Charles Baker, Trombone

Charles Baker won New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s second trombone position in 1972, as a masters student at the Manhattan School of Music. He was appointed Principal Trombone in 1975 by then-NJSO Music Director Max Rudolph. Charlie retired from the job in 2022 after playing fifty years in the orchestra. Baker was the Orchestra’s personnel manager from 1989 to 2003.

Upcoming Concerts: Festival Finale June 10, 2025