Thank You to Our Donors
Festival Forever
We gratefully acknowledge the donors who have shown tremendous support for the Grant Park Music Festival’s future by making a generous commitment to the Festival Forever Endowment Campaign.
Anonymous
Nancy Dehmlow
Sheli Z. and Burton X. Rosenberg
Anonymous
Freddi Greenberg and Dan Pinkert
Lori Julian for The Julian Family Foundation
Julian Oettinger
Fred and Phoebe Boelter
Jeannette and Jerry Goldstone
Nancy and Tom Hanson
The Jentes Family
Luba Romantseva and Benjamin Blander
Sandra and Earl Rusnak, Jr.
Stephen and Linda Smith
David Whitney and Juliana Chyu
Zell Family Foundation
Anonymous
Peter and Lucy Ascoli
Amy and Brian Boonstra
Robert J. Buford
Joyce Chelberg
Janet and Kent Foutty
David Hiller & Darcy Evon
Bill Hinchliff
Kay and Malcolm Kamin
Barbara D. Klein
Jim and Barbara MacGinnitie
Jim and Ginger Meyer
Nancy Meyerson, in memory of Al Lewis
Tom and Shellane Mulcahy
Cecelia Samans
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Margaret Silliker and John Ryan
Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation
Andrew and Kimberly Stephens
Ira and Sheila Stone Family Foundation
Maureen Sullivan Taylor and Terry Taylor
Anonymous
Pamela Crutchfield
Kate Donaldson and Ryan Whitacre
Hon. Rhoda Sweeney Drucker and Fred Drucker
James and Eileen Friestad
The Hinerfeld-Jaskowiak Giving Fund
Howard Isenberg
Sandra Kamin
Philip Lumpkin and William Tedford
Anonymous
Sandra Allen and Jim Perlow
Shaun and Andy Block
Penny Brown and Jeffrey Rappin
Maree G. Bullock
Ann and Richard Carr
Michael W. Cusick
Nancy and Bernard Dunkel
Sue and Paul Freehling
Colleen and Lloyd Fry
Paula R. Kahn
Carl and Rosemary Gilmore
James Goodridge and Joan Riley
Angela Y. Lee, in memory of Capt. & Mrs. I F Lee
LaRue Robinson and Caroline Robinson, MD
Candace Rudmose
Sage Foundation
The Sedlak Family
Peter M. Vale
Andria van der Merwe
Karen Zupko
Deene Alongi
Anne Barlow
John and Claudia Boatright
Dr. R. Edger and Dr. G. Lavoll
Joseph Fernicola III and Gary Yurkanin
Chantal Forster and Michael Duff
Arthur L. Frank
Nancy Garfien
Art Garwin
Jane Gately
Ted Grady and Dr. Ross Slotten
Adam and Stephanie Grais
Clifford Hollander and Sharon Flynn Hollander
Mary Houston
Nancy S. Hunter
Lisa and Marc Jones
Jeffrey Lewis
Judy Marth
Chauncey and Marion D. McCormick Family Foundation
Dave Miller
Jill and Jeff Mueller
Martha C. Nussbaum, in memory of Rachel Nussbaum Wichert
Thomas Orlando
Eligio and Ellen Pimentel
Anita Rogers
Nancy Schmitt
Surendra and Dorothie Shah
Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith
David J. Varnerin
Sandy Wang and Chris McGowan
Elizabeth Ware and Wally Shah
Claude M. Weil
Ruth Williams
Anonymous (2)
ALK Snow Fund, in memory of Audrey N. Moriarty
Vincent and Sarah Anderson
Vern Broders and Francia Harrington
Dennis J. Carlin
Jerry Case and Rick Nichols
Chris Collins
Judith Corbeille
Brad Daughtry and Bryan Howard
Win Eggers
Jean and Harry Eisenman
Rebecca and Kurt Feaster
Marilynne Felderman
Mark Forbis
Louise Frank
Stephen and Helene Gabelnick
Noel Gewarges
Karen M. Hyatt
Leah Laurie
Josephine and Daniel Lisowski
Jen and Steve Nahn
Thomas and Kimberly O'Riordan
Allen Pavia
Richard Pincus and Janice Linn
Mark Randall and Christopher Saldivar
Carol Rappel
Gabriel and Beth Rodriguez
Adele Simmons
Marshall Sparberg
Ramon and MJ Stewart
Lauren Streicher, MD and Jason Brett
Susan C. Taylor
Ken and Judy Verhaeren
Laura Vesecky
Audris Wong and Lars Stole
Helene Zimmer-Loew
Renee Baltzell
William Buckland
James Cavanaugh
Eileen Darin
Ross Drobny
Arthur Elstein
Tom and Molly Fleming
Jonathan Foreman, in memory of Selma Foreman
Jenéne Francis
Judith Frei
Michael Goldberger
Karl and Barbara Gwiasda
Donna Higgins
Donna Hippensteel
Jill Hurwitz
Paula Kelso
William Kirchmeyer
Jeffrey and Julie Korzenik
Beth Lange
Justin Lens
Avi and Karen Lothan
Maureen McKeough
Marianne Nesler
Patricia Paulauskas
Stephen and Susan Pilewski
Edwin and Diana Ruthman
Richard Ryba
Pam Seaman
Fritz Skeen and Helen Morse
Patricia Skigen
Ada Steenken
Eric Sullivan
Richard Swanson
Bill and Susan Termini
Jan Thiele
Debra and Clive Topol
Catherine Vincent
R. Stephen Warner
H.L. Whittington
Jeanette Garber Zemsky
Peitao Zhu
Impresario Society
The generosity of the Impresario Society provides annual support for the Grant Park Music Festival’s ambitious programming. We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals for their gifts between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026.
