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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Sunday, November 2, 2025

Large Ensembles in Harris Theater
  • Philharmonia: 2:00 – 2:45 pm
  • String Orchestras North & Central: 3:00 – 3:30 pm
  • Sinfonia: 3:45 – 4:30 pm
  • String Orchestras South & West: 4:45 – 5:15 pm
  • Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra: 5:30 – 6:15 pm
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Presenting Sponsors

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Bronze Sponsor

Bostik Inc.

Copper Sponsors

J.M. Brennon
Linda Edelstein
Lawrence University

2:00 PM: PHILHARMONIA

Daniel Duffy, Music Director


PROGRAM

ERICH KORNGOLD, arr. Roy Phillippe

Robin Hood and His Merry Men

STEPHEN SCHWARTZ, arr. Charles Sayre

The Prince of Egypt

Camille Saint-Saëns

Danse Macabre

Antonín Dvořák

Slavonic Dance No. 8


Philharmonia Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Elliana Kang, Concertmaster
Teresa Zahner, Associate Concertmaster
Krithi Chanjeevaram, Co-Assistant Concertmaster
Elizabeth Cover, Co-Assistant Concertmaster
Hector Hernandez
Sarvesh Vinod Kumar
Quinn Aswegan
Rowan Young
Emma Thomas
Rachel Russow
Frank Whitney
Joseph Davis
Norah Wieselmann
Trevor Lin
Mariella Hernandez
Nicholas Signatur
Cheryl Jin
Arie Harris
Ashbel Hernandez
Alex Liu
Jeannette Jimenez

SECOND VIOLIN
Emma Ericson, Principal
Lydia Kern, Assistant Principal
Claire White
Rachel Handrich
Abram Veldhouse
Matthew Ocharzak
Julia Christian
Fiona Agacki
Nemi Mehta
Ziana Hansen-King
Eli Weinshel
Ethan Zielinski
Madelynn Geller
Jocelyn Johnston
Ethan D. Sanchez Tiscareno
Jalen McFadden
Lucy Hill
Finn Tieu
Oliver Stanich
Haoron Dudzek
Aniha Sri Venkat
Kaylee Koney
Lennox Toney
Armando Aranda
Martin Salazar
Gisselle Najera Ramirez
Xitlali Curiel Marquez

VIOLA
Autumn Tolbert, Principal
Michael McIntyre, Assistant Principal
Candice Lin
Tessa Mallmann
Charlotte Schmidt
Braylynn Irby
Michael Knutson
Samara Johnson
Georgia Andreoli
Esterina Konshak
Emma Gunderson
Daniel Quintero
Zihan Tian

CELLO
Cheryl Liu, Principal
Owen Rynish, Assistant Principal
Jerry Lu
Sarah Tauzell
Akito Sato
Graham Haggerty
Andrew Banman
Luke Engbers
Ben Celikay
Ruby Garcia
Ian Hicks
Elijah Russow
Alexis Antos
Lucas Getter
Andrew Rumpel
Renii Walker

BASS
Jacob Richer, Co-Principal
Brady Pauschert, Co-Principal
Ryan Serrano
Joseph Rivera
Kwei Handley

PIANO
Claire White

FLUTE
Jayden Heil
Adalyn Enters
Raziah-Alessandra Go
Ethan Bowe

OBOE
Romen Castillo
Inumidun Oluti

CLARINET
Anna Lindgren
Elijah Quiroz
Mikayla Zientek
Abby Barrett

BASSOON
Nia McCloskey
Lilly Furman

FRENCH HORN
Nolan Engel
Aidan Gornick
Sydney Dehnel
Maddie Lentz
Walter Sullivan

TRUMPET
Anderson Cleary
Claire Cole
Sebastian Baldassi
Thomas West
Micah Baars

TROMBONE
Ryan Ghaferi
Lukas Hemann
Louis Gones

TUBA
Eleni Gapinski

PERCUSSION
Aaditya Pandey
Sophia Weisenburger
Jerry Lu*
Trevor Lin*

* Assisting from the string section.

3:00 PM: STRING ORCHESTRAS NORTH & CENTRAL

Lyda Osinga and Ijoister Pyle-Harris, Music Directors

Megan Aswegan, Coach

Rodrigo Ramos, Coach

Stephen Simunczak, Coach


PROGRAM

Doris Gazda

Stringtown Stroll

Mr. Pyle-Harris

Robert Longfield

Intrigue - A Tangoed Web

Ms. Osinga

John Williams

Hatikva (The Hope)

Ms. Osinga

COLEMAN & FIELDS | arr. Robert Longfield

Big Spender

Mr. Pyle-Harris


String Orchestra North Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Joshua Lee, Concertmaster
Genevieve Molnar-Kovoor, Co-Concertmaster
Claire Chen
Polina Baranovskaya
Elena LaManna
Luke Verbitski

SECOND VIOLIN
Victoria Polikowski, Principal
Avery Bailey, Co-Principal
Sophia Barlas
Oren Aswegan
Kyson Yang
Emma Bratt

VIOLA
Owen Pitsoulakis, Principal
Valentina Woehl, Co-Principal
Samuel Hubing
Selia Remme

CELLO
Matilda McElfresh, Principal
Mya Collins, Co-Principal
Peter Theune, Co-Principal
Madelyn Amundsen
Chloe Stephens
Rishi Namboothiry

BASS
Adley Nelson, Principal
Victoria Woehl, Co-Principal
Cam Barton


String Orchestra Central Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Karina Morales, Co-Concertmaster
Yogendhar Chennuru, Co-Concertmaster
Julian Chalhoub
Delilah Mintz
Amelia Sajdak
Israel Gnewuch
Cooper Korol
Jaihun Chawda
Matias Ochoa
Janiyah Bent
Inioluwa Oluti
Maroney Vang
Jim-Casey Pearson
Emily Wanek

SECOND VIOLIN
Reed Johnson, Principal
Harper Hayden
Ezra Narvey
Amelia Williams
Helen Marotta
Mila Sengyothinh
Mariah Harris
Timothy Vang
Erick Batalla
Faylinn Wesenberg
Liana Robinson
Sophie Burns
Jordin Richter
Isabella Macias
Sherlyn Sanchez Tiscareno

VIOLA
Kennedi Holt, Principal
Dominic Falk
Mallory Kennedy
Silvia Storm
Sofia Aguilar Benitez
Isabela Vang
Charlotte Ivans
Kingston Verdin
Sophia Karl

