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Donor Salute 2

Guest Artists 4

NYO-USA Residency and Tour 6

NYO2 Residencies 30

NYO Jazz Residency and Tour 38

NYO-USA Musicians 56

NYO2 Musicians 66

NYO Jazz Musicians 74

Residency and Tour Staff 78

Carnegie Hall Administrative Staff 80

NYO Jazz musicians at the National Taichung Theater Carnegie Hall Board of Trustees 82

In the summer of 2019, more than 200 of the most talented young musicians from across the country came together for the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), NYO2, and NYO Jazz. Following intensive training residencies at Purchase College, State University of New York, with leading professional musicians, the ensembles embarked on tours to destinations around the world, which were anchored by memorable concerts at Carnegie Hall. NYO-USA traveled to the Tanglewood Music Festival in Lenox, Massachusetts, and then to Europe, returning to London and Amsterdam and making debuts in Berlin, Edinburgh, and Hamburg under the baton of conductor Sir Antonio Pappano with mezzo-sopranos Joyce DiDonato and Magdalena Kožená as guest soloists. (Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard was featured at the US performances.) NYO2 traveled to Miami Beach for a residency as part of its continued partnership with the New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy, performing at the state-of-the-art New World Center under conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto. NYO Jazz made its debut tour of Asia, with performances in Taichung, Beijing, Shanghai, Zhuhai, and Hong Kong led by trumpeter and bandleader Sean Jones and featuring vocalist Kurt Elling. Donor Salute NYO-USA NYO2 Lead Donors: Hope and Robert F. Smith, Lead Donors: Hope and Robert F. Smith, Marina Kellen Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, Stephen Kellen Foundation, The Kovner Foundation, The Kovner Foundation, and Beatrice Santo Domingo. Beatrice Santo Domingo, and Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari. Global Ambassadors: Hope and Robert F. Smith, and Global Ambassadors: Hope and Robert F. Smith, and Maggie and Richard Tsai. Carnegie Hall gratefully acknowledges the major supporters who Maggie and Richard Tsai. Leadership support for NYO2 is provided by made NYO-USA, NYO2, and NYO Jazz’s summer 2019 tours and NYO-USA Sponsor: United Airlines®, Official Airline of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Carnegie Hall. THE performances possible. ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION

Major funding has been provided by Founder Patron: Beatrice Santo Domingo. The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Carl Jacobs With additional funding provided by Ardian US Foundation, Foundation, and JMCMRJ Sorrell Foundation. Sarah Arison, and Ernst & Young LLP. Additional funding has been provided by Sarah Arison, The Jack Benny Family Foundation, Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, and Mary Anne Huntsman Morgan and The Huntsman Foundation.

Public funding has been provided by the U.S. Department of Public support is provided by the National Endowment for State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. the Arts.

Founder Patrons: Blavatnik Family Foundation; Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari; The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; Marina Kellen French and the NYO Jazz Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation; The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation; Lead Donors: Hope and Robert F. Smith, Marina Kellen Ronald O. Perelman; Robertson Foundation; French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, Beatrice Santo Domingo; Hope and Robert F. Smith; The Kovner Foundation, Beatrice Santo Domingo, and Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon; Maggie and Richard Tsai. and Joan and Sanford I. Weill and the Weill Family Foundation. Global Ambassadors: Hope and Robert F. Smith, and Maggie and Richard Tsai.

BLAVATNIK Major support has been provided by the Doris Duke FAMILY FOUNDATION Charitable Foundation and Clive and Anya Gillinson, Jean Eric Salata and Baring Private Equity Asia, and NYO-USA performs at Usher Hall in Edinburgh. MBK Partners.

Additional support has been provided by Sarah Arison, Bank of America, and CHIMEI Culture Foundation.

Public support has been provided by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Donor Salute | 3 Guest Artists

NYO-USA 1 2 3 4 Sir Antonio Pappano, Conductor

Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano

Magdalena Kožená, Mezzo-Soprano

Isabel Leonard, Mezzo-Soprano

NYO2 Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor

Gabriela Montero, Piano

NYO Jazz Sean Jones, Artistic Director

Kurt Elling, Vocals

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1. Sir Antonio Pappano 2. Magdalena Kožená 3. Isabel Leonard 4. Joyce DiDonato 5. Carlos Miguel Prieto 6. Gabriela Montero 7. Sean Jones 8. Kurt Elling

Guest Artists | 5 4 | NYO-USA / NYO2 / NYO Jazz | 2019 NYO-USA Residency and Tour NYO-USA Program Overview

In the summer of 2019, the National Following the orchestra’s Carnegie streamed live on medici.tv. The London Youth Orchestra of the United States Hall concert on August 3, NYO-USA concert was broadcast live on BBC of America (NYO-USA)—comprising returned to Europe with appearances in Radio 3, and members of the orchestra 110 outstanding young musicians cultural capitals across the continent, were invited to join Mr. Pappano for a ages 16–19 from across the United including debut performances at the radio interview broadcast by the BBC States—came together for its seventh Young Euro Classic festival in Berlin, World Service. NYO-USA’s Carnegie year of extraordinary music making, Edinburgh International Festival, and Hall concert was broadcast live on the performing at Tanglewood Music Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, as well as radio thanks to an ongoing partnership Festival and Carnegie Hall, and in five return performances at the BBC Proms with WQXR. cities across Europe: Berlin, Edinburgh, and Concertgebouw. The tour concluded with a memorable London, Amsterdam, and Hamburg. As part of their travel schedule, performance at the Elbphilharmonie The members of the 2019 orchestra— NYO-USA musicians had the Hamburg, an impressive new hall. who came from 33 US states—were opportunity to tour each city they Following the concert, the musicians recognized by Carnegie Hall as some visited, collaborate with local young explored the city with a visit to of the finest young players in the musicians, and experience the richness Composers Quarter and a boat tour in country following a comprehensive and of the local culture. The musicians the harbor. The young musicians then highly competitive audition process. received a warm welcome on their returned home, energized and inspired The orchestra featured 32 returning first tour stop, where they attended a to share what they had learned with musicians from previous seasons of reception at the American Academy in their own communities. NYO-USA, as well as 22 players who Berlin, co-hosted by the US Embassy

honed their skills in NYO2. in Berlin, and met US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell during Celebrated conductor Sir Antonio rehearsal. Thanks to the hospitality Pappano led NYO-USA, joined by Repertoire of the Scottish government, mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard for NYO-USA met up with members performances at Tanglewood and BENJAMIN S. Occidentalis of NYO Scotland in Dundee, visited Carnegie Hall. On tour, the orchestra BECKMAN (World Premiere) V&A Dundee (an international center was joined by mezzo-sopranos Joyce of design), and explored Andrew HECTOR Les nuits d’été, Op. 7 DiDonato and Magdalena Kožená. Carnegie’s home country. While in the BERLIOZ The concert program performed Netherlands, NYO-USA took part in at Carnegie Hall featured Berlioz’s a side-by-side event with RCO Young, TYSON J. Delicate Tension Les nuits d’été and R. Strauss’s Eine a new European youth orchestra for DAVIS (World Premiere) Alpensinfonie. Select concerts on tour talented young players created by the featured Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In SERGEI Symphony No. 5 in place of Eine Alpensinfonie, giving London, the orchestra’s brass section PROKOFIEV in B-flat Major, Op. 100 the young musicians the opportunity was bolstered by members of the to perform two ambitious symphonic RICHARD Eine Alpensinfonie, National Youth Orchestra of Great works, as well as new works written for Britain for its performance at the STRAUSS Op. 64 the orchestra by apprentice composers BBC Proms. In Hamburg, players from Benjamin S. Beckman and Tyson J. Encores: the Bundesjungendorchester and the Davis. Beckman’s piece, Occidentalis, Felix Mendelssohn Jugendorchester was premiered at Tanglewood and EDWARD “Nimrod” from joined the orchestra. performed as part of a live BBC Proms ELGAR Enigma Variations broadcast in London and at the Many of the orchestra’s tour GIOACHINO Galop from Overture Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Davis’s performances were broadcast live piece, Delicate Tension, commemorated on radio and television and online, ROSSINI to William Tell the 30th anniversary of the fall of reaching a wide international audience. MIKHAIL Overture to Ruslan and the Berlin Wall, and received its The performance at the Konzerthaus GLINKA Lyudmila premiere at the Konzerthaus Berlin. Berlin was webcast by the ARTE The work was also performed at the network and simultaneously streamed Edinburgh International Festival and by medici.tv; the concert at the NYO-USA performs at the BBC Proms. Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. Elbphilharmonie Hamburg was also 6 | NYO-USA / NYO2 / NYO Jazz | 2019 NYO-USA Residency and Tour | 7 1. Jim Ross leads NYO-USA in rehearsal. 5. NYO-USA bassist Orion Miller and Ali Yazdanfar, Principal 2. Joshua Jones, Principal Percussion of the Calgary Philharmonic Bass of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra NYO-USA Faculty Orchestra, works with NYO-USA percussionist Serena Bangia. 6. Alex Kerr, Concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, 3. NYO-USA clarinetist Anoush Pogossian and Ricardo Morales, coaches NYO-USA violinist Myles McKnight. Principal Clarinet of The Philadelphia Orchestra. 4. Megumi Kanda, Principal Trombone of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and NYO-USA trombonist Will Fowler

