Fei Cheng, Minnesota Orchestra
- Mahoko Eguchi, National Symphony Orchestra
- Stephen Fryxell, Cincinnati Symphony
- Amy Long Kniffen, Indianapolis Symphony
- Andrew Wickesberg, Pittsburgh Symphony
- Cello
- Kari Docter, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
- Sébastien Gingras, San Francisco Symphony
- Theodore Harvey, Dallas Symphony
- Bjorn Ranheim, Saint Louis Symphony
- Brad Ritchie, Atlanta Symphony
- Peter Steffens, Dallas Symphony
- Brant Taylor, Chicago Symphony
- Peter Thomas, Milwaukee Symphony
- Bass
- Boris Astafiev, Cincinnati Symphony
- David DiRiso, Saint Louis Symphony
- Scott Dixon, Cleveland Orchestra
- Matthew Frischman, Minnesota Orchestra
- Travis Gore, Seattle Symphony
- Erik Harris, Saint Louis Symphony
- Sarah Hogan, Saint Louis Symphony
- Joe Kaufman, Seattle Symphony
- Michael Kurth, Atlanta Symphony
- Owen Lee, Cincinnati Symphony
- Kathryn Nettleman, Minnesota Orchestra
- Scott Pingel, San Francisco Symphony
- Kevin Switalski, Cleveland Orchestra
- Jeffrey Weisner, National Symphony
- Aaron White, Pittsburgh Symphony
- Flute
- Lisa Byrnes, Utah Symphony
- Alicia DiDonato, Oregon Symphony
- Brook Ferguson, Flute, Colorado Symphony
- Michael Gordon, Kansas City Symphony
- Karen Moratz, Indianapolis Symphony
- Catherine Ransom Karoly, Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Elizabeth Rowe, Boston Symphony
- Marisela Sager, Cleveland Orchestra
- John Thorne, Houston Symphony
- Oboe
- Carolyn Banham, Saint Louis Symphony
- Jonathan Fischer, San Francisco Symphony
- Marni Hougham, Minnesota Orchestra
- Igor Leschishin, Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
- Kathryn Meany, National Symphony
- Dwight Parry, Cincinnati Symphony
- Karen Wagner, Oregon Symphony
- Keisuke Wakao, Boston Symphony
- Clarinet
- Tad Calcara, Utah Symphony
- Alexander Laing, Phoenix Symphony
- Todd Levy, Milwaukee Symphony
- Raymond Santos, Kansas City Symphony
- Robert Woolfrey, Cleveland Orchestra
- Bassoon
- Sophie Dansereau, Vancouver Symphony
- Eric Hall, Canadian Opera Company
- Stephane Levesque, Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
- Christopher Marshall, Minnesota Orchestra
- Philip Pandolfi, Pittsburgh Symphony
- Lori Wike, Utah Symphony
- Horn
- Matthew Annin, Cincinnati Symphony
- Susanna Drake, Chicago Symphony
- Julia Erdmann Hyams, Saint Louis Symphony
- Fritz Foss, Colorado Symphony
- Michael Mayhew, Cleveland Orchestra
- Alberto Suarez, Kansas City Symphony
- Denise Tryon, Philadelphia Orchestra
- Trumpet
- Justin Bartels, Colorado Symphony
- Billy Hunter, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
- Mark Inouye, San Francisco Symphony
- Adam Luftman, San Francisco Opera Orchestra
- Christopher Martin, Chicago Symphony
- Paul Merkelo, Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
- Mark Niehaus, Milwaukee Symphony
- Anthony Prisk, Houston Symphony
- Carrie Schafer, St. Louis Symphony
- Thomas Siders, Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Trombone/Bass Trombone
- Nicole Abissi, Alabama Symphony
- Andrew Chappell, Rochester Philharmonic
- George Curran, Atlanta Symphony
- Aaron LaVere, Oregon Symphony
- Maciej Pietraszko, City Opera of New York
- Bill Thomas, Atlanta Symphony
- Kenneth Thompkins, Detroit Symphony
- Tuba
- Steven Campbell, Minnesota Orchestra
- Stephen Dumaine, National Symphony
- Craig Knox, Pittsburgh Symphony
- Carson McTeer, Cincinnati Symphony
- Randall Montgomery, Milwaukee Symphony
- Timpani/Percussion
- Jeremy Branson, Pittsburgh Symphony
- John Burgardt, San Francisco Opera Orchestra
- Mark Damoulakis, Cleveland Orchestra
- Ian Ding, Detroit Symphony
- David Fishlock, Cincinnati Symphony
- Mark Griffith, Houston Symphony
- David Herbert, San Francisco Symphony
- Michael Israelievitch, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
- William James, Saint Louis Symphony
- Brian Jones, Detroit Symphony
- Christopher McLaurin, Kansas City Symphony
- Patricia Niemi, San Francisco Opera Orchestra
- Jacob Nissly, Detroit Symphony
- Charles Settle, Atlanta Symphony
- Thomas Sherwood, Atlanta Symphony
- Harp
- Elizabeth Hainen, Philadelphia Orchestra
- Licia Jaskunas, Nashville Symphony
- Tisha Murvihill, Calgary Philharmonic
- Julie Smith, San Diego Symphony
- Louise Vickerman, Utah Symphony
- MOST RECENT ALUMNI SUCCESSES
- Rachel Bellairs, Library, San Diego Symphony
- Ann Fink, Violin, Saint Louis Symphony
- Mike Golubitsky, Audio Visual Assistant, The Colburn School
- David Herbert, Timpani, Chicago Symphony
- Kerry Kavalo, Viola, Symphony Nova Scotia
- Angela Lee, Violin, Baltimore Symphony
- Adam Neeley, Viola, Pacific Symphony
- Travis Peterson, Trumpet, Utah Symphony
- Jerome Simas, Clarinet, San Francisco Symphony
- Tristan Sutton, Bass, Bergen Philharmonic
- Elzbieta Weyman, Viola, New Jersey Symphony
- Shannon Wood, Timpani, Saint Louis Symphony
- Daisuke Yamamoto, Violin, Richmond Symphony
- Amy Soyoon Yi, Violin, KBS Symphony Orchestra (Korea)