Amy and Brian Boonstra
Robert J. Buford
Nancy Dehmlow
James Fadim and Melissa Sage Fadim
Angela Lustig and Dale Taylor
Sherry M. Reum
Sheli Z. and Burton X. Rosenberg
Stephen and Linda Smith
Anonymous
Sandra Allen and Jim Perlow
Ann M. Drake
Patrick and Jenny Nicole Fisher
James and Eileen Friestad
Jeannette and Jerry Goldstone
Bill Hinchliff
Nora Jaskowiak and Matthew Hinerfeld
William R. Jentes
Kay and Malcolm Kamin
Jeffrey Lewis
Barbara and Jim MacGinnitie
Andrew and Kimberly Stephens
Karen Zupko
Anonymous
Penny Brown and Jeffrey Rappin
Ann and Richard Carr
Leslie Delany and John Yeoman
Sue and Paul Freehling
Nancy Garfien
Stephanie and Adam Grais
Freddi Greenberg and Dan Pinkert
Nancy and Tom Hanson
Lori Julian for the Julian Family Foundation
Sandra Kamin
Barbara Dana Klein
Elise and Ron Magers
Martha Nussbaum
Julian Oettinger
Eligio and Ellen Pimentel
LaRue Robinson and Caroline Robinson, MD
Sandra K. Rusnak
Maureen Sullivan Taylor and Terry Taylor
David Whitney and Juliana Chyu
John and Joan Wories
Henry and Gilda Buchbinder
Alice Cooperman
Pamela Crutchfield
Kate Donaldson and Ryan Whitacre
Hon. Rhoda Sweeney Drucker and Fred Drucker
Janet and Craig Duchossois
Michael S. Ferrell / Epstein Becker Green
Elaine Fishman
Jim Goodridge and Joan Riley
David Hiller and Darcy Evon
Jones Day & The Sedlak Family
Joan Lipsig
Tom and Shellane Mulcahy
Thomas Orlando
Avi and Joan Porat
Hedy M. Ratner, in memory of Morton H. Kaplan
Ramon and MJ Stewart
Lisbeth Stiffel
Lauren Streicher, MD and Jason Brett
Andria van der Merwe
Ruth Williams
Helen Zell
Anonymous
Philip and Gabriela Acevedo, Croke Fairchild Duarte and Beres LLC
Anne Barlow
Robyn and Adam Berman
Shaun and Andy Block
John and Claudia Boatright
Susan D. Bowey
Vern Broders and Francia Harrington
Barbara and Edward Burnes
Jerry Case and Rick Nichols
Joyce Chelberg
The Clearfield Family, in memory of Melany Hamilton
Henry Crown & Company
Bruce Czuchna and Paul Winberg
Grace Drease and Chris Kleihege
Rich and Ingrid Dubberke
John Edelman and Suzanne Krohn
Dr. R. Edger and Dr. G. Lavoll
Joseph Fernicola III and Gary Yurkanin
Kenneth and Marsha Fischl
Ginny and Peter Foreman
Arthur L. Frank
James and Sylvia Franklin
Marc and Marilyn Franson
Ray Frick
Colleen and Lloyd Fry
Carl and Rosemary Gilmore
Marilynn and Ronald Grais
Joan W. Harris
Dennis Holtschneider
Mary Houston
Bryan Howard and Brad Daughtry
Howard Isenberg
Chris Kemnitz
Ann Kowalsky and Jerry Salzman
Peter and Maria Lagios
Avi and Karen Lothan
Michael and Lisa LoVallo
Philip Lumpkin and William Tedford
C. and J. Miller
Lloyd Morgan
David Moscow
Jill and Jeff Mueller
Jordan and Jean Nerenberg
Next Public Affairs
Nancy Nichols
Abby McCormick O’Neil and D. Carroll Joseph and Marcy Padorr
Allen Pavia and Maria Lorence
Col. (IL) J. N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired)
Maridee Quanbeck
Jeaneane and John Quinn, Quinn Family Foundation
Patricia Rink and John Dreiske
Doris Roskin
Candace Rudmose
Joanna Rupp
Patrick and Shirley Ryan
John and Alice Sabl
Michael & Judith Sawyier
Jessica Schneider
Sophia Sieczkowski and Joel Krauss
Margaret Silliker and John Ryan
Lisa Skolnik
Katie and Erich Sternberg
James Thompson and Lisa MacPherson
Michele Thompson
Kate Tomford
Ken and Judy Verhaeren
Stephen Wolff and Marla Mendelson
Anonymous (6)
Patti Acurio
Adolph Family
Jamie and Rebecca Ahern
Deene Alongi
Howard Alport and Sherry Peller
Jane Alshuler
Joy and David Anderson
Sarah and Vincent Anderson
Robin and Peter Baugher
Jonathan Becker
Marlys A. Beider
Helaine A. Billings