CELLO
Clara Ost, Co-Principal
Philomena Konshak, Co-Principal
Hermione Meredith Naranjo-Feria
Sylar Surface
Lucia Delgado
Harvey Boyce
Charlie Lauric
Vicenta Sosa Winter
Angelina Robinson
Edna Basurto-Sil
Langston Bruhy Hale

3:45 PM: SINFONIA

Lauren Roznowski, Music Director

Amanda Koch, Coach


PROGRAM

LEONARD BERNSTEIN / STEPHEN SONDHEIM | arr. Stephen Bulla

"America" from West Side Story

LEONARD BERNSTEIN | arr. Robert Longfield 

"Simple Song" from Mass

Ernest Bloch

Concerto Grosso No. 1

  1. Prelude: Allegro energico e pesante

Traditional | arr. John Leavitt

Ani Ma'Amin


Sinfonia Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Luna Wu, Concertmaster
Zsofia Cox, Associate Concertmaster
Elliot Bice
Summer Chen
Evan Wang
Jack Rivera
Nolan Gdowski
Daniel Chen
Allison Lu
Lilly Furman
Emma Badley
Anya Larson
Joshua Bolha
Bennett Kroll
Nolan Engel
Danica McCullough
Keerthi Mudindi
Diana Mejia
Priscilla Skyberg Greer
Rose Perrone
Jacob Harris
Isabella Salazar
Paula Wang
Xavier Cerda
Samuel Freeman
Max Yu
Lydia Ziemann
Meredith Rodriguez Curiel
Sophia Powidel
Evelyn Bannon
Leeya Tang
Bailey Korol
Liam Millar
Sanjay Balaji

SECOND VIOLIN
Aria Kasberger, Principal
Ernest Brusubardis, Assistant Principal
Bryce Chen
Yannia Aquino
Abby Schultz
Nikita Uppu
Sophia Merker
Santi Roman Areizaga
Eleanor Kastrup
Connor Leider
Romen Castillo
Lily Wellskopf
Sara Israel
Francisco Aranda
Nandana Pramod
Manushri Samantaray
Valerie Li
Maddox Stein
Keelin Moloney
Kaleah Hatchett
Audrey Newman
Ishaan Singh
Avrilynn Mattek
Eleanor Gabor
Eriks Klavins
Abigail Veasley
Bria Rutherford
Simone Womack
Ivy Timm
Sophie Pacheco
Lauren Tadych
Walter Millar
Andrew Whilby
Gissel Hernandez
Aiden Franklin
Adiyah Alexander-Kern
Ahngelle Alexander-Kern
Avah Alexander-Kern

VIOLA
Ella Kaiser, Principal
Chris Stasiewicz, Assistant Principal
Logan Radmer
Joel Engbers
Parker Shields
Mia Mathy
Kissinger Vang
Jeremy Whilby
Dakota Engebregtsen
Isaiah Morales
Emilie Bruns
Sofia Gomeniouk
Natalia Patraca Guziewicz
Molly Goodness
Gemma Manley

CELLO
Daniel Cooper, Principal
Ethan Enters, Assistant Principal
Talitha Schneider
Penelope Fleischer
Maximus Hassell
Rocco Onorato
Aiden Hollander
Lola Guardado Bryan
Emaluna Cardenas Delgado
Trenton Godshaw
Timothy Kieckhafer
Miles Jenquine
Thomas Stith
Bryce Nett
Silas Wells-Tomjanovich
Brandon Li
Connor McIntosh
Everest Gallun
Calder Lucas
Miriam Patraca-Guziewicz
Taylor Rutkowski
Jameson Walcheske
Kayden Emery-Schwemer
Henry Johnson

BASS
April Malcom, Principal
Jacob Badley, Assistant Principal
Annalise Nordstrom
Kaydence Piechowski
Laurel Martens
Joshua Martin
James Gipson

HARP
Lauren Rottier

4:45 PM: STRING ORCHESTRAS SOUTH AND WEST

Lynn Trinkl and Mary Pat Michels, Music Directors

Riana Henderson, Coach
Alexa Zakutansky-Clark, Coach


PROGRAM

Antonio Vivaldi 

“Allegro in G” from Concerto for Two Guitars

Mrs. Trinkl

Susan Day

Autumn Vows

Mrs. Michels

LEONARD BERNSTEIN | arr. by Mary Pat Michels

“One Hand, One Heart” from West Side Story

Mrs. Michels

Mekel Rogers

South African Groove

Mrs. Michels

CARLY RAE JEPSEN | arr. by Larry Moore

Call Me Maybe

Mrs. Trinkl


String Orchestra South Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Jordan Imediegwu, Concertmaster
Adeline Budde, Co-Concertmaster
Mariana Anton
Adam Zodrow
Evelyn Bowe

SECOND VIOLIN
Violet Van Sistine, Co-Principal
Lincoln Gard, Co-Principal
Shieyee Li
Markie Hart
Penelope Sullivan

VIOLA
Karmen Long, Co-Principal
Ryan Sullivan, Co-Principal

CELLO
Payson Daum, Co-Principal
Cecilia Schaub, Co-Principal
Aiden Franklin
Andre Williams
Olive Sullivan

BASS
Ariana Wunderlich, Co-Principal
Ravi Weiland, Co-Principal


String Orchestra West Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Hayden Lin, Co- Concertmaster
Kellan Kalman, Co- Concertmaster
Emma Jansson
Alex Rieger
Araiah Starasinich
Olivia Olbrot
Angel Gonzalez
Divya Ramkumar
Angelina Wang
Lyla Gallagher
Liam Tang
Maggie Devlin
Payton Heins

SECOND VIOLIN
Lucas Manalo, Principal
Alison Williams, Co-Principal
Adela Zhang
Rio Shimada
Sophia DiCicco
Violet Tarczynski
Lucille Keen
Lacey Bruger
Madelyn Greene
Hadley Holsen
Caleb Diderrich
Juliette Haerle
Manasvi Pulluru

VIOLA
Sara Kumar, Principal
Elle Cirillo

CELLO
Sylvia Hodges, Principal
Xavier Rodriguez
Kenli Winkelmann
Luke Goehner
John Plutz
Nora Ayala
Vita Thompson
Mia Auclair

BASS
Gavin Bong, Principal
Ruby Bushman
Jordan Solveson

HARP
Atticus Lowe, Principal

DRUMSET & PERCUSSION
Mr. Dan Duffy
Ms. Henderson
Ms. Zakutanksy-Clark 


5:30 PM: METROPOLITAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

John Emanuelson and Jonathan Winkle, Music Directors


PROGRAM

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

The Sea Hawk Overture

Mr. Winkle

Philip Glass

Symphony No. 4, “Heroes”

