Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

Harper Hayden
Cooper Korol
Ezra Narvey
Victoria Polikowski
Sophia Barlas
Mariah Harris
Sherlyn Sanchez Tiscareno
Maggie Devlin
Edgar Fransee
Jordin Richter
David Gomez
Inioluwa Oluti
Bennett Kroll
Elena LaManna

SECOND VIOLIN

Andrea Basurto-Sil
Liana Robinson
Violet Tarczynski
Mila Sengyothinh
Timothy Vang
Amayah Coates
Sarahi Aguayo
Avery Bailey
Erick Batalla
Aizen Starnes
Escher Gallun
August Gabor

VIOLA

Charlotte Ivans
Mallory Kennedy
Sofia Aguilar Benitez
Selia Remme
Owen Pitsoulakis
Silvia Storm

CELLO

Chloe Stephens
Andera Vargas-Tobon
Lucia Delgado
Kenli Winkelmann
Vicenta Sosa Winter
Cecilia Schaub
Hermione Meredith Naranjo-Feria
Josette Stark
Sylvia Hodges
Angelina Robinson
Langston Bruhy Hale
Edna Basurto-Sil
Antonio González-Juárez

BASS

Nathan Santiago Nadal

STRING ORCHESTRA NORTH

FIRST VIOLIN

Julia Hickey, Concertmaster
Jacob Harris, Concertmaster
Lauren Tadych
Manushri Samantaray
Lily Wellskopf
Eleanor Kastrup
Audrey Newman

SECOND VIOLIN

Sammie Freeman, Principal
Damian Sanchez, Assistant Principal
Romen Castillo
Eriks Klavins
Evelyn Bannon

VIOLA

Lila Isbell
Sofia Gomeniouk

CELLO

Daniel Cooper, Co-Principal
Aiden Hollander, Co-Principal
Matilda McElfresh
Mya Collins
Peter Theune

BASS

James Gipson, Principal

PIANO

Jacob Harris

STRING ORCHESTRA CENTRAL

FIRST VIOLIN

Zsofia Cox, Concertmaster
Jack Rivera
Ernest Brusubardis
Kaleah Hatchett
Cohen Cramey
Meredith Rodriguez Curiel
Karina Morales
Avrilynn Mattek
Lydia Ziemann
Jaihun Chawda
Delilah Mintz
Keelin Moloney
Ahngelle Alexander-Kern
Adiyah Alexander-Kern
Avah Alexander-Kern
Yogendhar Chennuru
Sophia Merker

SECOND VIOLIN

Amelia Sajdak, Co-Principal
Harper Wilson, Co-Principal
Andrew Whilby
Abigail Veasley
Maroney Vang
Jim-Casey Pearson
Israel Gnewuch
Arleth Mayte Cruz Hernandez
Isabella Macias
Ivy Timm
Gissel Hernandez
Janiyah Bent

VIOLA

Kissinger Vang, Principal
Jeremy Whilby
Emilie Bruns
Parker Shields
Isaiah Morales
Dominic Falk
Kennedi Holt
Isabela Vang

CELLO

Lola Guardado Bryan, Principal
Everest Gallun
Trenton Godshaw
Rocco Onorato
Finnian Quigley
Jameson Walcheske
Clara Ost
Maximus Hassell
Henry Johnson
Bryce Nett

BASS

April Malcom, Co-Principal
Charles Ray, Co-Principal
Zayyir Hodges

PERCUSSION

Emilie Bruns
Charles Ray
Mr. Dan Duffy

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

FIRST Violin

Jayanth Suthan
Henry Snavely
Colette Wiering
Christianna Ebel
Anna Lena Derocher    
Rosy Kojis

SECOND Violin

Samuel Botshtein         
Nishanth Suthan
Sophia Collins
Ruthee Rosploch
Soren Ellingstad
Giovanna Hughes

VIOLA

Haley Burns
Violet Lucier
Jennifer Raychel
Eleanor Froelich
Max Hemann
Cassidy Quandt
Evelyn Kinney

Cello

Ava Larsen
Gabrielle Peck
Adela Ramirez
Luke Field
Phoebe Panozzo

Bass

Alex Matusiak
Ean Gergetz

Flute

Jane Tretheway
Zack Muñoz

Oboe

Claire Fifarek
Lydia Morency

Clarinet

Madeline Makarewicz
Rayna Kavalauskas

Bassoon

Gavin Hansen

Horn

Shaurya Bansal
Eli Drews

Trumpet

Max Marshall
Redding Mortwedt

Timpani

Nicolas Strichartz

THE JOHN DOWNEY CREATION PROJECT

The John Downey Creation Project gives select MYSO students the opportunity to compose their own piece with the guidance of a professional composer. The composition is given its world premiere by a MYSO ensemble.

John Downey served as Director of Music Theory and Composition for Music For Youth/MYSO for more than 40 years and was an important and beloved member of the MYSO family until his passing in 2004. A Distinguished Professor of Music at UW-Milwaukee, he was an internationally-renowned composer who collaborated with the great artists of his time and, among many honors, was knighted by the French government.