James Ross David Cooper 1 2 3 Orchestra Director Principal Horn, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Joseph Young Billy Hunter Resident Conductor Principal Trumpet, The MET Orchestra Deanna Tham Tage Larsen Assistant Conductor Fourth/Utility Trumpet, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Alex Kerr Megumi Kanda Concertmaster, Dallas Symphony Orchestra Principal Trombone, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Justin Bruns Associate Concertmaster, Atlanta Symphony James Markey Orchestra Bass Trombone, Boston Symphony Orchestra Kerri Ryan Austin Howle Assistant Principal Viola, The Philadelphia Principal Tuba, Montreal Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Susan Babini Principal Cello, Milwaukee Symphony Jason Haaheim Orchestra Principal Timpani, The MET Orchestra Ali Yazdanfar Leonardo Soto Principal Bass, Montreal Symphony Principal Timpani, Houston Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Joshua Jones Seth Morris Principal Percussion, Calgary Philharmonic Principal Flute, The MET Orchestra Orchestra Jennifer Gunn Jacob Nissly Piccolo and Flute, Chicago Symphony Principal Percussion, San Francisco 4 5 6 Orchestra Symphony Joseph Peters Nancy Allen Associate Principal Oboe and English Horn, Principal Harp, New York Philharmonic North Carolina Symphony Jessica Zhou Pedro Díaz Principal Harp, Boston Symphony Orchestra Solo English Horn, The MET Orchestra Eric Huebner Jonathan Gunn Principal Piano, New York Philharmonic Assistant Professor of Clarinet, Raymond Nagem University of Texas at Austin Associate Director of Music and Organist, Ricardo Morales Cathedral of St. John the Divine Principal Clarinet, The Philadelphia Bryan Wagorn Orchestra Piano / Assistant Conductor, Carin Miller Packwood The Metropolitan Opera Principal Bassoon, Oregon Symphony Holly Blake Sean Shepherd Contrabassoon and Bassoon, Director of Composition Faculty The Philadelphia Orchestra Christopher Ciampoli Alyssa Weinberg Melinda Wagner Matthew Aucoin Aaron Jay Kernis Guest Composers

Professional affiliations as of July 2019

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As part of NYO-USA, Carnegie Hall offers apprenticeships in roles beyond instrumental practice that allow musicians to explore Tanglewood key aspects of the orchestral field. In 2019, four apprentices worked alongside NYO-USA’s artistic and administrative staff, gaining direct experience in their respective crafts. The apprentice librarian and orchestra manager supported production and operations for rehearsals, concerts, and cultural exchange activities at Purchase College and on tour. For the first time, the two composer apprentices had their works performed by NYO-USA on tour. NYO Jazz welcomed the first-ever apprentice sound August 1, 2019 engineer, who had the opportunity to work alongside the ensemble’s sound engineer during the residency and on tour.

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1. Sofia Corona, Apprentice Orchestra Manager, works alongside Dean McWain, NYO-USA Orchestra Manager. 1. Jakob Schoenfeld, Erica Yeawon Hwang, Haeun Moon, and Robin Park 2. Apprentice Orchestra Librarian Phoebe Propst 2. Concert at Tanglewood Music Festival in Seiji Ozawa Hall 3. Apprentice Sound Engineer Austin Cohen works with NYO Jazz Sound Engineer Paul Boothe. 4. Apprentice Composer Tyson J. Davis and Sir Antonio Pappano 5. Apprentice Composer Benjamin S. Beckman and Sir Antonio Pappano

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Nikki Naghavi, Karlie Roberts, Juliette Duguid, Sir Antonio Pappano, Matthew Garcia, Erica Yeawon Hwang, Isabel Leonard, and Haeun Moon

Isabel Leonard performs Les nuits d’été with the orchestra.

“These young musicians delivered refinement with aplomb. One was struck all evening with how assured was their playing and how alert the musicians were to their own parts and also to what was happening around them.” —New York Classical Review Concert at Carnegie Hall

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Konzerthaus | August 6, 2019

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1. Musicians arriving at the Konzerthaus Berlin 5. Apprentice Composer Tyson J. Davis after the world premiere of 2. Gillian Hilscher, Hugo Bliss, Ashley Hyunjee Kim, Sophia Molina, his piece Delicate Tension Alexandra He, Scott Quirk, and Annika Hsu at the Konzerthaus 6. Gretchen Berendt 3. NYO-USA musicians perform at the American Academy in 7. Shane Savage and Roric Cunningham Berlin. 4.  NYO-USA outside the Konzerthaus Berlin with Dr. Gabriela Minz 1 (Director of Young Euro Classic) and Andreas Görgen (Director 14 | NYO-USA / NYO2 / NYO Jazz | 2019 of Culture and Communication for the German Foreign Office) NYO-USA Residency and Tour | 15 Edinburgh 1 2

Usher Hall | August 9, 2019

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1. Joyce DiDonato performs with NYO-USA at Usher Hall. 2. A brass quintet of NYO-USA musicians performs live on BBC Breakfast, the broadcaster’s flagship morning news and talk show. 3. NYO-USA attends The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

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Royal Albert Hall | August 11, 2019

“From a hushed bed of sleepy strings to dewy woodwind 2 flutterings, the National Youth Orchestra of the USA was impeccably attentive … this band of 16- to 19-year-olds displayed sensitivity and nuance, and even in Strauss’s extravagant An Alpine Symphony it was disciplined precision that made the performance a triumph.” —The Times (London)

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1. NYO-USA performs at Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms. 2. Dylan Fernandez de Lara, Kingston Ho, and Michael Fisher bike near Buckingham Palace. 3. Sightseeing at Tower Bridge 4. Backstage at Royal Albert Hall

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Elbphilharmonie | August 14, 2019

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1. Concert at the Elbphilharmonie 2. Pre-concert performance outside the Elbphilharmonie 3. Musicians on a river cruise in Hamburg 4. River cruise in Hamburg

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During the tour, NYO-USA musicians had the opportunity meet and play with musicians from the countries they visited. James Ross conducted a side-by-side reading at the Akoesticum Performing Arts Training Centre in the Netherlands with RCO Young, a new European youth orchestra created by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, modeled in part on NYO2. The Scottish government also organized a day trip to Dundee for a lunch with NYO Scotland, and a visit to the new V&A Dundee, an international center of design. In addition to exploring the museum, NYO-USA performed a pop-up concert in the main lobby.

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After the first full week of rehearsals, the 223 musicians of NYO-USA, NYO2, and NYO Jazz came together for several shared experiences on Saturday, July 20. The morning began with improvisation workshops in groups of 20–25 students from all three ensembles. The full group then assembled on the stage of the Concert Hall at Purchase College to read through two works. The combined NYO-USA and NYO2 orchestras played movements from Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, which were alternated with the Billy Strayhorn / Duke Ellington arrangements of the same music, performed by NYO Jazz. The event concluded with a “world premiere”—a new arrangement for jazz band and symphony orchestra of the first-ever commission for NYO Jazz, Run with Jones, by Miguel Zenón. That evening, the three ensembles socialized together with a dinner and harbor cruise around Manhattan.

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1. Jim Ross works with the three ensembles. 2. Deanna Tham conducts Miguel Zenón’s Run with Jones. 3. All three ensembles read Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1.

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In its fourth season, NYO2 partnered with the New World Symphony for the NYO2 at Carnegie Hall second time, traveling to Miami Beach for a six-day residency and performance at the state-of-the-art New World Center. In preparation for the exciting trip, the musicians trained at Purchase College, working with a world-class faculty that included New World Symphony fellows, as well as other professional musicians from top US orchestras. Resident Conductor Joseph Young (newly appointed music director of the Berkeley Symphony) returned to lead the ensemble during the Purchase residency, preparing the musicians for the arrival of maestro Carlos Miguel Prieto.

Following two weeks of sectionals, rehearsals, master classes, and private lessons, the talented young musicians headed down to Miami Beach, where they had the chance to work closely with New World Symphony fellows. NYO2’s residency culminated in a performance at the New World Center under the baton of Mr. Prieto with pianist Gabriela Montero as soloist. The program included Stravinsky’s Pétrouchka, Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat (abridged), and Ms. Montero’s Piano Concerto No. 1, “Latin,” performed by the composer. The performance was shared with a wide audience via WALLCAST®, with the full concert projected onto the 7,000-square-foot eastern façade of the building, facing SoundScape Park.

During their time in Miami Beach, the NYO2 musicians had the opportunity to play and learn side-by-side with local young musicians from the Miami Music Project. They also enjoyed a bus tour of the city and a walking tour of Wynwood Walls.

Following their Miami Beach residency, the NYO2 musicians returned to New York to participate in a side-by-side music-making session at The Juilliard School with musicians from the Sphinx Performance Academy. The final celebratory performance took place at Carnegie Hall; both concerts at the New World Center and Carnegie Hall featured rousing Latin-themed encores.

Repertoire

MANUEL DE FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat (abridged)

GABRIELA MONTERO Piano Concerto No. 1, “Latin”

IGOR STRAVINSKY Pétrouchka (1947 version)

Encore:

LUCHO BERMÚDEZ / Colombia Tierra Querida (orch. Rubén Darío Gómez Prada) / GABRIELA ORTIZ Antrópolis

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Joseph Young Joshua Jones 1 2 3 Resident Conductor Principal Percussion, Calgary Philharmonic James Ross Orchestra Orchestra Director Jacob Nissly Deanna Tham Principal Percussion, San Francisco Assistant Conductor Symphony Leonardo Soto Principal Timpani, Houston Symphony Ying Fu Orchestra Associate Concertmaster, National Symphony Orchestra Nancy Allen Principal Harp, New York Philharmonic Lauren Roth Concertmaster, Tucson Symphony Orchestra Eric Huebner Principal Piano, New York Philharmonic Amy Oshiro-Morales Second Violin, The Philadelphia Orchestra Bryan Wagorn Piano / Assistant Conductor, Beth Guterman Chu The Metropolitan Opera Principal Viola, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Wei Yu Principal Cello, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Fellows of the New World Symphony Joseph McFadden Sophia Bernitz Principal Bass, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Violin Scott Jackson Demarre McGill Violin Principal Flute, Seattle Symphony Katherine Kobylarz Erin Hannigan Violin Principal Oboe, Dallas Symphony Orchestra Christopher Robinson 4 5 6 Gabriel Campos Zamora Violin Principal Clarinet, Minnesota Orchestra Daniel Fellows Andrew Brady Viola Principal Bassoon, Atlanta Symphony Kip Riecken Orchestra Viola Drew Comstock Wei-ping Chou Cello Second Horn, Washington National Opera Blake-Anthony Johnson Orchestra Cello Karin Bliznik Kathryn Bradley Principal Trumpet, St. Louis Symphony Bass Orchestra Levi Jones Randall Campora Bass Bass Trombone, Baltimore Symphony Francisco Joubert Bernard Orchestra Bassoon Austin Howle Aaron Ney Principal Tuba, Montreal Symphony Trumpet Orchestra Kevin Ritenauer Percussion

Professional affiliations as of July 2019

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1 “Prieto said that making music with NYO2 will ‘inspire me for a long, long time.’ He and this remarkable band of musicians should tour the entire USA and then the rest of the world. They challenge every conceivable stereotype about classical music

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1. Payton Lee, Jadelyn Ding, Ashley Gomez, Thomas Juhasz, and 1. Concert at the New World Center Lawrence Chai at Miami’s Wynwood Walls. 2. NYO2 cellists Anthony De Peña and Aiden Krogh 2. Musicians at the Hard Rock Cafe in Miami 3. Gabriela Montero and NYO2 clarinetist Joanna Lin 3. Keneil Soni, Elizabeth Jerstad, Cindy Xu, and Avi Gotskind 4. NYO2 violist Jeremiah Moultrie

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Upon returning to New York from Miami Beach, NYO2 visited The Juilliard School for an admissions presentation and music July 30, 2019 making with students in the Sphinx Performance Academy, which took place for the first time in New York in that summer.