Sandra and Howard Binder
Fred and Phoebe Boelter
Marshall Brown
Dennis Carlin
Bryce D. Carmine and Anne Carmine
Robert Carr
David and Mary Chang
Melinda Cheung and Gary Eppling
Joel and Samantha Cohen
Lewis Collens
Chris Collins
Harold and Friedel Collins
Maryclaire Collins
Patricia Constante and Stephanie Champi
Michael W. Cusick, Clarity Partners
Rebecca Deaton
William DeWoskin and Wendy S. Gross
Marilyn and Terry Diamond
Jonah Dipane
Sharon Dooley and Ralph Tamura
James G. Draudt
Adrienne Drell and Frank Nitikman
Dr. Nehama Dresner
Barbara Duffy and Anthony Capps
Kimberly Duhon
Nancy and Bernard Dunkel
Stephen Durchslag
Win Eggers
Charlene Eilian
Jean and Harry Eisenman
Larry and Marlene Elowe
David and Noel English
R Esayian
Marilynne Felderman
John & Geraldine Fiedler
Amanda C. Fox
Marc and Marilyn Franson
Stephen and Helene Gabelnick
Art Garwin
Malcolm and Judy Gaynor
Neil Gerald
Noel Gewarges
Julie Giese
John J. Glier and Vicki J. Woodward
Susan and Sheldon Good
Mark C. Gossett
Amy and Dennis Han
Marty Hauselman
Maryann Hayes
Robert Heitsch
Susanne and Robert Henning
John and Linda Hillman
Sig Hoffman
Clifford Hollander and Sharon Flynn Hollander
George Honig and Olga Weiss
Nancy Hunter
Karen M. Hyatt
Mariana and Paul Ingersoll
John Jendras and Judith Paice
Myra & Tony Jeskey
Paula R. Kahn
Robert Kallman
Arnold and Carol Kanter
Faye Katt
Sharon B Kenny
William Kirchmeyer
Linda Klein
Robert Kleinschmidt
James and Carol Klenk
Gera-Lind Kolarik
Mark Kozloff
Carol Kyros-Walker
Charles and Dianne Laff
James Lava
Peter and Judith Lederer
Nancy Lee and Richard Wruck
Gerry Gedroic Lichterman
Leslie Logsdon and Duncan Bourne
Sherry and Melvin Lopata
Sheryl and Michael Markman
Paul and Anna Marks
David J. Martin
Susanna A. McColley, MD
Kevin McCoy
Janet McKay
Nancy Meyerson
Ernest and Sally Micek Family Foundation
Dave Miller
Ronald and Pauline Milnarik
Elaine and Allan Muchin
Bryan and Kim Murphy
Susan Noel
Michael and Stephanie Oettinger
Kyu and Cynthia Oh
Angela Pace-Moody
Jane and Shelly Pekin
James Pellegrino and Susan Goldman
Caryle and Robert Perlman
James Perry and Robert Horton
Joel and Judith Perzov
Richard Pincus and Janice Linn
Mary Jo Potts and James Selsor
Richard and Joyce Prince
Mark Randall and Christopher Saldivar
Carol Rappel
Larry Rassin
Mary and Steven Ravid
Jim Reiland and Joyce Lau
Gabriel & Beth Rodriguez
Anita Rogers
Luba Romantseva and Benjamin Blander
Bernadette Ross and Joseph Hernandez
Irwin & Harriet Ross
Harry and Mia Rubinstein
Cecelia Samans
Dennis and Grace Scandrett
Nancy Schmitt
Susan H. Schwartz
Trudy Schwartz
Betty and Richard Seid
Mark and Robin Seigle
Surendra and Dorothie Shah
Liz and Jeff Sharp
Mary Beth Shea Foundation
Louise Silberman
Rebecca Simons-Templer and Paul Templer
Fritz Skeen and Helen Morse
Alice Solomon
Carol S. Sonnenschein
Amelia Soudan
Marshall Sparberg
Joseph and Mary Clare Starshak
Gregory Sterk
Ira and Sheila Stone Family Foundation
Judi Strauss-Lipkin
Michael Streicher
Dana Suskind
Brenda Bock Sussna
Susan C. Taylor
Liat and Tali Tzur
Peter Vale
Henry and Ramona Valiulis
Betty Vandenbosch
David J. Varnerin
Laura Vesecky
Kristin Carlson Vogen
John and Joan von Leesen
Marion Wanless
Elizabeth K. Ware
Gregory and Colleen Webb
Maxine Weintraub
Craig and Mary Whitehead
Hak Wong and Mike Hess
Donna and Phillip Zarcone
Lolli Zarlin and Paul Francis
Individual Contributors
We gratefully recognize the following individuals for their generous annual contributions received between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026.
