We proudly honor our most dedicated supporters, whose extraordinary cumulative giving has shaped the legacy of the Oakland Symphony. Their steadfast commitment ensures the continued growth and excellence of our artistic and educational programs across the Orchestra, Youth Orchestra, and Chorus
† indicates deceased
MUSIC DIRECTORS CIRCLE
Generous donors of
one million or more
over their history with
Oakland Symphony.
Anonymous
Bonnie † and James Bell
Berniece and Pat † Patterson
LIFETIME MEMBERS
Generous donors of
$100,000 or more
over their history with
Oakland Symphony.
Anonymous (2)
Bonnie † and James Bell
Wendy Breuer and Charles Crane
Joanne Casey
Susan Chan
Bette and Robert Epstein
Katherine and Lance Gyorfi
James Hasler
Karen Ivy and James Ringland
Robert Kidd and Joan Story
Jack Klingelhofer
Karen and Steve Nicholls
Berniece and Pat † Patterson
Beryl Crumpton Potter and James Potter
Barbara and Joel Richmon
Helen Sheaff
Jill and Wesley Smith
Susan and Paul Sugarman
Jennifer and Paul Vetter
Donna Williams
We gratefully acknowledge our generous donors, whose annual support enables us to build community through the artistic and educational programs of Oakland Symphony, Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra, and Oakland Symphony Chorus. The following list reflects gifts made to the annual fund or elevated events recorded since March 1, 2025.
$20,000 +
Anonymous (2)
Karen E. Austin
James Bell
Bette and Robert Epstein
Katherine and Lance Gyorfi
James Hasler
Frederick J. Isaac
Jack Klingelhofer
David Lichtenstein
Berniece and Pat Patterson
Barbara and Joel Richmon
Denise and Don Rigler
Jennifer and Paul Vetter
Donna Williams
$10,000-$19,999
Joanne Casey
Terrence Chan and Edward Sell
Morris Chubb
Howard and Pamela Hatayama
Karen Ivy and James Ringland
Karen Long
Rhonda and Jack Morris
Pam Robson
Helen Sheaff
Jean Shuler
Susan and Paul Sugarman
$7,500-$9,999
Kathleen Crandall
Carol Henri
Louis Willacy
$5,000-$7,499
John Barrett
Wendy Breuer and Charles Crane
Cestra E. and Teresa Butner
Anne Cademenos
Georgine Chokatos
Audrey Cormier
Ian Epstein and Kym Zilk
Bruce Ericson
Margaret Fisher
Christiane Frederickson
Carol and Angela Glann
Earl and Bonnie Hamlin
Jon and Connie Hartung
Margaret Hegg
Joan Gabriella Heinsheimer
Rainer Hochhalter
Brian James and S. Shariq Yosufzai
Karachale Family
John King
Joe Laymon
Rosanna Lerma
Karen and Steve Nicholls
Christine Orr
Marianne Robison
Liz Ruhland
Roy and Melinda Samuelson
Jill and Wesley Smith
Monique Stevenson
Jerry Vurek-Martyn
$2,500-$4,999
Nancy Aldritt
Phil Bowling-Dyer
Kim Budil
Susan Chan
Patricia Clemo
Joe Di Prisco and Patti James
Susan Driscoll †
Darron Flagg and Maria Mba Wright
Joseph Frank
Paul Garrison
Alan Harper
Harry Howe
Marilyn Kecso
Lauren Kerr
Stu and Jeanne Korn
Isaac Kos-Read
Meri Lane
Monya Lane
Cynthia Lovewell
Edward Lyons
Alison Miller
Wayne Miller
Ewan and Linda Purkiss
Leslie Rogers
Lisa Kay Ruhland
Neal Shorstein and Christopher Doane