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“Coming from a background where students tend to be competitive and often compare themselves to others, I appreciated NYO2’s extremely welcoming environment, in which the intent was to build off one another and share everyone’s unique story in the repertoire we played.” —Andrew Do, NYO2 Cellist

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1. NYO2 with Sphinx Performance Academy musicians at The Juilliard School 1. Concert at Carnegie Hall 2. Ashley Gomez performs side by side with Sphinx Performance Academy musicians. 2. Yudai Leonzon, Edward Jung, and Nicholas Garcia-Hettinger 3. Colin Aponte performs side by side with Sphinx Performance Academy musicians. with Carlos Miguel Prieto

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COUNT BASIE / “Goin’ To Chicago Blues” JIMMY RUSHING

JOHN COLTRANE “Resolution” (arr. Bob Mintzer)

DUKE ELLINGTON “I Like the Sunrise” (arr. Michael Abene)

DUKE ELLINGTON “Sophisticated Lady”

DUKE ELLINGTON / “Tutti for Cootie” (transc. David Berger) JIMMY HAMILTON

DON ELLIS Theme from The French Connection

FRANK FOSTER “Discommotion”

DIZZY GILLESPIE “A Night in Tunisia”

DIZZY GILLESPIE “Things to Come” (arr. Gil Fuller)

FREDDIE HUBBARD “One of a Kind” (arr. Igmar Thomas) NYO Jazz at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center

AYN INSERTO “Mr. Jones and Co” (World Premiere, Carnegie Hall’s national youth jazz orchestra, NYO Jazz— Following an open dress rehearsal at Purchase College, In Beijing, NYO Jazz made its debut at the National Centre commissioned by Carnegie Hall) comprising 23 outstanding young American jazz musicians NYO Jazz performed at Carnegie Hall in a star-studded for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in a performance that was JOE JACKSON “Steppin’ Out” (arr. Michael Abene) ages 16–19 from across the US—came together for its second concert that featured Sean Jones, Kurt Elling, Wycliffe streamed live around the globe via medici.tv. The group’s time year of extraordinary music making, culminating with the Gordon, and Jon Faddis, with solos from nearly every in Beijing also included a visit to the Great Wall of China, the QUINCY JONES “I Needs to Be Bee’d With” ensemble’s first-ever tour to Asia in the summer of 2019. member of the ensemble. Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square. Acclaimed trumpeter Sean Jones returned to lead the THAD JONES “Counter Blocking” group, with Grammy Award–winning vocalist Kurt Elling NYO Jazz’s repertoire ranged from big band standards to a The memorable trip continued with two performances featured as guest artist. NYO Jazz’s tour to Asia included new Carnegie Hall–commissioned work by Ms. Inserto, who in Shanghai, including a debut at Jazz at Lincoln Center THAD JONES “Little Pixie II” (arr. Mel Lewis) debut performances at some of the world’s most prestigious has been hailed as one of the most distinctive large-ensemble Shanghai that received a standing ovation, as well as a JIHYE LEE “Struggle Gives You Strength” concert halls, inspiring audiences with a beloved American composers of her generation. The program also included performance the following evening at Shanghai Oriental a new work by Jihye Lee and new arrangements by Igmar Art Center. The musicians also visited the Shanghai Urban (World Premiere) genre of music. Thomas and Wycliffe Gordon, as well as other contemporary Planning Exhibition Center (a museum that includes a JIMMY MCHUGH / “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, As part of their training residency at Purchase College, pieces that explore jazz’s influence on hip-hop, R&B, and gigantic model of the city), strolled along the Bund, and DOROTHY FIELDS Baby” (arr. Benny Carter and Chris Greive) the musicians received personal coaching from leading pop music. toured Yu Garden. The final two tour stops featured concerts jazz musicians, including drummers Obed Calvaire and at Zhuhai’s Huafa & CPAA Grand Theatre and Asia Society MARY LOU WILLIAMS “New Musical Express” Quincy Phillips, trumpeter Etienne Charles, pianist Shamie After their Carnegie Hall concert, the musicians traveled to Hong Kong Center. As part of the touring activities in Hong Royston, trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, bassist Mimi Asia for two performances at the National Taichung Theater. Kong, the musicians took a sampan boat ride, visited the new STEVIE WONDER “Higher Ground” (arr. Igmar Thomas) Jones, saxophonist Erica von Kleist, guitarists Matthew NYO Jazz’s 2019 touring activities were designed to allow the Xiqu Centre for traditional Chinese opera, and enjoyed the musicians to share their artistry with international audiences Encore: Stevens and Dan Wilson, and ensemble coach / pianist expansive views of the harbor from Victoria Peak. Reggie Thomas. The young musicians also had the special while also experiencing the richness of Asian cultures. WYCLIFFE GORDON “Medley: We’re Still Here / opportunity to meet Ayn Inserto, who wrote a new piece for The ensemble’s four-day visit to Taiwan included cultural He’s Alright” the ensemble. exchange activities with high school students and musicians from across the island.

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Sean Jones 1 2 3 Artistic Director Etienne Charles Trumpet Wycliffe Gordon Trombone Erica von Kleist Saxophone Mimi Jones Bass Obed Calvaire Quincy Phillips Drums Matthew Stevens Dan Wilson Guitar Shamie Royston Piano Reginald “Reggie” Thomas Piano/Ensemble

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai Shanghai Oriental Art Center August 5 and 6, 2019

“I feel inspired and became a better musician this summer. I also became a better educator. What if we could take all that we experienced from the NYO Jazz tour, right from the start, and layer it over the globe? We would have global enlightenment. Thank you, Carnegie Hall, NYO Jazz, and everyone who contributed to making this program happen.” —Anton Kot, NYO Jazz Drummer 1

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1. The musicians post-concert, after strolling along the Bund and enjoying the amazing Shanghai skyline at night 2. Emmanuel Michael 3. Jeremy Duke solos at Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai. 4. Janelle Finton and Jeremy Duke explore Yu Garden.

48 | NYO-USA / NYO2 / NYO Jazz | 2019 NYO Jazz Residency and Tour | 49 1. Concert at Zhuhai Huafa & CPAA Grand Theatre 2. Jeremy Duke, Jett Lim, Leo Markel, and Omeed Nyman Zhuhai 3. NYO Jazz gives a flash mob performance in Zhuhai.

Zhuhai Huafa & CPAA Grand Theatre | August 8, 2019

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Asia Society Hong Kong Center | August 9, 2019

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52 | NYO-USA / NYO2 / NYO Jazz | 2019 NYO Jazz Residency and Tour | 53 1. NYO Jazz with young musicians from Taoyuan Municipal Wu-Ling Senior High School 2. Ethan Avery meets students at Taoyuan Municipal Wu-Ling Cultural Exchange Senior High School. 3. Summer Camargo performs for students at the AIT Youth Leadership Camp. 4. NYO Jazz with Ling Ling Kuo, executive director of CHIMEI Throughout their tour of Asia, the members of NYO Jazz met with other young musicians and learned about the cities they Culture Foundation and deputy director of the Chimei Museum visited. In Taipei, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) organized peer exchange activities with the AIT Youth Leadership 5. Sean Jones and Kurt Elling with Raymond Greene and Camp and workshops with young musicians at high schools in Taipei and Taichung. Eric Aldrich from the AIT. 6. NYO Jazz at Taoyuan Municipal Wu-Ling Senior High School

