Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

Talia Meister, Principal
Jimmy Flynn
Samuel Schultz
Emily Thill
Maya Lindner
Leo Chen
Charlie Frohna
Abby Barrett
Cathy Zhang
Ellory Bordini
Mikayla Zientek
Cashmir Christiansen

BASSOON

Anabelle Rook, Principal
Cassandra Jerich

ALTO SAXOPHONE

Vincent Griffis, Principal
Connor Photavath
Aaryaa Mardikar
Elias Mandigo
Kiley Keup
Cassandra Jerich
Cameron Ghaferi

BARITONE SAXOPHONE

Gavyn Davidson, Principal

HORN

Emma Ziety, Principal
Gabriel Cheng
Noah Schmuki

TRUMPET

Alexander Hahn, Principal
Andrew Elliott
Nolan Henderson
Bennett Hahn
Isho Mueller
Kevin Kidd
Jonah Hagen
Anderson Cleary
Gage Kleich

TROMBONE

Petra Musante, Principal
Lukas Hemann
James Duong
Yulina Kanda
Noah Rich
Olamina Keller

EUPHONIUM

Ruth Flunker, Principal
Benjamin Varner
Jackson Shoemake

TUBA

Maurycy Troicki, Principal

PERCUSSION

Carter Hankins, Principal
Calvin Bennett
Evelyn Roach
Yash Sanwal
Bryce Papenthien
Jude Mikec

SINFONIA PHILHARMONIC

FIRST VIOLIN

Stephanie Neely, Co-Concertmaster
Ilina Joshi, Co-Concertmaster*
Hannah Pagels, Assistant Concertmaster*
Dante Castanho-Bollinger*
Lilah Dunlop*
Ishani Joshi*
Alexandra Wang*
Sloan Becker*
Cayleigh Swinton*
Isabella Augustine*
Charlotte DeLadurantey*
Emily Pan*
Willa Grimm*
Lawton Schick
Elina Cheng
Preston McCullough
Sam Engbers
Monroe Emling
Arjun Rameswamy
James Pienkos
Eshaan Vasudev
Sydney Smullen
Anna Koney
Matthew Wieler
Sophia Jankowski
Addison Huolihan
Eva Sofia Vasilyeva

SECOND VIOLIN

Milo Elliott, Principal*
Anna Guckenberg, Assistant Principal*
Tess Ganski*
Elia Gallaher*
Emily Honigman*
Yadavi Dubhashi*
Aniha Sri Venkat*
Zodibella Rodriguez*
Grace Kim*
Livvy Nelson*
Kayla Brennan*
Violet Nelson*
Leah Norton
Abhijay Kothamasu
Afton Green
Esha Somanchi
Armando Aranda
Tessa Yga Zertuche
Nuoci Li
Winter Hamilton
Kaylee Koney
Sarah Wozniak
Grace Pufahl
Matthew Vasilyev
Ashbel Hernandez
Jessica Sheng

VIOLA

Lance Westmore, Principal*
Iris Thoreson, Assistant Principal*
Eliana Putnam*
Evelyn Kenny*
Max Hemann*
Elizabeth Beltran*
Jonathan Del Razo*
Anya Prakash
Ananya Ebenezer
Charlotte Clark
Luke Enright
Santiago Rodriguez Curiel
Vivian Duong
Daniela Basurto-Sil

CELLO

Kevin Mi, Co-Principal*
Mariana Welsh, Co-Principal*
Sofia Konkol, Assistant Co-Principal*
Aurnob Ghose, Assistant Co-Principal*
Carolina Kasymova*
Josiah Anderson*
Liam Noah*
Sofia Barrett*
Joelle Askew*
Sam Slowik*
Adelle Frederick*
Kara Berquist*
Joanee Rosploch
Kyra Jester
Laurel Zei
Charlotte Creagh
Veronica Wydra
Jordan Wade
Alejandro Vargas
Langdon Coburn
Jackson Slabach
Connor Kim
Ashish Mulabagili
Blaise Dalianis
Lucio Hernandez
Asa Arvanetes
Tom Stilp

BASS

Ean Gergetz, Principal*
Ania Kurowski*
Silas Nerad
Reece Davis

FLUTE

Johana Kim
Gaia Marshal
Tonatzin Viviano Terando

OBOE

Emily Long
Elisabeth Young

CLARINET

Talia Meister
Samuel Schultz

BASSOON

Cassandra Jerich
Annabelle Rook

HORN

Gabriel Cheng
MJ Madison
Elijah Samuelson

TRUMPET

Andrew Elliott
Alexander Hahn
Isho Mueller

TROMBONE

Yulina Kanda
Petra Musante

TUBA

Maurycy Troicki

PERCUSSION

Yash Sanwal
Daniel Grady
Isaac Visser

* - Concerto Orchestra members performing on the

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.”

