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SYMPHONIC SPECTACULAR

featuring Prelude Orchestra, String Orchestras North & Central, and Philharmonia

Saturday, February 10, 2024 | 1:00 pm

Shattuck Music Center Auditorium, Carroll University

PROGRAM

PRELUDE ORCHESTRA

Ryan Fitzpatrick, Music Director

MODEST MUSSORGSKY / arr. Phillippe

The Great Gate of Kiev

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK / arr. Meyer

Slavonic Dance

GEORGE FREDRIC HANDEL / arr. Meyer

La Rejouissance

MICHAEL HOPKINS

Avalanche


STRING ORCHESTRAS NORTH AND CENTRAL

Ijoister Pyle-Harris, Music Director

Lyda Osinga, Music Director

CHEN LI

Chinese Folk Songs 

Ms. Osinga

BOB PHILIPS

Danza Espanola 

Mr. Pyle-Harris

FLORENCE PRICE / arr. Alexandra Dee

Adoration for Orchestra 

Mr. Pyle-Harris

TELEMANN / arr. McCashin

Concerto in D Major

Ms. Osinga


PHILHARMONIA

Daniel Duffy, Music Director

HECTOR BERLIOZ

Hungarian March from The Damnation of Faust

EDVARD GRIEG

Norwegian Dances Nos. 3 and 2, Op. 35

JEAN SIBELIUS

Karelia Suite, Op. 11

III. Alla Marcia

ALEXANDER BORODIN / ed. Carl Simpson

Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor

MUSICIANS

PRELUDE ORCHESTRA

FIRST VIOLIN

Elliot Bice, Concertmaster 

Karina Morales 

Ivy Timm 

Yogendhar Chennuru 

Paardhavi Veduruparthi 

Sue Wah 

Jim-Casey Pearson 

Maroney Vang 

Payton Heins 

Abigail Veasley 

Markie Hart 

Evelyn Bowe 

Avrilynn Mattek 

Isabella Macias 

SECOND VIOLIN

Janiyah Bent, Principal 

Isabella Del Razo, Assistant Principal 

Arleth Cruz Hernandez 

Israel Gnewuch 

Penelope Sullivan 

Jaihun Chawda 

Sherlyn Sanchez Tiscareno 

Inioluwa Oluti 

David Gomez 

Jordin Richter 

Deonte McEwen 

VIOLA 

Eleanor Pinto, Principal 

Isaiah Morales, Assistant Principal 

Ryan Sullivan 

Freya Hossain 

Onisuru Vaughn 

Mia Mathy 

CELLO 

Maximus Hassell, Principal 

Bryce Nett, Assistant Principal 

Clara Ost 

Cecilia Schaub 

Edna Basurto-Sil 

Olive Sullivan 

Miley Milton-Phillips 

BASS 

Zayyir Hodges, Principal 

PIANO 

Lyda Osinga, String Orchestra North Music Director 

Thank you to our Prelude Orchestra mentor, Jack Cavanaugh!