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54 | NYO-USA / NYO2 / NYO Jazz | 2019 NYO Jazz Residency and Tour | 55 Faustina Housner, 18 Sophia Molina, 16 Violins Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ Hometown: Miami, FL School: Homeschooled School: New World School of the Arts NYO-USA Musicians Messiah Ahmed, 18 Youth Orchestra: Youth Chamber Youth Orchestra: New World Symphony Hometown: Dallas, TX Orchestra at Temple University Music Side-by-Side Orchestra School: Booker T. Washington High School Preparatory Center for Gifted Young for the Performing and Visual Arts Musicians Haeun Moon, 18 Youth Orchestra: Greater Dallas Youth Hometown: Waco, TX Orchestra Annika Hsu, 17 School: Midway High School Hometown: Vienna, VA Youth Orchestra: Waco Symphony Youth Kevin Bai, 19 School: George C. Marshall High Orchestra Hometown: Plano, TX School School: Northwestern University Youth Orchestra: American Youth Nikki Naghavi, 18 Youth Orchestra: Greater Dallas Youth Philharmonic Orchestra Hometown: Frisco, TX Orchestra School: Centennial High School Erica Yeawon Hwang, 19 Youth Orchestra: Greater Dallas Youth Irene Castillo, 17 Hometown: San Diego, CA Orchestra Hometown: Lisle, IL School: Stanford University School: Naperville North High Youth Orchestra: Stanford Symphony Saakshi Navile, 17 School Orchestra Hometown: Exton, PA Youth Orchestra: Merit Philharmonic at School: Shipley School Merit School of Music Bethlehem Kelley, 17 Hometown: Lenexa, KS Valentina Paolucci, 18 , 17 Daniel Cho School: Homeschooled Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL Hometown: Wyncote, PA Youth Orchestra: Youth Symphony of School: Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of School: Germantown Friends School Kansas City the Arts Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College Youth Orchestra: Alexander W. Dreyfoos Orchestra Ruth Kelley, 17 School of the Arts Philharmonic Hometown: Kernersville, NC Elliott Davis, 17 School: University of North Carolina School Jina Park, 17 Hometown: Avon, CT of the Arts Hometown: Lexington, KY School: Avon High School Youth Orchestra: UNCSA Symphony School: Paul Laurence Dunbar High Youth Orchestra: Connecticut Youth Orchestra School Symphony Youth Orchestra: Central Kentucky Youth Kyuna Kim, 17 Orchestra Dylan Fernandez de Lara, 17 Hometown: Vestavia Hills, AL Hometown: San Antonio, TX School: Vestavia Hills High School Sean Takada, 18 School: Claudia Taylor Johnson High Youth Orchestra: Alabama Symphony Hometown: New York, NY School Youth Orchestra School: Stuyvesant High School Youth Orchestra: Youth Orchestra of Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College San Antonio Jory Lane, 18 Orchestra Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO Michael Fisher, 16 School: Homeschooled Julia Wang, 16 Hometown: Williamsport, PA Youth Orchestra: Colorado Springs Youth Hometown: Sunnyvale, CA School: Williamsport Area High Symphony School: Homestead High School School Youth Orchestra: California Youth Youth Orchestra: Williamsport Symphony Christine Lee, 16 Symphony Orchestra Hometown: Saratoga, CA School: Saratoga High School Annalisa Welinder, 18 “While playing the end of An Alpine Symphony at the last performance, , 18 Beau Henson Youth Orchestra: California Youth Hometown: Port Jefferson, NY I looked around at all the musicians in the orchestra. Some were crying or Hometown: Ames, IA Symphony School: Earl L. Vandermeulen High School School: Gilbert High School Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College tearing up, and some were smiling ear to ear. It was a visual reminder of Youth Orchestra: Des Moines Symphony Ajay Mallya, 16 Orchestra Youth Orchestra Hometown: Cupertino, CA the emotion that we all put into the music, and it’s that emotion that makes School: Bellarmine College Preparatory Roger Xia, 17 Kingston Ho, 18 NYO-USA special. Never before had I played with a group of students who School Hometown: Davis, CA Hometown: New Providence, NJ Youth Orchestra: Bellarmine Chamber School: Davis Senior High School Orchestra put so much of their hearts and souls into the repertoire, and seeing that School: Academy for Allied Health Youth Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony Sciences Youth Orchestra really inspired me.” Youth Orchestra: New Jersey Youth Myles McKnight, 19 Symphony Hometown: Asheville, NC —Catherine Deskur, NYO-USA Bassist School: Gap year Youth Orchestra: Asheville Symphony Youth Orchestra

56 | NYO-USA / NYO2 / NYO Jazz | 2019 NYO-USA Musicians | 57 NYO-USA at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam NYO-USA violins NYO-USA cellos

Sylvan Zhang, 16 Matthew Garcia, 18 Shinwho Kwun, 17 Elissa Volling, 17 Alexis DePaolo, 18 Kristy Park, 18 Hometown: Stillwater, OK Hometown: Harlingen, TX Hometown: San Ramon, CA Hometown: Denver, CO Hometown: Casper, WY Hometown: Bellevue, WA School: Stillwater High School School: Harlingen School of Health School: Dougherty Valley High School School: Littleton High School School: Interlochen Arts Academy School: Newport High School Youth Orchestra: Oklahoma Youth Professions Youth Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra: Denver Young Artists Youth Orchestra: Interlochen Arts Youth Orchestra: Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra Youth Orchestra Orchestra Academy Orchestra Orchestra Gillian Hilscher, 18 Sophia Yiwen Zheng, 17 Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD Miranda Lucas, 18 Alice Guo, 16 Robin Park, 18 Hometown: Palm Beach Gardens, FL School: Lincoln High School Hometown: Winchester, VA Hometown: Overland Park, KS Hometown: Princeton Junction, NJ School: Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of Youth Orchestra: South Dakota Symphony School: Interlochen Arts Academy Cellos School: Pembroke Hill School School: West Windsor-Plainsboro High the Arts Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Interlochen Arts Youth Orchestra: Youth Symphony of School North Youth Orchestra: Alexander W. Dreyfoos Academy Orchestra Camden Archambeau, 18 Kansas City Youth Orchestra: Symphony in C School of the Arts Philharmonic Alexandra Hong, 18 Hometown: Weston, CT Hometown: Manhasset, NY Mackie Moore, 17 School: Weston High School Alexandra He, 18 Kevin Song, 16 School: Manhasset High School Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT Youth Orchestra: New York Youth Hometown: Bryn Mawr, PA Hometown: San Diego, CA Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College School: Homeschooled Symphony School: Radnor High School School: Torrey Pines High School Violas Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Gifted Music School Youth Orchestra: Delaware County Youth Youth Orchestra: San Diego Youth Conservatory Orchestra Quenton Xavier Blache, 17 Orchestra Symphony Roger Cawdette, 19 Brian Isaacs, 19 Hometown: Wake Forest, NC Hometown: Boston, MA Hometown: Forest Hills, NY Andy Park, 17 School: Ravenscroft School Kaede Ishidate, 18 School: Harvard College School: Yale University Hometown: South Pasadena, CA Youth Orchestra: Triangle Youth Hometown: Holden, MA Youth Orchestra: Boston Youth Symphony Youth Orchestra: Yale Symphony School: Crossroads School for Arts and Philharmonic School: Wachusett Regional High Orchestra Orchestra Sciences School Youth Orchestra: Debut Chamber Roric Cunningham, 18 Youth Orchestra: Boston Youth Symphony Sophie Choate, 19 Danyoung Kim, 18 Orchestra Hometown: Manchester, NH Orchestra Hometown: Provo, UT Hometown: Montvale, NJ School: Central High School Karlie Roberts, 18 Gregory Llewellyn, 17 School: Harvard College School: Bergen County Academies Youth Orchestra: New Hampshire Youth Orchestra: Harvard-Radcliffe Youth Orchestra: NAfME All-Eastern Hometown: Eugene, OR Philharmonic Orchestra Hometown: Englewood, NJ Orchestra Orchestra School: Sheldon High School School: Riverdale Country School Youth Orchestra: Eugene Symphony Drew Dansby, 18 Youth Orchestra: Manhattan School of Juliette Duguid, 17 Hometown: Charlotte, NC Music Pre-College Philharmonic Orchestra Hometown: Westfield, NJ School: Homeschooled School: Academy for Allied Health Sciences Youth Orchestra: Youth Orchestra of Youth Orchestra: New York Youth Charlotte Symphony

58 | NYO-USA / NYO2 / NYO Jazz | 2019 NYO-USA Musicians | 59 Hannah Lee, 17 Basses Flutes Hometown: Suwanee, GA School: Lambert High School Mitchell Ballester, 17 David Davisson, 17 Youth Orchestra: Atlanta Symphony Youth Hometown: Dayton, OH Hometown: Livermore, CA Orchestra School: Ohio Connections Academy School: Livermore High School Youth Orchestra: Miami Valley Symphony Youth Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony Oliver Talukder, 17 Orchestra Youth Orchestra Hometown: Glenview, IL School: Maine East High School Catherine Deskur, 17 Laura Futamura, 17 Youth Orchestra: Chicago Youth Hometown: Vestal, NY Hometown: Middletown, NJ Symphony Orchestras School: Vestal Senior High School School: High Technology High Youth Orchestra: Binghamton School Philharmonic Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra Andrew Gantzer, 16 Clarinets Centreville, VA Joanna Kim, 18 Hometown: Andrew Chang, 18 School: Westfield High School Hometown: Austin, TX Hometown: Rowland Heights, CA Youth Orchestra: American Youth School: Vista Ridge High School Philharmonic Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Boston University School: Diamond Bar High School Tanglewood Institute Youth Orchestra: Colburn Youth Orchestra NYO-USA basses Diego Garza-Romero, 18 Anoush Pogossian, 16 Hometown: Edinburg, TX Scott Quirk, 17 School: Johnny Economedes High Hometown: Simi Valley, CA Hometown: Los Angeles, CA School School: Monte Vista School School: Verdugo Academy Youth Orchestra: Corpus Christi Youth Orchestra: Colburn Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Colburn Youth Orchestra Symphony Orchestra Phoebe Rawn, 18 Jefferson Sheng, 17 Eliot Lee, 16 Hometown: Seattle, WA Hometown: Ithaca, NY Hometown: Seattle, WA School: Garfield High School School: Ithaca High School School: Ballard High School Youth Orchestra: Seattle Youth Symphony Youth Orchestra: Boston University Youth Orchestra: Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra Tanglewood Institute Orchestra Francisco Vidales, 18 Orion Miller, 16 Hometown: Alpharetta, GA Hometown: New York, NY Oboes School: Chattahoochee High School School: Special Music School High School Youth Orchestra: Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College Caroline Becker, 17 Orchestra Hometown: College Station, TX Noah Yi, 18 Isaac Present, 18 School: KOR Education School Hometown: Plano, TX Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC Youth Orchestra: Greater Dallas Youth School: Plano West Senior High School Orchestra School: University of North Carolina School Youth Orchestra: Greater Dallas Youth NYO-USA flutes of the Arts Orchestra Peter Davies, 18 Youth Orchestra: Boston University Tanglewood Institute Hometown: Dallas, TX School: Highland Park High School Tim Rinehart, 17 Youth Orchestra: Greater Dallas Youth Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC Orchestra School: Chapel Hill High School Jonathan Kronheimer, 18 Youth Orchestra: Duke Youth Symphony Hometown: Newton, MA Shane Savage, 17 School: Gap year Hometown: Port St. Lucie, FL Youth Orchestra: Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra School: Homeschooled Youth Orchestra: Treasure Coast Youth Symphony

