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FESTIVAL OF THE SPHERES

featuring the Senior Symphony

Carter Simmons, Artistic and Music Director

Sunday, November 15, 2026 | 5:00 pm


Shattuck Music Center Auditorium | Carroll University

PROGRAM

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

"Fêtes" ("Festivals") from Nocturnes

Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)

D'un Matin de printemps 

John Williams (b. 1932)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind 

Intermission

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

The Planets, Op. 32

"Mars, the Bringer of War"
"Mercury, the Winged Messenger"
"Uranus, the Magician"
"Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age"
"Venus. Bringer of Peace"
"Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity"

SENIOR SYMPHONY MUSICIANS

Concertmasters and woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians are listed in alphabetical order.

VIOLIN
Anna Lena Derocher, Concertmaster
Milo Elliott, Concertmaster
Carl Gauslow, Concertmaster
Stephanie Neely, Concertmaster
Ilina Joshi
Chloe Chen
Karina Mae Goyette
José Ortiz
Lexi Mabini
Sarah Harkavy
Joy Zhao
Ishani Joshi
Vera Le Fort
Brooklyn Becker
Monroe Emling
Alaina Wu
Joshua Lin
Allesandro Counts
Harvey Whitney
Asél Kosgolla
Sloan Becker
Bianca Enriquez
Zodibella Rodriguez
Benjamin De Torre
Nathaniel Bunn
James Pienkos
Willa Grimm
Elina Cheng
Charlotte DeLadurantey
Alexandra Wang
Zoé Taylor
Lily Bingenheimer
Adelaide Davis
Bharat Nambisan
Lilah Dunlop
Sabine Nolte
Emily Honigman
Alexis Champagne
Violet Nelson
Olivia Nelson

Leila Jenks
Matthew Vasilyev
Ashok Nambisan

VIOLA
Max Hemann, Principal
Lance Westmore, Principal
Marsey Brown-Hobson, Associate Principal
James Malcolm, Associate Principal
Iris Thoreson
Evelyn Kenny
Ruby Tilapa
Anya Prakash
Claramae Hill
Alynne Lara-Carrera
Caleb Wakefield
Ananya Ebenezer
Jackson Smith
Peter Barry

CELLO
Aurnob Ghose, Principal
Lanting Shi, Associate Principal
Mariana Welsh, Associate Principal
Cheryl Liu
Thomas Stilp
Owen Rynish
Josiah Anderson
Amalia Lehn
Charlotte Creagh
Andrew Bergeson
Alejandro Vargas
Carolina Kasymova
Summer Hart

BASS
Ania Kurowski, Principal
Kasen Menke, Principal
Luke Nora, Principal
Lillian Warnes, Principal
Lauren Schmitt
Oliver Andrews
Kwei Handley

HARP
Diego Medrano
Emmaline Strong

PIANO and CELESTE
Sampson Hackett

FLUTE and PICCOLO
Adalyn Enters
Charlotte Kojis
Gaia Marshal
Lucy Merrill
Tonatzin Viviano  

OBOE
Alan Bennett
Abigail Daley
Lydia Morency

ENGLISH HORN
Alan Bennet
Abigail Daley

CLARINET
Layla Cramer
Charlie Frohna
Madeline Makarewicz
Riley Sandri

BASS CLARINET
Madeline Makarewicz
Riley Sandri

BASSOON
Elise Brown
Presley Hansen
Anabelle Rook

FRENCH HORN
Eli Drews
Nolan Engel
Simon Field
Margaret Italiano
Caiden Killen
Luke Wagliardo

TRUMPET
Anderson Cleary
Alexander Hahn
Bennett Hahn
Nolan Henderson
Chinmayi Swaminathan

TROMBONE
Kayli Abbott
Louis Gones
Olamina Keller
Chase Samuelson

EUPHONIUM
Chase Samuelson

TUBA
Kai D’Ambrosio

TIMPANI and PERCUSSION
Kayla Cockerham
Kyler Katanik
Josephine Mellowes
Evelyn Roach

