Cantate’s 2024-2025 Concert Season is supported in part by funding from the Montgomery County government and the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, the Maryland State Arts Council, and The Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts.

Cantate is also supported by the generous donations and underwriting of individuals and corporations, whose support we warmly welcome. Below are our donors over the past year.

† Includes in-kind donations ‡ Special project underwriters

Underwriters – $5,000 and above

• Charlie Berardesco and Jeffrey Thurston
• Lawrence Deyton and Jeffrey Levi
• Sarah and Bruce Gilchrist
• Carol B. Goldberg and Robert H. Gerard
• Bert Ifill ‡
• Mary and Chris Mahle
• Kent and Karen Mikkelsen
• Lori Minasian and Doug Throckmorton ‡
• Deborah Silberman
• John Wiecking, in memory of Nancy Wiecking

Benefactors – $1,000 - $4,999

• Philip and Annette Anfinrud
• Ellen L. Beard
• Joan and Chip Filson
• Marilynn C. Flood
• Elizabeth and Darren Gemoets
• Anne Hall
• Stacey Henning
• Jim and Jean Hochron
• William W. and Sara M. Josey
• David A. Klaus
• Larry Maloney ‡
• Susan E. and James L. Murray
• Leif Neve
• Alison and David Ottenbreit
• Cathlin Tully
• Elzbieta and George Vande Sande

Patrons – $500 - $999

• Anonymous
• Cox Charitable Fund
• Sandra Daughton
• Phyllis Fong
• Thad Garrett †
• Bob and Carol Hall
• Martha Jacoby Hersman and Christopher Hersman
• Mary Monsma and Dennis Vander Tuig
• Tom Nessinger
• Philip J. Padgett
• Tricia Smith & Dr. Fran Lussier, in honor of Martha and Chris Hersman
• Eric Wagner

Donors – $250 to $499

• Anonymous
• Mary Barnstead
• Carolyn A. Chuhta
• Judy and David Ehrenstein
• Tisha and Piotr Gajewski
• William and Sue Garry, in honor of Caitlin Garry
• Victoria Gau
• Michael Karam
• Sarah Kerr
• Elena King
• Eleanor Lynch
• PayPal Giving Fund
• Elizabeth Peters
• Leila Rao and Jim McIntyre

Sponsors – $100 - $249

• Anonymous
• Anne Aarnes
• Helen and Fred Altman ‡
• Charles P. Barnett
• Berkshire Choral International
• Stephanie D. Cabell
• Elizabeth Daniels
• Michael Davidson
• Judith F. Davis
• Carolyn Donnelly ‡
• John Driscoll
• Ulf Ekernas
• Daniel Elmer and Chris Hoh
• Richard D. Feehan
• Camille and Ronald Frezzo
• Julia Friend
• Mary B. Fuson
• Caitlin Garry
• Peter and Lois Goodstein
• Ed Grossman and Rochelle Stanfield
• Kathleen Henry
• Elizabeth Hopwood
• Ronald A. and Nancy Isaacson
• Melissa and Eliot Lieberman
• Alan and Jackie Mayers
• Brenda J. McIntire
• John Milberg ‡
• Gabriella Newes-Adeyi
• Alan Newhouse
• Thomas and Paula Pappas
• Patricia Pillsbury
• Edward Rogers
• Lisa Romano and Greg Susla
• Thomas Salyers, in honor of Vicki Gau
• Katherine Schnorrenberg
• Karen Spar and Skip Kriss
• Alex Swartsel
• Joan and John Westley
• Bruce C. Wolpe

Contributors – $50 to $99

• Anonymous
• Diane Bild
• Charles Booker, in honor of Victoria Gau ‡
• Jan Dash
• Helen Distefano
• Pirie Gall
• Janet Garry
• Jessica Holden
• Kurt Kershow
• Claire Kurs
• Rebecca Minier
• Shoba Nayar
• Mark Ohnmacht, in honor of John Wiecking
• David Thomas
• Caroline C. Willis

This list reflects cash and in-kind gifts received between November 1, 2023 and October 31, 2024, in support of Cantate. 

Gifts to Cantate, a501(c)(3) organization, are tax-deductible to the extent of the law.