Sylvia Smith and Stanley Kowalski
Tia Stoller
Alison Teeman
Samuel Test
Winifred Walters
Richard West
Carolyn Yale
$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous (2)
Fernando Aguayo-Garcia and Jason Conyard
Richard and Carlene Anderson
Francine Anthony
Benjamin Baab
Leslie Bacon
Anita Battle
Rachel Berger
Cynthia and David Blumgart
Thomas Bosserman
Shoko Boyd
Pierre Breber
Roberta Brokaw
Carol Brown and Tom Spalding
Kevis Brownson
Paula and David Byrens
Janice Cantu
Patrice Cochran
Joseph and Susan Daly
Kathryn and Christopher Dann
Rena David
Nik Dehejia
Diane Del Signore
Blaine Devine
Ashley Dunning
Thad Dunning
Margery Eriksson and James Nelson
Sarah Everett
Carmina Eylar
Cami Forhan
Susan Gallardo and Mark Freitas
Paul Gertmenian
John Gile
Barbara Goldenberg †
Joe and Martha Goralka
Marian and Roger Gray
Barbara Hardacre and Melvin Harrison
Laurent Harrison
Kathleen Henschel
Frederick Hertz and Randolph Langenbach
Carolyn and Robert Heywood
Judit and Thomas Jackovics
Mark Jacobs
Rachel Taylor Johansen and Eric Johansen
Roxanne Kellam and Leslie Brandt
Michael Kennemer
Steve Ketzler
Jonathan Kleid and Robin Hampton
Annis and Nicholas Kukulan
Robert Lang
Ellen and Barry B. Levine
Edward Long
Holly and Thomas Love
Pamela Magnuson-Peddle
Roger and Joan Mann
Terry Mcgrath and Kathy Claussen
George Miller
Merrilee H. Mitchell
Barbara Moran and Charlie Haas
James Morris
Len Nathan
Andreas Neyer
Sharon Noteboom
Mary Oram
Eva and Aaron Paul
Linda Pinkoski
Christine Quan
Ron Ramin
Sonjia and Gregory Redmond
Kennedy and Kathleen Richardson
M. Louise Rothman-Riemer and Davis Riemer
Josh Rowan
Barbara Sanders
Gregg Schluntz
Margaret Schoelwer
Lori Schweitzer and Steven Caccamo
Sandra Scott
Keith Slibsager
Mary Lou Solecki
Lori Souza
Romer Stevenson
Linda Stuart
Simon and Pauline Thaler
Fern Tiger
Sharon Vonderau
Ellen Walker
E. Margaret and Steve Warton
Denise Watkins
Judith White
Elizabeth Wierzbianska
Jeanne and Michael Williams
Pat and Phil Williams
Ann Williamson
Laura and Steve Wolff
Margot Yapp
Eva Mae Youngberg
$500-$999
Alessandra Aquianti
Tom and Tami Arrington
Catherine Atcheson
Deborah and William M. Baldwin
Marguerite Barron and Glen Leggoe
Kathleen Barrows
Tiffany Blaho
Jessica Briggs
Kim Bronson
Camille and Wayne Brotze
Vera Bulaevskaya and Gardar Johannesson
Helene Byrne and John Vallerga
Helen Cake
Elbert Chang
Amy Chung
Gail Coney
Jacob Cowan
Edward Cullen and Ann O'Connor
Virginia Darrow
Rhonda Davidson
Paul Davis
Cindy and Brian Deans
Rebecca Dell
Pamela Dernham and Greg Linden
David and Nancy DeRoche
Joe DeVries and Olga Bolotina
Carolyn Doelling
Emerson and Sara DuBois
Nancy Dyar
Elizabeth Eto
Harry and Sheilah Fish
Lois Flanagan
Nancy M. Friedman
Kenneth Frier
Frances Gallagher
Shonda Goward
Reyla Graber
Sheldon and Judy Greene
Stella Hall
Robin Hampton
Artise Hardy
Jim Harlan
Marcia Hawkins
Richard Hawkins
Saralinda and Richard M. Jackson
Mary Katherine Johnson
