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.
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.