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
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
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.
$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
Carol Henri
Marianne Robison
Jean Shuler
$5,000-$7,499
John Barrett
Cestra E. and Teresa Butner
Anne Cademenos
Georgine Chokatos
Morris Chubb
Ian Epstein and Kym Zilk
Bruce Ericson
Margaret Fisher
Lewis and Christiane Frederickson
Carol and Angela Glann
Earl and Bonnie Hamlin
Jon and Connie Hartung
Margaret Hegg
Joan Gabriella Heinsheimer and Kam McCallum Gesher
Brian James and S. Shariq Yosufzai
Helena Meyer-Knapp and Robert Knapp
Joe Laymon
Rosanna Lerma
David Lichtenstein
Karen and Steve Nicholls
Christine Orr
Liz Ruhland
Roy and Melinda Samuelson
Jill and Wesley Smith
Jerry Vurek-Martyn
E Margaret and Steve Warton
Tanya and Louis Willacy
$2,500-$4,999
Nancy Aldritt
Richard and Carlene Anderson
Kathleen Crandall
Joe Di Prisco and Patti James
Neal Shorstein and Christopher Doane
Susan Driscoll †
Darron Flagg and Maria Mba Wright
Joseph Frank
Marianne Friedman
Alan Harper
Harry Howe
Margaret and Chenming Hu
Marilyn Kecso
Lauren Kerr
Stu and Jeanne Korn
Isaac Kos-Read
Annis and Nicholas Kukulan
Meri Lane
Alison Miller
Rhonda and Jack Morris
Mary Ann and Don Parachini
Leslie Rogers
Lisa Kay Ruhland
Sylvia Smith and Stanley Kowalski
Monique Stevenson
Tia Stoller
Samuel Test
Winifred Walters
Richard West
Carolyn Yale
$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous (2)
Fernando Aguayo-Garcia and Jason Conyard
Diane Appel and Daniel Cotton
Dan Ashley
Benjamin Baab
Leslie Bacon
Anita Battle
Rachel Berger
Cynthia and David Blumgart
Thomas Bosserman
Shoko Boyd
Pierre Breber
Roberta Brokaw
Kevis Brownson
Carol Brown and Tom Spalding
Paula and David Byrens
Helen Cake
Xiaoping Liang and Xuelong Cao
Rosemary Chang
Patrice Cochran
Christopher Curtis
Joseph and Susan Daly
Rena David
Nik Dehejia
Blaine Devine
Thad Dunning
Margery Eriksson and James Nelson
Sarah Everett
Carmina Eylar
Cami Forhan
Susan Gallardo and Mark Freitas
Paul Gertmenian
John Gile
Barbars Goldenberg
Joe and Martha Goralka
Melvin Harrison and Barbara Hardacre
Kathleen Henschel
Frederick Hertz and Randolph Langenbach
Carolyn and Robert Heywood
Judit and Thomas Jackovics
Mark Jacobs
Karachale Family
Roxanne Kellam and Leslie Brandt
Jonathan Kleid and Robin Hampton
Carole Klein
Susan Lambert
Robert Lang
Ellen and Barry B. Levine
Edward Long
Kathie Long
Holly and Thomas Love
Geralyn and Eugene Lynch
Pamela Magnuson-Peddle
Roger and Joan Mann
Margaret and Denis McGuirk
Terry Mcgrath and Kathy Claussen
Julie Mikuta
Linda Millar
Merrilee H. Mitchell
Alexandra Moore
Barbara Moran and Charlie Haas
James Morris
Kavya Muthanna
Len Nathan
Andreas Neyer
Sharon Noteboom
Mary Oram
Eva and Aaron Paul
Linda Pinkoski
Ewan and Linda Purkiss
Ron Ramin
Sonjia and Gregory Redmond
Kennedy and Kathleen Richardson
M. Louise Rothman-Riemer and Davis Riemer
Pamela and Jim Robson
Romer Stevenson
Barbara Sanders
Gregg Schluntz
Margaret Schoelwer
Lori Schweitzer and Steven Caccamo
Anjanette Scott
Karen and Ross Scroggs
Diane Del Signore
Keith Slibsager
Mary Lou Solecki
Rachel Taylor Johansen and Eric Johansen
Fern Tiger
Sharon Vonderau
Ellen Walker
Timothy Wendt
Judith White
Elizabeth Wierzbianska
Pat and Phil Williams
Ann Williamson
Laura and Steve Wolff
Margot Yapp
$500-$999
Anonymous
Maureen Alano and George Zolinsky
Jacquie Anderson
Julianne Anderson
Alessandra Aquianti
