The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra would like to thank these generous individuals for their support of the SDSO for April 2026 through April 2027. The music you hear on stage and in our communities is possible thanks to our donors.
Angel $10,000+
Anonymous
Dr. Matthew and Rebecca Barker
Miles and Lisa Beacom
Kameha and Randy Bell
Norman and Melanie Bliss
Dean Chadwell
Dana and LaDawn Dykhouse
Mark and Mary Kay Fausch
Dave Flicek and June Nusz
Lisa and Tom Gerner
Paul and Claire Gillaspey
Dr. Dennis Knutson and Alma Kallesen
Dan and Arlene Kirby
Scott and Marlys Lawrence
Patricia Masek
Christine McGrann
Don and Ann Platt
Shireen Ranschau
Joel and Lindsay Tjarks
The Trzynka/Marshall Family
Loren and Jean Tschetter
Charles and Barbara Ann Yelverton
David and Candace Zeigler
Benefactor $7,500–$9,999
Richard and Michelle Van Demark
Golden Baton $5,000–$7,499
Steve and Kris Egger
Jose-Marie Griffiths
Maggie Harrington
Scott Henry and Terri Peterson-Henry
Mr. Robert Hoffman and Elizabeth Hoffman
Boyd and Dody Hopkins
Joe and Jennifer Kirby
Steve and Suzie Kirby
Tom and Marv Looby
Kurt and Valerie Loudenback
Lane and Lindsay Lundeby
Rob and Mary Mastick
Mary McQuillen
Milt Mutch
Rodney and Ruth Parry
Christopher and Catherine Sumey
Kirke and DaNeil Wheeler
Aficionado $2,500–$4,999
Micah and Jaclyn Aberson
Ben and Sara Arndt
David and Lisa Bean
David Earnest
Mary Eich
Brad and Candace Grossenburg
Colin Hall
Daniel and Catherine Heinemann
Julie J. Iverson
Rich and Cindy Korman
Eric and Jennifer Larson
Kathleen Miller
James and Mindy Moore
Jeff and Cynthia Nelson
Tim and Christy Olson
Rolf Olson and Anne E Waltner
Steve Peterson
Thomas and Susan Roust
Dave and Tammy Rozenboom
Steve and Katherine Sanford
Chad and Dana Spanos
Liz Spivey and Dave Bergin
Jerry and Mary Pat Sweetman
Jennifer Teisinger
Vance and Jana Thompson
Deborah Vander Woude and James Abbott
Tom and Kim Wadsworth
Virtuoso $1,500–$2,499
Nora S. Abramson
David Basel and Dayna Groskreutz
David and Cheryl Boer
Kevin Carlson and Andrea Carlson
Dick and Bev Casey
Ronald and Kathleen Christensen
Julie and Patrick Danielson
Peter and Jennifer Folliard
Jerome and Mary Freeman
Lawrence and Suzanne Fuller
Lorna Gallanter
Ioana Galu ∫
Pat Graham
Darin and Stefani Hage
Virginia Harrington
Karen and Steven Hartberg
Ronald and Marge Hegge
Richard and Gail Klein
Scott and Marilyn Korsten
David Lazoff
Jack and Betty Marsh
L Bruce Nelson
Mike and Karen Pekas
Marlene Rance
Max Sandlin and Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Jeanette Stowsand
Robert and Joan Thimjon
Bob and Marilyn Van Demark
Shane Wuebben and Yannick Laroche
Norma and Chuck Wise
Maestro $1,000–$1,499
Anonymous
Anonymous
Joseph Alessi
Marjorie J. Anderson
David and Marilyn Aronson
V.R. and Mary Brandenburg
Craig and Terri Carlson
Thomas Chiu and So Young Kim
Jason and Kathie Douma
John and Marcine Forrette
Nicole Grossenburg and David Paulson
Charles and Lizbeth Gullickson
Doug and Anne Hajek
Darlys and Cathy Hofer
Anne Huff
Jane Justice
Audrey Kleinsasser
Donald Knudson
Dave and De Knudson
Amy Kurland
Gene and Susan McGowan
Thomas Morris
Franklin Pudas
Michael and Jennifer Puumala
Jay Reeve and Katherine Peterson
Steve and Tracie Rohlf
Bob and Lori Santella
Paul and Koni Schiller
A. Kent Scribner
Scott and Ronna Sletten
Jon and Cate Sommervold
Shirley Stenseth
Ruth Ann Striegel
Susan Teisinger
Jon and Suzanne Veenis
John and Ramona Wade
Advocate $500–$999
Anonymous
Mavis Amundson
Martha Baker
Taly Bialostocki