SENIOR SYMPHONY TEACHING ARTISTS | STAFF

We are grateful to these teaching artists who have worked with the orchestra this season:

Besnik Abrashi
Frank Almond, Johnston Family Artist-in-Residence
Kristian Brusubardis
Margaret Butler
Grayson Eichmeier
Simon Field
Clayton Hancock
Nicole Gabriel, Music Librarian
Paul Hauer
Megumi Kanda
Amanda Koch
Linda Korducki
Madelyn Kudronowicz
Paris Myers
Jim Pryzgocki
Samantha Rodriguez
Don Sipe, Brass Studies Director
Tobie Wilkinson
Adrien Zitoun

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, 2025, through November 1, 2026. We encourage you to call Maria Fuller, at 414-267-2943, 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

Appassionato ($100,000 - $299,999)

Robert W Heine Revocable Trust 

Maestoso ($20,000 - $99,999)

Anonymous (2)
Gerry Mainman
Mike & Laura Arnow
Bader Philanthropies, Inc.
Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust
Caerus Foundation
Francie Luke Silverman Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Adelaide F. Banaszynski Memorial Fund
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Margaret E. Sheehan Memorial Fund
Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation
Margarete & David R. Harvey
Bertha Surlow & Maurice S. Surlow Donor Advised Fund
Johnson Controls
Krause Family Foundation
Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation
Milwaukee Recreation Partnership for the Arts and Humanities
Erik & Carol Moeser
Scott & Lynn Molitor
PNC Foundation
Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation
Richard P Walters Revocable Trust
The Burke Foundation
The Frank and Lucille Puncer Foundation
The Gardner Foundation
Volo Consulting, LLC
Windhover Foundation

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

Anonymous (2)
Anon Charitable Trust
Anthony Petullo Foundation, Inc.
Tino & Penny Arvanetes
Mary Baum
John & Marilyn Breidster
Patricia Calvy
Charles D. Jacobus Family Foundation
Milwaukee Arts Board and Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State of Wisconsin
Rick & Kay Cozatt
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
Dr. Jeff Edelstein
Jim & Andrea Emling
Greater Milwaukee Foundation- Judith A. Keyes Family Fund
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Milwaukee Music Scholarship Fund
Joan G. and Michael R. Potter Foundation
Constance Kling
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Toussaint Foundation
Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD
Ralph Evinrude Foundation, Inc.
Ruth Foundation for the Arts
Michael Schmitz
Michael Van Handel
We Energies Foundation
William N. and Janice V. Godfrey Family Foundation
Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from State of Wisconsin & the National Endowment for the Arts
Zilber Family Foundation

Vivace ($5,000 to $9,999)

Anonymous
Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation
Astor Street Foundation
Baird Private Asset Management
Bob Balderson
Donna Baumgartner
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Croen Foundation, Inc.
Davidson & Harley Fund, Inc.
Linda Edelstein
Myra L. Edwards
Einhorn Family Foundation
George & Jill Fahr
Tim & Sue Frautschi
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Bobbi & Jim Caraway Fund
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - David & Margarete Harvey
Dyar Fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Tim & Sue Frautschi Charitable Fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Michael & Jennifer Hansen
Laskin Family Foundation
John & Linda Lewenauer
Maihaugen Foundation
Milwaukee County Cultural Artistic and Musical Programming Advisory Council
Nancy M. and Douglas M. Yeager Family Foundaton
Robert & Kathleen Powell
Marsha Sehler
Alan Squier
The Manitowoc Company Foundation
Lauren Vollrath
Barbara Wanless

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

Anonymous
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Elmbrook Rotary Foundation
Albert & Storm Elser
Wendy & David Enters
Ernest & Sally Micek Family Foundation
Paula Fong
Lisa A. Froemming
Jason & Diep Graham
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Eleanor N. Wilson Scholarship
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Jayne J. Jordan
Ted & Mary Kellner
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Prescient Financial Solutions
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Weiss Family Foundation
Don & Kate Wilson