Anthony Jones
Jean Kellogg
David Kirk
Didi and Paul Kubicek
Diane Lang
Rita Lau
Maureen and George Lenahan
Kara Levine
Linda Likar
Linda Lipner
Edward Love
Christopher Lundin
Randall Matamoros and Nancy Wilkinson
John McClure and Linda Sayler
Jacquelyn Morgan
Joan Neblett
Helen Nicholas
Elisabeth and Michael O'Malley
Lidia Owens
Baker Peeples
Catherine Potter
Michael Pyatok
Frances and John Raeside
John Rockwell
Valda Sanders
Tom Schunn and Anne Fay
Karen and Ross Scroggs
Wendy Simon
Caitlin Smith
Lisa Strongin
Marsha Shaw Sutherland
Ellen and Eugene Switkes
Lisa Taylor
Bob and Cariad Thronson
Frederick Umminger
Philip C. and Shantha N. Ursell
Cecile Walker
Michael Walsh
Kimberly Mark Webb
Dr. Angela Wellman
Scott Whitcomb
William Wilson
$250-$499
Anthony Altadonna
Linda Andrew-Marshall
Marion Atherton
Joan Balter
Gordon S. Baranco
Natasha Beery
Hena Borneo
Mike Bradley
Christine Brigagliano
David Brown
Lisa Chick
Robert Chiles
Kevin Choice
Andrew Cohen
Michael Colbruno
Martha Conner
Linda Cozzarelli
Colin Davis
Marta De Pierris
Loretta Dimitruck
Joanne Drabek and Thor Start
Leslie Epstein
Hsinju Fan
Roland Feller
Lori Fogarty
Karen Fox-Reynolds
J. Scott Fraser
Janet Glasgow
Dale Marie Golden and Hugh MacDonald
Zachary Gordin
Edward C. Gordon
Herman Gray
Lenore Griffin
Amy Grigsby
Joan Guilford
Hunter Harris
Carol Haskell and Jon Seidel
Eveleen Henry
Patrice Hidu
Rose and Fredric Hoffman
Sally Houston
Linda Huber
Floyd Huen and Jean Quan
DeJon Iglehart
Jonathan and Joy Jacobs
Gary L. Johnson
Leslie and Conway Jones
Leslie Ann Jones
Patricia Kates
Autumn King
Karin and Richard Kleiner
Rachel Konte
Sarah Kulberg
Marshall Lamm
Jane Ann Lamph
Sarah Leimenstoll
Mark Lightfoot
Margaret Lipper
Kathie Long
Lyz Luke
Elaina Mann
Helen M. Marcus
Jason Marks
Denise Martini
Jeffrey McEwen
Jill McFadden and Robert Kattenburg
Catherine McLane
Siobhan McNamara
Joan Shepherd Mellows and Oliver Mellows
Peter Mendiara
Kymberly Miller
Martha and Lester Miller
Dianne Millner
Sharmin and Farshid Moussavi
Cheryl Ann Mouton
Norma Murphy
Lenore Naxon
George Nobori
Thomas Noyes
Arthur Ogus and Jenifer Steele
Mark O'Leary
Maria and Joseph Orr
Rev. Portia Osborne
Glenn Otterman
Ellen Paisal
Wallace and Gayle Ransom
Martin Rokeach
David and Lori Rosenthal
Timothy Ross
Diane Sanchez
Debbie Santa Maria
Eva Santelli
Phyllis Scaduto
Karen M. Schroeder
Holly Shogbesan
Maya Simpson
Christopher Skeens
Linda Skory
Robert Spencer
Enda Sterne
Kristi Swope and Randall McEachern
Dena Thaler †
Ben Thompson
Adam Tobin
Susan Troy
Janice Tudor
Craig Vaughn
Heather Watson
Josie Webb
Katherine and Jon Weiner
Mary and Peter Weinstein
Will Welch
Jessica Wickens
Maureen Wikander
Elouise Wilson
Valerie Winemiller
Omid Zoufonoun
To our supporters up to $249: Every friend of the Oakland Symphony family is an invaluable part of sustaining our music and education programs, and there are many more than we can list here. We are thankful for your generosity.