Dion and David Aroner
Tom and Tami Arrington
Catherine Atcheson
Deborah and William M. Baldwin
Marguerite Barron and Glen Leggoe
Kathleen Barrows
Eileen Blood-Golden
Philip and Leslie Bowling-Dyer
Jessica Briggs
Kim Bronson
Camille and Wayne Brotze
Monya Bryant
Evangeline C. Buell
Elbert Chang
Amy Chung
Gail Coney
Jacob Cowan
Edward Cullen and Ann O'Connor
Rhonda and Beau Davidson
Paul Davis
Sirron Davis
Cindy and Brian Deans
Rebecca Dell
Nancy DeRoche
Joe DeVries and Olga Bolotina
Kenneth Donnelly
Anne Drejet
Emerson and Sara DuBois
Nancy Dyar
Richard Eichmann
Elizabeth Eto
Roland Feller
Harry and Sheilah Fish
John FitzGibbon
Nancy M. Friedman
Barbara Goldenberg
Shonda Goward
Reyla Graber
Sheldon and Judy Greene
Gail Grigsby and Alan Crockett
Stella Hall
Marcia Hawkins
Richard Hawkins
William Hill
Saralinda and Richard M. Jackson
Mary Katherine Johnson
Anthony Jones
Jean Kellogg
Ellen Kerrigan and Baker A. Peeples
Didi and Paul Kubicek
Terry Kulka
Monya Lane
Diane Lang
Randolph Langenbach
Rita Lau
Maureen and George Lenahan
Ellen and Barry B. Levine
Kara Levine
Linda Likar
Linda Lipner
Edward Love
Christopher Lundin
Randall Matamoros and Nancy Wilkinson
John McClure and Linda Sayler
Kathleen and Daniel McKinney
Cheryl Ann Mouton
Jacquelyn Morgan
Len Nathan
Joan Neblett
Russell Nelson
Helen Nicholas
Elisabeth and Michael O'Malley
Lidia Owens
Catherine Potter
Michael Pyatok
Christine Quan
Estrellita and Raleigh Redus
Brian Ripley
Richard R. Rossi and Kimberly Mark Webb
Valda Sanders
Tom Schunn and Anne Fay
Wendy Simon
Frances Slack and John Raeside
Caitlin Smith
Kenneth Sorey
Tia Stoller
Lisa Strongin
Jamienne Studley and Gary Smith
Marsha Shaw Sutherland
Ellen and Eugene Switkes
Kristi Swope and Randall McEachern
Lisa Taylor
Bob and Cariad Thronson
Frederick Umminger
Philip C. and Shantha N. Ursell
Cecile Walker
Michael Walsh
Mary and Peter Weinstein
Dr Angela Wellman
Scott Whitcomb
$250-$499
Anthony Altadonna
Linda Andrew-Marshall
Marion Atherton
Joan Balter
Gordon S. Baranco
Natasha Beery
Bruce Bennett
M. Hope Young and Kevin Best
Tiffany Blaho
Christine Brigagliano
David Brown
Janice Cantu
Lisa Chick
Robert Chiles
Kevin Choice
Minoo and Lewis Clayman
Andrew Cohen
Michael Colbruno
Martha Conner
Linda Cozzarelli
Colin Davis
Marta De Pierris
Carolyn Doelling
Donald Dorsey
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
Janet Glasgow
Edward Gordon
Herman Gray
Joan Guilford
Joseph Edelberg
Susan and Charles Hanson
Hunter Harris
Laurent Harrison
Carol Haskell and Jon Seidel
Eveleen Henry
Rose and Fredric Hoffman
Sally Houston
Saralinda and Richard M. Jackson
Jonathan and Joy Jacobs
Gary Johnson
Leslie Ann Jones
Rosemary Jenckes
Patricia Kates
Jill McFadden and Robert Kattenburg
Anna M. Keim
Autumn King
Karin and Richard Kleiner
Sarah Kulberg
Jane Ann Lamph
Sarah Leimenstoll
Brian Leonard
Mark Lightfoot
Margaret Lipper
Lyz Luke
Margaret and John Maloney
Elaina Mann
Helen M. Marcus
Jason Marks
Denise Martini
Tommie Mayfield
Peter Mendiara
Kymberly Miller
Martha and Lester Miller
Dianne Millner
Catherine McLane
Sharmin and Farshid Moussavi
Norma Murphy
Lenore Naxon
Thomas Noyes
Maria and Joseph Orr
Rev. Portia Osborne
Glenn Otterman
Ellen Paisal
Floyd Huen and Jean Quan
Wallace and Gayle Ransom
Karen Fox-Reynolds and Jerry Reynolds
Martin Rokeach
David and Lori Rosenthal
Timothy Ross
Miyo Saiki
Diane Sanchez
Phyllis Scaduto
Jane Seleznow
Stephen Shefler
Holly Shogbesan
Maya Simpson
Christopher Skeens
