ðɪ ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹəz mˈɛmbɚʃˌɪp ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd mˈɛnɪəv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾiz fˈaɪnɪst klˈæsɪkəl mjuːzˈɪʃənz, ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv hˈuːm tˈiːtʃ æt ðə dʒjˈuːɪlɪɚd skˈuːl, ðə pˈiːbɑːdi kənsˈɜːvətˌoːɹi, jˈeɪl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ænd ðɪ ˈiːstmən skˈuːl ʌv mjˈuːzɪk.
The orchestra's membership included many of New York City's finest classical musicians, a number of whom teach at the Juilliard School, the Peabody Conservatory, Yale University, and the Eastman School of Music.