Dr. Downey played a critically important role in the lives of thousands of students, several of whom have become noted composers, and was central to our organization and mission for many years. His students were an essential and joyous part of his storied career. He would be thrilled by the enthusiasm, creativity, and the seriousness of purpose displayed by the young composers of the John Downey Creation Project, to whom he would have referred as “my geniuses.”

DONORS

Donations to MYSO are the crucial funding source that allow us to nurture, challenge, and inspire young minds, profoundly changing lives and our community for the better. We are tremendously grateful for these important gifts.

This list recognizes gifts of $250 or more that were received from July 1, 2024, through January 15, 2025. We encourage you to contact Maria Fuller, Donor Experience Coordinator, at 414-267-2958, with questions or corrections—or to learn how to make a much-appreciated gift to MYSO.

Energico ($300,000+)

Anthony Petullo
United Performing Arts Fund

Maestoso ($20,000 - $99,999)

Anonymous
Laura and Mike Arnow
Bader Philanthropies
Tim & Sue Frautschi
Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation
Milwaukee Recreation Partnership for the Arts and Humanities
National Endowment for the Arts
The Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation
The ROS Foundation
Steinway Society of Milwaukee, Inc.

Con Fuoco ($10,000 - $19,999)

Anon Charitable Trust
Charles D. Jacobus Family Foundation
Curt and Sue Culver
Digicorp, Inc.
Jeffrey Edelstein
James and Andrea Emling
Jill & George Fahr
Forest County Potawatomi Community
The Frank and Lucille Puncer Foundation
Frank L. Weyenberg Charitable Trust
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Adelaide F. Banaszynski Memorial Fund
Jerome and Dorothy Holz Family Foundation
Krause Family Foundation, Inc.
Erik and Carol Moeser
Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD
William and Janice Godfrey Family Foundation Trust
U.S. Bank Foundation

Vivace ($5,000 to $9,999)

Anonymous (2)
Anthony Petullo Foundation, Inc.
Bobbi and Jim Caraway
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Consiglio
Francie Luke Silverman Foundation
The Frieda and William Hunt Memorial Trust
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Margaret E. Sheehan Memorial Fund
Michael and Jennifer Hansen
Joanne W. Hulce & Susan Hulce Cerletty
Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation
Ted and Mary Kellner
Laskin Family Foundation
Maihaugen Foundation
Gerald and Elaine Mainman
Sharon McIntosh
Mike and Lisa Miksich
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
PNC Foundation
Volo Consulting, LLC
Don and Kate Wilson
Zilber Family Foundation

Animato ($2,500 - $4,999)

Tino & Penny Arvanetes
Brian and Laurel Bear, MD
Kris & Ken Best
John and Marilyn Breidster
Anthony and Andrea Bryant
Joe and Lisamarie Collins
City of Milwaukee Arts Board
Croen Foundation, Inc.
Davidson and Harley Fund, Inc.
Dal and Jackie Drummer
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation, Inc
Linda Edelstein
Erik and Vanessa Eisenmann
Elmbrook Rotary Foundation, Inc.
Albert and Storm Elser
Ernest and Sally Micek Family Foundation
Friends Of Kayla
Lisa A. Froemming
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Dyar Fund
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Milwaukee Music Scholarship Fund
Green Bay Packers Foundation
David and Margarete Harvey
Hill Family Charitable Fund
Judith A. Keyes Family Fund
Constance Kling
Christine Krueger
Mary Lacharite
Mark and Julie Steinhafel Family Fund
The Michael Van Handel Foundation
Craig & Mary Robyn Peotter
Robert W. Baird Inc.
Stephen Scheil
Settlers Club of Wisconsin, Inc.
Jason and Monica Stevenson
Richard and Susi Stoll
Lauren Vollrath
Weiss Family Foundation
Elizabeth Yewer

Cantabile ($1,000 - $2,499)

Abbot Charitable Foundation
Helmut and Sandra Ammon
Anonymous
Veronica Ariens
Barry Axelrod and Sigrid Dynek
Maribeli & Luis Ayala
Baird Foundation, Inc.
Michael & Joanne Barndt
Jean Basler
Jennifer Chang
Bob Coletti and Karen Hung
Linda Czestler
Nancy Debbink and Carol Tsao
Brian and Janet Enters
Forte Services, LLC
Giacobassi Family Fund
Susan Gnewuch
John and Tameica Greene Jr.
Gustav and Gladys Kindt Foundation
Heil Family Foundation
HH Camp Foundation
John and Marci Hunzinger
Greg and Linda Kliebhan
Jewish Community Foundation - Richman Family Donor Advised Fund
JM Morzinski Giving Fund
Johnson Controls
Arthur and Jackie Josetti
Karin & Mark Kultgen, MD
Paul and Eileen LeFort
Jun Li
Madeleine and David Lubar Charitable Fund
Ken-David and Melinda Masur
Ascaris and Antonio Mayo
MCW Orchestra
Steve Russ
William Scanlon
Jim and Karen Schlater
Carter & Pamela Simmons
Solventum
Kent & Marna Tess-Mattner
Timothy and Syma Richer Family Giving Fund
Tami and Gregg Ulatowski
United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County
Judith Wenzel and Thomas Ristow
White House of Music
William Scanlon Charitable Fund

