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Thank you to our Donors
Oakland Symphony
Annual Fund Donors

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 July 1, 2022.



MUSIC DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE
Generous donors of one million or more over their history with Oakland Symphony.
Bonnie † and James Bell

LIFETIME MEMBERS
Generous donors of $100,000 or more over their history with Oakland Symphony.

Anonymous (3)
Jim Bell
Giles “Bud” Cropsey †
Beryl Crumpton and James Potter
Bette and Robert Epstein
James Hasler
Beverly and Randy Hawks
Jack Klingelhofer
Cornell C. Maier
Karl Mettinger
Karen and Steve Nicholls
Berniece and Pat Patterson
Norman and Janet Pease
Beryl and James Potter
Barbara and Joel Richmon
Shirley and Philip Schild
Robert A.D. and Debbra Wood Schwartz †
Erma and Owen Smith
Susan and Paul Sugarman
Nancy S. Sweetland
Katherine Van Hagan
Jennifer and Paul Vetter
Donna M. Williams

† deceased


$50,000+​​
Jim Bell
Beryl Crumpton and James Potter
Bette and Robert Epstein
James Hasler
Berniece and Pat Patterson
The Cestra Butner Family
Martha Toppin


$20,000-$49,999​​
Anonymous (4)
Katherine and Lance Gyorfi
Frederick Isaac
Jack Klingelhofer
Amy and Eddie Orton
Norman and Janet Pease
Barbara and Joel Richmon
Helen and Peter Sheaff
Susan and Paul Sugarman
Jennifer and Paul Vetter
Chris Wachira
Donna Williams


$10,000-$19,999​​​​
Anonymous (2)
Karen Austin
Wendy Breuer and Charles Crane
Shirley and Patrick Campbell
Susan Chan
Margaret Fisher
Margaret and Chenming Hu
Karen Ivy and James Ringland
Jill and Wesley Smith
Robert Kidd and Joan Story
Karen Long


$7,500-$9,999
Eric Benson
Karen Ivy and James Ringland


$5,000-$7,499
Richard and Carlene Anderson
Sandra Ball-Rokeach
Anne Cademenos
Joanne Casey
Kathryn and Christopher Dann
Paul Garrison
Margaret Hegg
John and Connie Hartung
David Lichtenstein
Edward Long
Alan Mason
Alison Miller
Mary Olowin
Mary Ann and Don Parachini
Melinda and Roy Samuelson
Monique Stevenson
Sharon Vonderau
Margaret and Steve Warton 


$2,500-$4,999
Anonymous
Margery Eriksson and James Nelson
Harry Howe
Stanley Kowalski and Sylvia Smith
Denise and Don Rigler
Marianne Robison
Leslie Rogers
Kay Vinson Ruhland
Ruth Stroup
Gerald Vurek-Martyn


$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous
Fernando Aguayo-Garcia
Diane Appel and Daniel CottonPaula and David Byrens
William Baron
Dina Bartello
Frank Bliss
Cynthia and David Blumgart
Roberta Brokaw
Gwendolyn Buchholz and David Durand
Paula and David Byrens
Xiaopiong and Xuelong Cao
Morris Chubb
Patrice Cochran
Sirron Davis
Joseph Di Prisco and Patricia James
Christopher Doane and Neal Shorstein
Bruce Ericson
Anne Esmonde
Sarah Everett
Anne Fay and Tom Schunn
Christiane and Lewis Frederickson
Marianne Friedman
Paul Gertmenian
Carol and Angela Glann
Kenneth Gobalet
Marian and Roger Gray
Linda Millar
Charlie Haas and Barbara Moran
Earl and Bonnie Hamlin
Barbara Hardacre and Melvin Harrison
Ruth Harvey and Lawrence Pinkus
Pamela and Howard Hatayama
Marcia Hawkins
Joan Gabriella Heinsheimer
Carol Henri
Frederick Hertz
Carolyn and Robert Heywood
Amy Hillyard
Judit and Thomas Jackovics
Mark Jacobs
Ann Johnson
Marilyn Kecso
Jonathan Kleid
Jeanne and Stuart Korn
Susan Lambert
Thomas Leibowitz
Dr. William A Lester
Kara Levine
Kathie Long
Douglas Love
Edward Love
Holly and Thomas Love
Pamela Magnuson-Peddle
Roger Mann
Frank Martin
James Martin and Jan Schmuckler
Randall Matamoros and Nancy Wilkinson
Helen Meyer-Knapp
Linda Millar
Merrilee Mitchell
Jaime Myers
Len Nathan
Thomas Nelson
Karen and Steve Nicholls
Sharon Noteboom
Elisabeth and Michael O’Malley
Mary Oram
Eva and Aaron Paul
John and Frances Raeside
Kennedy and Kathleen Richardson
Davis Riemer and Louise Rothman-Riemer
Pamela and Jim Robson
Keith Slibsager
Ilona Turner
Linda and Gerald Vurek-Martin
Richard West
Laura and Steve Wolff


