A native of Westchester County, New York, NAOMI YOUNGSTEIN attended the Manhattan School of Music’s pre-college division and later received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in violin performance from the School. As a student of Burton Kaplan, Ms. Youngstein won the school’s concerto competition and the Ravel Academie competition, for which she was awarded a trip to France to attend master classes at the Ravel Academie. While a student at the Manhattan School, she performed with the school’s orchestra (as concertmaster) and the Manhattan Contemporary Ensemble. Ms. Youngstein attended the National Repertory Orchestra festival for two seasons; in her second season at NRO, she was assistant concertmaster and performed a concerto with the orchestra.
As assistant personnel manager of the NJSO, Ms. Youngstein is the keeper and distributor of all printed materials, such as employment forms, paychecks, parking vouchers, and musicians’ complimentary tickets. She has taught at the Thurnauer School of Music, at the Jewish Community Center in Tenafly, and Rutgers Prep School. She is a member of the Amaryllis Ensemble and performs with the New Jersey Choral Society.
Ms. Youngstein and her husband, attorney Evans Wohlforth, live in West Orange with their children Samuel and Mollie. She may be reached by email. |
