Your tax-deductible donation to the HSO’s Annual Fund provides critical funds that support all of our programs in Greater Hartford! Please consider renewing your support now, making an extra gift, or choosing this time to pay your outstanding pledge to our Annual Fund to help maintain our operating needs.

Many companies will match any charitable contributions made by their employees! Check with your employer to see if your company offers a Matching Gifts program. Your support could be doubled or tripled!

If you have any questions about the Annual Fund, contact Manager of Donor Engagement, Deb Shulansky at dshulansky@hartfordsymphony.org or
(860) 760-7302.

You can make your donation online by filling out the below form. If you prefer to send a check, please make it out to “Hartford Symphony Orchestra” and mail to:

Your support for the Hartford Symphony Orchestra ensures that extraordinary music and music initiatives thrive in our region! Through immersive, innovative performances, and outstanding musicianship, the HSO engages thousands across our communities, year after year.

Learn more about our featured donors and what inspires them to give to the HSO : https://hartfordsymphony.org/donor_spotlights/ 

DONORS MAKE THE MUSIC POSSIBLE!

Give to hear the music.  As a non-profit organization the HSO relies on the generosity of its donors. The HSO’s exciting and innovative programming brings a new dimension to the artistry of Hartford, from Masterworks to POPS! to the Talcott Mountain Music Festival. Your gift enables the HSO to perform inspirational, original and groundbreaking concerts.

Give to our community. The HSO provides music and instruction to more than 22,000 children and adults in our community through our flagship Symphony in the Schools program and myriad of educational and community programs in more than 110 schools throughout the state. Your gift will inspire creativity in classrooms across our region.

Give to be a part of the arts in Hartford. Music is the foundation upon which every great community is built. For more than 70 years, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra has been a leader among arts organizations in Hartford, employing more than 200 musicians who live and work in our area. Your gift brings together those musicians and music lovers.

Give to honor someone. A gift to the HSO will support important community outreach programs like Musicians Care Project. This program brings the harmony of the HSO to residents in assisted living facilities who would otherwise be unable to enjoy and experience the beauty of live music. Give in honor of someone you love – your gift will make a difference in the lives of so many.

Give to help cultivate a love of music. Link up guides students grades 3-5 through a year-long music curriculum culminating in a concert performance with the HSO at The Bushnell. Your gift will bring music into the lives of children and inspire them to succeed in school and beyond.

Give to express love: The love of music, the love of one another, the love of the arts. Your gift enables the artistry of the HSO to be experienced throughout the region, bringing the highest quality music to our community.

We thank the following individuals who contributed to the HSO’s Annual Fund 
within the last 15 months as of 1/8/2026