YEAR-END FAMILY SHOUTOUTS

Grace Julia O'Connell

Sloan and Brooklyn Becker

Victoria Velazquez Rojas

Ella Saunders Vinson

Molly Gapinski

Zindzi Frederick

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, 2022, through April 13, 2023. We encourage you to call Emma Kunz, Philanthropy Operations Manager, at 414-267-2943, with questions or corrections—or to learn how to make a much-appreciated gift to MYSO.

Energico ($350,000 - $500,000)

United Performing Arts Fund

Appassionato ($100,000 - $349,999)

The Burke Foundation

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

Bader Philanthropies, Inc.
The Gannett Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation
Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
MPS Recreation Partnership for the Arts and Humanities

The Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation

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

Adelaide F. Banaszynski Memorial Fund
Anonymous (3)
Laura and Mike Arnow
Francie Luke Silverman Foundation
The Frank and Lucille Puncer Foundation
Tim and Sue Frautschi
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Luedke-Smith Fund
Johnson Controls
Angela Johnston
Krause Family Foundation
Elaine and Gerry Mainman
Melitta S. and Joan M. Pick Charitable Trust
Erik and Carol Moeser
Scott and Lynn Molitor
Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD
Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc.
Tides Foundation
We Energies Foundation
William N. and Janice V. Godfrey Family Foundation
Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

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

529Innovations
Anon Charitable Trust
Anonymous (2)
Ken and Kris Best
Brico Fund
Bobbi and Jim Caraway
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
Jeff Edelstein, MD
Linda Edelstein
George and Jill Fahr
Michael and Jennifer Hansen
Jerome and Dorothy Holz Family Foundation
Madeleine and David Lubar
Maihaugen Foundation
Manpower Group Foundation Inc.
Milwaukee Arts Board & Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State of Wisconsin

Milwaukee County Cultural Artistic & Musical Programming Advisory Council

Lacey Sadoff
Michael Schmitz
PNC Foundation
Zilber Family Foundation

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

Anonymous (2)
Brian and Laurel Bear
John and Marilyn Breidster
James and Diane Brown
Anthony and Andrea Bryant
Richard Buchband and Betsy Rosenblum
Croen Foundation, Inc.
Andrew DeBoer
Thomas and Deborah Degnan
Dal and Jackie Drummer
Elmbrook Rotary Foundation
Ernest and Sally Micek Family Foundation
Steve and Nancy Fisher
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Judith A. Keyes Family Fund
Margarete and David R. Harvey
Hunzinger Construction Company
Husch Blackwell LLP
Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation
Amy S. Jensen
Laskin Family Foundation
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Craig and Mary Robyn Peotter
Faye Scheil
Settlers Club of Wisconsin
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
Don and Kate Wilson