NYO-USA oboes NYO-USA clarinets

60 | NYO-USA / NYO2 / NYO Jazz | 2019 NYO-USA Musicians | 61 Liam McConlogue, 18 Gabriel Uriah Ortiz, 17 Bassoons Hometown: Greenbelt, MD Hometown: San Marcos, TX School: Eleanor Roosevelt High School School: San Marcos High School Jordan Farber, 18 Youth Orchestra: Maryland Classic Youth Youth Orchestra: Texas All-State Hometown: Las Vegas, NV Orchestra Symphony Orchestra School: Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Youth Orchestra: The Young Artists Jackson Prasifka, 18 Orchestra of Las Vegas Hometown: McKinney, TX School: Heritage High School Trombones Julian Gonzalez, 18 Youth Orchestra: Greater Dallas Youth Miami, FL Hometown: Orchestra Cooper Cromwell-Whitley, 18 School: New World School of the Arts Hometown: Baltimore, MD Youth Orchestra: New World School of the Scott Sanders, 18 School: The Park School of Arts Symphony Orchestra Mansfield, TX Hometown: Baltimore School: Lake Ridge High School Vincent Igusa, 17 Youth Orchestra: Maryland Classic Youth NYO-USA bassoons Youth Orchestra: Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Hometown: Baltimore, MD Orchestra School: Towson High School Will Fowler, 18 Peabody Youth Jacob Speakman, 18 Youth Orchestra: Hometown: Rockville, MD Orchestra Hometown: College Station, TX School: Thomas S. Wootton High School School: A&M Consolidated High School Kaitlyn Mills, 18 Youth Orchestra: Maryland Classic Youth Youth Orchestra: Houston Youth Orchestra Hometown: Bloomington, IN Symphony School: Bloomington High School Gracie Potter, 16 North Carys Sutherland, 17 Hometown: Surprise, AZ Youth Orchestra: New World Youth Hometown: South Lake, TX School: Arizona School for the Arts Orchestras School: Interlochen Arts Academy Youth Orchestra: Phoenix Youth Youth Orchestra: Interlochen Arts Symphony Emily O’Donnell, 18 Academy Orchestra Hometown: Temecula, CA School: Vista Murrieta High School Youth Orchestra: Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble Trumpets Bass Trombone Nate Petersen, 18 Paul Armitage, 18 Hometown: Deltona, FL Hometown: Newnan, GA NYO-USA horns School: University High School Horns School: Northgate High School Youth Orchestra: Jazz Band of America Youth Orchestra: Atlanta Youth Symphony Gretchen Berendt, 18 Orchestra Hometown: Wampum, PA School: Beaver Area High School Trevor Holmes, 18 Youth Orchestra: Youngstown Symphony Hometown: Coppell, TX Tubas Youth Orchestra School: Coppell High School Youth Orchestra: Greater Dallas Youth Destin Hoskins, 18 Hugo Bliss, 17 Orchestra Hometown: Orange City, FL Hometown: Seattle, WA School: University High School School: Homeschooled Forrest Johnston, 18 Youth Orchestra: Florida Symphony Youth Youth Orchestra: Seattle Youth Symphony Hometown: Great Falls, VA Orchestra Orchestra School: Langley High School NYO-USA trombones Youth Orchestra: American Youth Ben McWilliams, 18 August Haller, 19 Philharmonic Hometown: Kalamazoo, MI Hometown: Brooklyn, NY School: Gull Lake High School School: Harvard College and New England William J. MacDonald, 19 Youth Orchestra: Kalamazoo Junior Conservatory Hometown: Foster, RI Symphony Orchestra Youth Orchestra: New York Youth School: Saxony State High School of Music Symphony Carl Maria von Weber Youth Orchestra: Saxony State Youth Kurt Lautenshlager, 19 Orchestra Hometown: San Antonio, TX School: University of Texas at Austin Youth Orchestra: University of Texas at Austin Wind Symphony NYO-USA trumpets NYO-USA tubas

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Serena Bangia, 16 Benjamin S. Beckman, 18 Hometown: Buffalo, NY Hometown: Los Angeles, CA School: Amherst Central High School: Harvard-Westlake School School Youth Orchestra: Los Angeles Youth Youth Orchestra: Greater Buffalo Orchestra Youth Orchestra Tyson J. Davis, 18 Jeremy Davis, 18 Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA School: University of North Carolina School: Diamond Bar High School School of the Arts Youth Orchestra: Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra Will Harris, 19 Apprentice Hometown: Greenville, SC The NYO-USA percussion section performs at the American Academy in Berlin. School: Eastside High School Orchestra NYO-USA apprentice composers with Director of Composition Sean Shepherd Youth Orchestra: Carolina Youth Symphony Librarian

Robert Lenau, 16 Phoebe Propst, 17 Hometown: South Plainfield, NJ Hometown: Asheville, NC School: South Plainfield High School School: Asheville High School Youth Orchestra: New York Youth Youth Orchestra: Asheville Symphony Symphony Youth Orchestra Jakob Schoenfeld, 18 Hometown: Oviedo, FL School: Interlochen Arts Academy Apprentice Youth Orchestra: Honor Orchestra of America Orchestra Manager Harps Sofia Corona, 17 Hometown: Baltimore, MD Rebekah Hou, 18 High School: Liberty High School NYO-USA harp section with Jessica Zhou Hometown: Okemos, MI Youth Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Phoebe Propst with NYO-USA Orchestra Librarian Matt Searing School: Interlochen Arts Academy Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Interlochen Arts Academy Band and Orchestra

Sophie Thorpe, 17 Hometown: Columbia, MO School: David H. Hickman High School Youth Orchestra: St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra

Piano and Organ

Ashley Hyunjee Kim, 17 Hometown: Demarest, NJ School: Bergen County Academies Youth Orchestra: New York Youth Symphony NYO-USA keyboardist Ashley Hyunjee Kim Sofia Corona with NYO-USA Orchestra Manager Dean McWain

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Melody Gawon Choi, 15 Karalyn Melissa Harper, 17 Violins Hometown: San Jose, CA Hometown: Pinson, AL School: Valley Christian High School School: Alabama School of Fine Arts Colin Aponte, 14 Youth Orchestra: California Youth Youth Orchestra: Alabama Symphony Hometown: Blue Hill, ME Symphony Youth Orchestra School: John Bapst Memorial High School Aidan Daniels, 15 Elizabeth Jerstad, 15 Youth Orchestra: Bangor Symphony Youth Hometown: Frankfort, IL Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD Orchestra School: Providence Catholic High School School: Lincoln High School Youth Orchestra: Chicago Youth Youth Orchestra: South Dakota Symphony Ashni Budge, 16 Symphony Orchestras Concert Orchestra Youth Orchestra Hometown: La Verne, CA School: Bonita High School Isabela Diaz, 14 Edward Jung, 16 Youth Orchestra: Colburn Youth Orchestra Hometown: Miami, Fl Hometown: San Jose, CA “NYO2 was truly an unforgettable experience that has helped me evolve as School: South Miami Middle School School: Leland High School a musician and a person. I believe what makes this program so special is Matthew Chang, 14 Youth Orchestra: Greater Miami Youth Youth Orchestra: California Philharmonic Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Symphony Youth Orchestra that it brings together some of the best young musicians from all over the School: Harvard-Westlake School Youth Orchestra: Harvard-Westlake Nicholas Garcia-Hettinger, 17 Bryan Kim, 15 country despite their differences in dialect, skin, or ethnicity, and it unites Middle School Symphony Hometown: San Antonio, TX Hometown: Blacksburg, VA them through one language: music. Connecting with so many outstanding School: Louis D. Brandeis High School: Blacksburg High School Karishma Chapalamadugu, 16 School Youth Orchestra: Roanoke Youth musicians, mentors, and conductors enabled us to truly make something Hometown: Valrico, FL Youth Orchestra: Youth Orchestras of Symphony Orchestra School: Strawberry Crest High San Antonio special and sing our language to a dazzled audience. I feel lucky to have School Grace Seoeun Kim, 15 been part of such an amazing program.” Youth Orchestra: Tampa Metropolitan Ashley Gomez, 15 Hometown: Closter, NJ Youth Orchestra Hometown: Miami, Florida School: Bergen County Academies —Keneil Soni, NYO2 Horn Player School: Coral Reef Senior High School Youth Orchestra: New York Youth Youth Orchestra: Greater Miami Youth Symphony Symphony