*10+ years of consecutive giving  |  **20+ years of continued giving

@Rjgflowers LLC
Accelerate Innovation LLC
ACMT, Inc.
Adapt And Learn
Advest Investment Group
AMCO Precision Tools, Inc.
Ana's Kitchen
Andy's Italian Kitchen Inc
Asylum Hill Congregational Church
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
Bannon River Books LLC
Barnes Group Foundation
Bauer Aerospace
Bemis Associates, LLC
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
Beta Iota Boule Foundation Inc.
Betty Rocks!
Beyond Words N Wisdom
Bradley, Foster & Sargent, Inc.
BUDR Cannabis
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
Caitlyn Grad Marketing
Cara Chapel
Chitter Chat LLC
Club SciKidz
The CLY-DEL Manufacturing Company
The Coffee Spot of Simsbury LLC
CohnReznick
Cokaico Craft Chocolate LLC
Joseph Coray
Custom Draper LLC
Darcy Melanson Design
David and Linda Roth
Department of Economic & Community Development
Diane Conroy Realtor, Coldwell Banker Realty
DLA Piper LLP
Doggie in the Window
Dr. Luis Diez-Morales, M.D. and Marta Diez
Duffield Ashmead
Duncaster
Elevation Dog Training
Elliott Family Fund at HFPG
Evelyn Preston Memorial Trust
Eversource Energy
Fairview Capital
Federman, Lally & Remis LLC
Fitzgerald's Food Stores
Ford & Paulekas, LLP
GIFTS + ART on Trumbull
GM2 Associates Inc.
The Goddard School
Gold, Levy & Poirot
The Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb Memorial Charitable Trust
Goodspeed Musicals
Granby UNICO
Great American Donut, Inc
Greater Hartford Arts Council
Hartford Distributors, Inc.
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Hartford HealthCare
The Hartford Insurance Group
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company
Hartt School
Henry Luce Foundation
Hoffman Auto Group
Jeffrey Hoffman
Holloway's Appliance, LLC
Hometown Senior Benefits LLC
Honfleur Gallery
Honor Connor
Imagineers Inc.
Improved Spaces Home Organizing
Inspirality Ventures LLC
J. Walton Bissell Foundation
Jazzercise Farmington Valley At Empower Fitness
The Elizabeth M. Landon & Harriette M. Landon Foundation
Laura English VO Evergreen Studio
Law Office of Melissa E. Osborne
Leading Culture Solutions
The Legacy Foundation of Hartford
Legere Group Ltd
Legrand North America
Lewis Steinberg (dec. Margy)
Liberty Bank
Lincoln Financial Foundation, Inc.
LiveWell
The George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation
M&T Charitable Foundation
Madam To Sew Alterations
Maddiecam Enterprises, LLC
Mahoney Sabol & Company
Max Hospitality
McCarter & English
The Katharine K. McLane and Henry R. McLane Charitable Trust
MCRA, LLC
Metro Bis
Milk and Honey CT, LLC
Mill Restaurant Group
Mintz + Hoke
Minuteman Press
Modern Beatique Medical Aesthetics
Morgan Stanley
Motley Rice LLC
Mountain Development Corp.
Mr. & Mrs. William Foulds Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Benjamin
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Jason
Mr. Coleman Levy and Judie Levy
Ms. Kathy Ungerleider
Murphy Road Recycling
The Musical Club of Hartford, Inc.
Susan Namerow and Duane Gautier
Natural Nutmeg Magazine
NBT Bank
New Plan Designs
Nutmeg State Federal Credit Union
Organized Designs LLC
Paine's Recycling and Rubbish Removal
PeoplesBank
Pop Over Eatery
Prime IV Hydration & Wellness - Simsbury
Prime Materials Recovery
Pullman & Comley Attorneys at Law
Pure Luxe Organics
Raytheon Technologies
Re-Style Your Closets LLC
Richard P. Garmany Fund at HFPG
Robert Hensley & Associates, LLC
The Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation
Robinson & Cole LLP
Sack Energy Corp
Sam's Food Stores
Sardilli Fruit & Produce Co.
The Saunders Foundation
Seabury Active Life Plan Community
Smile Studio Dentistry
Solinsky EyeCare LLC
Soma Grille Restaurant
South Ocean Capital
Speakology LLC
Specialty Printing, LLC
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
SubHERbanLivin
Talcott Resolution
TAWANI Foundation
TD Bank
Three Men and a Lady, LLC
Travelers
Travis Foundation
Turbine Controls, Inc.
Viking Fuel Oil Company, Inc.
Wadsworth Atheneum
Webster Bank
Wendy Haller, Author
Westwood Provisions
William and Alice Mortensen Foundation
YMCA of Greater Hartford
Young Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

This list represents commitments made within the last two years, as of 1/8/2026.

AAA Northeast
Adobe
American International Group
Amerisure Insurance
Avangrid, Inc.
Bank of America
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Cigna Foundation
Connecticut Community Foundation
Draper
The Hartford
Hearst
Lincoln Financial Group
Linde
Henry Luce Foundation
MassMutual
Microsoft
Munich Re America Services, Inc.
QBE Insurance
Raytheon Technologies
The Saunders Foundation
Stanley Black & Decker
Talcott Resolution
Travelers Companies
UnitedHealth Group