VI. “V-2 Schneider"

Mr. Winkle

Richard Rodgers

Prologue to Carousel

Mr. Emanuelson

Giuseppe Verdi

Overture to The Force of Destiny

Mr. Emanuelson


Metropolitan Symphony Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Karina Mae Goyette, Co-Concertmaster
Joshua Lin, Co-Concertmaster
Brooklyn Becker, Co-Concertmaster
Alaina Wu, Co-Concertmaster
Ethan Myles
Ava Lalk
Charlotte DeLadurantey
Olivia Nelson
Alessandro Counts
Anthony Boettcher
Zodibella Rodriguez
Sabine Nolte
Mariana Lopez
Nuoci Li
Andrew Llanas
Lily Bingenheimer
Carla Pisani

SECOND VIOLIN
Violet Nelson, Co-Principal
Asel Kosgolla, Co-Principal
Alexis Champagne
Leila Jenks
Zoe Taylor
Emily Honigman
Bharat Nambisan
Nina Oftedahl
Preston McCullough
Matthew Vasilyev
Brook Peterson
Ashok Nambisan
Elia Gallaher
Jonathan Lee
Tessa Yga Zertuche
Nolan Gabor
Matthew Wieler
Alejandra Salazar
Snehi Viradia
Srinidhi Chitluri

VIOLA
Alynne Lara-Carrera, Co-Principal
James Malcom, Co-Principal
Jackson Smith, Co-Principal
Ananya Ebenezer
Caleb Wakefield
Claramae Hill
Peter Barry
Luke Enright
Eisley Gallun
Kennedy Bostrom
Cecilia Ryan
Reese Fischer
Santiago Rodriguez Curiel

CELLO
Tom Stilp, Co-Principal
Charlotte Creagh, Co-Principal
Amalia Lehn
Alejandro Vargas
Andrew Bergeson
Jackson Slabach
Blaise Dalianis
Nia McCloskey
Aubrey Rosemond
Summer Hart
Joelle Askew
Adelle Frederick
Kara Berquist
Laurel Zei

BASS
Lauren Schmitt, Principal
Silas Nerad
Oliver Andrews

FLUTE
Gaia Marshal, Principal
Charlotte Kojis
Jordin Sun
Audrey Barrett
Tonatzin Viviano Terando
Prasunaa Priya Kalyanaraman

PICCOLO
Jordin Sun

OBOE
Fuan Zhou, Principal
Derek Liu

CLARINET
Charlie Frohna, Principal
Riley Sandri
Sam Schultz
Cathy Zhang
Layla Cramer

BASSOON
Mabel Kovars, Principal
Cassandra Jerich

FRENCH HORN
Margaret Italiano, Principal
Marla Turecek
Eli Drews
Rachel Jacobson

TRUMPET
Chinmayi Swaminathan, Principal
Nolan Henderson

TROMBONE
Olamina Keller, Principal
Zoe Hemmerling

BASS TROMBONE
Erich Haefer

TUBA
William Finley, Principal
Chase Samuelson

PERCUSSION
Evelyn Roach, Principal
Josephine Mellowes
Kayla Cockerham
Brayden Schneider

TIMPANI
Evelyn Roach

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Mary Stryck
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The Home Depot Foundation
Paul Thorgaard
Trattoria Stefano
Jamie Udelhofen
Monica & Brahm Vasudev
Paul & Lynn Veldhouse
Wauwatosa West Orchestra Parents
Joel & Julie Weinberger
Del & Kim Wilson
Paul & Sandy Wysocki
YBG Consulting LLC
Nancy Zeit
Steve & Sarah Zimmerman

DONORS: VIOLINS OF HOPE

We extend our deepest gratitude and honor those who are helping to transform lives and strengthen our community through this residency.

Fortissimo
$500,000+
Angela Johnston

Crescendo
$250,000 - $499,999
Bader Philanthropies

Etude
$100,000 - $249,999
Scott & Lynn Molitor

Maestro
$50,000 - $99,999
George & Jill Fahr
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Annette Marra
Second Chance Foundation
We Energies Foundation

Concerto
$25,000 - $49,999
Laura & Mike Arnow
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Curt & Sue Culver
Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust
Herzfeld Foundation
Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation
Frieda and William Hunt Memorial Trust
Ruth Foundation for the Arts Trustee Discretionary Grant
Toussaint Foundation

Arpeggio
$18,000 - $24,999
Peck Foundation Milwaukee, Ltd.
Ralph Evinrude Foundation

Allegro
$10,000 - $17,999
Anon Charitable Trust
Drs. Brian & Laurel Bear
Frank and Lucille Puncer Foundation, Ltd.
Lisa Froemming
Jewish Women's Endowment Fund
John & Linda Lewenauer
Gerald & Elaine Mainman
MGIC
Erik & Carol Moeser
Miriam Peck
Steigleder Charitable Trust
Mark & Julie Steinhafel

Sonata
$5,000 - $9,999
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Bobbi & Jim Caraway
Tom & Lynda Curl
Ettinger Family Foundation
Beverly & Marty Greenberg
Heil Family Foundation
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
Moshe & Debra Katz
Mary & Ted Kellner
Madeleine & David Lubar
Northwestern Mutual
Andrea & Jim Schloemer
Stackner Family Foundation
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music

Cadenza
$1,800 - $4,999
Tino & Penny Arvanetes
Susan Cerletty
Linda Edelstein
National Federation of Music Clubs
James & Gail Raffel
Barbara Wanless

Coda
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Paul LeFort
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Nathaniel Lynn
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Arleen Peltz
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Patricia & Fred Steinbach
Jill & Todd Van Calster
Lauren Vollrath
Les Weil
Jill Weinshel
Scott & Michelle Wendt

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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Sunday, November 2, 2025

Large Ensembles in Harris Theater
  • Philharmonia: 2:00 – 2:45 pm
  • String Orchestras North & Central: 3:00 – 3:30 pm
  • Sinfonia: 3:45 – 4:30 pm
  • String Orchestras South & West: 4:45 – 5:15 pm
  • Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra: 5:30 – 6:15 pm
PLAY YOUR PART SPONSORS

Thank You to Our Play Your Part Sponsors

Presenting Sponsors

James and Andrea Emling

Bronze Sponsor

Bostik Inc.