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NYO2 violas

Eliana Lee, 17 Caleb T. Reed, 16 Haile Onikura-Southward, 15 Andrew Do, 17 Hometown: Bedford Corners, NY Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Violas Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Cellos Hometown: Irvine, CA School: Hackley School School: The Haverford School School: Packer Collegiate Institute School: Northwood High School Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College Youth Orchestra: Philadelphia Youth Lawrence Chai, 15 Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Music Alex Aranzabal, 14 Youth Orchestra: California All-State Orchestra Orchestra Hometown: Mount Sinai, NY Advancement Program Chamber Ensembles Hometown: Londonderry, NH Honor Orchestra School: Mount Sinai High School and Orchestra School: Londonderry Middle School Payton Jin-Hyun Lee, 16 Matthew Sakiyama, 15 Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College Youth Orchestra: Dino Anagnost Youth Josephine Kim, 16 Hometown: Duncan, SC Hometown: Millbrae, CA Orchestra Tristin Saito, 16 Symphony Orchestra of New Hampshire Hometown: San Diego, CA School: South Carolina Governor’s School School: The Nueva School Hometown: Henderson, NV School: Torrey Pines High School for the Arts and Humanities Youth Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony Sung-Me Nichole Lee, 17 School: Coronado High School Gloria Cai, 16 Youth Orchestra: Mainly Mozart Youth Youth Orchestra: Carolina Youth Youth Orchestra Hometown: Paoli, PA Youth Orchestra: Las Vegas Youth Hometown: Ellicott City, MD Orchestra Symphony Orchestra School: Conestoga High School Orchestra Youth Philharmonic School: Marriotts Ridge High School Tyler Tan, 15 Youth Orchestra: Philadelphia Youth Youth Orchestra: Peabody Youth Orchestra Aiden Krogh, 17 Yudai Leonzon, 17 Hometown: Cheshire, CT Orchestra Marco Santistevan, 15 Hometown: Grand Forks, ND Hometown: Honolulu, HI School: Cheshire High School Hometown: Rio Grande City, TX Aaron Chen, 17 School: Red River High School School: Moanalua High School Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College Nia McQuarters, 16 School: Roma High School Hometown: Arden, NC Youth Orchestra: Northern Valley Youth Youth Orchestra: Hawaii Youth Symphony Orchestra Hometown: Portland, OR Youth Orchestra: TMEA All-State School: Christ School Orchestras School: St. Mary’s Academy Youth Orchestra: Carolina Youth Rachel Lee Alers Mercado, 15 Jaylin Vinson, 16 Youth Orchestra: Metropolitan Youth Cindy Xu, 14 Symphony Hometown: Manatí, PR Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK Symphony Hometown: San Jose, CA School: Homeschooled School: Midwest City High School School: Valley Christian Junior High Elena Chen, 17 Youth Orchestra: Advanced Orchestra of Youth Orchestra: Oklahoma Youth Ansley Moe, 15 School Hometown: Cupertino, CA the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico Orchestras Hometown: Spartanburg, SC Youth Orchestra: California Youth School: Monta Vista High School Escuela Preparatoria School: South Carolina Governor’s School Symphony Youth Orchestra: California Philharmonic Stephanie Yoshida, 16 for the Arts and Humanities Youth Orchestra Semaj Murphy, 15 Hometown: Honolulu, HI Youth Orchestra: Piedmont Chamber Hailey Xu, 17 Hometown: Philadelphia, PA School: Punahou School Orchestra Hometown: Greer, SC Anthony De Peña, 17 School: Girard Academic Music Program Youth Orchestra: Hawaii Youth Symphony School: Riverside High School Hometown: Miami, FL Youth Orchestra: Philadelphia Young Jeremiah Moultrie, 17 Youth Orchestra: Carolina Youth School: Coral Reef Senior High School Artists Orchestra Hometown: Charleston, SC Symphony Youth Orchestra: New World Symphony School: Goose Creek High School Side-by-Side Ensemble Youth Orchestra: Summerville Orchestra

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Matin Kealaokahinano Boulos, 15 Hometown: Palolo, HI School: Mid-Pacific Institute Youth Orchestra: Hawaii Youth Symphony

Thomas Green, 15 Hometown: Medford, OR School: South Medford High School Youth Orchestra: Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon

Arwyn Ivey, 17 NYO2 oboes coached by Erin Hannigan Hometown: Tarpon Springs, FL School: Tarpon Springs High School: Leadership Conservatory of the Arts Youth Orchestra: Tampa Metropolitan Youth Orchestra

Eli Pace, 17 Hometown: Dublin, OH School: Dublin Jerome High School Youth Orchestra: Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra

Jamie Park, 15 NYO2 flutes Hometown: Beachwood, OH School: Beachwood High School Youth Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra

Cirrus Rowland-Seymour, 15 Hometown: Cleveland, OH School: Shaker Heights High School Youth Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra NYO2 clarinets and bassoons Youth Orchestra Oboes Clarinets Bassoons

Flutes Thomas Juhasz, 15 Kah’lin Jordan, 15 Makayla Bowen-Longino, 16 Sasha Hitachi-Kizziah, 16 Hometown: Carlisle, MA Hometown: Birmingham, AL Hometown: Beltsville, MD School: Trivium School School: Alabama School of Fine Arts School: Stone Ridge School of the Hometown: Chattanooga, TN Youth Orchestra: Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra: Alabama Symphony Sacred Heart School: Chattanooga State Collegiate High Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestra: Chattanooga Symphony Youth Orchestra and Opera Youth Orchestra Coleton G. Morgan, 17 Joanna Lin, 16 William Ramos, 17 Minsoo Kwon, 17 Hometown: Hartville, WY Hometown: Fargo, ND School: Homeschooled / Wheatland High School: Ronald N. Davies High School Hometown: Palm Harbor, FL Hometown: Seattle, WA School Youth Orchestra: Fargo-Moorhead Area School: Tarpon Springs High School School: Lakeside School Youth Orchestra: All-Northwest Orchestra Youth Symphonies Youth Orchestra: Tampa Metropolitan Youth Orchestra: Seattle Youth Youth Orchestra Symphony Orchestra Helen Skilbred, 16 Cole Turkel, 16 Nathan Shepherd, 14 John Robert Santiago, 17 Hometown: Upland, CA Hometown: Los Angeles, CA School: Upland High School School: Los Angeles County High School for Hometown: Lanesville, IN Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Youth Orchestra: Colburn Youth Orchestra the Arts School: Homeschooled School: Los Angeles County High School Youth Orchestra: Colburn Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Indiana All-State for the Arts Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Symphony Orchestra

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NYO2 horns NYO2 trombones and tuba Sean C. Edwards Bridget Hemesath and Kevin Ritenauer Karina Wugang and Erica von Kleist

Horns Trumpets Trombones Timpani and Harps Orchestral Piano

Yui Ginther, 17 Amber Bowen-Longino, 14 Eli Canales, 16 Percussion Jadelyn Ding, 14 Karina Wugang, 16 Hometown: Austin, TX Hometown: Beltsville, MD Hometown: San Antonio, TX Hometown: State College, PA Hometown: McLean, VA School: Leander High School School: The Madeira School School: Claudia Taylor Johnson High School Sean C. Edwards, 17 School: State College Area High School School: Langley High School Youth Orchestra: Austin Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestra: TMEA All-State Hometown: Chicago, IL Youth Orchestra: Langley High School Youth Orchestra Philharmonic Orchestra School: Lindblom Math and Science Leila Hudson, 16 Orchestra Erin Harrigan, 17 Academy Hometown: Yorktown Heights, NY Hometown: Trumansburg, NY Gage Ellis, 17 Jonathan Salcedo, 17 Youth Orchestra: Percussion Scholarship School: Yorktown High School Program of the Chicago Symphony School: Charles O. Dickerson High School Hometown: Longview, TX Hometown: Phoenix, AZ Youth Orchestra: New York Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Symphoria Young Artists School: Pine Tree High School School: Arizona School for the Arts Symphony Orchestra Youth Orchestra: East Texas Youth Youth Orchestra: Phoenix Youth , 16 Orchestra Symphony Avi Gotskind Adolfo Pena, 17 Hometown: Chicago, IL Jones College Prep High School Hometown: Brownsville, TX Evelyn Hartman, 17 School: Percussion Scholarship School: Veterans Memorial Early College Hometown: Petoskey, MI Youth Orchestra: Bass Trombone Program of the Chicago Symphony High School School: Petoskey High School Orchestra Youth Orchestra: TMEA All-State Youth Orchestra: Interlochen Rafael Noriega, 16 Philharmonic Hometown: Chicago, IL Bridget Hemesath, 16 Keneil Soni, 15 School: Gwendolyn Brooks College Hometown: Chicago, IL Hometown: Albertson, NY Joseph Yu, 16 Preparatory Academy School: Taft High School School: Herricks High School Hometown: San Francisco, CA Youth Orchestra: Chicago Youth Youth Orchestra: Percussion Scholarship Youth Orchestra: Nassau-Suffolk Concert School: Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of Symphony Orchestras the Arts Program of the Chicago Symphony Band Orchestra Youth Orchestra: San Jose State University Honors Band Sara Vollenweider, 16 Tuba Caleb York, 17 Metairie, LA Hometown: Hometown: Tucson, AZ Archbishop Chapelle High School / School: Jimmy Curto, 17 School: Catalina Foothills High School New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Hometown: Wilton, CT Youth Orchestra: Tucson Philharmonia Youth Orchestra: Greater New Orleans School: Wilton High School Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestras Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra NYO2 harps

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NYO Jazz saxophones

NYO Jazz trumpets

Cole Palensky, 18 Summer Camargo, 17 Alto Saxophones Hometown: Papillion, NE Hometown: Hollywood, FL School: Papillion–La Vista South High School: Dillard Center for the Arts Sophia Kickhofel, 16 School Youth Ensemble: GRAMMY Band Hometown: Apple Valley, MN Youth Ensemble: Jazz Band of America School: Apple Valley High School Janelle Finton, 17 Youth Ensemble: Minnesota Youth Jazz Hometown: Wheeling, IL Bands School: Buffalo Grove High School Baritone Youth Ensemble: NAfME All-National Ian Muñoz, 16 Honors Jazz Ensemble “The NYO Jazz experience was completely beautiful; just seeing different Hometown: Miami, FL Saxophone School: New World School of the Arts Ariel Mejia, 18 perspectives, different voices with various backgrounds come together Youth Ensemble: New World School of the Jason Arkins, 18 Hometown: Charlotte, NC Arts Jazz Ensemble as one. The atmosphere wasn’t just a learning environment, but a family Hometown: Carmel, NY School: University of North Carolina School School: Carmel High School of the Arts environment full of love, and that family vibe is something we learned to carry Youth Ensemble: Next Generation Jazz Youth Ensemble: University of North Carolina School of the Arts Jazz Ensemble with us and embrace as we make our way in the world as rising musicians.” Tenor Saxophones Orchestra Jack Towse, 16 —Jeremy Duke, NYO Jazz Trombonist Evan Kappelman, 17 Hometown: Huntington, NY Hometown: Olathe, KS Trumpets School: Friends Academy School: Olathe East High School Youth Ensemble: Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orchestra Youth Ensemble: NAfME All-National Ethan Avery, 17 Honors Jazz Ensemble Hometown: Los Angeles, CA School: Homeschooled Youth Ensemble: Next Generation Jazz Orchestra 74 | NYO-USA / NYO2 / NYO Jazz | 2019 NYO Jazz Musicians | 75 NYO Jazz trombones Jayla Chee Emmanuel Michael Ian Wacksman Anton Kot