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Anonymous (3)
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Rose Bice
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Camille A. Lonstorf Trust
Jennifer Chang
Pam Coleman
Bob Coletti & Karen Hung
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Daffy Charitable Fund - Judith Ford's Fund
Victor Delgado
Delta Omicron Foundation
Steven R. & Elizabeth Duback
Jason & Peggy Dvorak
John Edelstein
Erik & Vanessa Eisenmann
Brian & Janet Enters
Kristin & Todd Fischer
Barbara D. Froemming
Michael & Beth Giacobassi
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - MacDowell Club of Milwaukee Fund
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Carolyn Halbauer
Patty Hanz & David Feiss
HH Camp Foundation
Jerry Hirschmann & Gino De Luca
Susan Hulce Cerletty
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Jewish Community Foundation - Richman Family Donor Advised Fund
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The Tom & Cindy Kilkenny Fund
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The SBS Group - Baird
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Sarah Wendorf
Judith Wenzel
White House of Music
Rob Wiley
Sheryl & Roger Woehl
Mark & Evonne Zalewski Charitable Fund
Steve & Sarah Zimmerman

Con Espressione ($500 - $999)

Anonymous (3)
Abbot Charitable Foundation
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Veronica Ariens
Ruzica & Troy Bartoshevich
Terry Bellinger
Patricia Bice
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Matthew Francis
Galaxy Foundation, Inc.
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Marta & Doyne Haas
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Megumi Hemann
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JM Brennan, Inc
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Uline Inc.
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Whalen/Burke Family Fund
Mark & Meghan Wieselmann
Del & Kim Wilson
Lai Hing Wong
Yanhong Xu
Glenn Young
Michael & Eileen Zei
Nancy Zeit

Grazioso ($250 - $499)

Anonymous (19)
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Barb Ahlf
Brian Alberth
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Russell Andreas
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Jayne Ayers
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Berenstein Philanthropic Impact Fund
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Michael Bohrer
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Kelley Hayes
Carole Herbstreit
Micahel Herrod
Kara Higdon Getter
Howard Frankenthal Family Foundation, Ltd.
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Jewish Community Foundation - Burton & Audrey Strnad
Eileen & Howard Dubner Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation
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Lawrence University
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Kathy Zeit
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Ed & Doreen Zieger
Amy Zientek
Jacob Zoffer

In Kind Donors

Laura Arnow
Tino Arvanetes
Kris Best
Blackshoe Hospitality
Brass Bell Music Store
Buckley's Restaurant & Bar
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The Chef's Table
Civilian Beauty & Grooming
Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants
Rachael & Aaron Copeland
Danceworks
Discover Wauwatosa
Myra Edwards
First Stage
Florentine Opera Company
Donald and Bridget Fraser
Fred Astaire Dance Studios Milwaukee
Michael and Beth Giacobassi
The Gilbert Brown Foundation
Glaze Pottery
Haggerty Museum of Art
Sigrid Gullickson Jablonka
Jewish Museum Milwaukee
Marija Gajdardziska Josifovska
Julie Collins Photography
Kenosha Kingfish
Lakefront Brewery
Lee John's Catering
Nathaniel Lynn
Master Singers of Milwaukee
Mathnasium
Jennifer Mattes
Mike McLaughlin
Milwaukee Art Museum
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Transfer Pizzeria Cafe
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Barbara Wanless
Waukesha County Parks
Wehr Nature Center
Jake Zoffer
Zoological Society of Milwaukee

Donations in honor of: 

In honor of Jacob Bailey 
Kathy Bailey

In honor of Julia Bell 
Cheryle Schleeter

In honor of Betty Awards 
Krista & Adam Brookman
Kathy Nusslock

In honor of Elliot Bice 
Patricia Bice

In honor of Jocelyn Chase 
Mary J. Chase

In honor of Sydney Dehnel 
John and Kim Dehnel

In honor of Lucy Delgado 
Christine Kolanko

In honor of Shelby & Janet Dixon 
Gregory and Jean Custer

In honor of Daniel Duffy and Sophie Kojis
Eli, Jill and Mike Weinshel

In honor of Linda Edelstein 
Richard and Ann Petersen

In honor of Linda Edelstein, Carter Simmons, Michelle Hoffman, and Thayre Faust
Joshua Richman