Copper Sponsors

J.M. Brennon
Linda Edelstein
Lawrence University

2:00 PM: PHILHARMONIA

Daniel Duffy, Music Director


PROGRAM

ERICH KORNGOLD, arr. Roy Phillippe

Robin Hood and His Merry Men

STEPHEN SCHWARTZ, arr. Charles Sayre

The Prince of Egypt

Camille Saint-Saëns

Danse Macabre

Antonín Dvořák

Slavonic Dance No. 8


Philharmonia Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Elliana Kang, Concertmaster
Teresa Zahner, Associate Concertmaster
Krithi Chanjeevaram, Co-Assistant Concertmaster
Elizabeth Cover, Co-Assistant Concertmaster
Hector Hernandez
Sarvesh Vinod Kumar
Quinn Aswegan
Rowan Young
Emma Thomas
Rachel Russow
Frank Whitney
Joseph Davis
Norah Wieselmann
Trevor Lin
Mariella Hernandez
Nicholas Signatur
Cheryl Jin
Arie Harris
Ashbel Hernandez
Alex Liu
Jeannette Jimenez

SECOND VIOLIN
Emma Ericson, Principal
Lydia Kern, Assistant Principal
Claire White
Rachel Handrich
Abram Veldhouse
Matthew Ocharzak
Julia Christian
Fiona Agacki
Nemi Mehta
Ziana Hansen-King
Eli Weinshel
Ethan Zielinski
Madelynn Geller
Jocelyn Johnston
Ethan D. Sanchez Tiscareno
Jalen McFadden
Lucy Hill
Finn Tieu
Oliver Stanich
Haoron Dudzek
Aniha Sri Venkat
Kaylee Koney
Lennox Toney
Armando Aranda
Martin Salazar
Gisselle Najera Ramirez
Xitlali Curiel Marquez

VIOLA
Autumn Tolbert, Principal
Michael McIntyre, Assistant Principal
Candice Lin
Tessa Mallmann
Charlotte Schmidt
Braylynn Irby
Michael Knutson
Samara Johnson
Georgia Andreoli
Esterina Konshak
Emma Gunderson
Daniel Quintero
Zihan Tian

CELLO
Cheryl Liu, Principal
Owen Rynish, Assistant Principal
Jerry Lu
Sarah Tauzell
Akito Sato
Graham Haggerty
Andrew Banman
Luke Engbers
Ben Celikay
Ruby Garcia
Ian Hicks
Elijah Russow
Alexis Antos
Lucas Getter
Andrew Rumpel
Renii Walker

BASS
Jacob Richer, Co-Principal
Brady Pauschert, Co-Principal
Ryan Serrano
Joseph Rivera
Kwei Handley

PIANO
Claire White

FLUTE
Jayden Heil
Adalyn Enters
Raziah-Alessandra Go
Ethan Bowe

OBOE
Romen Castillo
Inumidun Oluti

CLARINET
Anna Lindgren
Elijah Quiroz
Mikayla Zientek
Abby Barrett

BASSOON
Nia McCloskey
Lilly Furman

FRENCH HORN
Nolan Engel
Aidan Gornick
Sydney Dehnel
Maddie Lentz
Walter Sullivan

TRUMPET
Anderson Cleary
Claire Cole
Sebastian Baldassi
Thomas West
Micah Baars

TROMBONE
Ryan Ghaferi
Lukas Hemann
Louis Gones

TUBA
Eleni Gapinski

PERCUSSION
Aaditya Pandey
Sophia Weisenburger
Jerry Lu*
Trevor Lin*

* Assisting from the string section.

3:00 PM: STRING ORCHESTRAS NORTH & CENTRAL

Lyda Osinga and Ijoister Pyle-Harris, Music Directors

Megan Aswegan, Coach

Rodrigo Ramos, Coach

Stephen Simunczak, Coach


PROGRAM

Doris Gazda

Stringtown Stroll

Mr. Pyle-Harris

Robert Longfield

Intrigue - A Tangoed Web

Ms. Osinga

John Williams

Hatikva (The Hope)

Ms. Osinga

COLEMAN & FIELDS | arr. Robert Longfield

Big Spender

Mr. Pyle-Harris


String Orchestra North Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Joshua Lee, Concertmaster
Genevieve Molnar-Kovoor, Co-Concertmaster
Claire Chen
Polina Baranovskaya
Elena LaManna
Luke Verbitski

SECOND VIOLIN
Victoria Polikowski, Principal
Avery Bailey, Co-Principal
Sophia Barlas
Oren Aswegan
Kyson Yang
Emma Bratt

VIOLA
Owen Pitsoulakis, Principal
Valentina Woehl, Co-Principal
Samuel Hubing
Selia Remme

CELLO
Matilda McElfresh, Principal
Mya Collins, Co-Principal
Peter Theune, Co-Principal
Madelyn Amundsen
Chloe Stephens
Rishi Namboothiry

BASS
Adley Nelson, Principal
Victoria Woehl, Co-Principal
Cam Barton


String Orchestra Central Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Karina Morales, Co-Concertmaster
Yogendhar Chennuru, Co-Concertmaster
Julian Chalhoub
Delilah Mintz
Amelia Sajdak
Israel Gnewuch
Cooper Korol
Jaihun Chawda
Matias Ochoa
Janiyah Bent
Inioluwa Oluti
Maroney Vang
Jim-Casey Pearson
Emily Wanek

SECOND VIOLIN
Reed Johnson, Principal
Harper Hayden
Ezra Narvey
Amelia Williams
Helen Marotta
Mila Sengyothinh
Mariah Harris
Timothy Vang
Erick Batalla
Faylinn Wesenberg
Liana Robinson
Sophie Burns
Jordin Richter
Isabella Macias
Sherlyn Sanchez Tiscareno

VIOLA
Kennedi Holt, Principal
Dominic Falk
Mallory Kennedy
Silvia Storm
Sofia Aguilar Benitez
Isabela Vang
Charlotte Ivans
Kingston Verdin
Sophia Karl

CELLO
Clara Ost, Co-Principal
Philomena Konshak, Co-Principal
Hermione Meredith Naranjo-Feria
Sylar Surface
Lucia Delgado
Harvey Boyce
Charlie Lauric
Vicenta Sosa Winter
Angelina Robinson
Edna Basurto-Sil
Langston Bruhy Hale