$500-$999
Anonymous
Deborah and William Baldwin
John Barrett
Catherine Bishop and Ken Donnelly
Eileen Blood-Golden
Thomas Bosserman
Camille and Wayne Brotze
Evangeline Buell
Helen Cake
Susan and Bruce Carter
Amy Chung
Alan Crockett and Gail Grigsby
Edward Cullen and Ann O’Connor
Mike Cusick
Susan and Joseph Daly
William DeWolf
Nancy and Hugh Ditzler
Carolyn Doelling
Nancy Dyar
William and Kristin Flynn Estheimer
Sheila Fischer
Harry and Sheilah Fish
Christian Fritze
Susan Gallardo and Mark Freitas
John Gile
Edward Gordon
Eudice Greene
Dana Hansen
Alan Harper
Richard Hawkins
John and Jean Hazell
Lisa Herrinton
Rick and Cindy Holbrook
Sally Houston
Michelle Jurika
Didi and Paul Kubicek
Ellen and Barry Levine
Linda Likar
Christopher Lundin
Geralyn and Eugene Lynch
John McClure and Linda Sayler
Dorothy McIntosh
Barbara S. Miller
Semiramiss Natagh
Amy Neches
Andreas Neyer
Lidia Owens
Dominique Pelletey
Luis Ramirez
Ben Redcross and Michael Sears
Estrellita and Raleigh Redus
Dennis Rothhaar and Miriam Steinbock
Miyo Saiki
Gregg Schluntz
Sarah Shaver
Linda Snyder
Romer Stevenson
Lisa Strongin
Marsha Sutherland
Charles and Geraldine Waitman
Tanya Webb
Kimberly Mark Webb
Carolyn Yale