In honor of Monroe Emling and Simon Field
Jim & Sandy Metzger

In honor of Jack and Elly Froelich 
Judith Murlasits

In honor of Lileth Gayle 
Rose De Barros

In honor of Lucas Getter 
Loween Getter

In honor of Madelynn Geller 
Linda Zoller

In honor of James Gipson 
Kari Gipson

In honor of Margarete Harvey 
David and Diane Knox

In honor of Lauren Roznowski Hayden
Sarah Lerand

In honor of Max Hemann & Lukas Hemann
Becky Hemann

In honor of Nolan Henderson 
William and Julia Henderson

In honor of Bennett Hoffmann 
Bill and Loretta Burton

In honor of Aiden Hollander 
Barb Wilson

In honor of Alex Holzman 
Sharon Holzman

In honor of Braylynn Irby 
Johnie Keeter Sr.

In honor of Jayne Jordan 
Zack Hillebrand

In honor of Mike & Mary Jordan 
Zack Hillebrand

In honor of Charlie Johnson 
Donald Yoder

In honor of Katy and Liz, former MYSO players
Thomas and Sandra Gold

In honor of Mallory Kennedy 
Anne Frihart

In honor of Evelyn Kenny 
Sarah Gibson

In honor of Taylor and Jordan Keplin
Debi and John Haas

In honor of Harrison Kohlbeck 
Sheryl Siddons

In honor of Rielle Krenzer 
Roxanne Kreuzer

In honor of Tara Kozik 
Del and Kim Wilson

In honor of Isis Melby-Gibbons 
Janet and Russell Melby

In honor of my colleagues on the MYSO advancement/marketing/communications team
Michael Gauger

In honor of Thanksgiving for the years of MYSO for our sons Kevin and Andy Tanel
Ernest and Laura Tanel

In honor of the wonderful MYSO musicians who gave a beautiful performance on Sept. 17!
Brian and Elyse Cohn

In honor of Joe Phillips 
Sue Phillips

In honor of Kaitlyn Rian 
Joyce Rian

In honor of Jack and Joe Rivera 
Nancy Zeit

In honor of Finn Rogers 
Anne Rogers

In honor of Tom Rose 
Joseph C. Branch

In honor of The Schley Family 
Zack Hillebrand

In honor of Nicholas Signatur 
Nestor Dyhdalo
Thomas Norton

In honor of Thomas Stilp 
Erik and Erin Stilp

In honor of Tony Sturino 
Paul and Kathy Hartke

In honor of Jack Sutte 
William and Lorraine Buehler

In honor of Emily Thill 
Curt Mayer

In honor of Iris Thoreson 
Niel Thoreson

In honor of Hilary Thompson 
Janet Thot-Thompson

In honor of Autumn Tolbert 
Don and Kathy Tolbert

In honor of The Violists of Senior Symphony 2025-26
Wendy Richman

In honor of Eli Weinshel 
Jay and Joan Lieberman

In honor of Ann Woodard 
Mr. Stephen Thomas

In honor of Tan Wyllie 
Give Lively

In honor of Carter Zieger and Henry Snavley
Ed Zieger

Donations in memory of:   

In memory of Patricia Anders 
Mary Pat Michels

In memory of Edwin Biggers 
Paula Fong

In memory of Ernest Brusubardis II 
Marna & Brent Akerley
Boquist Family Fund
Kathleen Burchby
Aija Burgelis
Kaija Slaukstins Byrkit
Phyllis Cramer
Margaret Crowley
Jackie and Alan Keltner
Michael and Debra Larson
Kitija Liepina
Katherine May
Thomas and Mary Jo Newburg
Brian and Harriet Pack
Liga Schubach
Ralph and Janice Story
Mara Zeps

In memory of James Clinton 
Anonymous (2)
Kathryn Christie
Mary Ellen Clinton
Roberta Howell
Jana Jaffa
June and Curtis Kohlman
Michele Luke
J.A. Pipkorn
Kelly Plitt
Beverly Wilke
Patricia Wong
Joan Yuen