3:45 PM: SINFONIA

Lauren Roznowski, Music Director

Amanda Koch, Coach


PROGRAM

LEONARD BERNSTEIN / STEPHEN SONDHEIM | arr. Stephen Bulla

"America" from West Side Story

LEONARD BERNSTEIN | arr. Robert Longfield 

"Simple Song" from Mass

Ernest Bloch

Concerto Grosso No. 1

  1. Prelude: Allegro energico e pesante

Traditional | arr. John Leavitt

Ani Ma'Amin


Sinfonia Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Luna Wu, Concertmaster
Zsofia Cox, Associate Concertmaster
Elliot Bice
Summer Chen
Evan Wang
Jack Rivera
Nolan Gdowski
Daniel Chen
Allison Lu
Lilly Furman
Emma Badley
Anya Larson
Joshua Bolha
Bennett Kroll
Nolan Engel
Danica McCullough
Keerthi Mudindi
Diana Mejia
Priscilla Skyberg Greer
Rose Perrone
Jacob Harris
Isabella Salazar
Paula Wang
Xavier Cerda
Samuel Freeman
Max Yu
Lydia Ziemann
Meredith Rodriguez Curiel
Sophia Powidel
Evelyn Bannon
Leeya Tang
Bailey Korol
Liam Millar
Sanjay Balaji

SECOND VIOLIN
Aria Kasberger, Principal
Ernest Brusubardis, Assistant Principal
Bryce Chen
Yannia Aquino
Abby Schultz
Nikita Uppu
Sophia Merker
Santi Roman Areizaga
Eleanor Kastrup
Connor Leider
Romen Castillo
Lily Wellskopf
Sara Israel
Francisco Aranda
Nandana Pramod
Manushri Samantaray
Valerie Li
Maddox Stein
Keelin Moloney
Kaleah Hatchett
Audrey Newman
Ishaan Singh
Avrilynn Mattek
Eleanor Gabor
Eriks Klavins
Abigail Veasley
Bria Rutherford
Simone Womack
Ivy Timm
Sophie Pacheco
Lauren Tadych
Walter Millar
Andrew Whilby
Gissel Hernandez
Aiden Franklin
Adiyah Alexander-Kern
Ahngelle Alexander-Kern
Avah Alexander-Kern

VIOLA
Ella Kaiser, Principal
Chris Stasiewicz, Assistant Principal
Logan Radmer
Joel Engbers
Parker Shields
Mia Mathy
Kissinger Vang
Jeremy Whilby
Dakota Engebregtsen
Isaiah Morales
Emilie Bruns
Sofia Gomeniouk
Natalia Patraca Guziewicz
Molly Goodness
Gemma Manley

CELLO
Daniel Cooper, Principal
Ethan Enters, Assistant Principal
Talitha Schneider
Penelope Fleischer
Maximus Hassell
Rocco Onorato
Aiden Hollander
Lola Guardado Bryan
Emaluna Cardenas Delgado
Trenton Godshaw
Timothy Kieckhafer
Miles Jenquine
Thomas Stith
Bryce Nett
Silas Wells-Tomjanovich
Brandon Li
Connor McIntosh
Everest Gallun
Calder Lucas
Miriam Patraca-Guziewicz
Taylor Rutkowski
Jameson Walcheske
Kayden Emery-Schwemer
Henry Johnson

BASS
April Malcom, Principal
Jacob Badley, Assistant Principal
Annalise Nordstrom
Kaydence Piechowski
Laurel Martens
Joshua Martin
James Gipson

HARP
Lauren Rottier

4:45 PM: STRING ORCHESTRAS SOUTH AND WEST

Lynn Trinkl and Mary Pat Michels, Music Directors

Riana Henderson, Coach
Alexa Zakutansky-Clark, Coach


PROGRAM

Antonio Vivaldi 

“Allegro in G” from Concerto for Two Guitars

Mrs. Trinkl

Susan Day

Autumn Vows

Mrs. Michels

LEONARD BERNSTEIN | arr. by Mary Pat Michels

“One Hand, One Heart” from West Side Story

Mrs. Michels

Mekel Rogers

South African Groove

Mrs. Michels

CARLY RAE JEPSEN | arr. by Larry Moore

Call Me Maybe

Mrs. Trinkl


String Orchestra South Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Jordan Imediegwu, Concertmaster
Adeline Budde, Co-Concertmaster
Mariana Anton
Adam Zodrow
Evelyn Bowe

SECOND VIOLIN
Violet Van Sistine, Co-Principal
Lincoln Gard, Co-Principal
Shieyee Li
Markie Hart
Penelope Sullivan

VIOLA
Karmen Long, Co-Principal
Ryan Sullivan, Co-Principal

CELLO
Payson Daum, Co-Principal
Cecilia Schaub, Co-Principal
Aiden Franklin
Andre Williams
Olive Sullivan

BASS
Ariana Wunderlich, Co-Principal
Ravi Weiland, Co-Principal


String Orchestra West Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Hayden Lin, Co- Concertmaster
Kellan Kalman, Co- Concertmaster
Emma Jansson
Alex Rieger
Araiah Starasinich
Olivia Olbrot
Angel Gonzalez
Divya Ramkumar
Angelina Wang
Lyla Gallagher
Liam Tang
Maggie Devlin
Payton Heins

SECOND VIOLIN
Lucas Manalo, Principal
Alison Williams, Co-Principal
Adela Zhang
Rio Shimada
Sophia DiCicco
Violet Tarczynski
Lucille Keen
Lacey Bruger
Madelyn Greene
Hadley Holsen
Caleb Diderrich
Juliette Haerle
Manasvi Pulluru

VIOLA
Sara Kumar, Principal
Elle Cirillo

CELLO
Sylvia Hodges, Principal
Xavier Rodriguez
Kenli Winkelmann
Luke Goehner
John Plutz
Nora Ayala
Vita Thompson
Mia Auclair

BASS
Gavin Bong, Principal
Ruby Bushman
Jordan Solveson

HARP
Atticus Lowe, Principal

DRUMSET & PERCUSSION
Mr. Dan Duffy
Ms. Henderson
Ms. Zakutanksy-Clark 


5:30 PM: METROPOLITAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

John Emanuelson and Jonathan Winkle, Music Directors


PROGRAM

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

The Sea Hawk Overture

Mr. Winkle

Philip Glass

Symphony No. 4, “Heroes”

VI. “V-2 Schneider"

Mr. Winkle

Richard Rodgers

Prologue to Carousel

Mr. Emanuelson

Giuseppe Verdi

Overture to The Force of Destiny

Mr. Emanuelson


Metropolitan Symphony Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Karina Mae Goyette, Co-Concertmaster
Joshua Lin, Co-Concertmaster
Brooklyn Becker, Co-Concertmaster
Alaina Wu, Co-Concertmaster
Ethan Myles
Ava Lalk
Charlotte DeLadurantey
Olivia Nelson
Alessandro Counts
Anthony Boettcher
Zodibella Rodriguez
Sabine Nolte
Mariana Lopez
Nuoci Li
Andrew Llanas
Lily Bingenheimer
Carla Pisani

