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 May 1, 2024.
† 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
Joanne Casey
Wendy Breuer and Charles Crane
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
Jill and Wesley Smith
Susan and Paul Sugarman
Jennifer and Paul Vetter
Donna Williams
$20,000 +
Anonymous (2)
Karen E. Austin
James Bell
Susan Chan
Bette and Robert Epstein
Katherine and Lance Gyorfi
James Hasler
Frederick J. Isaac
The Pattersons
Beryl Crumpton Potter and James Potter
Barbara and Joel Richmon
Susan and Paul Sugarman
Jennifer and Paul Vetter
Donna Williams
$10,000-$19,999
Joanne Casey
Terrence Chan and Edward Sell
Wendy Breuer and Charles Crane
David Graber †
Howard and Pamela Hatayama
Karen Ivy and James Ringland
Robert Kidd and Joan Story
Jack Klingelhofer
Karen Long
Don Rigler
Helen Sheaff
$7,500-$9,999
Paul Garrison
Marianne Robison
Jean Shuler
$5,000-$7,499
John Barrett
Cestra E. and Teresa Butner
Anne Cademenos
Georgine Chokatos
Ian Epstein and Kym Zilk
Bruce Ericson
Margaret Fisher
Carol and Angela Glann
Earl and Bonnie Hamlin
Jon and Connie Hartung
Margaret Hegg
Joan Gabriella Heinsheimer
Carol Henri
Helena Meyer-Knapp and Robert Knapp
Rosanna Lerma
David Lichtenstein
Karen and Steve Nicholls
Liz Ruhland
Roy and Melinda Samuelson
Jill and Wesley Smith
Jerry Vurek-Martyn
E Margaret and Steve Warton
$2,500-$4,999
Nancy Aldritt
Richard and Carlene Anderson
Morris Chubb
Neal Shorstein and Christopher Doane
Susan Driscoll †
Joseph Frank
Marianne Friedman
Harry Howe
Margaret and Chenming Hu
Marilyn Kecso
Stu and Jeanne Korn
Isaac Kos-Read
Annis and Nicholas Kukulan
Meri Lane
Alison Miller
Christine Orr
Mary Ann and Don Parachini
Leslie Rogers
Lisa Kay Ruhland
Sylvia Smith and Stanley Kowalski
Monique Stevenson
Winifred Walters
Richard West
Carolyn Yale
$1,000-$2,499
Fernando Aguayo-Garcia and Jason Conyard
Diane Appel and Daniel Cotton
Dan Ashley
Benjamin Baab
Anita Battle
Rachel Berger
Cynthia and David Blumgart
Shoko Boyd
Paula and David Byrens
Helen Cake
Xiaoping Liang and Xuelong Cao
Rosemary Chang
Patrice Cochran
Kathleen Crandall
Christopher Curtis
Joseph and Susan Daly
Rena David
Blaine Devine
Joseph Di Prisco
Margery Eriksson and James Nelson
Sarah Everett
Carmina Eylar
Darron Flagg and Maria Mba Wright
Cami Forhan
Lewis and Christiane Frederickson
Susan Gallardo and Mark Freitas
John Gile
Joe and Martha Goralka
Alan Harper
Melvin Harrison and Barbara Hardacre
Carolyn and Robert Heywood
Judit and Thomas Jackovics
Mark Jacobs
Roxanne Kellam and Leslie Brandt
Lauren Kerr
Carole Klein
Susan Lambert
Robert Lang
Edward Long
Kathie Long
Holly and Thomas Love
Geralyn and Eugene Lynch
Pamela Magnuson-Peddle
Roger and Joan Mann
Margaret and Denis McGuirk
Julie Mikuta
Linda Millar
Merrilee H. Mitchell
Alexandra Moore
Barbara Moran and Charlie Haas
Kavya Muthanna
Andreas Neyer
Sharon Noteboom
Mary Oram
Eva and Aaron Paul
Linda Pinkoski
Linda Purkiss
Ron Ramin
Kennedy and Kathleen Richardson
M. Louise Rothman-Riemer and Davis Riemer
Pamela and Jim Robson
Margaret Schoelwer
Lori Schweitzer and Steven Caccamo
Anjanette Scott
Karen and Ross Scroggs
Diane Del Signore
Keith Slibsager
Rachel Taylor Johansen and Eric Johansen
Samuel Test
Fern Tiger
Sharon Vonderau
Ellen Walker
Timothy Wendt
Judith White
Laura and Steve Wolff
$500-$999
Anonymous