STRING ORCHESTRA NORTH

FIRST VIOLIN

Elliana Kang, Concertmaster 

Sarvesh Vinod Kumar, Concertmaster 

Luna Wu 

Matthew Ocharzak 

Ziana Hansen-King 

Jocelyn Johnston 

Alissa Kurowski 

Cole Novales 

SECOND VIOLIN

Marie Dinishenskiy, Principal 

Eli Weinshel, Assistant Principal 

Lily Wellskopf 

Quinn Aswegan 

Audrey Newman 

Jacob Harris 

Damian Sanchez 

Lauren Tadych 

Eleanor Kastrup 

VIOLA 

Samara Johnson, Principal 

Candice Lin 

Autumn Tolbert 

CELLO 

Graham Haggerty, Principal 

Aiden Hollander 

Lucas Getter 

BASS 

Kwei Handley, Principal 

James Gipson 


STRING ORCHESTRA CENTRAL

FIRST VIOLINS

Emma Thomas, Concertmaster 

Fiona Agacki 

Bailey Korol 

Orchit Wah 

Meredith Rodriguez Curiel 

Elizabeth Cover 

Margaret Hyland 

Arianna Camarero Gonzalez 

Cohen Cramey 

Ernest Brusubardis V 

Yannia-Vianney Aquino-Moreno 

SECOND VIOLIN

Nicholas Signatur, Co-Principal 

Jalen McFadden, Co-Principal 

Keelin Moloney 

Amelia Sajdak 

Ellis Gallun 

Gissel Hernandez 

Gisselle Najera-Ramirez 

Manushri Samantaray 

Mattias Ascher 

Andrew Whilby 

Kaleah Hatchett 

Amelia McCabe 

Adiyah Alexander-Kern 

Ahngelle Alexander-Kern 

Avah Alexander-Kern 

VIOLA 

James Malcom, Principal 

Tessa Mallmann

Charlotte Schmidt 

Kissinger Vang 

Jeremy Whilby 

Esterina Konshak 

Emilie Bruns 

CELLO 

Danielle Yi, Principal 

Lola Guardado Bryan

Everest Gallun 

Finnian Quigley Bailif 

Kai McEwen 

Joelle Steiner 

BASS 

Charles Ray, Principal 


PHILHARMONIA

FIRST VIOLIN

Stephanie Neely, Concertmaster  

Ilina Joshi, Associate Concertmaster  

Hannah Pagels, Co-Assistant Concertmaster  

Ariel Quinn, Co-Assistant Concertmaster  

Kenneth Zhang  

Jimmy Lin  

Ishani Joshi  

Isabella Augustine  

Dante Castanho-Bollinger  

Sloan Becker  

Emily Pan  

Julia Wieselmann  

Sam Engbers  

Alexandra Wang  

Elina Cheng  

Charlotte DeLadurantey  

Lawton Schick  

Zev Stein  

Adriel Vizcaino  

Monroe Emling  

Preston McCullough  

Molleigh Federighe  

Tess Ganski  

SECOND VIOLIN

Milo Elliott, Co-Principal  

Jack Froelich, Co-Principal  

Eshaan Vasudev  

Yadavi Dubhashi  

Grace Kim  

Elia Gallaher  

Zodibella Rodriguez  

Shreya Hegde  

Bharat Nambisan  

Willa Grimm  

Hudson Nolte  

Ashok Nambisan  

James Pienkos  

Anna Koney  

Addison Huolihan  

Ian Janz  

Clara Scanlan  

Lilly Bingenheimer  

Matthew Wieler  

Sydney Smullen  

Ashley Manthei  

Connor Gordon  

Alejandra Salazar  

Eva Sofia Vasilyeva  

VIOLA 

Max Hemann, Co-Principal  

Lance Westmore, Co-Principal  

Iris Thoreson, Assistant Principal  

Eliana Putnam  

Evelyn Kenny  

Elizabeth Beltran  

Anya Prakash  

Grace Pett  

Vivian Duong  

Mara Vollmers  

Jazale Hill  

CELLO 

Kevin Mi, Co-Principal  

Felix Pipal, Co-Principal  

Sofia Konkol  

Lukas Masur  

Mariana Welsh  

Aurnob Ghose  

Lanting Shi  

Grace Drewek  

Brayden New  

Liam Noah  

Carolina Kasymova  

Nia McCloskey  

Josiah Anderson  

Joelle Askew  

Joanee Rosploch  

Kara Berquist  

Laurel Zei  

Caitlyn Mulhall  

Kyra Jester  

BASS 

Ean Gergetz, Principal  

Reece Davis  

Silas Nerad  

Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion players are listed in alphabetical order.

