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New World Symphony Alumni
The New World Symphony has over 1,200 alumni making a difference in orchestras, ensembles and educational institutions in over 30 countries around the world. Here are the jobs NWS Fellows and Alumni have accepted in recent seasons.
Fellows and Alumni: If we have inadvertently omitted your name, please contact Marci Falvey.
2022-23 Season
Chava Appiah, Cello, Quapaw Quartet and Arkansas Symphony
Pascal Archer, Principal Clarinet, New Jersey Symphony (one-year)
Hyunjae Bae, Viola, Singapore Symphony
Drew Banzhaf, Associate Principal Bass, Malmö Symphony
Camila Berg, Viola, Sarasota Orchestra
Sophia Bernitz, Second Violin, New Bedford Symphony
Stephanie Block, Principal Viola, Sarasota Orchestra
Clare Bradford, Cello, Calgary Philharmonic
Sheila Brown, Associate Professor of Viola, Lynn University
Daniel Carson, Bass, Chicago Symphony
Andrew Chilcote, Bass, Pacific Symphony
Christina Choi, Violin, Toronto Symphony
Victoria Chung, Adjunct Faculty (Oboe), University of Richmond
Justin Cummings, Second Bassoon, San Francisco Symphony
Mark Debski, Principal Oboe, The Florida Orchestra
Amelia del Caño, Second Bassoon, Louisiana Philharmonic (one-year)
Guangwei Fan, Associate Principal/Second Trombone, North Carolina Symphony (one-year)
Carolyn Farnand, Viola, Symphony Nova Scotia
Roy Femenella, Horn, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Steven Franklin, Principal Trumpet, St. Louis Symphony
Michael Franz, Bass, The Philadelphia Orchestra
Erica Gailing, Viola. Baltimore Symphony
George Goad, Trumpet, Kansas City Symphony
Chad Goodman, Music Director, Elgin Symphony
Ian Greenberg, Assistant Principal Cello, New Zealand Symphony
Darren Hicks, Principal Bassoon, National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ontario)
Victor Huls, Assistant Principal Cello, Florida Orchestra
Jessica (Pasternak) Ingersoll, Viola, Columbus Symphony
Francisco Joubert Bernard, Faculty (Bassoon), University of Louisville
Julia Karstens, Principal Librarian, Virginia Symphony
Jesse Kasinger, Violin, Nashville Symphony (one-year)
Amy Sunyoung Lee, Cello, Charlotte Symphony
Ka-Yeon Lee, Violin, San Francisco Opera
Natalie Lee, Violin, Naples Philharmonic
Jakob Lendhardt, Clarinet, President's Own Marine Band
Elizabeth Lu, Part-time Marketing Associate, New World Symphony
Margeaux Maloney, Acting Section Violin, San Diego Symphony (one-year)
Carson Marshall, Sales, Reuning and Son Violins
Aspen McArthur, Director of Artistic Administration, Boulder Philharmonic
Jesse McCandless, Principal Clarinet, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Jarrett McCourt, Assistant Professor of Tuba/Euphonium, University of Missouri – Kansas City
Emilia Mettenbrink, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator, Minnesota Opera
Emerson Millar, Second Assistant Concertmaster, Seattle Symphony
Ansel Norris, Associate Principal Trumpet, Florida Orchestra
Alan Ohkubo, Cello, Louisville Orchestra (interim)
Bradley Parrimore, Acting Principal Viola, Jacksonville Symphony
Nick Platoff, Faculty (Trombone), Stanford University (one-year)
Christian Reif, Chief Conductor, Gävle Symphony (Sweden)
Yuki Numata Resnick, Director of Arts and Culture, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Megan McClendon Rios, Violin, Jacksonville Symphony (one-year)
Kevin Ritenauer, Associate Principal Timpani/Section Percussion, St. Louis Symphony
Matthew Roitstein, Principal Flute, St. Louis Symphony
Noah Roper, Bass Trombone, Central City Opera
Douglas Rosenthal, Trombone, Pittsburgh Symphony
Nash Ryder, Instructor (Violin), University of Northern Iowa
Carrie Schafer, Assistant Principal/Second Trumpet, Grand Rapids Symphony
Courtney Sedgwick Filner, Viola, Naples Philharmonic (one-year)
Clare Semes, Associate Concertmaster, Toronto Symphony