SECOND VIOLIN
Violet Nelson, Co-Principal
Asel Kosgolla, Co-Principal
Alexis Champagne
Leila Jenks
Zoe Taylor
Emily Honigman
Bharat Nambisan
Nina Oftedahl
Preston McCullough
Matthew Vasilyev
Brook Peterson
Ashok Nambisan
Elia Gallaher
Jonathan Lee
Tessa Yga Zertuche
Nolan Gabor
Matthew Wieler
Alejandra Salazar
Snehi Viradia
Srinidhi Chitluri

VIOLA
Alynne Lara-Carrera, Co-Principal
James Malcom, Co-Principal
Jackson Smith, Co-Principal
Ananya Ebenezer
Caleb Wakefield
Claramae Hill
Peter Barry
Luke Enright
Eisley Gallun
Kennedy Bostrom
Cecilia Ryan
Reese Fischer
Santiago Rodriguez Curiel

CELLO
Tom Stilp, Co-Principal
Charlotte Creagh, Co-Principal
Amalia Lehn
Alejandro Vargas
Andrew Bergeson
Jackson Slabach
Blaise Dalianis
Nia McCloskey
Aubrey Rosemond
Summer Hart
Joelle Askew
Adelle Frederick
Kara Berquist
Laurel Zei

BASS
Lauren Schmitt, Principal
Silas Nerad
Oliver Andrews

FLUTE
Gaia Marshal, Principal
Charlotte Kojis
Jordin Sun
Audrey Barrett
Tonatzin Viviano Terando
Prasunaa Priya Kalyanaraman

PICCOLO
Jordin Sun

OBOE
Fuan Zhou, Principal
Derek Liu

CLARINET
Charlie Frohna, Principal
Riley Sandri
Sam Schultz
Cathy Zhang
Layla Cramer

BASSOON
Mabel Kovars, Principal
Cassandra Jerich

FRENCH HORN
Margaret Italiano, Principal
Marla Turecek
Eli Drews
Rachel Jacobson

TRUMPET
Chinmayi Swaminathan, Principal
Nolan Henderson

TROMBONE
Olamina Keller, Principal
Zoe Hemmerling

BASS TROMBONE
Erich Haefer

TUBA
William Finley, Principal
Chase Samuelson

PERCUSSION
Evelyn Roach, Principal
Josephine Mellowes
Kayla Cockerham
Brayden Schneider

TIMPANI
Evelyn Roach

DONORS: MILWAUKEE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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 in the 2024-25 year (from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025). We encourage you to contact Amber Storm, Advancement Operations Coordinator, with questions or corrections—or to learn how to make a much-appreciated gift to MYSO.

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Anonymous
Mike & Laura Arnow
Bader Philanthropies
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Tim & Sue Frautschi
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Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
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National Endowment for the Arts
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The ROS Foundation
Steinway Piano Gallery

Con Fuoco
$10,000-$19,999
Anon Charitable Trust
Anonymous
Anthony Petullo Foundation, Inc.
Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust
Charles D. Jacobus Family Foundation
Rick & Kay Cozatt
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Digicorp, Inc.
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George & Jill Fahr
Forest County
Potawatomi Foundation
Francie Luke Silverman Foundation
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
John Thomas Hurvis Revocable Trust
Krause Family Foundation
Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD
Ralph Evinrude Foundation, Inc.
Michael Schmitz
Harris Turer
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Lauren Vollrath
Volo Consulting, LLC
William N. and Janice V. Godfrey Family Foundation
Don & Kate Wilson
Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

Vivace
$5,000-$9,999
Anonymous (2)
Astor Street Foundation
Drs. Brian & Laurel Bear
Ken & Kris Best
Tony & Andrea Bryant
Joe & Lisamarie Collins
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Consiglio
Tony & Jodi Consiglio
Croen Foundation, Inc.
Tom & Lynda Curl
Sandy & George Dionisopoulos
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
Linda Edelstein
Jill & George Fahr
The Frieda and William Hunt Memorial Trust
Angela Gotcher
Greater Milwaukee
Foundation - Bobbi and Jim Caraway Fund
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Brian McCarty
Margarete & David Harvey
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Margaret E. Sheehan Memorial Fund
Michael & Jennifer Hansen
Heil Family Foundation
Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation
Johnson Controls
Ted & Mary Kellner
Constance Kling
Laskin Family Foundation
Maihaugen Foundation
Gerald & Elanie Mainman
Manpower Group Foundation Inc
Sharon McIntosh
Messmer Foundation, Inc.
Lisa & Michael Miksich
Milwaukee Arts Board and Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State of Wisconsin
Milwaukee County Cultural Artistic and Musical Programming
Advisory Council
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Craig & Mary Robyn Peotter
PNC Foundation
Robert W. Baird Inc.
Mark & Julie Steinhafel
Jason & Monica Stevenson
Susi & Dick Stoll
Barbara Wanless
We Energies Foundation
Zilber Family Foundation

Animato
$2,500-$4,999
Anonymous (3)
Tino & Penny Arvanetes
Baird Foundation
Ted & Janice Blum
John & Marilyn Breidster
James & Diane Brown
Linda & Sharad Chadha
Davidson and Harley Fund, Inc.
Nancy Debbink & Carol Tsao
Dal & Jackie Drummer
Erik & Vanessa Eisenmann
Elmbrook Rotary Foundation
Albert & Storm Elser
Lisa Froemming
Dan Glaser
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Dyar Fund
Greater Milwaukee Foundation- Judith A. Keyes Family Fund
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Milwaukee Music Scholarship Fund
Green Bay Packers Foundation
Hunzinger Construction Company
Husch Blackwell LLP
Jayne J. Jordan
Tara & Darren Kozik
Fred & Karen Krammer
Christine Krueger
Mary Lacharite
Ernest and Sally Micek
Family Foundation
Robert & Barbara Monnat
Theodore & Kelsey Perlick Molinari
Joe & Michelle Phillips
Steve & Cindy Scheil
Settlers Club of Wisconsin
Solventum
Textron
The Gardner Foundation
United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County
Sherry Wahlberg
Weiss Family Foundation
Wisconsin Federation of Music Clubs
Elizabeth Yewer