In memory of Jerome Franke 
Karen Franke
Alexander George

In memory of Earl and Beverly Gardiner
William and Joyce Gardiner

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Roy Jablonka

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Skycom Avionics Inc

In memory of Marilyn and Raymond Helminiak
Jon Helminiak

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Mary and James M. Connelly
Eileen and Howard Dubner
Michael and Deb Linley
Phillip Recht
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In memory of Charlotte Johnstone 
William Johnstone

In memory of John and Patricia Kilian
Gena & Mary Beth Kilian

In memory of Alice and Edward Michelic
Matthew and Leslie Michelic

In memory of Gail and Andy Morris 
William and Diane Armstong

In memory of Gail Morris 
Charlie Denison
Galaxy Foundation, Inc.
Hilton and Lisa Garner
Margaret Hader
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Shelly & Jeff Hommel
Kevin Klink
Peter Luther
Mark Menzel
Kathleen and Thomas Miller
Patrick and Janet Pomeranz
Patricia Ricci
James and Maurita Steele
Whalen/Burke Family Fund
Lynn and Chris Zellmer

In memory of David Plavnik 
David Tsimerman

In memory of Colleen and Leonhard Rose
Mary Gerbig

In memory of Mr. Leonhard Rose 
Barbara and Paul Ahlf
Buelow Vetter Buikema Olson & Vliet, LLC
Mary Ellen Clinton
The Collegium Ladyes Ensemble
John Loppnow
James Wranovsky

In memory of Janet Fleming Ruggeri
The Ruggeri Giving Fund

In memory of Mary Lou Rousseau 
Roberta Remstad

In memory of Carl Richter 
Kay Richter

In memory of Herbert and Florence Schaefer
Ronald and Barbara Sieglaff

In memory of Sharon Slattery 
Mary Stryck

In memory of Carole Speckin
Tamara Stone

In memory of Bernard Stepner
Paul Thorgaard

In memory of Jenny Sengpiel
Allen and Diane Sengpiel

In memory of Rick Walters
Trish Dulka

In memory of James Franklin Young, Jr.
Asher Funk

Image for FESTIVAL OF THE SPHERES
FESTIVAL OF THE SPHERES

featuring the Senior Symphony

Carter Simmons, Artistic and Music Director

Sunday, November 15, 2026 | 5:00 pm


Shattuck Music Center Auditorium | Carroll University

PROGRAM

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

"Fêtes" ("Festivals") from Nocturnes

Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)

D'un Matin de printemps 

John Williams (b. 1932)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind 

Intermission

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

The Planets, Op. 32

"Mars, the Bringer of War"
"Mercury, the Winged Messenger"
"Uranus, the Magician"
"Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age"
"Venus. Bringer of Peace"
"Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity"

SENIOR SYMPHONY MUSICIANS

Concertmasters and woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians are listed in alphabetical order.

VIOLIN
Anna Lena Derocher, Concertmaster
Milo Elliott, Concertmaster
Carl Gauslow, Concertmaster
Stephanie Neely, Concertmaster
Ilina Joshi
Chloe Chen
Karina Mae Goyette
José Ortiz
Lexi Mabini
Sarah Harkavy
Joy Zhao
Ishani Joshi
Vera Le Fort
Brooklyn Becker
Monroe Emling
Alaina Wu
Joshua Lin
Allesandro Counts
Harvey Whitney
Asél Kosgolla
Sloan Becker
Bianca Enriquez
Zodibella Rodriguez
Benjamin De Torre
Nathaniel Bunn
James Pienkos
Willa Grimm
Elina Cheng
Charlotte DeLadurantey
Alexandra Wang
Zoé Taylor
Lily Bingenheimer
Adelaide Davis
Bharat Nambisan
Lilah Dunlop
Sabine Nolte
Emily Honigman
Alexis Champagne
Violet Nelson
Olivia Nelson