Maureen Alano and George Zolinsky
Jacquie Anderson
Julianne Anderson
Alessandra Aquianti
Dion and David Aroner
Tom and Tami Arrington
Catherine Atcheson
Leslie Bacon
Deborah and William M. Baldwin
Marguerite Barron and Glen Leggoe
Eileen Blood-Golden
Thomas Bosserman
Kim Bronson
Camille and Wayne Brotze
Carol Brown and Tom Spalding
Kevis Brownson
Evangeline C. Buell
Elbert Chang
Amy Chung
Jacob Cowan
Edward Cullen and Ann O'Connor
Paul Davis
Sirron Davis
Cindy and Brian Deans
Nancy DeRoche
Joe DeVries and Olga Bolotina
Kenneth Donnelly
Anne Drejet
Emerson and Sara DuBois
Nancy Dyar
Elizabeth Eto
Roland Feller
Harry and Sheilah Fish
John FitzGibbon
Shonda Goward
Reyla Graber
Gail Grigsby and Alan Crockett
Richard Hawkins
William Hill
Mary Katherine Johnson
Didi and Paul Kubicek
Terry Kulka
Monya Lane
Randolph Langenbach
Rita Lau
Maureen and George Lenahan
Ellen and Barry B. Levine
Kara Levine
Linda J. Likar
Linda Lipner
Edward Love
Christopher Lundin
John McClure and Linda Sayler
Kathleen and Daniel McKinney
James Morris
Cheryl Ann Mouton
Len Nathan
Joan Neblett
Russell Nelson
Helen Nicholas
Elisabeth and Michael O'Malley
Lidia Owens
Michael Pyatok
Christine Quan
Estrellita and Raleigh Redus
Brian Ripley
Richard R. Rossi
Richard R. Rossi and Kimberly Mark Webb
Barbara Sanders
Valda Sanders
Gregg Schluntz
Tom Schunn and Anne Fay
Wendy Simon
Kenneth Sorey
Tia Stoller
Lisa Strongin
Jamienne Studley and Gary Smith
Marsha Shaw Sutherland
Ellen and Eugene Switkes
Kristi Swope and Randall McEachern
Bob and Cariad Thronson
Michael Walsh
Mary and Peter Weinstein
Dr Angela Wellman
Scott Whitcomb
Ann Williamson
Margot Yapp
$250-$499
Anthony Altadonna
Linda Andrew-Marshall
Marion Atherton
Gordon S. Baranco
Natasha Beery
Bruce Bennett
M. Hope Young and Kevin Best
Tiffany Blaho
Christine Brigagliano
Janice Cantu
Robert Chiles
Kevin Choice
Minoo and Lewis Clayman
Andrew Cohen
Michael Colbruno
Marta De Pierris
Joanne Drabek and Thor Start
Leslie Epstein
Hsinju Fan
Lori Fogarty
Yvette Chalom and Paul Fogel
NIKKI FORTUNATO BAS
J. Scott Fraser
Rosa L. Fregoso
Nancy M. Friedman
Janet Glasgow
Edward Gordon
Sheldon and Judy Greene
Joseph Edelberg
Susan and Charles Hanson
Hunter Harris
Laurent Harrison
Carol Haskell and Jon Seidel
Eveleen Henry
Rose and Fredric Hoffman
Saralinda and Richard M. Jackson
Jonathan and Joy Jacobs
Rosemary Jenckes
Patricia Kates
Jill McFadden and Robert Kattenburg
Anna M. Keim
Ellen Kerrigan and Baker A. Peeples
Karin and Richard Kleiner
Jane Ann Lamph
Sarah Leimenstoll
Brian Leonard
Lyz Luke
Margaret and John Maloney
Helen M. Marcus
Denise Martini
Tommie Mayfield
Catherine McLane
Sharmin and Farshid Moussavi
Norma Murphy
Lenore Naxon
Rev. Portia Osborne
Glenn Otterman
Ellen Paisal
Floyd Huen and Jean Quan
Wallace and Gayle Ransom
Martin Rokeach
David and Lori Rosenthal
Timothy Ross
Miyo Saiki
Diane Sanchez
Phyllis Scaduto
Jane Seleznow
Stephen Shefler
Holly Shogbesan
Maya Simpson
Christopher Skeens
Robert Spencer
Arthur Ogus and Jenifer Steele
Dennis Rothhaar and Miriam Steinbock
Ben Thompson
Adam Tobin
Susan Troy
Janice Tudor
Philip C. and Shantha N. Ursell
Craig Vaughn
Charles, Geraldine and Lisa Waitman
Penelope Washbourn
Heather Watson
Josie Webb
Katherine and Jon Weiner
Thomas Wilberding
Elouise Wilson
Eva Mae Youngberg
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.