Cantabile
$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous (8)
Abbot Charitable Foundation
Helmut & Sandy Ammon
Veronica Ariens
Barry Axelrod
Maribeli & Luis Ayala
Michael & Joanne Barndt
Jean Basler
Erin Casper Borissov
Bostik, Inc.
Brico Fund
Colleen Campbell
Kathryn Carlson
Mark & Linda Carlson
Amy & Joe Cesarz
Helen Chang
Jennifer Chang
Bob Coletti
Kenneth & Sue Copp
Linda Czestler
Maelynn Colinco, M.D.
Victor Delgado
Delta Omicron Foundation
Brian & Janet Enters
Forte Services, LLC
Friends of Kayla Cooney
Barbara Froemming
Susan Gnewuch
Dr. Michael & Susan Goldstone
John & Tameica Greene
Gustav and Gladys Kindt Foundation
HH Camp Foundation
John & Marci Hunzinger
Sigrid Gullickson Jablonka & Roy H. Jablonka
Mike & Mary Jordan
Arthur & Jackie Josetti
Greg & Linda Kliebhan
Dr. Karin Kultgen & Mr. Mark Kultgen
Jay & Betty Lauck
Paul & Eileen LeFort
Jun Li
Lubar Family Foundation
Ken-David & Melinda Masur
Jennifer Mattes
Ascaris Mayo
Marilyn McDonald
MCW Orchestra
James M. Meier
John & Linda Mellowes
Laura & Paul Mintz
Nancy M. and Douglas M. Yeager Family Foundaton
Andy Nunemaker
Ron Oshima & Kari Oshima Gunderson
Richard & Lois Pauls
PNC Financial Services
Timothy & Syma Richer
Steve & Fran Richman
Jewish Community Foundation - Richman Family Donor Advised Fund
Steve Russ
Thomas J. Russell, MD
Jacklyn Rynish-Knapp & Aaron Knapp
James & Susan Sajdak
Sandy Sargent
William Scanlon
Jim & Karen Schlater
Carol & Kevin Schuele
Stephanie Seymour
John Shannon & Jan Serr
Carter & Pamela Simmons
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
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Drs. Tim & Anna Trotier
Dr. Tami & Mr. Gregg Ulatowski
Flavius Cucu & Miriam van de Sype
Margie Vehrenkamp
Judith Wenzel
White House of Music
Dr. D.F. Yoder

Con Espressione
$500-$999
Anonymous (7)
Danielle Baerwald
Ted & Lisa Balistreri
Ruzica & Troy Bartoshevich
Julia Bell
Paul & Marna Bestul
Cassie Bonneau
Richard Buchband
Sara Burns
Camille A. Lonstorf Trust
Charter Manufacturing Company Foundation
Michael Cleary
Mr. & Mrs. James Mark Connelly
Colleen Cooney
Michael Cooney
Kenneth D. Copp
Dean & Emily Crocker
Andrew DeBoer
Peter & Mary Diotte
Roberta Drews
Peter Eash-Scott
William & Juanita Edington
Trude Elliot
Patricia A. Ellis, Ed.D
Franklyn Esenberg
Kenneth Fabric
Brian & Pat Falk
Dean Fitzgerald
Phil Froemming
Sylvannah Gates
Michael & Beth Giacobassi
Jason & Diep Graham
James Gramentine
Grand Mesa Strings Publishing
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - MacDowell Club of Milwaukee Fund
Greater Milwaukee Foundation-Jacqueline Herd-Barber and Michael Barber
Theresa Hall
Torrin Hallett
Mary & David Hannes
Joel Harris
Hearst Television
Michael & Marilyn Hille
Jason & Megan Hille
Jeff & Mary Jarecki
Robin Johnson
William & Ruth Jones
Steffany Kaminski
John Kannenberg & David Jacob
Jeremy Kell
Gena & Mary Beth Kilian
David & Sarah Kolo
Mike Konshak
Phyllis Kordick
Emma & Alexander R. Kunz Sr.
Cathy & Mario Costantini
Eric & Linda Lanke
Michael & Deb Linley
Randolph Lipchik & Ravenna Helson
John & Susan Logan
Lowe Group
Sherrie Magerowski
Carol Moerke
Larry & Judy Moon
Martin Moore
Andrea Nelson
Jack & Kim Nelson
Nelson Bros. Power Center, Inc
William New
Jane Noskowiak
Kathy Nusslock
Victor & Gladys O’Mahen
Bruce Osgood
Sue Phillips
Matt & Katie Phillips
John & Nicole Pienkos
Steve & Becki Prunuske
Molly Ritsema
Chuck & Connie Roedel
Andrew Rohn
Chris & Angie Roloff
Scott & Sally Rondeau
Jeffrey & Diane Roznowski
Deborah Ruck
Andrew & Natalie Sajdak
Rick & Julie Seybold
The Sharon and Mike Grinker Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation
Ashok Sinha
Soik Family
Carlton Stansbury
Kyle Starasinich
Mark Stein
Jack Sutte & Audra Zarlenga
Angela Pittman Taylor
Gile & Linda Tojek
Steven & Denise Trinkl
Jim & Pam Truax
Nina Vitek & Jake Spitz
Carey Vollmers
M. Darlene Wilson
WISN TV
Sabrina Wolf
Glenn Young
Kinga & Kris Zadlo