Some gifts carry a story. Each person named below has been honored or remembered by a friend, family member, or colleague through a gift to Oakland Symphony, and we are grateful to share in that tribute. The following list reflects gifts made to the annual fund or elevated events recorded since March 1, 2025.
In memory of Barbara Flagg
Darron Flagg and Maria Mba Wright
In memory of Christopher Dann
Kathryn Dann
In memory of Courtney A. Peddle
Pamela Magnuson-Peddle
In memory of Ms. Delores Williams
Marvell Allen
In memory of Dena Thaler
Simon Meyer and Pauline Agnes Thaler
In memory of Emile Bernard Broadwin
Rachel Broadwin
In memory of Evelyn Steadman Kirk
David Kirk
In memory of Geraldine L. Dickerson
Lisa Dickerson
In memory of Jay T. Levine
Kara Levine
In memory of Joel Cohen
Wendy Simon
In memory of Kay Vinson Ruhland
Thanh Caotran
Janice Enos
Bonnie Hamlin
Carolyn and Robert Heywood
Maureen Moore
Carrie Paff
Patricia and Robert Raburn
Elizabeth Ruhland and Joshua Miele
Lisa Kay Ruhland
Donna Williams
In memory of Marie Cumming
Eveleen Henry
In memory of Mrs. Mary A. Simon
DeJon Iglehart
Sabine Kooner
Port of Oakland
In memory of Michael Morgan
Sonja Maund
Jacquelyn Morgan
Magen Solomon
Sherrie Yeung-Kong and Rick Kong
In memory of Nancy
Gregg Schluntz
In memory of Stanley L. Chinn
Christine Quan
In memory of Sterling P. and Barbara M. Parks
Heather Watson
In memory of Susan Driscoll and Andrew Fredericks
Margery Eriksson and James Nelson
In memory of Mr. Virgle Lewis
Natasha Lewis
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In honor of Ali Miller
Martha and Lester Miller
In honor of Ben Cohn
Nadiv Rahman
In honor of Betsy London
Hoi-Fei Mok
In honor of Bette Epstein
Shoko Boyd
In honor of Brett Klein
Alexei Offill-Klein
In honor of Casey Dunning-Sorey
Thad Dunning
In honor of Danièle Fogel
Yvette Chalom and Paul Fogel
In honor of Donna Williams
Wendy and Craig Campbell
Bette and Robert Epstein
Evan Forhan
Cheryl and Pete Mcculloch
Catherine Potter
Susan and Paul Sugarman
In honor of James Bell
Jonathan Kleid and Robin Hampton
Helen Sheaff
In honor of Kedrick Armstrong
Carol Henri
Ellen Paisal
Ron Ramin
In honor of Dr. Margaret Hegg
David Besley
James and Nadine Hubbell
In honor of Michael Bennett
Michael and Carolyn Bennett
In honor of the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra
Jim and Pamela Robson
In honor of Ross Gershenson
Steven and Darlene Fleming
In honor of Vincent Tsai
Martha Conner
Thank you to our corporate and institutional donors who support Oakland Symphony in a variety of ways, including through grants, sponsorship, and the underwriting of our programs and events. This list reflects gifts received since March 1, 2025.
Alameda County Arts Commission
American Gift Fund
Barbara Moran and Charlie Haas
Benevity American Online Giving
Chevron
D’Addario Foundation
East Bay Community Foundation
GainAccess Sports and Entertainment
Oakland Civic Orchestra
Pacific Harmony Foundation
PayPal Giving Fund
PG&E
Radium Presents
Retzlaff Vineyards
San Francisco Symphony
Sexton Group Real Estate
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Touchstone Commercial Partners
United States Coast Guard
United Way California Capital Region
Individuals who support the Endowment Fund help to ensure the long-term future of Oakland Symphony’s music, education and outreach programs. The donors listed below have made outright gifts, estate gifts, or irrevocable planned gifts through a charitable remainder trust. For more information contact our Development Department at (510) 444-0801.