$250-$499
Anonymous
William Abernathy and Kathleen Courts
Nafeesa Ahmad-Bey
Petrina Alexander
Kenny and Marvell Allen
Kathryn Amacher
Jacquie Anderson
Elizabeth Arney
Michael Banister and Nora Privitera
Gordon Baranco
Michael Barrett
Nikki Fortunato Bas
Terry Bedford
Claude and Carol Benedix
Michael Bennett
Steve Bicknese
Sallie Blytt
Michael Broad
Veronica Bryan
Shirley and Patrick Campbell
Alejandra Cervantes
Pi-Fen Chen
Seymour Cherney
Kev Choice
Lori Cloutier
Alexis Cureton
Regina Davis
Paul Davis
Marta De Pierris
Nancy and David Nelson DeRoche
Donald & Jeanette Del Carlo
Erica Dennings
Pamela Dernham and Greg Linden
Frances Dibble
Jeanne DiBella
Kyla Dickerson Santana
Robert Diener
Loretta Dimitruck
Jeanette Dinwiddie Moore
Joanne Drabek and Thor Start
Emerson and Sara DuBois
Ashley Dunning
Paul Farrell
John Faust
Jhunehl Fortaleza
John and Catherine Francioch
Wendy Franklin and Calvin Wall
Nancy M. Friedman and Terry Hill
James Fyfe
Ed Gerber
Janet Glasgow
John and Tina Monaco Glynn
Judy Gong
Joe and Martha Goralka
Roberta and Andrew Grant
Sheldon and Judy Greene
Lenore Griffin
Susan and Charles Hanson
Hunter Harris
Joel Hart
Jodie Hatano
Howard and Pamela Hatayama
James Henry
David Hernandez and Susan Ward
Joanna Hirsch
Anonymous
Rose and Fredric Hoffman
Carol Hudson
Floyd Huen and Jean Quan
Jonathan and Joy Jacobs
Rosemary Jenckes
Donald and Judith Jones
Lee Jones
Thomas Kavanaugh
Michael Kennemer
Ellen Kerrigan and Baker A. Peeples
Carl Kinczel
George and Doris Krevsky
Meri Lane
Randolph Langenbach
Carla Leibowitz
Maureen and George Lenahan
Rosanna Lerma
Kent Lewandowski
Terry Liebowitz
Tonya Love
Helen M. Marcus
Tommie Mayfield
David McDonald
Evan Meagher
Howard & Stephanie Mel
Cathy and Gary Meyer
Wayne Miller
Catherine Miner
Robin Minor
James Morris
Sharmin and Farshid Moussavi
Cheryl Mouton
Robert Mulder
Joan Neblett
Arthur Ogus
Glenn Otterman
Pamela Page
Seokjoon Pang
Joe Paulino
Tanya Peterson
Andrew Peterson
Linda Purkiss
Wallace and Gayle Ransom
Denise Rettenmaier
Timothy Ross
Jaguar Rude
Samuel Santos
Kate Saulsgiver
Michael Schafer
Michael Scharff
Karen M Schroeder
Wendy Simon
Gail Simpson
Todd Sotkiewicz
Aleks Sternfeld-Dunn
Ellen and Eugene Switkes
Joseph Tally
Caria Tomczykowska
Ben Torres
Philip C. and Shantha N. Ursell
Susan and C. Henry Veit
Thomas and Margaret Vinson
Sandy and Linda Wagner
Steven and Kathy Wallcave
Ellen Watts
Mary and Peter Weinstein
Jessica Wickens
Elizabeth Wierzbianska
Thomas Wilberding
Tanya Willacy
Ann Williamson
Elouise Wilson

Tribute Fund Donations

We gratefully acknowledge the Tribute Gifts received by our patrons and donors. The following list reflects gifts made since May 1, 2022.


In memory of Robert Hughes
Margaret Fisher

In memory of Giles “Bud” Cropsey
Marjorie Berman
Nancy and Hugh Ditzler
Nancy Mueller
Maya Rath and Jonathan Ring
John Rengel
Lawrence Ross

In memory of Carl Pedersen
Ellen Watts

In memory of Michael Morgan
Amy Chung
Edward Cullen and Ann O’Connor
Alison Miller
Christine Quan

In memory of Ms. Dee Williams
Kenny and Marvell Allen

In memory of Joseph Liebling
Carolyn Sweeney

In memory of Susan Schullstrom
Lisa Glicksman
Katherine McKenzie
Diane and Kevin McMurry
Joe Paulino

In memory of Jay Talbert Levine
Kara Levine

In memory of George A. Williams
Sara and George Williams

In memory of John B Hancock V
Mark Jacobs

In memory of Moses Singleton
Angela Anderson

In memory of Louis B .Pierce, III
Meckila Pierce

In memory of Richard Roberts
Miller, M.D.
Barbara Miller

In memory of Frederic and
Marietta Harvey
Ruth Harvey and Lawrence Pinkus


In memory of Michele Stone and Andrew Fredericks
Margery Eriksson and James Nelson

