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
Susan Benac
Rebecca DeStephanis
Violin II
Eli Thomas - acting principal
Nancy Shavin
Eleonel Molina
David Shavin
Tiia Karlén
Renee Nutwell
Viola
Cameron Raecke - principal
Matthew Gattuso - assistant principal
Erik Whitesides
Mallory Carnes
Violoncello
Andrew Nixon - principal
Katherine Colburn - assistant principal
Daniel Daughtry-Weiss
Tom Valdez
Contrabass
Barbara Fitzgerald - principal
Gwendolyn Hellmann
Harp
Jacqueline Pollauf