Linda Skory
Robert Spencer
Arthur Ogus and Jenifer Steele
Dennis Rothhaar and Miriam Steinbock
Ben Thompson
Adam Tobin
Susan Troy
Janice Tudor
Craig Vaughn
Charles, Geraldine and Lisa Waitman
Penelope Washbourn
Heather Watson
Josie Webb
Katherine and Jon Weiner
Jessica Wickens
Maureen Wikander
Thomas Wilberding
Elouise Wilson
Valerie Winemiller
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 Barbara Flagg
Darron Flagg and Maria Mba Wright
In memory of Bob and Tommie Winslow
Barbara Winslow Wong
In memory of Courtney 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
Elizabeth Ruhland and Joshua Miele
Janice Enos
Lisa Kay Ruhland
Maureen Moore
Patricia and Robert Raburn
Thanh Caotran
In memory of Linda Steele II
John Barrett
Patrice Hidu
In memory of Marie Cumming
Eveleen Henry
In memory of Michael Morgan
Ann O'Connor and Edward Cullen
Fidelity Charitable
Pamela Fitch
Valerie and Stephen Garry
Carol Henri
Lisa Hirsch
Carole Klein
Sherrie Yeung-Kong and Rick Kong
Sonja Maund
Elaine Mckenna
Jacquelyn Morgan
Magen Solomon
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 Nancy
Gregg Schluntz
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 Ali Miller
Martha and Lester Miller
In honor of Ben Cohn
Nadiv Rahman
In honor of Betsy London
Hoi-Fei Mok
In honor of Brett Klein
Alexei Offill-Klein
In honor of Bette Epstein
Lori Schweitzer and Steven Caccamo
Shoko Boyd
In honor of Casey Dunning-Sorey
Thad Dunning
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 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 Dr. Margaret Hegg
David Besley
In honor of Jay T. Levine
Kara Levine
In honor of James Bell
Joseph Di Prisco
Jonathan Kleid and Robin Hampton
Helen Sheaff
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
Ellen Paisal
James Bell
Ron Ramin
Schwab Charitable
In honor of Michael Bennett
Michael and Carolyn Bennett
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 the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra
Jim and Pamela Robson
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
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 July 1, 2024.
Akonadi Foundation
Alameda County Arts Commission
American Gift Fund
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
DAFgiving360
East Bay Community Foundation
GainAccess Sports and Entertainment
Give Lively Foundation
Korn and Company
Lula Cellars
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, & Smith Incorporated
National Endowment for the Arts
Oakland Civic Orchestra
Pacific Harmony Foundation
PayPal Giving Fund
PG&E
Radium Presents
Retzlaff Vineyards
San Francisco Symphony
Schwartz Family Foundation
Sexton Group Real Estate
Sidney E. Frank Foundation
The Bernard Osher Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Touchstone Commercial Partners
United States Coast Guard
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
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
Sonja Maund
The Estate of Thomas M. Price
Eleanor Swent
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.
Anonymous
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
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
California Academy of Sciences
Charles Schultz Museum
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
Charles Crane
Audrey Goins Cormier
Frederick C. Hertz and Randolph Langenbach
Conway Jones Jr.
The Pattersons
Karen Ivy and James Ringland
Maryly Snow
Alice Waters
Donna Williams
Oakland Symphony Board of Directors