ABOUT US

The New York Symphonic Arts Ensemble (NYSAE) was founded in 1988 by a group of musicians in order to present to the public interesting orchestral music played at the highest level by a volunteer organization. For more than 20 years, the orchestra has played a series of five concerts per season. The repertoire has spanned a wide range of the orchestral and operatic literature, including many works not ordinarily attempted by community orchestras. In addition to the standard symphonic repertoire, our concerts have featured lesser known works and contemporary compositions. Our soloists range from internationally known musicians to promising students from the local conservatories. The orchestra comprises people who come from the greater metropolitan area to share their great love of music.

Music Director

Timothy Hutto

Timothy Hutto has been the music director of the New York Symphonic Arts Ensemble since the 2007-2008 season. He made his New York conducting debut with NYSAE in 2000 and subsequently appeared annually as a guest conductor. In 2007 he made his New York musical theater debut conducting the premiere of the Puppetry Arts Theatre production of In a Round About Way. In 2009, he conducted the premiere of the Puppetry Arts Theatre reading of songs from the new musical Anthropomorphic.

Raised and educated in Texas, Mr. Hutto holds degrees from Stephen F. Austin State University, the University of North Texas, and Sam Houston State University. From 1996-97, he was music director of the Huntsville Texas Youth Orchestra. In 2000, he was a fellow at the Conductors Institute at Bard College, where his teachers included Harold Farberman and Leon Botstein.

Assistant Conductor

Thiago Tiberio

Players

Board of Directors

Violin I
Michael Nuzhny, concertmaster
Tingting Chen
Yvonne Chiang
Christoph Hofstetter
Derek Hsiang
Chiyo Itoh
Alison Newgard
Christine Pasqueralle
Sophie Ravier
Marsha Remland
David Restivo
Tomoko Samei
Della Schneiderman
Jessica Scrimale
Meaghan Smith
Nathalie Sonne
Rosa Yun

Violin II
Suzanne Lipkin, principal
Marc Basilla
Jeffrey Ching
Aaron Davis
Peri DeLorenzo
Daniel Goldhagen
Linda Hamdan
Danya Katok
Hennigan Kearns
Eleanor Kung
Leeway Lan
Patricia Reilly
Hany Rizkalla
Danae Schulz
Samantha Spilka
Klara Strazhnik
Sushma Subramanian
Ning Yap
Andrew Yeh
Ben Zapp

Viola
Josh Davidowitz, principal
Blake Allen
Sara Jane Anderson
Jacqueline Chang
Kristina Hammond
Hennigan Kearns
Murray Kofkin
Cheryl Krugel-Lee
Elena Kydd
Bjorg Larson
Signe Larson
Laura Beth McIntire
Matthew Petroff
Betsy Skinner
Ekkehard Strauss
Rosanne VanDeMark
Heather Wallace

Cello
Brian Wagner, principal
Nan-Cheng Chen
Christina Choi
Isabelle Dumont
Kathryn Kleppinger
John Kofol
Marianne Labriola
Ed Lee
Ryan Mack
Paolo Maliksi
Shari Newman
Max Ozey
Laurie Pittari
Esther Quintero
Joseph Tannen
David West
Ning Yap

Bass
Carlos Barriento
Maurice Belle
Alex Bill
Nathaniel Chase
Paul Dugan
Rebekah Griffin Greene
Johannes Heger
Christopher Johnson
Max Johnson
Derrick Leslie
Josh Marcum

Flute
Richard Paratley, principal
Carole Abend
Craig Devereaux
Maria Johnson
Shoji Mizumoto
Sarah Robertson

Oboe
Lynn Nack, principal
James Addison
Stacie Johnston

Clarinet
Michael Lacker, principal
Paul Allen
Catherine Kim
Joel Kolk

Bassoon
Clark Abrams, principal
Hannah Carr
Larry Ibish
Norma Kerlin
Michiel Lamers

Horn
Grace van Hulsteyn, principal
Jenene Cherney
Stan Corfman
Matthew Gianotti
Maki Hattori
Neesha Ramchandani
Erin Shannon
Erin Whelan

Trumpet
Sarah Fishman
Anna Garcia
David Kahn
Roger Lent
Larry Malin
Orrin Wilson

Trombone
Paul Geidel
Daniel Jaffe
Brad Madsen
Katie McGowan
Carl Reinlib
Bruce Zayde

Tuba
Justin Crider
Jack Jeffers
Allison Lazur

Timpani/Percussion
Alan Bergman, principal
Joao MacDowell
Russ Nyberg
Rachel Scarpati
Reynaldo Soriano
Richard Stout
Thiago Tiberio

Harp
Keith Goodman

President
Lynn Nack

Vice President
Marsha Remland

Secretary
Joshua Davidowitz

Treasurer
Stan Corfman

Presidents Emeritus
Alan Bergman
Irven Rinard
Robert Barrish
Michael Lacker

Board Members
Paul Allen
Suzanne Lipkin
David Restivo
Della Schneiderman
Joe VanDeMark
Rosanne VanDeMark
Bruce Zayde

Webmaster
Stacie Johnston