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

Abbot Charitable Foundation
Affinity Accounting
Anonymous (2)
Arzbaecher Family Foundation
Baird
Doug and Molly Bell
Sue Bellehumeur
Bruno Barnagaud
Clair and Mary Baum
Jeff and Kate Behring
Peter and Sally Blommer
Ted and Janice Blum
Mark Blutstein
Erin Casper Borissov
Patricia Cadorin
Cedar Street Charitable Foundation
Diane and Craigh Cepukenas
Susan Cerletty
Joe and Lisa Marie Collins
Sue and Curt Culver
Davidson and Harley Fund, Inc.
George and Sandy Dionisopoulos
John and Tamara Dunn
Jim and Andrea Emling
Per and Courtney Faivre
Suja Finnerty
Penny Forrest
Barbara D. Froemming
Lisa Froemming
Mike and Sue Goldstone
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Milwaukee Music Scholarship Fund
Gustav and Gladys Kindt Foundation
Stephen Hargarten, MD
Heil Family Foundation
James and Laura Holtz
John and Marci Hunzinger
Scott and Elizabeth Idleman
Independence First
Sigrid Gullickson Jablonka and Roy H. Jablonka
Daniel Jablonski
Stanley Jaspan
Jayne Jordan
Mike and Mary Jordan
Tom Kissinger
Greg and Linda Kliebhan
Connie Kling
David Kuchta-Drane
Mark and Karin Kultgen, MD
Jun Li
Jody and Christopher Lowe
Ann MacIver
Jennifer Mattes
Ascaris Mayo
Mac and Sandy McSweeney
Mike Miksich
Erik and Carol Moeser
Peter and Deborah Musante
Jeanna Nelson
NOG, Inc.
Ron Oshima and Kari Oshima Gunderson
Lois and Richard Pauls
Pegasus Partners
Anthony and Beverly Petullo
Shana Pradeep
Julie Ragland and Russell Grabczyk
Steve and Fran Richman
Riverstone Wealth Management, LLC
Jay and Tracy Rothman
Steve Russ
Kathleen Ryan
Carter and Pamela Simmons
Dawn Simmons
Mark and Julie Steinhafel
Steinway Piano Gallery
Jason and Monica Stevenson
Kent and Marna Tess-Mattner
Textron
Adam J. Toth
Gregg and Tami Ulatowski, MD
United Way of Greater Milwaukee
Richard Walters
ZS Architectural Engineering

Con Espressione ($500 - $999)

Amalga Composites, Inc.
American Endowment Fund
Anonymous
Danielle Baerwald
Briohn Building Corporation
Micaela Bomhack
BVK
Camille A. Lonstorf Trust
Bruce and Marsha Camitta
Richard and Sharon Canter
Mark and Linda Carlson
Cedar Crest Specialties Inc.
Gil and Sinikka Church
Mary and James Connelly
Cathy and Mario Costantini
Angie and Mark Cotteleer
Tom and Lynda Curl
Michael and Margaret DeMichele
James Dorman
Curt and Carrie Downes
Peter Eash-Scott
Jack Edelstein and Sharon Lewin
Erik Eisenmann
Suzy Ettinger
Brian and Pat Falk
Christina and Karl Fiasca
Matt and Theresa Field
Dean Fitzgerald
Michael Gauger
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - MacDowell Club of Milwaukee Fund
Dick Hack and Suzan Ben-Poorat
Margaret Hader
Torrin Hallett
Steve and Stephanie Hancock
Angie Jellish
Renee Johnson
Charles and Kristen Kidd
Ryan Klinger
Joan Kojis, PhD
Karen Krammer
Kathy and Scott Kroeger
Eric Larson and Susan Lewis
Debora M. Laws
Michael and Deb Linley
Fran Luebke
Nathaniel K. Lynn
Raul and Pamela Mateo
Jim McKeown
Bob Monnat
Jack and Kim Nelson
Nicole Nelson
Ogden and Company, Inc.
Dave and Sue Ogden
David and Mindy Palay
Theodore and Kelsey Perlick-Molinari
Michael R. and Joan G. Potter
Thomas Rose
Dr. Thomas J. Russell
Tom and Judy Saeger
Carol and Kevin Schuele
Chuck and Kristin Severson
Joel and Andrea Snavely
Soik Family
L. William Staudenmaier
Fred Tabak
TMB Development
Antoinette Vaughn
Margie Vehrenkamp
Caleb Veldhouse
Terry and Ladene Veldhouse
Todd and Stacy Velie
Rhona Vogel
Kristin Walsh
Greg Wernert
Michael and Cathy White
White House of Music
Jim and Susee Wiechmann
Don and Marian Yoder
Mark and Evonne Zalewski
Shuang Zhao
Ed and Doreen Zieger
Rebecca Ziety

Grazioso ($250 - $499)