FLUTE 

Jhanvi Ambat  

Emery Cummins-Brown  

Manasi Karthikeyan  

Johana Kim  

Lucy Merrill  

Hannah VanderVliet  

PICCOLO 

Lucy Merrill  

OBOE 

Serena Ball  

CLARINET 

Pearl de la Cova Townley  

Isaac Dungan  

Savanah Tiefenbacher  

Rachel Yetzer  

BASSOON 

Cecilia DeBoer  

Cassandra Jerich  

HORN 

Cadin Delaney  

Sarah Demar  

Alexandra Mueller

TRUMPET 

Jacob Anderson  

Andrew Elliott  

Alexander Hahn  

TROMBONE 

James Duong  

Finn Fitzgerald  

Zoe Hemmerling  

Yulina Kanda  

Petra Musante  

TUBA 

Maurycy Troicki  

TIMPANI and PERCUSSION 

Josiah Anderson  

Calvin Bolze  

Evelyn Roach  

Adriel Viscaino  

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, 2023, through January 16, 2024. 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 ($400,000+)

United Performing Arts Fund

Appassionato ($100,000 - $399,999)

The Burke Foundation 

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

Anonymous
Laura & Mike Arnow
Bader Philanthropies, Inc.
Clair and Mary Baum
Tim and Sue Frautschi
Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation
Johnson Controls
Milwaukee Recreation Partnership for the Arts and Humanities


National Endowment for the Arts

The Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation

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

Anonymous
Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust
Charles D. Jacobus Family Foundation
Digicorp, Inc.
Francie Luke Silverman Foundation
The Frank and Lucille Puncer Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Adelaide F. Banaszynski Memorial Fund
Jerome and Dorothy Holz Family Foundation
Krause Family Foundation
Elaine and Gerry Mainman
Milwaukee County Cultural Artistic and Musical Programming Advisory Council

Erik and Carol Moeser
Lynn & Scott Molitor
The ROS Foundation
Roger & Sally Ruggeri
Michael Schmitz
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)

Anonymous
Anon Charitable Trust
Ken and Kris Best
Bobbi and Jim Caraway
Tony & Jodi Consiglio
Croen Family Foundation, Inc.
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
Jeff Edelstein, MD
Linda Edelstein
Jim and Andrea Emling
The Frieda and William Hunt Memorial Trust
Lisa A. Froemming
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Margaret E. Sheehan Memorial Fund
Susan Hulce Cerletty & Joanne W. Hulce
Maihaugen Foundation
Brian McCarty, MD
Lisa and Michael Miksich
Milwaukee Arts Board and Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State  of Wisconsin

Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD
Anthony & Beverly Petullo
PNC Foundation
Michael Van Handel
We Energies Foundation

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

Anonymous
Drs. Brian and Laurel Bear
John and Marilyn Breidster
Brown and Brown
Richard Buchband and Betsy Rosenblum
Cedar Street Charitable Foundation
Sue and Curt Culver
Davidson and Harley Fund, Inc.
Sandy and George Dionisopoulos
Dal & Jackie Drummer
Ernest and Sally Micek Family Foundation
Barbara D. Froemming
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Judith A. Keyes Family Fund
Husch Blackwell LLP
Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation
Karin Kultgen, MD and Mark Kultgen
Laskin Family Foundation
Jennifer Mattes
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Craig & Mary Robyn Peotter
Faye Scheil
Settlers Club of Wisconsin
Dick and Susi Stoll
Weiss Family Foundation
Don and Kate Wilson
WISN-TV

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

Anonymous (2)
Abbot Charitable Foundation
Arzbaecher Family Foundation
Baird Foundation
Jeff & Kate Behring
Douglas & Molly Bell
Erin Borissov
Linda Czestler
Nancy Debbink
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Milwaukee Music Scholarship Fund
Gustav and Gladys Kindt Foundation
Steve & Stephanie Hancock
HH Camp Foundation
Scott and Elizabeth Idleman
Arthur & Jackie Josetti
Greg and Linda Kliebhan
Christine Krueger
Mary Lacharite
Jun Li
Dr. Randolph Lipchik & Ravenna A. Helson
Lubar Family Foundation
Nathaniel K. Lynn
Ken-David & Melinda Masur
Ascaris & Antonio Mayo
Bob and Barb Monnat
Peter & Deborah Musante
National Financial Services, LLC
RIck and Jen Niederstadt
Lois and Richard Pauls
Michael R. & Joan G. Potter
Steve and Fran Richman
Kevin & Susan Roche
Steve Russ
Chuck & Kristin Severson
Carter & Pamela Simmons
Dawn Simmons
Mark and Julie Steinhafel
Steinway Piano Gallery
Richard Walters
Wolohan Family Foundation