Seth Finch Miles Lennox Will Hazlehurst Nico Wohl Austin Cohen with NYO Jazz Sound Engineer Paul Boothe Trombones Bass Trombone Basses Guitars Drums Apprentice Sound

Jeremy Duke, 18 Omeed Nyman, 18 Jayla Chee, 18 Emmanuel Michael, 17 Anton Kot, 17 Engineer Hometown: Birmingham, AL Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Hometown: Belmont, CA Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD Hometown: Milford, CT School: Alabama School of Fine Arts School: Temple University School: Cañada Middle College School: Washington High School School: Jonathan Law High School Austin Cohen, 17 Youth Ensemble: Alabama School of Fine Youth Ensemble: Philadelphia Ambassador Youth Ensemble: SFJAZZ High School Youth Ensemble: Herbie Hancock Institute Youth Ensemble: Jazz at Lincoln Center Hometown: Greenwich, CT Arts Jazz Ensemble Big Band All-Stars of Jazz Peer-to-Peer Sextet Youth Orchestra School: Greenwich High School Youth Ensemble: Greenwich High School Jett Lim, 17 Will Hazlehurst, 16 Nico Wohl, 18 Ian Wacksman, 16 Jazz Ensemble Hometown: Richmond, CA Hometown: Raleigh, NC Hometown: Great Barrington, MA Hometown: Honolulu, HI School: Albany High School Piano School: William G. Enloe High School School: Monument Mountain Regional School: Henry J. Kaiser High School Youth Ensemble: SFJAZZ High School Youth Ensemble: Triangle Youth Jazz High School Youth Ensemble: Honolulu Jazz Quartet All-Stars Seth Finch, 16 Ensemble Youth Ensemble: Manhattan School of Music Pre-College Big Band Leo Markel, 17 Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA School: Baton Rouge Magnet High School Hometown: Jupiter, FL Youth Ensemble: Baton Rouge High School Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of School: Jazz Ensemble the Arts Youth Ensemble: Next Generation Jazz Miles Lennox, 18 Orchestra Hometown: Sunrise, FL School: Dillard Center for the Arts Youth Ensemble: Jazz Band of America

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Clive Gillinson Eli Rumpf Fabrice Curtis NYO-USA Resident International Tour Executive and Artistic Manager, Public NYO-USA Librarian Assistants Management by Director, Carnegie Hall Relations Matt Searing Nicole Beck Askonas Holt Ltd Sarah Johnson Leah Rankin NYO2 Librarian Terrell Boykin Donagh Collins Chief Education Officer Manager, Public Grace Parisi Rebekah Camm Chief Executive and Director, Weill Relations Alex Ball Cody Chang Sergio Porto Music Institute NYO Jazz Librarians Luke Jackson Head of Tours and Susan Brady Jenniffer DeSimone Alex Mersman Projects Douglas Beck Chief Development Assistant Director, Ryan Stillwagon Suzanne Doyle Director, Artist Training Officer, Development Education Production Allison Woodside (lead) Senior Project Manager Programs Jeremy Leung Whitney Joseph- NYO2 Resident Mette Windberg Baarup 3 4 5 Vincent Carbone Manager, Corporate McIntosh Assistants Senior Project Assistant Director, Artist Relations and Manager, Education Administrator Training Programs Sponsorships, Phillip Barker (lead) Production Robert Kearns Development Siobhan Falanga Raychel Taylor Mikaela Chang Project Administrator Associate, Artist Percussion Manager Shawn Holmes Allan Huerta Training Programs Chris Amos Dean McWain MAESTRO! Tour Nick Johnson Chief Digital Officer, NYO-USA Orchestra Ellen O’Neil Management Associate, Artist Digital Media Kevonna Shuford Manager Ken Grundy Training Programs Seyaki Williams Matthew Williams Elizabeth Fairfield Executive Director Angelica Tran Director, Educational NYO2 Orchestra NYO Jazz Resident Leanne Donlevy Coordinator, Artist Media and Technology, Manager Assistants Director of Touring Training Programs Digital Media Ben Solis Alexa Dumont Services Megan Zhang Terrell Travis NYO Jazz Ensemble Stacey Friend Intern, Artist Training Coordinator, Jonathon Schruer Manager Manager, Tour Services Programs Educational Media and Gregory McCrossan Summer Assistants Nigel Foo Technology, Digital NYO Jazz Production Media Aidan Alocer General Manager Joanna Massey Manager Josie Campbell Director, Learning and Akshay Dinakar NYO-U Director Andrew Cheshire Engagement Programs Dr. Ryan McAuley Megan Savage Sam Livingston Joshua Chiang Tour Physician Reuben Stern Video Assistant Director of Operations, Heather Hunt Jason Vassiliou Weill Music Institute Chris Lee Maria Williams 6 7 NYO-USA Photographer Adam Ison Synneve Carlino Gregory F. Reed Nurses Chief Communications NYO2 Photographer Officer, Public Relations Todd Rosenberg Mari Beth Bittan NYO Jazz Photographer Associate Director, Public Relations 8 1. Sarah Johnson, Synneve Carlino, and Susan Brady 7. Artist Training Programs team: Doug Beck, Angelica Tran, 2. Summer assistants (left to right): Megan Savage, Josie Megan Zhang, Siobhan Falanga, and Vincent Carbone Campbell, Jason Vassiliou, Reuben Stern, Andrew Cheshire, 8. Sam Livingston and Oscar Ciro from the office of Aidan Alcocer US Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell 3. Jenniffer DeSimone, Mette Windberg Baarup, and 9. Clockwise from top left: Joanna Massey, Alexa Dumont, Raychel Taylor Chris Amos, Matt Williams, Mari Beth Bittan, Ben Solis, 4. Ken Grundy and Stacey Friend Jeremy Leung, Ken Smith, Suzanne Doyle, Paul Boothe, Gregory McCrossan, Shiyi Wang, Joanna Lee, Todd Rosenberg, 5. Sir Antonio Pappano and Fabrice Curtis Jay Schruer 6. NYO resident assistants (left to right): Sekayi Williams, Rebekah Camm, Ellen O’Neil, Mikaela Chang, Phillip Barker, Kevonna Shuford, Terrell Boykin, Shawn Holmes, Allan Huerta, Alexa Dumont, Alex Mersman, Cody Chang, Ryan Stillwagon, Allison 8 9 Woodside, Nicole Beck, Jonathon Schruer, Luke Jackson

