About the New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy
The New
World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy (NWS), prepares graduates of distinguished music
programs for leadership roles in professional orchestras and ensembles. In the 27 years since
its inception, NWS has helped launch the careers of more than 900 alumni worldwide.
A laboratory for the way music is taught, presented and experienced, the New World Symphony, under the artistic direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, consists of 87 young musicians who are granted fellowships lasting up to three years. Modeled after the demands of a professional orchestra, the program offers in-depth exposure to traditional and modern repertoire, professional development training and personalized experiences working with leading guest conductors, soloists and visiting faculty. Relationships with these artists are extended through NWS' pioneering experimentation with distance learning via the internet.
NWS Fellows take advantage of the innovative performance facilities and state-of-the-art practice and ensemble rooms of the Frank Gehry-designed New World Center, the campus of the New World Symphony.
In the hopes of joining NWS, more than 1,500 recent music school and conservatory graduates
compete for about 35 available fellowships each year. Fellows are selected for this highly
competitive, prestigious opportunity based on their ability and their passion for the future of
classical music.
New World Symphony Fellows, February 2013*
Violin
Karin Andreasen
Kelly Bunch
Alexander Chaleff
Hye Jin Chang
Jane Minjeung Choi
Andrea Daigle
Jeffrey Dyrda
Amos Fayette
Ann Fink
Thomas Hoffman
Jennise Hwang
Vivek Jayaraman
Jihye Kee
Jonathan Kuo
Mircea Lazar
Clara Lee
Colleen McCullough
Heewon Park
Sunjoo Park
Elizabeth Phelps
Constantin Pintea
Derek Powell
Sarah Silver
Foster Wang
Erin Zehngut
Viola
Jeremy Bauman
Elizabeth Breslin
Kallie Ciechomski
Katerina Istomin
Derek Mosloff
Adam Neeley
Emilee Newell
Anthony Parce
Eve Tang
Elzbieta Weyman
Cello
Grace An
Carl Baron
Marybeth Brown-Plambeck
Rosanna Butterfield
Maaike Harding
Kevin Kunkel
Aaron Ludwig
Meredith McCook
Alexandra Thompson
Bass
Charles Clements
Emmet Hanick
Emily Honeyman
Owen Levine
Nathan Lutz
Lee Philip
Noah Reitman
Flute
Henrik Heide
Melanie Lancon
Matthew Roitstein
Oboe
Kevin Pearl
Joseph Peters
Henry Ward
Clarinet
David Lemelin
Jason Shafer
Brad Whitfield
Bassoon
Kathryn Brooks
Evan Epifanio
Thomas Fleming
Horn
Matthew Eckenhoff
Chris Jackson
Alexander Kienle
Alexander Love
Dominic Rotella
Trumpet
Dylan Girard
Pierre-Louis Marques
Eli Maurer
Trombone
Kathryn Daugherty
Santiago Novoa
Bass Trombone
Jeremy Morrow
Tuba
Joshua Lee
Timpani
Alex Wadner
Percussion
Jay Ganser
Rajesh Prasad
Christopher Riggs
Erick Wood
Harp
Grace Browning
Piano
Marnie Hauschildt
Conducting
Joshua Gersen
Library
Jared Rex
Audio Engineering
Brandon Johnson