Con Espressione ($500 - $999)

Anonymous (6)
Joel Agacki
Helmut and Sandy Ammon
Danielle Baerwald
Jean Becker
Scotte Bowe
Camille A. Lonstorf Trust
Mark & Linda Carlson
Michael Cleary
Tom and Lynda Curl
Peter Eash-Scott
Erik & Vanessa Eisenmann
Rachel Enright
Firefly Family Dentistry
Mark & Stephanie Goldstein
Grand Mesa Strings Publishing
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - MacDowell Club of Milwaukee Fund
John & Tameica Greene Jr. 
Bill & Lisa Henk
Charles and Heather Kahn
Dr. Joan Kojis
David and Sarah Kolo
Emma and Alexander R. Kunz Sr.
Christopher and Milagros LaBeau
Eric Larson and Susan Lewis
Michael & Deb Linley
John & Linda Mellowes
Lindsey Moloney
Platinum Systems
Carol Pohl
Gerald Richter
Tom and Jennifer Rose
Thomas J. Russell, MD
Jim and Susan Sajdak
Mattew & Ruby Soik
Joan Spector
Carlton Stansbury
Kyle & Kimberly Starasinich
Margie Vehrenkamp
Paul & Lynn Veldhouse
Lori Watt
Craig Wesemann
B. Wnuk
Marian & Donald Yoder
Mark and Evonne Zalewski

Grazioso ($250 - $499)

Anonymous (9)
Dave and Linda Atkinson
John & Claudia Babbitt
Paul Baerwald
Lucy Bahn
Theresia Becker
Bostik, Inc.
Krista & Adam Brookman
Martha Brown & Tony Lam
Janine Brzezinski
Burton & Audrey Strnad Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Clover Collins
Grandma Betty Collins
Grandpa Chuck Collins
Hermione Collins
Mama Collins
Papa Collins
Cathy and Mario Costantini
Joel Davel
David and Linda DeBruin
John Devalkenaere
Drumming by Bob!
Steven R. & Elizabeth Duback
Ted and Beth Durant
Thomas and Linda Dvorak
William and Juanita Edington
Eileen & Howard Dubner Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Dean Einerson
Pat Ellis
Kari Eskridge
Joshua and Sara Field
Dean Fitzgerald
John Florsheim
Jon Fong
Michael Gauger
Jessica & Amir Ghaferi
Goldstein Law Group, S.C.
Brad Grady
Jen Graetz
Nicholas & Danita Hahn
Joel Harris
Ed and Doris Heiser
Grandpa & Grandma Hille
Hupy & Abraham
Thomas and Patricia Jester
Joyce Kaiser
Scott and Ellen Knowles
David & Diane Knox
Fred & Karen Krammer
Michael and Patricia Kremin
Lois Krewinghaus
Joseph Kutchera
Eric and Linda Lanke
Jennifer Leedle
Eileen and Paul LeFort
John and Susan Logan
Lovingkindness Fund
Margaret Luke
Thomas Mallmann
Mandi Maronn
Vincent Martin
Christina Martinez
James & Sandy Metzger
Joe and Cathy Murray
'nalytix LLC
Nicole Nelson
Sharon Olecheck
Randall and Pamela Penn
Jon & Sue Phillips
Jan Pirozzolo-Mellowes
Bunny Raasch-Hooten
Vani Ray
Ben & Kristin Rehberg
Rachel Rich
Jonathan Richter
Steven and Rona Rindt
Chris & Angie Roloff
Andy & Natalie Sajdak
Ziad & Mark Salameh
William Schmidtgall
Rick and Julie Seybold
Russ and Barb Simpson
Valerie Stein
Nathaniel and Yael Stein
Erin Stilp
Ann Tesmer
Sara Tikalsky
Bradley Uelmen
Stephen Vang
Monica and Brahm Vasudev
Terry and Ladene Veldhouse
Joel Weinberger
Raymond Wilson
Del and Kim Wilson
Clara Yu
Michael and Eileen Zei

