About our Musicians
The musicians of the NSS are among the finest in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore area. Many are also members of some of the premiere orchestras in the area, as well as being active chamber musicians and teachers.
Musicians
Violin I
Jie Hyue Kim - concertmaster
Sarah Calderon
Sonia Garcia-Lee
Jessica Hanson
Phyllis Freeman
Susan Benac
Violin II
Eli Thomas - acting principal
Anthony Shields
Nancy Shavin
David Shavin
Eleonel Molina
Tiia Karlén
Viola
Cameron Raecke - principal
Matthew Gattuso - assistant principal
Erik Whitesides
Mallory Carnes
Violoncello
Andrew Nixon - principal
Katherine Colburn - assistant principal
Daniel Daughtry-Weiss
Alyssa Moquin
Contrabass
Barbara Fitzgerald - principal
Gwendolyn Hellmann
Harp
Abigail Palmer