Con Espressione ($500 - $999)

Anonymous (9)
Danielle Baerwald
Ted and Lisa Balistreri
Julia Bell
Bill and Ruth Jones Fund
Richard Buchband and Betsy Rosenblum
Sara Burns
Camille A. Lonstorf Trust
Kathryn Carlson
Charter Manufacturing Company Foundation
Michael Cleary
James and Mary Connelly
Colleen Cooney
Michael Cooney
Kenneth and Sue Copp
Tom & Lynda Curl
Andrew DeBoer
Peter Eash-Scott
Jonathan and Candice Ebel
Trude Elliott
Franklyn Esenberg
Rita Esselman
Brian & Pat Falk
Sylvannah Gates
Jason & Diep Graham
Grand Mesa Strings Publishing
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - MacDowell Club of Milwaukee Fund
Theresa Hall
Mary and David Hannes
Jason and Megan Hille
Michael and Marilyn Hille
Jon and Sue Phillips Family Fund
Robin Johnson
Steffany Kaminski
David and Sarah Kolo
Mike Konshak
Michael and Deb Linley
Randolph Lipchik and Ravenna Helson
John and Susan Logan
Lowe Group
Sherrie Magerowski
Manpower Group Foundation Inc
Jennifer Mattes
John and Linda Mellowes
Martin Moore
Nelson Bros. Power Center, Inc
William New
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Victor and Gladys O'Mahen
Bruce Osgood
Sue Phillips
Andrew Rohn
Jeff and Diane Roznowski
Thomas Russell
James and Susan Sajdak
Kevin and Carol Schuele
Rick and Julie Seybold
Ashok Sinha
Matthew and Ruby Soik
Carlton Stansbury
Steven and Denise Trinkl
Margie L. Vehrenkamp
Carey Vollmers
Barb Wanless
M. Darlene Wilson
WISN TV
Donald Yoder

Grazioso ($250 - $499)

Alan and Jean Hilgeman Charitable Fund
Anonymous (11)
Paul Baerwald
Lucy Bahn
Joanne Beck
Terry Bellinger
Melissa Bemus
Bostik, Inc.
Brian Brandel
Jessica Bryan
Janine Brzezinski
Michael & Ericka Burzynski
Mark and Linda Carlson
Liyu Chen
Serena Clardie
Julia & William Davis
Mark and Karen Ditthardt
Steven R. and Elizabeth Duback
Esther Durairaj
Ted and Beth Durant
Thomas and Linda Dvorak
Nestor Dyhdalo and Diane Signatur
Marlene Ego
William and Juanita Edington
David and Charlotte Eells
Susan Ela
Patricia Ellis, Ed.D
Dolores Emanuelson
Charles Engberg
Kenneth Fabric
Michael Gauger
Glen and Claire Hackmann
Nicholas and Danita Hahn
Margaret Hader
John Hannes
Mary Hebden
Ed and Doris Heiser
Dietrich Hemann and Megumi Kanda
Alan & Jean Hilgeman
Michelle Hoffman
Paul Holzman
The Home Depot Foundation
Nels Jacobsen
Tim and Janine Jandrey
Eric Jensen
Jewish Community Foundation - Burton and Audrey Strnad
Elaine Kapsh
Jessie Kasberger
Darla Kashian
Dan and Becky Kennedy
Mijeong Kim
Joseph Kmoch
David and Diane Knox
Dr. Joan Kojis
The Kresge Foundation
Lois Krewinghaus
Katarzyna Krynicka
Eric and Linda Lanke
Eric Larson
Marlene Lauwasser
Sarah Lerand
Chris Luedke
Darren Luke
Lois Malawsky
Madeline McGrath
Scott Mihm
Lindsey Moloney
Richard and Sharon Moore
Sally and Ivan Mueller
Judith Murlasits
Bryce Nett
Cheryl New
Stella O`Neill
Beverly Oehler
Peter Ogden
Laura Oldenburg
Matt and Katie Phillips
John & Nicole Pienkos
Pledgeling Foundation
Jennifer Potter
Anoop Prakash
Virginia Przybylinski
Joshua Putnam
Jeanette Quinn
Bunny Raasch-Hooten
Sid Rao
David Rasmussen
Anitra Riley
Steven and Rona Rindt
Chris and Angie Roloff
Andrew and Natalie Sajdak
Myrelene Saunders
Christine Schindhelm
Russell and Barb Simpson
Kyle and Kimberly Starasinich
Mark Stein
Valerie Stein
Erin Stilp
Jack Sutte and Audra Zarlenga
Trattoria Stefano
Paul Thorgaard
Paul and Lynn Veldhouse
Joel and Julie Weinberger
Del and Kim Wilson
YBG Consulting LLC
Nancy Zeit

Birch Creek Music Performance Center Inc.