In Honor Of

In Honor Of
Seetha Amma
Lalitha Shivaswamy and Rajesh Krishnamurthy
 
Walter Bernkofs
Mr. & Dr. Richard Johnston
 
Rosa and Peter Chow
Mr. and Mrs. Barry P. Luke
 
Charles Feierabend
Dennis & Donna Randall
 
Chloe & Wes Horton
Joseph & Karen Hewes
 
HSO Musicians
Michael & Julie Pollard
 
HSO Staff
Barnaby W. Horton & Hannah Granfield-Horton
 
Kathleen Jastrzebski
Susan Crisfield
 
Carolyn Kuan
Mr. John Nealon & 
Ms. Pamela Lucas
Dr. Elizabeth N. Rumohr*
 
Malte and Bito
Paul Serenbetz
 
The Oakleaf Family
Elizabeth White**
 
Dr. David Roemer
Nancy A. Kramer
 
Kristin Roger
Kathryn Joerg
 
David Roth
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Horvitz
 
Mildred (Micki) and Isadore Savin
Nancy R. Savin
 
Lenny Sigal
Nancy Grover**
 
Janice L. Tetreault
Brian Krystof
 
John Charles Thomas
Susan Robbins Namerow & Duane Gautier
 
The White Children
Elizabeth White**
 
Ann Elizabeth White
Christopher White
 
Elizabeth White
Michael Oakleaf
Susan Sellars
Laurie Sellars

In Memory Of

Richard G. Broad
Richard & Patti Broad
 
James and Joella Burgoon
Martha and Ben Parish
 
Howard Collins
Ruth & Howard Sovronsky
 
Mary Ann Coray
Ruth & Howard Sovronsky
 
Hon. Alfred Covello
Ruth & Howard Sovronsky
 
Eric Dahlin
Jack Summers
 
Joe W. Dawkins
Carolyn Dawkins
 
Michael Furey
Peggy Furey
 
Richard Garmany
Mr. & Mrs. David E. Polk
 
Richard and Joanne Gates
Suzanne Gates
 
Emma Giel
Shirley B. Murtha
 
Arnold Greenberg
Ruth & Howard Sovronsky
 Anne Hastings
Vicki and Linc Jepson
 
Patricia P. Hatch
Mr. Gilbert Hatch, Jr.
 
Bruce and Susie Hayden
Lynn Hayden Wadhams and 
John D. Wadhams
 
Louise B. Herring
Mr. and Mrs. Steven O. Fish
 
Beverly G. Himelstein
Michael J. Moran
 
Shepherd M. Holcombe Sr.
Shepherd M. Holcombe, Jr.
 
Pastor Robert W. Howard
Barbara Davis Howard*
 
Isador Janowsky
Robert Anderson
Brook & Charlotte Jason**
 
Attorney and Mrs. Hugh M. Joseloff
The Joseloff-Kaufman Family
 
Mark B. Keough
Janet Keough
 
Dr. Robert Allyn Kramer
Nancy A. Kramer
 
Lou Lazzerini
Brook & Charlotte Jason**
 
Jan Lichwala and Helen (Jasak) Lichwala
Andrzej Mysliwiec
 
Irene Loretto
Ruth & Howard Sovronsky
 
Dr. Leta Weiss Marks
Katherine Papathanasis
Riley Patro
Jonathan Pearlson
Lynn Hayden Wadhams and John D. Wadhams
 
Wilhelmina Meier
Robert and Rev. Carol Salka
 
Thomas Mitchell
Jerry & Barbara Hess*
Ruth & Howard Sovronsky

Bob Montstream
Ami Montstream**
 
Lynn Murray
Ruth & Howard Sovronsky
 
Gregory Nokes
Judy Nokes
 
Doris Philbrick
David Philbrick
 
Diane Powell
Linda Roohr
 
Peter Prewitt
Kathleen Prewitt
Maureen and Paul Vagnini
 
Philip C. Sayres
Porter and Ann-Toy Broughton
Timothy & Janet Ellsworth
Deb Shulansky
Ruth & Howard Sovronsky
Christine Turci
Katherine Watson
 
Elaine Beverly Schwartz
Ruth & Howard Sovronsky
 
Howard Sprout
David & Carol Allen
James R. Barry
John & Susan Beers**
Jared Chase
Ms. Margaret Clark
Betty Dugan
Tony Falcetti & Tracy Flater
Cindi Harvey
Jim & Diana Henkel
Jerry & Barbara Hess*
Mark & Alison Hunt
Brook & Charlotte Jason**
Ted & Nancy Johnson
Sylvia & Harvey Kelly*
Mr. John Nealon & Ms. Pamela Lucas
Errol and Carol Matzke
In Memory of George Merrow
Kat  Niedmann
Debra Pasquale
Kristen Phillips & Matt Schreck
Paul Reuter
Ruth & Howard Sovronsky
Rachel Spitzig
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
The Green Machine Inc.
Art & Janet Utay
Lynn Hayden Wadhams and John D. Wadhams
Gary & Diane Whitney*
 
Margery S. Steinberg
John & Susan Franzis
Alys & Jack Krichavsky
Charles H. Owens
Margery & Lewis Steinberg**
Kevin Walsh
 