78 | NYO-USA / NYO2 / NYO Jazz | 2019 Residency and Tour Staff | 79 Mary Benjamin Zara Ahmad-Post Michelle Stewart Regina Cherezova Iesha Burgess Controller Technical Product Associate, Visitor Yulin Liu Administrative Assistant, Aris Siliverdis Manager Services Kavita Mahabir Education Production Carnegie Hall Assistant Director, Rachel Ballou Emily Palmer Antoinette Rogers Financial Reporting Technical Analyst Assistant, Marketing Ramiro Villarreal Learning and Matthew Eng and Visitor Services CarnegieCharge Engagement Programs Accountant, Society Legal Representatives Joanna Massey Digital Content and Director Administrative Staff Caroline Bonilla Vera Zlatarski Engagement Tom Huynh General Counsel Public Relations Amy Mereson Senior Accountants Eugenia Han Synneve Carlino Aaron Siegel Director Kristen Marsch Marketing Chief Communications Assistant Directors Budget and Financial Craig Zeichner Officer Karen Cueva Planning Analyst Sara Villagio Associate Director, Mari Beth Bittan Eun Lee Chief Marketing Officer Executive Office Artistic Planning Frank Cardillo Development Gabriella Napoli Pamela Harris Content and Copy Associate Director Anouska Swaray Front of House Manager Associate Omar Dairanieh Managers Clive Gillinson and Operations Susan J. Brady Analyst, Hall Operations Jamie Kraus Corinne Zadik Beck Marketing Manager, Executive and Artistic Thomas Ciganko Chief Development Manager, Email and Samantha Nemeth Adriel Lyles Anna Weber Maria Loor Education and Social Director Tabitha Glista-Stewart Officer Government Relations Digital Strategy Assistant Directors Thomas Werring General Manager Payroll Manager Impact Blair Sordetto David Freudenthal Samuel Reising Associates Catherine Schaefer Emily Robinson Anna Dugan Alvina Yeung Eli Rumpf Performance Managers Director Jacob Subotnik Web Content Manager Hannah Santisi Executive Assistant Coordinator Coordinator Associate, Finance Manager Manager, Retail Coordinator Rachel S. Davis Brandi Mathis Sheila Santos Rio Vander Stahl Leah Rankin Artistic Planning Director of Production Campaigns and Special Senior Manager Manager, Social Media Associate Administration Coordinator, Accounts Publishing and Social Impact Michael Domue Projects Shannon Rockett Payable and Digital Marketing Richard Malenka Liz Mahler Creative Services Emily Walsh Programs John Lant Carl K. Steffes Associate Coordinator Chief Administrative Artistic Administrator Kathleen Schiaparelli Chad Zodrow Director Ticketing Services James Horton Officer Information Adriaan Fuchs Production Managers Major Gifts Director Timmy Wasley Director, Social Impact Associate Artistic Dan Van Note Archives and Rose Susanna Prough Technology Group Alex Ammar Director Programs Director, Capital Projects Administrator Leszek Wojcik Coordinator Hafsa Mahfooz Museum Aaron Levine Editorial Director Ayanna Cole Recording Studio Jonathan Aisenberg Director Ed Denning Gino Francesconi Nolan Robertson Chief Information Officer Natalie Slack Assistant Director, Manager Administrative Assistant Treasurer Director, Archives and Human Resources Director, Artistic Projects Managing Editor, WMI Social Impact Programs Joseph C. Reid Patron Program Maria Luo Joseph Coster Rose Museum Nia Monroe Patrick Sharpe Administrative J. Adams Holman Cydney Gray Head Usher Corporate Relations Don Spalding First Assistant Treasurer Kathleen Sabogal Director Associate Director, Coordinator Assistant Managing Assistant Director, Michael Boyman and Sponsorships Director, Patron Program Valeri Olson Assistant Director, Allison Meistrell Artistic Projects Editor Youth Programs Operations Coordinator Dori Fisher and Membership Manager, Subscriptions Archives Manager Alicia Jones Information Systems Eric Lubarsky Tiffany Ortiz Kayla Dempsey Director Colin Revels Sebastian Armoza Robert Hudson Denise Maison Senior Manager, Program Senior Editor Assistant Director, Early Associate Manager Denise Brooks Senior Manager, Manager, Archives HRIS and Benefits Administration Jeremy Leung Childhood Programs Director, Data and Katie Johnson CarnegieCharge and Administrator Jennifer Flores Manager Nicole Zee Information Systems Kathryn Gronsbell Ensemble Connect: Manager, Notables Associate Editor Customer Services Caitlin Arias Wendy Magro Leila Ghaznavi Digital Collections A program of Carnegie Afshin Mahabadi Bernard Hallstein Margaret Fortunato Building Operations Managers, Artistic Associate Catherine Jenkinson Rayna Bourke Manager Hall, The Juilliard Director, Information Design Director Senior Manager, Group Associates, Youth Projects Liz Kelly Assistant Systems Lisa Barrier Programs John Fabbricante School, and the Weill Cherry Liu Sales and Tourism Director, Engineering Victoria Frommer Administrative Assistant Asset Cataloger Music Institute Special Events Simon Basyuk Assistant Art Director Terri L. Brown Drew Barham Manager, Artistic Manager, Database Kate Pfaff Anthony J. Strano Amy Rhodes Anna Sayer Senior Manager, Ticket Director, Security Programs Development Services Ginger Vallen Administration Weill Music Institute Associates, Social Impact Director Director Associate Art Director Services Leslie Leung Kristen Henry Ruslan Nikandrov Sarah Johnson Programs William O’Flaherty Deanna Kennett Raphael Davison Tatiana Trkulja Manager, Security Manager, Program Director, Development William Reid Manager, Business Chief Education Officer LeBrandon Smith Senior Manager, Hiromi Park Patron Desk Manager Administration Systems and Associate Director Applications and Director, Weill Music Associate, NeON Arts Education Senior Graphic Designers Matthew Scarella Building Services Debby King Administration Hilary Kromnick DeFeo Deven Pitcher Institute Ross Marshall Ticketing Associate Artist Liaison Christopher Stuart Senior Manager Technical Project Ephrat Seidenberg Sam Livingston Artist Training Tamika Reid Operations Manager Manager Heather Pulkowski Manager Graphic Designer John Gerteisen Director of Operations Programs Director Senior Associate Booking Caitlin Mason Associate Andy Mazo Melissa Herrmann Education Wing Yelizaveta Rudnitsky Manager, Sue Landis Douglas Beck Elaine Georges Associate Production Director Manager, Education Manager Operations Dana Reilly Application Support CarnegieCharge Director Director Louis Apollon Assistant Specialist Lai Fun Tsui Administration Wesner Bazin Jenny Weber Ian Cory Vincent Carbone Denise Alfarone Cory Snoddy Senior Production Maria Moschopoulos Associate, Office Services Director of Operations Associate Manager, Assistant Director Assistant Director Coordinators Digital Media Web Development Manager Associate, Education Juan Juarez Christian Tucci CarnegieCharge Siobhan Falanga David Suss Kristin Bufano Administration Coordinator, Office Associate Christopher Amos Marketing and Visitor Jarrett Grempel Associate Assistant Manager Foundation Relations Director Alex Kauffman Services Chief Digital Officer Services Associate, Nicholas Johnson Wayne Lopes Stephanie LoTempio Callie Herzog Kevin Chan Michael Peppler CarnegieCharge Associate Julie Rhodes Hall Operations Gary Peterson David C. Wyeth Coordinators, Education Director Coordinator Senior Web Developer Coordinator Stagehands Director Michael Kumor Administration Angelica Tran Joseph Schmaderer Nadia Kyne Matthew Williams Pete Singley Beth Nerich Coordinator Jennifer Hempel Jenniffer DeSimone Event Services Director of Operations Associate Director, Educational Web Developer Matthew Poulos Stage Crew Director, Advertising and Assistant Director, Sarah Zeltzer Jill Marshall Jeanette Chen Media and Technology Tracy Reid Ken Beltrone Technology Services Promotion Education Production Richard and Director Hall Manager Administrative Assistant Joe Smith Carpenter Terrell Travis Alison Saltz Whitney McIntosh- Barbara Debs Thomas Rogers Coordinator, Educational Yancy Sabencio Joseph Wittleder Tamara Schuler Philip Alfieri Friends Associate Director, Joseph Composer’s Chair Manager Associate Hall Manager Media and Technology Director Volunteers and Box Office John Goodson Representatives Manager, Education Chris Thile Amy Daly-Fisher Peter Huitzacua Electricians Kevin Groob Tak Lai Visitor Services Production Manager, Accessibility Director Manager, Network Dennette Dyton Associate Kenneth Clark Finance Karen Meberg Margaux Greenhouse and Operations Karen Chia Architecture Marketing Manager Claudia Julian Dennis O’Connell Patricia Long Subscription Associate, Education Manager Nick Calamuso As of June 2019 Properties Chief Financial Officer Abby Hull Representatives Production Senior Technical Analyst Marketing Analyst

80 | NYO-USA / NYO2 / NYO Jazz | 2019 Carnegie Hall Administrative Staff | 81 Carnegie Hall Board of Trustees

Robert F. Smith Isaac Stern Sanford I. Weill Chairman President, 1960–2001 President, 2015–present

Officers Mercedes T. Bass, Vice Chairman Clarissa Alcock Bronfman, Vice Chairman Sarkis Jebejian, Secretary Thomas G. Maheras, Treasurer Clive Gillinson, Executive and Artistic Director

Chairmen Emeriti Richard A. Debs James D. Wolfensohn

Secretary Emeritus Kenneth J. Bialkin NYO2 musicians Aiden Krogh, Sara Vollenweider, Nia McQuarters, Rachel Lee Alers Mercado, and Kah’lin Jordan

Artist Trustees Advisory Directors Ex Officio Trustees Trustees Martina Arroyo Jane Chu Bill de Blasio, Mercedes T. Bass Sabrina Fung Joshua Nash David M. Siegel Emanuel Ax David Dwek Mayor of the City of New York Norton Belknap Clive Gillinson Charles B. Ortner A. J. C. Smith Joyce DiDonato Alan Fleischmann Corey Johnson, Speaker, New York City Council Olivier Berggruen Kelly Grier Gbenga Oyebode Robert F. Smith Renée Fleming Mary E. Klein Giancarla Berti Stephen R. Howe Jr. Emily K. Rafferty Sarah Billinghurst Solomon Scott M. Stringer, Marilyn Horne Firoz Ladak Comptroller of the City of New York Kenneth J. Bialkin Sarkis Jebejian Don M. Randel Sir Martin Sorrell Lang Lang Sherry Liu Gale A. Brewer, Len Blavatnik Robert W. Jones Susan W. Rose Kurt G. Strovink Isabel Leonard Tracy Long Manhattan Borough President Ronald E. Blaylock Michael ByungJu Kim Charles M. Rosenthal Richard Tsai Yo-Yo Ma John Morning Tom Finkelpearl, Aryeh B. Bourkoff Suzie Kovner (in memoriam) Igor Tulchinsky Audra McDonald Kathryn Steinberg Commissioner, New York City Clarissa Alcock Bronfman Michael E. Liebowitz Joshua Ruch Linda Wachner Jessye Norman Dafna Tapiero Department of Cultural Affairs Nicola Bulgari Terry J. Lundgren Sana H. Sabbagh Darren Walker James Taylor Simon D. Yates Jean E. Salata Valentino D. Carlotti Thomas G. Maheras Roy Weathers * Richard A. Debs Andrew Martin-Weber Suki Sandler Sanford I. Weill Gregory T. Durant Harold McGraw III Beatrice Santo Domingo David S. Winter Trustee Fellow Honorary Trustees Judith W. Evnin Lester S. Morse Jr. Thomas P. Sculco MD James D. Wolfensohn Robert F. Arning Laura H. Pomerantz Anne M. Finucane Clarke Murphy Tracy Chutorian Semler Judy Francis Zankel Burton P. Resnick Marina Kellen French Dennis M. Nally Stanley S. Shuman The Honorable Felix G. Rohatyn S. Donald Sussman George T. Wein

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Videos, blog posts, and more information about NYO-USA, NYO2, and NYO Jazz are available online. Stay tuned for NYO-USA’s tour of North America under the baton of Carlos Miguel Prieto with world-renowned violinist Midori, NYO2’s return to Miami with conductor Mei-Ann Chen, and NYO Jazz’s first-ever tour to South Africa with Artistic Director Sean Jones and vocalist Dianne Reeves. carnegiehall.org/NYOUSA carnegiehall.org/NYO2 carnegiehall.org/NYOJazz facebook.com/NYOUSA facebook.com/NYOJazz youtube.com/NYOUSA #NYOUSA / #NYO2 / #NYOJazz @NYO.USA

Check out NYO-U—a digital collection of original mini–master classes on various music techniques and topics written and produced by NYO-USA and NYO2 musicians— at youtube.com/NYOUSA.

Photography: Purchase by Stephanie Berger, Chris Lee, and Todd Rosenberg. NYC boat tour by Fadi Kheir. NYO2 in Miami by Gregory F. Reed. NYO-USA tour by Chris Lee. NYO Jazz tour by Todd Rosenberg. “NYO-USA was a life-changing experience for many reasons, but I find that the most beautiful reason was how I was able to finally see all the hard work I put into my music career. When I looked out into Royal Albert Hall during the BBC Proms, I saw myself as a five-year-old in the back of my school orchestra, not having any musical knowledge due to my lack of English skills and private lessons. I never thought I would make anything out of myself, and then I was in one of the biggest music festivals in the world. I will carry these memories for the rest of my life.” —Valentina Paolucci, NYO-USA Violinist