LIFETIME LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
Bonnie † and James Bell
Giles “Bud” Cropsey †
THE PAULINE WILKINSON MACAULAY MEMORIAL FUND
In support of the Symphony’s education and outreach programs
Lon and Mary Israel
DAVID PAUL STEVENSON MEMORIAL FUND
Monique Stevenson
THE EDWIN AND NANCY RICHARD FUND
In support of the Symphony’s education and outreach programs
Paul and Susan Sugarman
NATHAN RUBIN MEMORIAL FUND
Leslie and Conway Jones, Jr.
Marilyn Langlois
Ralph Samuel
JAY T. LEVINE MEMORIAL FUND
In support of MUSic for Excellence
Jay T. Levine †
MARY LOU HÉBERT MEMORIAL FUND
Stan Hébert
MCKIBBEN FAMILY TRUST
Winton and Margaret McKibben †
The Estate of Herbert Chittenden
David † and Melodie Graber
Andrew and Teresa Gunther
The Estate of Doris B. Holerman
The MM Israel 2011 Trust -- Mary Israel
Selma Larson and Arthur Weil
The Estate of Anne Macpherson
The Estate of John E. and Helen A. Manning
Sonja Maund
The Estate of Thomas M. Price
Eleanor Swent
John † and Thelma Taylor †
Ingeborg R. and Reinald A. Wells †
The Estate of Elvera Wollitz Smith
† deceased
We are grateful to those who have remembered the Oakland Symphony with bequests. These gifts will help establish and grow the Symphony’s endowment, providing support for future generations of music lovers and students. For more information contact our Development Department at (510) 444-0801.
Anonymous
James Bell
Toby C. Berger †
Marie Cerles Boss †
Robert E. Burton
Lisa Caul and Robert Harrington
Gail Coney
Jean Cunningham † and Carla Scherr
Christopher and Kathryn Dann
Susan Driscoll †
Arthur Dunlop †
Susie Elkind †
Bette and Robert Epstein
Dorothy Ewing †
Lewis and Christiane Frederickson
Paul Gertmenian
David † and Melodie Graber
Jon F. and Connie M. Hartung
James Hasler
Maxine Heiliger
Harry Howe
H. Nona Hungate †
Mary Israel
Jeanne and Stuart Korn
Mary Krenn †
Terry Kulka and Gary Semans
Regina Lackner
Jane Ann Lamph
Selma Larson and Arthur Weil
David Leinbach †
Douglas Love
Cornell C. Maier
Marilyn L. Maytum Trust
Samuel Miller and Maude Pervere
Mary Morris † and Harold Lawrence †
Roderick Murray †
Sterling Parks †
Anna Roberts †
Muriel and Irving Schnayer †
Ellie Shapiro
Carolyn Sonfield †
Monique Stevenson
John † and Thelma Taylor †
Joan Thatcher †
Fern Tiger
Laura Tow
C. Henry and Susan Veit
Albert J. Vizinho
Ingeborg R. and Reinald A. Wells †
Joan Wetherell
Donna Williams
† deceased
We gratefully acknowledge the In-Kind Gifts received from our patrons and donors. The following list reflects gifts made since March 1, 2025.
BUSINESSES
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
California Academy of Sciences
Charles M. Schulz Museum
D'Addario Foundation
The Freight (Freight & Salvage)
Gold Bar Spirits Company
John Murray Productions
Kitchen on Fire
Lula Cellars
McKahn Family Cellars
Oakland Theater Project
Oakland Venue Management
Pavé Fine Jewelry Design
Redbud Florals
The Red Door
Retzlaff Vineyards
Shotgun Players
SnapFiesta
Stoller Design Group
Thomas Fogarty Winery
UC Botanical Gardens
USS Potomac Association
Walt Disney Family Museum
INDIVIDUALS
Kedrick Armstrong
Dan Ashley
James Bell
Wendy Breuer and Charles Crane
Audrey Goins Cormier
Frederick C. Hertz and Randolph Langenbach
Karen Ivy and James Ringland
Conway and Leslie Jones
The Pattersons
Maryly Snow
Sara Vreeland
Alice Waters
Donna Williams
Oakland Symphony Board of Directors