Chris Addison
Marna Addison
Mary Albrecht
Anonymous (2)
Bruce and Laurie Arnold
Tino and Penny Arvanetes
Dave and Linda Atkinson
Paul Baerwald
Lucy Bahn
Bank of America Charitable Foundaton
Michael and Ellen Bartel
Thomas Benner
Julie and Mark Berquist
Bert and Marlene Bilsky
Judith Bingenheimer
Jonathan Bloom
Kathryn C. Bloomberg
Joseph and Karen Branch
Shari and Martin Brand
Steve and Karen Braun
Jill Broekhuizen
Leroy Brown
Martha Brown and Tony Lam
Robo and Kathy Brumder
James Burmeister
Burton and Audrey Strnad Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Martin and Kathleen Butorac
Kathryn Carlson
Charity Aid Foundation America
Liyu Chen
Stephen and Jane Chernof
David and Sarah Clark
Jim and Martha Clark
Michael Cleary
Pam Conine
Brooke and John Creagh
Eric and Nicole Crnkovich
Anne de Vroome and Garrett Kamerling
Dirk and Terry Debbink
Joan and Pete Debbink
Lois Ellen Debbink
Damon Dewaide
Joel Davel
T. Arthur and Valeria Downey
Walter Dryburgh III
Ted and Beth Durant
Thomas and Linda Dvorak
Juanita Tucker Edington
Penny S. Egan
Eileen and Howard Dubner Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Patricia A. Ellis, EdD
Rachel Enright
David Ewald
Joshua and Sara Field
Fish Window Cleaning
Thomas and Nancy Florsheim
Marcia Forman
Pamela Frautschi
Heidi Furlong
Katherine Gabor
Robert Gabriel
Jodi Gibson
Goldstein Law Group, S.C.
Charles and Susan Gnewuch
Barbara Groth
Steve and Mardee Gruen
Nicholas and Danita Hahn
Philip Halley
Edward Hammond
Stanley and Julie Hanna
Phil and Mary June Hanrahan
Ijoister Harris
Ed and Doris Heiser
Melva Henderson
Jason Hille
Troy Hilliard
Charles and Jean Holmburg
Jamey Aebersold Jazz
Thomas and Patricia Jester
Laura Johnson
Margaret Kaine
Elizabeth Hill-Karbowski and Jeff Karbowski
Jim and Robin Kasch
Steve and Ellen Kellogg
Scott and Ellen Knowles
W. David and Dedi Knox II
Michael Koebel
Sophie Kojis
Connie and John Kordsmeier
Tara and Darren Kozik
Tony and Sue Krausen
Michael and Patricia Kremin
Lois Krewinghaus
Fran and Paul Kritzer
Jacob Krmpotich
Katarzyna Krynicka
Emma and Alexander R. Kunz
Valerie Laabs-Siemon
Donald Lawson
Christopher and Milagros LaBeau
Eileen and Paul LeFort
Elliot and Eva Lipchik
Bruce Martin
Sandy Metzger
Jay Miller and Donna Faw
Daniel Miske
Lindsey Moloney
Scott Mueller
'nalytix LLC
Jim and Kim Nelson
Joel and Donna Nettesheim
Kim Nghiem
Amanda O'Day
Peter Ogden and Terri Mahoney-Ogden
Gehres Paschal
Joanne Peck
Mark and Julie Petri
Pamela Pletcher
Bunny Raasch-Hooten
Clare Reardon
Ben and Kristin Rehberg
Steven and Rona Rindt
Chuck and Pat Roy
Patricia Ryan and Randall Daut
Andrew and Natalie Sajdak
David and Joyce Sauer
Howard and Robin Schlei
Seer Interactive
Allen and Diane Sengpiel
Randall and Kay Shrader
Russ and Barb Simpson
Paul Sippy
Ruthanne Spaay
Barbara Stanford
Calla Stanford
Jeffrey and Marjorie Stearns
Jack Sutte and Audra Zarlenga
Thrivent
Gile and Linda Tojek
Steven and Denise Trinkl
Debra Tula
Madelaine Tully
Lynn Turk
Todd Turk
Kimberly Uding
Mike Utschig
Miriam van de Sype
Yesenia Villanueva
Fred and Anne Vogel
Jan Wade
Alfred Weil
Katy Weisenburger
Chuck Wikenhauser
Colleen Wilder
Frederick and M. Darlene Wilson
Winter Legacy Fund
Arthur Wolf
Hope Wolf
Irene Yakubovich
Clara Yu
Michael and Eileen Zei
Joan Zepecki
Steve and Sarah Zimmerman

University of Wisconsin Stevens Points, The Aber Suzuki Center

Birch Creek Music Performance Center Inc.