Marlea Simpson, Viola, Minnesota Orchestra
Lisa Stoneham, Bass Trombone, Bozeman Symphony; Bass Trombone, Hawaii Symphony (one-year)
Natsuko Takashima, Principal Second Violin, Louisville Orchestra (interim)
Michael Turkell, Acting Principal Second Violin, Sarasota Orchestra (one-year)
Bee Ungar, Acting Associate Principal Bassoon, Phoenix Symphony (one-year)
Chase Waterbury, Second Trombone, Monterey Symphony
Dillon Welch, Violin, Louisville Orchestra
Teddy Wiggins, Violin, New Jersey Symphony (one-year)
Audrey Wright, Violin, New York Philharmonic
Julia Yang, Faculty (Cello), College of the Holy Cross
Roman Yearian, Associate Principal Second Violin, Naples Philharmonic
Joo Bin Yi, Principal Oboe, Vancouver Symphony (one-year)
James Zabawa-Martinez, Violin, Kansas City Symphony (one-year)
Evan Zegiel, Patron Services Coordinator, Interlochen Center for the Arts;
Lecturer (Tuba and Euphonium), Purdue University Fort Wayne
2021-22 Season
Christopher Blackmon, Librarian, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Emilio Carlo, Viola, Cincinnati Symphony
Daniel Carson, Bass, Chicago Symphony
Corbin Castro, Horn, North Carolina Symphony
Autumn Chodorowski, Violin, Kansas City Symphony
Victoria Chung, Oboe, Richmond Symphony
Justin Cummings, Bassoon, Knoxville Symphony
Amelia del Caño, Bassoon, Louisiana Philharmonic
Brendon Elliott, Violin, Virginia Symphony
Antonio Escobedo, Bass, Bergen Philharmonic
Gianluca Farina, Trumpet, Sarasota Orchestra
Roy Femenella, Horn, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Michael Franz, Bass, Philadelphia Orchestra
Benjamin Fryxell, Cello, Jacksonville Symphony
Gary Ginstling, Clarinet, Executive Director, New York Philharmonic
George Goad, Trumpet, Kansas City Symphony
Johanna Gruskin, Flute, New Zealand Symphony
Darren Hicks, Bassoon, National Arts Centre Orchestra
Ethan Hoppe, Violin, United States Air Force Strings
Spencer Ingersoll, Viola, Columbus Symphony
Brendan Kane, Bass, Israel Philharmonic
Jung Eun Kang, Violin, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Katherine Kobylarz, Violin, Baltimore Symphony
Isabel Kwon, Cello, Cincinnati Symphony
Scott Leger, Horn, Louisville Orchestra
Zhengdong Liang, Violin, National Arts Centre Orchestra
Sodam Lim, Violin, Kansas City Symphony
Gabriel Napoli, Viola, Cincinnati Symphony
Aaron Norlund, Trumpet, Jacksonville Symphony
Sam Pedersen, Viola, Houston Symphony
Angelo Quail, Clarinet, United States Marine Band
Michael Rau, Violin, Baltimore Symphony
Jonathan Reed, Bass, Grand Rapids Symphony
Kevin Ritenauer, Percussion, Saint Louis Symphony
Matthew Roitstein, Flute, Saint Louis Symphony
Yefim Romanov, Violin, Florida Orchestra
Jessica Ryou, Violin, North Carolina Symphony
Kyle Sanborn, Bass, Minnesota Orchestra
Chelsea Sharpe, Violin, Louisville Orchestra
Marcelina Suchocka, Percussion, Sarasota Orchestra
Arno Tri Pramudia, Trombone, Gothenburg Symphony
Chloe Tula, Harp, Omaha Symphony
2020-21 Season
Pascal Archer, Principal Clarinet, New Jersey Symphony (one-year)
Giovanni Bertoni, Principal Clarinet, Jacksonville Symphony
Kevin Chen, Violin, Atlanta Symphony
Jennifer Choi, Cello, Dallas Symphony
Julia Coronelli, Principal Harp, Milwaukee Symphony
Dima Dimitrova-Davis, Assistant Principal Second Violin, Bern Symphony
Michael Franz, Principal Bass, Pacific Symphony
Jeff Garza, Principal Horn, Oregon Symphony
George Goad, Principal Trumpet, Grand Rapids Symphony
Kevin Gobetz, Principal Bass, Phoenix Symphony
Mark Grisez, Principal Trumpet, Columbus Symphony
Andrew Johnson, Percussion, Winnipeg Symphony
Blake-Anthony Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Sinfonietta
Ran Kampel, Assistant Professor of Clarinet, Baylor University
Kerry Kavalo, Annual Giving Manager, Oregon Symphony
Stephen Kehner, Assistant Principal Percussion, Oregon Symphony