In memory of Bob and Tommie Winslow
Barbara Winslow Wong
In memory of C.A. Peddle
Pamela Magnuson-Peddle
In memory of Edward L. Ripley
Brian Ripley
In memory of Erik Eriksson - Emeritus Board
Margery Eriksson and James Nelson
In memory of Frederic and Marietta Harvey
Lawrence Pinkus and Ruth Harvey
In memory of Gordon Beal
Kelly Hall-Tompkins
In memory of Jay T. Levine
Kara Levine
In memory of Joel Cohen
Wendy Simon
In memory of John B Hancock V
Mark Jacobs
In memory of Kay Vinson Ruhland
Bonnie Hamlin
Carolyn and Robert Heywood
Carrie Paff
Donna Williams
Janice Enos
Lisa Kay Ruhland
Lisa Kay Ruhland
Maureen Moore
Patricia and Robert Raburn
Thanh Caotran
In memory of Linda Steele II
John Barrett
Patrice Hidu
In memory of Michael Morgan
Ann O'Connor and Edward Cullen
Carol Henri
Carole Klein
Elaine Mckenna
Fidelity Charitable
Lisa Hirsch
Pamela Fitch
Pamela Fitch
Sonja Maund
Sonja Maund
Valerie and Stephen Garry
In memory of Michael Morgan and Joseph Liebling
Carol Henri
In memory of Michael Morgan and Roy Matthes
Barbara A. Alexander
In memory of Mr. Virgle Lewis
Natasha Lewis
In memory of Ms. Dee Willams - (Mom)
Marvell Allen
In memory of Ms. Delores Williams
Marvell Allen
In memory of Peter and Michael Sheaff
Helen Sheaff
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 Virgle Lewis
Natasha Lewis
In memory of William S. Robinson
Cecile Walker
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In honor of Alison Miller
Martha and Lester Miller
In honor of Ben Cohn
Nadiv Rahman
In honor of Bette Epstein
Lori Schweitzer and Steven Caccamo
Shoko Boyd
In honor of Chair sponsorship of flutist Amy Likkar
Bette and Robert Epstein
In honor of Chairo and Emet Enomoto
Philip Enomoto
In honor of Charles Leo Ostrofe
Maureen and George Lenahan
In honor of Donna Williams
Evan Forhan
In honor of Dr. Margaret Hegg
David Besley
In honor of Jay T. Levine
Kara Levine
In honor of Jim Bell
Joseph Di Prisco
In honor of John Gile
William Estheimer
In honor of Kari Mah
Donna Rubenoff
In honor of Kay Vinson Ruhland
Donna Williams
In honor of Kedrick Armstrong
Bell Investment Advisors Inc.
Carol Henri
Carol Henri
Ellen Paisal
James Bell
Schwab Charitable
In honor of Michael Morgan Legacy Fund
John Gile
In honor of Miles Antaya
Sally A. Arney
In honor of Nasriah Morrison
Rizwan Huq
In honor of Noelle and Edward Long
Rick Draper
In honor of Peter and Helen Sheaff
Cerity Partners Foundation
In honor of Ross Gershenson
Steven and Darlene Fleming
In honor of SHM
Michael Sullivan
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 July 1, 2024.
Akonadi Foundation
Alameda County Arts Commission
Barbara Moran and Charlie Haas
Bell Investment Advisors Inc.
Benevity American Online Giving
BlueSnap
California Arts Council
Cestra Butner Family Foundation
Chevron
City of Oakland
Click & Pledge
East Bay Community Foundation
Give Lively Foundation
Korn and Company
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, & Smith Incorporated
National Endowment for the Arts
Pacific Harmony Foundation
PayPal Giving Fund
San Francisco Symphony
Schwartz Family Foundation
Sidney E. Frank Foundation
The Bernard Osher Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
United Way California Capital Region
Vanguard Charitable
Wells Fargo
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
B. 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
The Estate of Jay T. Levine
MARY LOU HÉBERT MEMORIAL FUND
Stan Hébert
MCKIBBEN FAMILY TRUST
Winton and Margaret McKibben
The Estate of Doris B. Holerman
The Estate of Herbert Chittenden
David and Melodie Graber
Andrew and Teresa Gunther
The Estate of Anne Macpherson
The Estate of John E. and Helen A. Manning
The Estate of Thomas M. Price
Eleanor Swent
The Estate of John and Thelma Taylor
Arthur Weil
Reinald A. and Ingeborg R. Wells †
The Estate of Elvera Wollitz Smith
The MM Israel 2011 Trust- Mary Israel
† 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.
James Bell
Toby C. Berger †
Marie Cerles Boss †
Robert E. Burton
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 Graber †
Lisa Caul and Robert Harrington
Jon F. and Connie M. Hartung
James Hasler
Maxine Heiliger
Harry Howe
H. Nona Hungate †
Mary Israel
Jeanne and Stuart Korn
Terry Kulka and Gary Semans
Regina Lackner
Jane Ann Lamph
David Leinbach †
Douglas Love
Cornell C. Maier
Samuel Miller and Maude Pervere
Sam R. Miller
Mary Morris † and Harold Lawrence†
Roderick Murray †
Sterling Parks †
Sterling Parks
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
Arthur Weil
Ingeborg R. and Reinald A. Wells †
Joan Wetherell
Donna Williams
† deceased
We gratefully acknowledge the In-Kind Gifts received by our patrons and donors. The following list reflects gifts made since July 1, 2024.
BUSINESSES
Gold Bar Spirits Company
John Murray Productions
Oakland Venue Management
SnapFiesta
Stoller Design Group
INDIVIDUALS
Dan Ashley
Frederick C. Hertz and Randolph Langenbach
James Bell
Karen Ivy and James Ringland
Donna Williams
Oakland Symphony Board of Directors