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SYMPHONIC SPECTACULAR

featuring Prelude Orchestra, String Orchestras North & Central, and Philharmonia

Saturday, February 10, 2024 | 1:00 pm

Shattuck Music Center Auditorium, Carroll University

PROGRAM

PRELUDE ORCHESTRA

Ryan Fitzpatrick, Music Director

MODEST MUSSORGSKY / arr. Phillippe

The Great Gate of Kiev

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK / arr. Meyer

Slavonic Dance

GEORGE FREDRIC HANDEL / arr. Meyer

La Rejouissance

MICHAEL HOPKINS

Avalanche


STRING ORCHESTRAS NORTH AND CENTRAL

Ijoister Pyle-Harris, Music Director

Lyda Osinga, Music Director

CHEN LI

Chinese Folk Songs 

Ms. Osinga

BOB PHILIPS

Danza Espanola 

Mr. Pyle-Harris

FLORENCE PRICE / arr. Alexandra Dee

Adoration for Orchestra 

Mr. Pyle-Harris

TELEMANN / arr. McCashin

Concerto in D Major

Ms. Osinga


PHILHARMONIA

Daniel Duffy, Music Director

HECTOR BERLIOZ

Hungarian March from The Damnation of Faust

EDVARD GRIEG

Norwegian Dances Nos. 3 and 2, Op. 35

JEAN SIBELIUS

Karelia Suite, Op. 11

III. Alla Marcia

ALEXANDER BORODIN / ed. Carl Simpson

Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor

MUSICIANS

PRELUDE ORCHESTRA

FIRST VIOLIN

Elliot Bice, Concertmaster 

Karina Morales 

Ivy Timm 

Yogendhar Chennuru 

Paardhavi Veduruparthi 

Sue Wah 

Jim-Casey Pearson 

Maroney Vang 

Payton Heins 

Abigail Veasley 

Markie Hart 

Evelyn Bowe 

Avrilynn Mattek 

Isabella Macias 

SECOND VIOLIN

Janiyah Bent, Principal 

Isabella Del Razo, Assistant Principal 

Arleth Cruz Hernandez 

Israel Gnewuch 

Penelope Sullivan 

Jaihun Chawda 

Sherlyn Sanchez Tiscareno 

Inioluwa Oluti 

David Gomez 

Jordin Richter 

Deonte McEwen 

VIOLA 

Eleanor Pinto, Principal 

Isaiah Morales, Assistant Principal 

Ryan Sullivan 

Freya Hossain 

Onisuru Vaughn 

Mia Mathy 

CELLO 

Maximus Hassell, Principal 

Bryce Nett, Assistant Principal 

Clara Ost 

Cecilia Schaub 

Edna Basurto-Sil 

Olive Sullivan 

Miley Milton-Phillips 

BASS 

Zayyir Hodges, Principal 

PIANO 

Lyda Osinga, String Orchestra North Music Director 

Thank you to our Prelude Orchestra mentor, Jack Cavanaugh!


