- First Violin
- Second Violin
- Violin
- Viola
- Cello
- Bass
- Flute / Piccolo
- Oboe / English Horn
- Clarinet / E-Flat Clarinet
- Bassoon
- Horn
- Trumpet
- Trombone
- Tuba
- Timpani
- Percussion
“The orchestra is stocked with excellent players, and there were moments [when] the sound reached a fullness and polish that would be the envy of better-known ensembles on the other side of the state lines.”
— The New York Times
Roster of Musicians
Conductors
- Xian Zhang, Music Director
First Violin
- Eric Wyrick, Concertmaster The Donald L. Mulford Chair
- Brennan Sweet, Associate Concertmaster
- David Southorn, Assistant Concertmaster
- Adriana Rosin, Assistant Concertmaster
- Naomi Youngstein
- James Tsao
- Xin Zhao
- Darryl Kubian
Second Violin
- Francine Storck, Principal The Dr. Merton L. Griswold, Jr. Chair
- Rebekah Johnson, Assistant Principal
- Debra Biderman
- Ann Kossakowski
- John Connelly
- Susan Gellert
- Alexandra Gorokhovsky
- Ming Yang
- Héctor Falcón
Violin
VIOLA
- Frank Foerster, Principal The Margrit McCrane Chair
- Elzbieta Weyman, Assistant Principal
- Michael Stewart
- Christine Terhune
- Martin Andersen
- Lucy Corwin
- Henry Kao
- Brett Deubner
- David Blinn
Cello
- Jonathan Spitz, Principal The MCJ Amelior Foundation Chair, in honor of
Barbara Bell Coleman - Na-Young Baek, Acting Assistant Principal Cello
- Sarah Seiver
- Ted Ackerman
- Frances Rowell
- Hyewon Kim
Bass
- Paul Harris, Principal The Lawrence J. Tamburri Chair
- Frank Lomolino, Assistant Principal
- Jonathan Storck The Andrew and Katherine Davis Chair
- David Rosi
Flute/Piccolo
- Bart Feller, Principal The Edda and James Gillen Chair
- Kathleen Nester
Oboe/English Horn
- Robert Ingliss, Principal The Arthur E. Walters and Marjory S. Walters Chair
- Andrew Adelson
Clarinet/E-Flat Clarinet
- Karl Herman, Principal The Roy and Diana Vagelos Chair
- Andrew Lamy
Bassoon
- Robert Wagner, Principal The Charlotte & Morris Tanenbaum Chair
- Mark Timmerman
Horn
- Chris Komer, Principal
- Lawrence DiBello
- Andrea Menousek
- Susan Standley
Trumpet
- Garth Greenup, PrincipalThe Amadeus Circle Chair
- Christopher Stingle*, Assistant Principal
- Michael Baker
- David Larson
Trombone
- Charles Baker, Principal
- Vernon Post
- Vincent Belford
Tuba
- Derek Fenstermacher, Principal The Liss Family Chair
Timpani
- David Fein, Acting Principal The Mia and Victor Parsonnet Chair
Percussion
- David Fein, Principal
The NJSO uses a system of string rotation. In each string section, members are listed in order of seniority.
* Leave of Absence for 2017–18 Season