Founder and Executive Director of NJWA, Dr. Theodore K. Schlosberg holds a BA and an MM from Trenton State College, and an Ed.D. in Creative Arts from Rutgers University. Having studied privately on many musical instruments and voice, he is proficient in teaching and performing on most band and orchestral instruments, and conducting band, orchestra, chorus and musical ensembles. He has taught instruments to students from ages 3 to 95 for the past 44 years.

Dr. Schlosberg began his career teaching music in the Plainfield Public School District in 1960. In 1967, he joined the Westfield Public Schools, where he remained until 1996, when he retired to devote full time to the growth and development of NJWA.

Aside from being proficient in most orchestral instruments, Dr. Schlosberg is a professional French hornist and has mastered the alphorn. He has performed for Ricola commercial sound tracks on the alphorn and for the UN at the invitation of the Swiss Mission to the United States.

Dr. Schlosberg is the recipient of many awards and honors, among them the coveted Faith in Westfield from the Westfield Chamber of Commerce, the Community in Action Award given by Nat West Bank, the Emerson Thomas Award for Professional Achievements from the Westfield Rotary, and the Award of Merit from the International Knights of Templers for his contributions in the arts.