In memory of C.A. Peddle
Pamela Magnuson-Peddle

In memory of Erik Eriksson - Emeritus Board
Margery Eriksson and James Nelson

In Memory of Gordon Beale
Kelly Hall-Tompkins

In honor of Michael Morgan
Destiny Muhammad
Phyllis Scaduto

In honor of Trevor Weston and in memory of Michael Morgan
Steve Heimerle

In honor of Donna Williams
Evan Forhan

In honor of Jim Hasler
Harriet Caplan

In honor of John Kendall Bailey and Michael Morgan
Schuyler and Susie Bailey

In honor of Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra
Wendy Simon

In honor of Joseph Liebling, Conductor Emeritus, Oakland Symphony Chorus
Carol Henri

In honor of Michel Maeso
Lana Hurteau

In honor of Music for Excellence (MUSE) program
Edward Lee

In honor of James Bell
Jerene Meissert and Michael Robey

In honor of Carolyn and Bob Heywood
Paul and Susan Sugarman

In honor of Peter and Helen Sheaff
Norman and Janet Pease

In honor of Chairo and Emet Enomoto
Philip Enomoto

In honor of Charles Leo Ostrofe
George and Maureen Lenahan

Endowment Fund Donors

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 Jim 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
Wilnton 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

† deceased

Calvin Simmons Legacy Society

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 (4)
Nancy Barber and Carol Huffine
Toby C. Berger †
Norman Bookstein and Gillian Kuehner
Marie Boss †
Gregg Cook and Victor Rosario
Giles “Bud” Cropsey † and Hang Nguyen
Carla Cunningham and Carla Scherr
Christopher and Kathryn Dann
Arthur Dunlop †
Susie Elkind †
Bette and Robert Epstein
Herbert and Leonore Griffin
James Hasler
Harry Howe
Mark Jacobs
Terry Kulka and Gary Semans
Regina Lackner
Jane Ann Lamph
Harold Lawrence †
David Leinbach
Kathie Long
Edward Love
Margaret Maloney and John Maloney
Samuel Miller and Maude Pervere
Marie Rhein
Muriel and Irving Schnayer †
Fritzi Schoen †
Lynn Sonfield †
Monique Stevenson
John B. Taylor †
Joan Thatcher †
Katherine Van Hagan
Albert J. Vizinho
Arthur Weil
Ingeborg R. and Reinald A. Wells †
Donna Williams
Joye Wilson

    † deceased

Corporate and Institutional Giving

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, 2022.


Alameda County Arts Commission
AT&T
Cerity Partners Foundation
Cestra Butner Family Foundation
Chevron
City of Oakland
Facebook
Sidney E. Frank Foundation
Frederick Isaac Fund
Fremont Bank
Gazzano Family Trust
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
KLA Foundation
Korn and Company
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
Pacific Harmony Foundation
Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area
San Francisco Symphony
Schwartz Foundation
State of California
VisitOakland
VMWare Foundation
Wells Fargo
Sidney E Frank Foundation

In-Kind Donations

We gratefully acknowledge the In-Kind Gifts received by our patrons and donors. The following list reflects gifts made since July 1, 2022.


BUSINESSES
ABC 7-KGO
Alonzo King Lines Ballet
Bear Valley Music Festival
Berkeley City Club
City of Oakland
Cupcake Cove
Uptown Downtown
Visit Oakland
Wachira Wine


INDIVIDUALS
Dan Ashley
John Barrett
James Bell
Norman Bookstein
Robin Bradford and Bill Hamilton
Christian Doegl
Bette Epstein
Gloria and Henry Fangon-Hitz
John Farais
Dan Flanagan
Paul Garrison
Foster Goldstrom
Harriet Phyllis Jones
George Krevsky
Theresa Lee
Timothy Lipman
Evan Morgenstein
Katherine Rowlands
Michael and Andrea Scharff
Richard Schwartz
Jean Shuler
Lauren Start
Hiram Simon/Winewise
Tom Zimberoff
Oakland Symphony Board of Directors