STRING ORCHESTRA NORTH

FIRST VIOLIN

Elliana Kang, Concertmaster 

Sarvesh Vinod Kumar, Concertmaster 

Luna Wu 

Matthew Ocharzak 

Ziana Hansen-King 

Jocelyn Johnston 

Alissa Kurowski 

Cole Novales 

SECOND VIOLIN

Marie Dinishenskiy, Principal 

Eli Weinshel, Assistant Principal 

Lily Wellskopf 

Quinn Aswegan 

Audrey Newman 

Jacob Harris 

Damian Sanchez 

Lauren Tadych 

Eleanor Kastrup 

VIOLA 

Samara Johnson, Principal 

Candice Lin 

Autumn Tolbert 

CELLO 

Graham Haggerty, Principal 

Aiden Hollander 

Lucas Getter 

BASS 

Kwei Handley, Principal 

James Gipson 


STRING ORCHESTRA CENTRAL

FIRST VIOLINS

Emma Thomas, Concertmaster 

Fiona Agacki 

Bailey Korol 

Orchit Wah 

Meredith Rodriguez Curiel 

Elizabeth Cover 

Margaret Hyland 

Arianna Camarero Gonzalez 

Cohen Cramey 

Ernest Brusubardis V 

Yannia-Vianney Aquino-Moreno 

SECOND VIOLIN

Nicholas Signatur, Co-Principal 

Jalen McFadden, Co-Principal 

Keelin Moloney 

Amelia Sajdak 

Ellis Gallun 

Gissel Hernandez 

Gisselle Najera-Ramirez 

Manushri Samantaray 

Mattias Ascher 

Andrew Whilby 

Kaleah Hatchett 

Amelia McCabe 

Adiyah Alexander-Kern 

Ahngelle Alexander-Kern 

Avah Alexander-Kern 

VIOLA 

James Malcom, Principal 

Tessa Mallmann

Charlotte Schmidt 

Kissinger Vang 

Jeremy Whilby 

Esterina Konshak 

Emilie Bruns 

CELLO 

Danielle Yi, Principal 

Lola Guardado Bryan

Everest Gallun 

Finnian Quigley Bailif 

Kai McEwen 

Joelle Steiner 

BASS 

Charles Ray, Principal 


PHILHARMONIA

FIRST VIOLIN

Stephanie Neely, Concertmaster  

Ilina Joshi, Associate Concertmaster  

Hannah Pagels, Co-Assistant Concertmaster  

Ariel Quinn, Co-Assistant Concertmaster  

Kenneth Zhang  

Jimmy Lin  

Ishani Joshi  

Isabella Augustine  

Dante Castanho-Bollinger  

Sloan Becker  

Emily Pan  

Julia Wieselmann  

Sam Engbers  

Alexandra Wang  

Elina Cheng  

Charlotte DeLadurantey  

Lawton Schick  

Zev Stein  

Adriel Vizcaino  

Monroe Emling  

Preston McCullough  

Molleigh Federighe  

Tess Ganski  

SECOND VIOLIN

Milo Elliott, Co-Principal  

Jack Froelich, Co-Principal  

Eshaan Vasudev  

Yadavi Dubhashi  

Grace Kim  

Elia Gallaher  

Zodibella Rodriguez  

Shreya Hegde  

Bharat Nambisan  

Willa Grimm  

Hudson Nolte  

Ashok Nambisan  

James Pienkos  

Anna Koney  

Addison Huolihan  

Ian Janz  

Clara Scanlan  

Lilly Bingenheimer  

Matthew Wieler  

Sydney Smullen  

Ashley Manthei  

Connor Gordon  

Alejandra Salazar  

Eva Sofia Vasilyeva  

VIOLA 

Max Hemann, Co-Principal  

Lance Westmore, Co-Principal  

Iris Thoreson, Assistant Principal  

Eliana Putnam  

Evelyn Kenny  

Elizabeth Beltran  

Anya Prakash  

Grace Pett  

Vivian Duong  

Mara Vollmers  

Jazale Hill  

CELLO 

Kevin Mi, Co-Principal  

Felix Pipal, Co-Principal  

Sofia Konkol  

Lukas Masur  

Mariana Welsh  

Aurnob Ghose  

Lanting Shi  

Grace Drewek  

Brayden New  

Liam Noah  

Carolina Kasymova  

Nia McCloskey  

Josiah Anderson  

Joelle Askew  

Joanee Rosploch  

Kara Berquist  

Laurel Zei  

Caitlyn Mulhall  

Kyra Jester  

BASS 

Ean Gergetz, Principal  

Reece Davis  

Silas Nerad  

Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion players are listed in alphabetical order.