Henry "Skip" Steiner
Sara Cole
 
Shirley W. Zbikowski
Francis Zbikowski

Supporters of the 2025 Young Artists Competition

Hollis G. Dorman
Richard P. Garmany Fund at HFPG
Wendy M. Haller
Ms. Laura R. Harris
Jerry & Barbara Hess*
Jeffrey & Nancy Hoffman
Helen Hughlett
Claire & Jan Kennedy
Mary and Charles Petras
Dara K. Ribicoff
Gary & Diane Whitney*

John & Shireen Aforismo
Duffield Ashmead and Eric D. Ort
Wendy Baron
Bruce Barth & Pamela Yeomans Barth
Marissa Baum
Robert C. Bausmith & Jill M. Peters-Gee, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Benjamin
Joanne Berger-Sweeney & Urs Berger
Brent Berti
Daniel Blair
Jamie Bratt
Richard & Patti Broad
Jared Chase
Dr. & Mrs. Bernie Clark*
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Cloud, Jr.
Steve & Kim Collins
Mary Curran
Eric and Pat Daniels
Frank and Julianne Day
Iris Engel
Tony Falcetti & Tracy Flater
David & Peggy Fay
Tavish Fitzpatrick
Alexandra Flowers, M.D.
Stephanie Fried
Juliana Garcia-Uribe
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Garthwait, Jr.*
Ms. Emily Gianquinto
Keith Grant
Neale & Carol Hauss**
Kati Hensel
Jerry & Barbara Hess*
Christopher Houlihan and Matt Larson
Mathew & Valerie Jasinski
Francys Jesson
Stephanie Johnson
Sylvia & Harvey Kelly*
Kimberly Kersey and Jason Arnold
The Elizabeth M. Landon & Harriette M. Landon Foundation
Carrie Langschultz
Karen & Victor Lawson
Mark Christopher & Sarah Lewis
Mr. Jaroslaw Lis
Cara and Gary Lovering
Mr. John Nealon & Ms. Pamela Lucas
Loren Mahler
Bob & Lynn Murray
Ruth Nelson
Beth Pacheco
Wizdom Powell
Mrs. Rae E. Quinlan
Gary & Diane Ransom**
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Rice
Ms. Kristin Roger
David & Linda Roth*
Michael and Marika Rouette
Marta Serrano
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin S. Shirley
Jay Sloves
Mark Smith and Barbara Veale Smith
Robert H. and Sharon W. Smith
Bryan Soltis
Ruth & Howard Sovronsky
Specialty Beverage Concepts
Karen & Howard Sprout*
Rachel Taylor
Betsy & Matthew Udal
Jeff & Pam Verney
Lizabeth and Richard Zlatkus
Darlene Zoller

This list represents commitments made as of 1/82026.

Bruce Barth & Pamela Yeomans Barth
Robert C. Bausmith & Jill M. Peters-Gee, M.D.
Jonathan Beck
Joanne E. Beers and Earl Cree
Joanne Berger-Sweeney & Urs Berger
Wes & Joann Boyd
Valerie Bryan
John & Arlene Buckey
Mr. Joseph R. Carlson
Polly U. Champ
Ruth Ann C. Davis**
Gail & Barry Deutsch
Mr. & Mrs. John Dolan
Timothy & Janet Ellsworth
Dan & Joni Fine
Anne C. Fitzgerald
Theodore and Sheila Fox
Anne Gares
Rona B. Gollob
Barnaby W. Horton & Hannah Granfield-Horton
Arnold C. Greenberg
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Mr. & Mrs. Thad C. Hasbrouck
Neale & Carol Hauss**
Jerry & Barbara Hess*
Don & Joanne Huelsman
Mathew & Valerie Jasinski
Brook & Charlotte Jason**
Anne & George Kan
Debbie and Steve Kleinman
Lois Koteen
Nancy & Jerry Lemega
S. Leong
Yuhong Li
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Madfis
Peggy & Alan Mendelson
Mary Lee Morrison
Sarah & Samuel Paul
Kristen Phillips & Matt Schreck
Scott & Beth Powell
Dr. Peter Prowda
James  Reiner
Dara K. Ribicoff
David & Linda Roth*
Louis and Cheryl Saloom
The Saunders Foundation
Starr Sayres
Anonymous
Deb Shulansky
Ruth & Howard Sovronsky
Andrew & Feather Spearman
Gary S. Starr & Leigh A. Newman
Betsy & Matthew Udal
Douglas & Mildred Unfried
Karen & Jeffrey Welch
Richard M. Wenner
Curtis & Joyce Weybright
Gary & Diane Whitney*
David & Phyllis Winer*
Ruth Woodford
The Zachs Family**
David & Sabine Zell