Leila Jenks
Matthew Vasilyev
Ashok Nambisan

VIOLA
Max Hemann, Principal
Lance Westmore, Principal
Marsey Brown-Hobson, Associate Principal
James Malcolm, Associate Principal
Iris Thoreson
Evelyn Kenny
Ruby Tilapa
Anya Prakash
Claramae Hill
Alynne Lara-Carrera
Caleb Wakefield
Ananya Ebenezer
Jackson Smith
Peter Barry

CELLO
Aurnob Ghose, Principal
Lanting Shi, Associate Principal
Mariana Welsh, Associate Principal
Cheryl Liu
Thomas Stilp
Owen Rynish
Josiah Anderson
Amalia Lehn
Charlotte Creagh
Andrew Bergeson
Alejandro Vargas
Carolina Kasymova
Summer Hart

BASS
Ania Kurowski, Principal
Kasen Menke, Principal
Luke Nora, Principal
Lillian Warnes, Principal
Lauren Schmitt
Oliver Andrews
Kwei Handley

HARP
Diego Medrano
Emmaline Strong

PIANO and CELESTE
Sampson Hackett

FLUTE and PICCOLO
Adalyn Enters
Charlotte Kojis
Gaia Marshal
Lucy Merrill
Tonatzin Viviano  

OBOE
Alan Bennett
Abigail Daley
Lydia Morency

ENGLISH HORN
Alan Bennet
Abigail Daley

CLARINET
Layla Cramer
Charlie Frohna
Madeline Makarewicz
Riley Sandri

BASS CLARINET
Madeline Makarewicz
Riley Sandri

BASSOON
Elise Brown
Presley Hansen
Anabelle Rook

FRENCH HORN
Eli Drews
Nolan Engel
Simon Field
Margaret Italiano
Caiden Killen
Luke Wagliardo

TRUMPET
Anderson Cleary
Alexander Hahn
Bennett Hahn
Nolan Henderson
Chinmayi Swaminathan

TROMBONE
Kayli Abbott
Louis Gones
Olamina Keller
Chase Samuelson

EUPHONIUM
Chase Samuelson

TUBA
Kai D’Ambrosio

TIMPANI and PERCUSSION
Kayla Cockerham
Kyler Katanik
Josephine Mellowes
Evelyn Roach

SENIOR SYMPHONY TEACHING ARTISTS | STAFF

We are grateful to these teaching artists who have worked with the orchestra this season:

Besnik Abrashi
Frank Almond, Johnston Family Artist-in-Residence
Kristian Brusubardis
Margaret Butler
Grayson Eichmeier
Simon Field
Clayton Hancock
Nicole Gabriel, Music Librarian
Paul Hauer
Megumi Kanda
Amanda Koch
Linda Korducki
Madelyn Kudronowicz
Paris Myers
Jim Pryzgocki
Samantha Rodriguez
Don Sipe, Brass Studies Director
Tobie Wilkinson
Adrien Zitoun

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, 2025, through November 1, 2026. We encourage you to call Maria Fuller, at 414-267-2943, 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

Appassionato ($100,000 - $299,999)

Robert W Heine Revocable Trust 

Maestoso ($20,000 - $99,999)

Anonymous (2)
Gerry Mainman
Mike & Laura Arnow
Bader Philanthropies, Inc.
Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust
Caerus Foundation
Francie Luke Silverman Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Adelaide F. Banaszynski Memorial Fund
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Margaret E. Sheehan Memorial Fund
Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation
Margarete & David R. Harvey
Bertha Surlow & Maurice S. Surlow Donor Advised Fund
Johnson Controls
Krause Family Foundation
Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation
Milwaukee Recreation Partnership for the Arts and Humanities
Erik & Carol Moeser
Scott & Lynn Molitor
PNC Foundation
Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation
Richard P Walters Revocable Trust
The Burke Foundation
The Frank and Lucille Puncer Foundation
The Gardner Foundation
Volo Consulting, LLC
Windhover Foundation