FLUTE 

Jhanvi Ambat  

Emery Cummins-Brown  

Manasi Karthikeyan  

Johana Kim  

Lucy Merrill  

Hannah VanderVliet  

PICCOLO 

Lucy Merrill  

OBOE 

Serena Ball  

CLARINET 

Pearl de la Cova Townley  

Isaac Dungan  

Savanah Tiefenbacher  

Rachel Yetzer  

BASSOON 

Cecilia DeBoer  

Cassandra Jerich  

HORN 

Cadin Delaney  

Sarah Demar  

Alexandra Mueller

TRUMPET 

Jacob Anderson  

Andrew Elliott  

Alexander Hahn  

TROMBONE 

James Duong  

Finn Fitzgerald  

Zoe Hemmerling  

Yulina Kanda  

Petra Musante  

TUBA 

Maurycy Troicki  

TIMPANI and PERCUSSION 

Josiah Anderson  

Calvin Bolze  

Evelyn Roach  

Adriel Viscaino  

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, 2023, through January 16, 2024. 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 ($400,000+)

United Performing Arts Fund

Appassionato ($100,000 - $399,999)

The Burke Foundation 

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

Anonymous
Laura & Mike Arnow
Bader Philanthropies, Inc.
Clair and Mary Baum
Tim and Sue Frautschi
Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation
Johnson Controls
Milwaukee Recreation Partnership for the Arts and Humanities


National Endowment for the Arts

The Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation

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

Anonymous
Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust
Charles D. Jacobus Family Foundation
Digicorp, Inc.
Francie Luke Silverman Foundation
The Frank and Lucille Puncer Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Adelaide F. Banaszynski Memorial Fund
Jerome and Dorothy Holz Family Foundation
Krause Family Foundation
Elaine and Gerry Mainman
Milwaukee County Cultural Artistic and Musical Programming Advisory Council

Erik and Carol Moeser
Lynn & Scott Molitor
The ROS Foundation
Roger & Sally Ruggeri
Michael Schmitz
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)

Anonymous
Anon Charitable Trust
Ken and Kris Best
Bobbi and Jim Caraway
Tony & Jodi Consiglio
Croen Family Foundation, Inc.
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
Jeff Edelstein, MD
Linda Edelstein
Jim and Andrea Emling
The Frieda and William Hunt Memorial Trust
Lisa A. Froemming
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Margaret E. Sheehan Memorial Fund
Susan Hulce Cerletty & Joanne W. Hulce
Maihaugen Foundation
Brian McCarty, MD
Lisa and Michael Miksich
Milwaukee Arts Board and Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State  of Wisconsin

Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD
Anthony & Beverly Petullo
PNC Foundation
Michael Van Handel
We Energies Foundation

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

Anonymous
Drs. Brian and Laurel Bear
John and Marilyn Breidster
Brown and Brown
Richard Buchband and Betsy Rosenblum
Cedar Street Charitable Foundation
Sue and Curt Culver
Davidson and Harley Fund, Inc.
Sandy and George Dionisopoulos
Dal & Jackie Drummer
Ernest and Sally Micek Family Foundation
Barbara D. Froemming
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Judith A. Keyes Family Fund
Husch Blackwell LLP
Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation
Karin Kultgen, MD and Mark Kultgen
Laskin Family Foundation
Jennifer Mattes
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Craig & Mary Robyn Peotter
Faye Scheil
Settlers Club of Wisconsin
Dick and Susi Stoll
Weiss Family Foundation
Don and Kate Wilson
WISN-TV

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

Anonymous (2)
Abbot Charitable Foundation
Arzbaecher Family Foundation
Baird Foundation
Jeff & Kate Behring
Douglas & Molly Bell
Erin Borissov
Linda Czestler
Nancy Debbink
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Milwaukee Music Scholarship Fund
Gustav and Gladys Kindt Foundation
Steve & Stephanie Hancock
HH Camp Foundation
Scott and Elizabeth Idleman
Arthur & Jackie Josetti
Greg and Linda Kliebhan
Christine Krueger
Mary Lacharite
Jun Li
Dr. Randolph Lipchik & Ravenna A. Helson
Lubar Family Foundation
Nathaniel K. Lynn
Ken-David & Melinda Masur
Ascaris & Antonio Mayo
Bob and Barb Monnat
Peter & Deborah Musante
National Financial Services, LLC
RIck and Jen Niederstadt
Lois and Richard Pauls
Michael R. & Joan G. Potter
Steve and Fran Richman
Kevin & Susan Roche
Steve Russ
Chuck & Kristin Severson
Carter & Pamela Simmons
Dawn Simmons
Mark and Julie Steinhafel
Steinway Piano Gallery
Richard Walters
Wolohan Family Foundation