Grazioso
$250-$499
Allegis Group Foundation
Frank Almond
Anonymous (12)
Ann & Craig Aswegan
Paul Baerwald
Lucy Bahn
Marquette Baylor
Donald Beane
Joanne Beck
Terry Bellinger
Melizza Bemus
Brian Brandel
Martha Brown & Tony Lam
Jessica Bryan
Janine Brzezinski
Michael & Ericka Burzynski
Liyu Chen
Cheryl Lubotsky Children’s Trust
Serena Clardie
Sharon Cook
Alex Craig
Pat & Phil Crump
Julia & William Davis
Mark & Karen Ditthardt
T. Arthur & Valeria Downey
Steven R. & Elizabeth Duback
Esther Durairaj
Ted & Beth Durant
Thomas & Linda Dvorak
Nestor Dyhdalo & Diane Signatur
Tom Edelstein
David & Charlotte Eells
Marlene Ego
Susan Ela
Dolores Emanuelson
Laura & John Emory
Charles Engberg
Thayre Faust
Jeannie Fenceroy
Thomas W. and Nancy A. Florsheim Trust
Bob Foster
Michael Gauger
Jen Graetz
Robert & Karen Haagensen
Glen & Claire Hackmann
Margaret Hader
Nicholas & Danita Hahn
Stacy Hannemann
John Hannes
Mary Hebden
Ed & Doris Heiser
Dietrich Hemann & Megumi Kanda
Alejandra Hernandez
Alan & Jean Hilgeman
Christine & John Hojnacki
Paul Holzman
Nels & Kathy Jacobsen
Paul & Ellie Jacobson
Tim & Janine Jandrey
Eric Jensen
Jewish Community Foundation - Allen Rieselbach Famly
William Johnstone
Elaine Kapsh
Jessica Kasberger
Darla Kashian
Moshe & Deb Katz
Dan & Becky Kennedy
Mijeong Kim
Joseph Kmoch
David & Diane Knox
Dr. Joan Kojis
The Kresge Foundation
Lois Krewinghaus
Katarzyna Krynicka
Christopher & Milagros LaBeau
Eric Larson & Susan Lewis
Marlene Lauwasser
Sarah Lerand
Elliot & Eva Lipchik
Andrew & Emily Lukasek
Darren Luke
Lois Malawsky
Karen Malone
Jennifer Mattek
Don & Tamara McAllister
Madeline McGrath
Chris Merker
Scott Mihm
Lindsey Moloney
Richard & Sharon Moore
Sally Mueller
Judith Murlasits
Bryce Nett
Cheryl New
Sid Rao
Julie & Timothy Nolan
Beverly Oehler
Peter Ogden
Stella O’Neill
Abby Panosh
Dale & Barbara Pforr
Pledgeling Foundation
Anoop Prakash
Virginia Przybylinski
Joshua Putnam
Ginny Quinn
Bunny Raasch-Hooten
David Rasmussen
Steven & Rona Rindt
Myrelene Saunders
Christine Schindhelm
Steve & Lynne Schley
Russ & Barb Simpson
Gita Sinha
Paul & Nicole Sippy
Michael & Julie Sonnenberg
Valerie Stein
Erin Stilp
Burton & Audrey Strnad Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Mary Stryck
Chad Tessmer & Sarah Siegel
The Home Depot Foundation
Paul Thorgaard
Trattoria Stefano
Jamie Udelhofen
Monica & Brahm Vasudev
Paul & Lynn Veldhouse
Wauwatosa West Orchestra Parents
Joel & Julie Weinberger
Del & Kim Wilson
Paul & Sandy Wysocki
YBG Consulting LLC
Nancy Zeit
Steve & Sarah Zimmerman

DONORS: VIOLINS OF HOPE

We extend our deepest gratitude and honor those who are helping to transform lives and strengthen our community through this residency.

Fortissimo
$500,000+
Angela Johnston

Crescendo
$250,000 - $499,999
Bader Philanthropies

Etude
$100,000 - $249,999
Scott & Lynn Molitor

Maestro
$50,000 - $99,999
George & Jill Fahr
Scott & Linda Haag
Annette Marra
Second Chance Foundation
We Energies Foundation

Concerto
$25,000 - $49,999
Laura & Mike Arnow
Kris & Ken Best
Curt & Sue Culver
Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust
Herzfeld Foundation
Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation
Frieda and William Hunt Memorial Trust
Ruth Foundation for the Arts Trustee Discretionary Grant
Toussaint Foundation

Arpeggio
$18,000 - $24,999
Peck Foundation Milwaukee, Ltd.
Ralph Evinrude Foundation

Allegro
$10,000 - $17,999
Anon Charitable Trust
Drs. Brian & Laurel Bear
Frank and Lucille Puncer Foundation, Ltd.
Lisa Froemming
Jewish Women's Endowment Fund
John & Linda Lewenauer
Gerald & Elaine Mainman
MGIC
Erik & Carol Moeser
Miriam Peck
Steigleder Charitable Trust
Mark & Julie Steinhafel

Sonata
$5,000 - $9,999
Geralyn Cannon
Bobbi & Jim Caraway
Tom & Lynda Curl
Ettinger Family Foundation
Beverly & Marty Greenberg
Heil Family Foundation
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
Moshe & Debra Katz
Mary & Ted Kellner
Madeleine & David Lubar
Northwestern Mutual
Andrea & Jim Schloemer
Stackner Family Foundation
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music

Cadenza
$1,800 - $4,999
Tino & Penny Arvanetes
Susan Cerletty
Linda Edelstein
National Federation of Music Clubs
James & Gail Raffel
Barbara Wanless

Coda
$50 - $1,799
Jonathan Aliota
Bob Balderson
Georgia Bednar
Amelia Aliota-Davalle
Kimberly Barbar
Mary & Doug Baske
Donald & Donna Baumgartner
Kathryn Bloomburg
Michael & Jeannee Briselli
Adam & Krista Brookman
Astrid Browning
Patricia Cadorin
Jill & Todd Calster
Roger Carp
Helen Chang
Daniel Cole
Cheryl Lubotsky Children’s Trust
Mauree Childress
Daniel Cole
Beth Conradson Cleary
Edward Davelle
Ellyn Drotzer
Myra Edwards
Nina Edelman
Erik & Vanessa Eisenmann
Kenneth Fabric
Thayre Faust
Jay Frank
Susan Freeman
Paula Goldman
David Gordon
Michael Grimm
Penny & Bill Gutekunst
Michele Haffner
Katie Heil
Charles & Jean Holmburg
Bob & Sherri Hornick
James Hunzinger
John & Marci Hunzinger
Hunzinger Construction Company
Louise & Jon Jesse
Jayne Jordan
Juliet Kersten
Anthony Klein
Gregory & Linda Kliebhan
William & Becky Komisar
Ellen Kowalczyk
Karen Krammer
Alice Lambie
Nancy Lawrence
Benedict LeFort
Paul LeFort
Susan Lubar
Kathleen Ludington
Nathaniel Lynn
Emily & Andrew Lukasek
David Margolis
Jennifer Mattes
Sue Nelsen
Cathy Nemerovski
Kathy Nusslock
Abby Panosh
Arleen Peltz
Rusty Peterson
Giordana Poggioli-Kaftan
Bunny Raasch-Hooten
Harriet Rothman
Eric Sadler
Linda Schieble
Sari Schiff
Allan Selig
Jim & Karen Schlater
John Shannon
Barbara & Al Simon
Nicole & Paul Sippy
Eileen Staller
Gary Stein
Mark Stein
Valerie & Scot Stein
Patricia & Fred Steinbach
Jill & Todd Van Calster
Lauren Vollrath
Les Weil
Jill Weinshel
Scott & Michelle Wendt