Matthew Kibort, Timpani, Glimmerglass Opera
Kelton Koch, Trombone, Vienna Philharmonic
Ann Lanzilotti, Curator of Music, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Peiming Lin, Violin, National Symphony
Nicholas Mariscal, Assistant Principal Cello, Milwaukee Symphony
Jarrett McCourt, Tuba, Winnipeg Symphony (one-year)
Rebecca Oliverio, Trumpet, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Sam Pedersen, Viola, Lyric Opera of Chicago (partial-season)
Joseph Peterson, Director of Operations and Artistic Planning, Reno Chamber Orchestra and Nevada Chamber Music Festival, and Second Trombone, Reno Philharmonic
Yuan Qi, Associate Principal Viola, Utah Symphony
Priscilla Rinehart, Second Horn, Sarasota Orchestra
Abhijit Sengupta, Director of Artistic Planning, Carnegie Hall
Jenny Snyder Kozoroz, Program Director, Brevard Music Center
Daniel Stewart, Music Director, San Francisco Symphony Youth Symphony
Ebonee Thomas, Second Flute, Dallas Opera
Kurt Tseng, Associate Principal Viola, North Carolina Symphony
Alison Verderber, Principal Librarian, Austin Symphony
Marguerite Lynn Williams, Principal Harp, Minnesota Orchestra
Evan Zegiel, Tuba, Ann Arbor Symphony (one-year)
Nina Zhou, Assistant Vice President of Advancement, The Colburn School
2019-20 Season
Paul Beck, Associate Librarian, Milwaukee Symphony
Myles Blakemore, Trombone, United States Naval Academy Band
Kathryn Brooks, Principal Bassoon, Winnipeg Symphony
Grace Browning, Principal Harp, Rochester Philharmonic
Kayla Burggraf, Piccolo, Kansas City Symphony
Nick Castellano, Acting Assistant Principal/Utility Horn, Cincinnati Symphony (eight-month)
Andrew Chilcote, Bass, Phoenix Symphony (one-year)
David Connor, Assistant Principal Bass, Houston Ballet Orchestra
Timothy Dilenschneider, Associate Principal Bass, Houston Symphony
Matthew Eckenhoff, Horn, Colorado Symphony
Christopher Fischer, Viola, Cincinnati Symphony
Tom Fleming, Second Bassoon, Dallas Symphony
Andrew François, Viola, St. Louis Symphony
Steven Franklin, Associate Principal/Second Trumpet, Kansas City Symphony
George Goad, Associate Principal Trumpet, Montreal Symphony
Kevin Gobetz, Bass, San Diego Symphony (six-month)
Sarah Harball Kienle, Viola, Dallas Symphony
Francisco Joubert Bernard, Second Bassoon, Louisville Philharmonic
Kristin Kall, Director of Operations, National Repertory Orchestra
Kelton Koch, Trombone/Academy Member, Vienna Philharmonic
Anne Lanzilotti, Co-Director of New Music Ensemble and Festival, The Tianjin Juilliard School, and
Curator of Music, The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center
Jiali Li, Co-Principal Viola, Hong Kong Philharmonic
Si-Yan Darren Li, String Chamber Music Coordinator, Cleveland Institute of Music
Kenneth Liao, Violin, San Diego Symphony
Sodam Lim, Violin, Alabama Symphony (one-year)
Aspen McArthur, Assistant Librarian, Houston Symphony
Jarrett McCourt, Tuba, Winnipeg Symphony (one-year)
Esther Nahm, Viola, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (one-year)
Ansel Norris, Second Trumpet, Naples Philharmonic
Anthony Parce, Viola, Nashville Symphony
Daniel Parrette, Principal Clarinet, Louisiana Philharmonic
Elizabeth Phelps, Violin, Seattle Baroque Orchestra
Derek Powell, Violin, National Symphony
Erich Rieppel, Principal Timpani, Minnesota Orchestra
Ryan Roberts, English Horn, New York Philharmonic
Dominic Rotella, Principal Horn, Richmond Symphony
Erik Rynearson, Principal Viola, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Qianwen Shen, First Violin, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Xiaohan Sun, Viola, Dallas Symphony
Alex Wadner, Principal Timpani, Chattanooga Symphony and Opera
Matthew Way, Manager of Advancement Relations & Strategic Initiatives, Detroit Symphony
Audrey Wright, Associate Concertmaster, Baltimore Symphony
Jesse Yukimura, Viola, Kansas City Symphony