Con Espressione ($500 - $999)

Anonymous (6)
Joel Agacki
Helmut and Sandy Ammon
Danielle Baerwald
Jean Becker
Scotte Bowe
Camille A. Lonstorf Trust
Mark & Linda Carlson
Michael Cleary
Tom and Lynda Curl
Peter Eash-Scott
Erik & Vanessa Eisenmann
Rachel Enright
Firefly Family Dentistry
Mark & Stephanie Goldstein
Grand Mesa Strings Publishing
Greater Milwaukee Foundation - MacDowell Club of Milwaukee Fund
John & Tameica Greene Jr. 
Bill & Lisa Henk
Charles and Heather Kahn
Dr. Joan Kojis
David and Sarah Kolo
Emma and Alexander R. Kunz Sr.
Christopher and Milagros LaBeau
Eric Larson and Susan Lewis
Michael & Deb Linley
John & Linda Mellowes
Lindsey Moloney
Platinum Systems
Carol Pohl
Gerald Richter
Tom and Jennifer Rose
Thomas J. Russell, MD
Jim and Susan Sajdak
Mattew & Ruby Soik
Joan Spector
Carlton Stansbury
Kyle & Kimberly Starasinich
Margie Vehrenkamp
Paul & Lynn Veldhouse
Lori Watt
Craig Wesemann
B. Wnuk
Marian & Donald Yoder
Mark and Evonne Zalewski

Grazioso ($250 - $499)

Anonymous (9)
Dave and Linda Atkinson
John & Claudia Babbitt
Paul Baerwald
Lucy Bahn
Theresia Becker
Bostik, Inc.
Krista & Adam Brookman
Martha Brown & Tony Lam
Janine Brzezinski
Burton & Audrey Strnad Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Clover Collins
Grandma Betty Collins
Grandpa Chuck Collins
Hermione Collins
Mama Collins
Papa Collins
Cathy and Mario Costantini
Joel Davel
David and Linda DeBruin
John Devalkenaere
Drumming by Bob!
Steven R. & Elizabeth Duback
Ted and Beth Durant
Thomas and Linda Dvorak
William and Juanita Edington
Eileen & Howard Dubner Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Dean Einerson
Pat Ellis
Kari Eskridge
Joshua and Sara Field
Dean Fitzgerald
John Florsheim
Jon Fong
Michael Gauger
Jessica & Amir Ghaferi
Goldstein Law Group, S.C.
Brad Grady
Jen Graetz
Nicholas & Danita Hahn
Joel Harris
Ed and Doris Heiser
Grandpa & Grandma Hille
Hupy & Abraham
Thomas and Patricia Jester
Joyce Kaiser
Scott and Ellen Knowles
David & Diane Knox
Fred & Karen Krammer
Michael and Patricia Kremin
Lois Krewinghaus
Joseph Kutchera
Eric and Linda Lanke
Jennifer Leedle
Eileen and Paul LeFort
John and Susan Logan
Lovingkindness Fund
Margaret Luke
Thomas Mallmann
Mandi Maronn
Vincent Martin
Christina Martinez
James & Sandy Metzger
Joe and Cathy Murray
'nalytix LLC
Nicole Nelson
Sharon Olecheck
Randall and Pamela Penn
Jon & Sue Phillips
Jan Pirozzolo-Mellowes
Bunny Raasch-Hooten
Vani Ray
Ben & Kristin Rehberg
Rachel Rich
Jonathan Richter
Steven and Rona Rindt
Chris & Angie Roloff
Andy & Natalie Sajdak
Ziad & Mark Salameh
William Schmidtgall
Rick and Julie Seybold
Russ and Barb Simpson
Valerie Stein
Nathaniel and Yael Stein
Erin Stilp
Ann Tesmer
Sara Tikalsky
Bradley Uelmen
Stephen Vang
Monica and Brahm Vasudev
Terry and Ladene Veldhouse
Joel Weinberger
Raymond Wilson
Del and Kim Wilson
Clara Yu
Michael and Eileen Zei