Carl Bruxvoort
Paul and Mary Ellen Connelly
Virginia Dettman Estate
Tom and Ann Garry
Arnold and Lynne Garson
Vance and Sherry Goldammer
Susan Gray ∫
Paul and Paige Hanson
David and Mary Hartley
Deborah Haylor
Garry and Dianne Jacobson
Harvey and Mary Jewell
Dick and Nancy Jorgensen
Craig and Gail Kennedy
Soching Kornbluth
David Larsen and Karen Heiling
Laura Larsen
Don Levsen
Adam and Angela Loftesness
Rodney and Carol McGinnis
Dr. Jawad Nazir
Hoang Nguyen
Elizabeth Osheim
Judith Payne
Scott and Gayle Pearson
Marian and Andrea Petrasko
Karen Pratt
Nick Ratzloff
Elizabeth Sandager
Charline Smith Estate
Misti Snow
Rick Van Dam and Leah Van Dam
Norman and Kathleen West
Champion $250–$499
Dennis Bruns
Gideon Carlisle and Amy Carlisle
Ronald and Lexia DeWit
Gail Fuller
Dr. Caitlin M. Gale
Delta David and Angela Gier
Marcella Heath
Ted and Becky Hollan
Chris and Mary Kolsrud
George and Kay Lundberg
Blair and Julie Metzger
James and Marilyn Nyberg
Ruth Olsen
Frank and Dee Owens
Cynthia Roy
Jane Schaefer
Robert and Nancy Stanek
Jennifer Tschetter
Stuart Wenzel and Sheryl Faber
James and Karri Wiederrich
Debbie and Matt Witte
Friend $1–$249
Anonymous
Anonymous
Nancy Adair
Fred and Sue Aderhold
Steve Ahrendt
Bob Adney
Catharine Anderson
Anna Bahnson
Bernie Bahnson
Keith and Glynn Bartels
Tamara Bauer
Alyssa Bauer
Katie Begic
Brad Berens
James Berdahl
Larry and Anita Bierman
Eric and Michelle Bierstedt
Richard Bonander and Tamara Ford
Kendra Brown
Mary Ann Clark
Michael Costanzo
Jean Costello
Robert Cropp
Renee Christensen
David and Arlene Christian
Haley Dahl
Daniel Drenkow
Pamela Ephgrave and John Mallek
Sheryl and Stuart Faber
Barb and Gary Fish
Elizabeth Flavell
Carol Flynn
Twila Gibbens
Mark and Stacy Gross
Joel Gullickson
Nancy and Mark Hallenbeck
John Hegg
Joan Hegerfeld-Baker ∫
Allan and Peggy Holte
Tex and Jo Hoy
Williams Hungate
Mary Ihli
Mitch Jackson and Kristine Moberg
Thomas Jacobson
Paul and Susan Jensen
Sydney Jessen
Dorothy Johnson
Al and Carol Johnson
Cynthia Johnson
Jerome Kappes
Toni King
Cheryl Koch
Jane Koch
Mervin Kramer
Muriel Larson
Annika Leewarner
Robert Leacock
William and Lorrae Lindquist
Linda and Donald Lobue
Edward Markward
Ellie Marshman
Steve Matzner and Jetty Duffy-Matzner
Jerry and Ruthi Menken
Gail Meyer-Deelstra
Jeannie Meyer Hoagland
David Morris
Julie Morren
John and Valoy Nordlie
Suzanne Olsen
Leslie Olive
Betty Ordal
Arlene Pearsall
Mary Perry
Ed and Char Peters
Laura and Stephen Phen
Pauline Poletes
Margaret Preston
Wesley and Valerie Putnam
Andrew Reinartz
David and Rina Reynolds
Rex and Margie Rolfing
Richard and Mary Ryrholm
Gonzalo and Lois Sanchez
Robert and Deborah Schaub
Rick Schlapkohl
Dan Schoen
Greg Schultz and Karen Devick Schultz
Mary Schuh
Cindy Sieber
Dave Sonnichsen and Pam Sonnichsen
Aimee Spahr
Suzannah and Craig Spencer
Victoria Sportelli
Mark Stevens
Alyssa Strachota
Leigh Talley
Gerhild Tamura
Bonnie P. Ulrich
Merrill and Sandi Van Gerpen
Richard and Marilynn Viehweg
Denny Vogel
Kristi Wallin
Joel and Deanna Wehrspann
Kevin Whittle, M.D.
Ryan Wilkison
Dale and Judy Winter
Larry and Judi Zikmund
Nancy Zimney
Italicized-name indicates SDSO Visionary Donors
Our Visionaries are donors who have made a three year commitment to the SDSO Annual Fund. These donors ensure the sustainability and growth of the SDSO.
∫-indicates SDSO Sustainers.
Symphony Sustainers are a special group of donors who make recurring monthly gifts to the SDSO.
Bold-name indicates SDSO musician
*-Indicates in kind donors