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Anonymous (2)
Anon Charitable Trust
Anthony Petullo Foundation, Inc.
Tino & Penny Arvanetes
Mary Baum
John & Marilyn Breidster
Patricia Calvy
Charles D. Jacobus Family Foundation
Milwaukee Arts Board and Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State of Wisconsin
Rick & Kay Cozatt
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
Dr. Jeff Edelstein
Jim & Andrea Emling
Greater Milwaukee Foundation- Judith A. Keyes Family Fund
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Constance Kling
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Toussaint Foundation
Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD
Ralph Evinrude Foundation, Inc.
Ruth Foundation for the Arts
Michael Schmitz
Michael Van Handel
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Anonymous
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Linda Edelstein
Myra L. Edwards
Einhorn Family Foundation
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Tim & Sue Frautschi
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Dyar Fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation
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Michael & Jennifer Hansen
Laskin Family Foundation
John & Linda Lewenauer
Maihaugen Foundation
Milwaukee County Cultural Artistic and Musical Programming Advisory Council
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Robert & Kathleen Powell
Marsha Sehler
Alan Squier
The Manitowoc Company Foundation
Lauren Vollrath
Barbara Wanless

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Paula Fong
Lisa A. Froemming
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Jayne J. Jordan
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Don & Kate Wilson

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Jennifer Chang
Pam Coleman
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Delta Omicron Foundation
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Lori Watt
Sarah Wendorf
Judith Wenzel
White House of Music
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Sheryl & Roger Woehl
Mark & Evonne Zalewski Charitable Fund
Steve & Sarah Zimmerman

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Anonymous (3)
Abbot Charitable Foundation
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Veronica Ariens
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Patricia Bice
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Galaxy Foundation, Inc.
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Jeremy Kell
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Erik & Erin Stilp
Jack Sutte & Audra Zarlenga
Jim & Pam Truax
Uline Inc.
Margie Vehrenkamp
Wauwatosa-Mayfair Rotary Club
Jill & Mike Weinshel
Whalen/Burke Family Fund
Mark & Meghan Wieselmann
Del & Kim Wilson
Lai Hing Wong
Yanhong Xu
Glenn Young
Michael & Eileen Zei
Nancy Zeit

Grazioso ($250 - $499)

Anonymous (19)
Rev. Dennis Ackeret
Barb Ahlf
Brian Alberth
Frank Almond
Russell Andreas
Kevin & Lizanne Armstrong
Jayne Ayers
Linda Bachowski
Janet Bradley
Paul Baerwald
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Susan Balthasar
Elizabeth Bannon
Jamie Bayliss
Nancy Behling
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Pat Berglund
Berenstein Philanthropic Impact Fund
Paul & Marna Bestul
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Michael Bohrer
Boquist Family Fund
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Thomas W. & Nancy A. Florsheim Trust
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Kelley Hayes
Carole Herbstreit
Micahel Herrod
Kara Higdon Getter
Howard Frankenthal Family Foundation, Ltd.
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Jewish Community Foundation - Burton & Audrey Strnad
Eileen & Howard Dubner Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation
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David & Diane Knox
Bev Kraemer
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Lawrence University
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Haggerty Museum of Art
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Jewish Museum Milwaukee
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In honor of Jacob Bailey 
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Johnie Keeter Sr.

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Zack Hillebrand

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In honor of Katy and Liz, former MYSO players
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In honor of my colleagues on the MYSO advancement/marketing/communications team
Michael Gauger

In honor of Thanksgiving for the years of MYSO for our sons Kevin and Andy Tanel
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In honor of the wonderful MYSO musicians who gave a beautiful performance on Sept. 17!
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Sue Phillips

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Curt Mayer

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Niel Thoreson

In honor of Hilary Thompson 
Janet Thot-Thompson

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Don and Kathy Tolbert

In honor of The Violists of Senior Symphony 2025-26
Wendy Richman

In honor of Eli Weinshel 
Jay and Joan Lieberman

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Mr. Stephen Thomas

In honor of Tan Wyllie 
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Ed Zieger

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Mary Pat Michels

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Marna & Brent Akerley
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Aija Burgelis
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Jackie and Alan Keltner
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