Anonymous (8)
Beverly & Ron Adilman
Karim Ahamed
David Allen
Barry Alpern
Jill Althage
Tom and Sudy Altholz
Janet Murphy Anixter
L. Claude Aschinberg
Rick Ashton
Chris Athas
Donald and Diane Atkinson
Susan Axelrod
Elizabeth Bach
Ed Bachrach
Thomas Baltz
Anthony Barash and Terri Hanson
Bob Barnett
Stuart Barnett
Andrew and Alicia Barrett
Jake Barton
Fredrick Bates
Bill Bein
Carlos Bekerman
Daniel Bender
Kathryn Benish
Elizabeth J. Berry
Richard Biller
Helaine A. Billings
Frances and Neal Block
William Bosron
Patricia Bronte
Marty Brown
Michael and Debra Buersmeyer
Maree Bullock
Victoria Bush-Joseph
Joanne Campanile and Chris Pauly
Michael Campbell
Janet Carl Smith and Mel Smith
Carolyn S. Leeb
Amber Carpenter
Michael and Kimberly Carter
Thomas H. Carter
Rosalind Catchatourian
Rowland Chang
Robert and Gayle Chedister
Gay-Young Cho and Christopher Chiu
John Cipriano
Diane Ciral
John Clum and Walter Melion
Jerilyn Cohen
Joel Cohen
Mimis Cohen and Andrea Biel-Cohen
Shirlee & Eugene Cohen
Kay Collier
Harold and Friedel Collins
Nancy Loeb & Jeff Colman
Matt Cook
Marceline Corbin
Patricia A. Costante and Stephanie Champi
Bob and Chie Curley
Robert Dargel
Angela D'Aversa
Andrew M. Davis
James Deane
Robert Delboca
Bradley and Katherine Denny
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew V. DePaul
Carol Gies Dietz
Mary and Richard Dowd
Adrienne Drell
Karin Droegemueller
Mimi Duginger
Shelia Dulin
Patrick E. and Carol J. Dwyer
Robert Early
Linda Eastwood
Barbara Joanne Edwards
Jean and Harry Eisenman
Marci Eisenstein and John Treece
Jon Ekdahl and Marcia Opp
Esther and Ron Emmerman
Cilla Esiri
Deborah Faktor
Judy Feldman
Richard and Roberta Feldman
Roger and Eleanor Feldman
Amanda Felt
Donald Fetzer
Geoffrey A Flick
Christine Foh
Jim and Jean Foley
Bonnie Fong
Susan Fortino
Wende L. Fox
Dietrich Freigang
John and Elizabeth Gable
Deb Gaebler and Neal Spira
Jane Gately
Max Gavin
Sandy and Frank Gelber
Ruth Geller
Harriet Gershman
Susan Fox Gillis
Abby's Giving Fund
Bill and Maureen Glass
Roger and Donna Godel
Barbra Goering
Ethel Gofen
Barbara Gold
Amy Gomez
Bonnie Goodman
Valerie and Sheldon Goodman
Frank Gorski
Shelley Gorson and Alan Salpeter
Jean Gram
Mark and Carolyn Grenchik
Anthony R. and Susan M. Grosch
Maurice & Beverly Gross
Daniel and Caroline Grossman
Robert and Danielle Hamada
Kate Hannah
Margaret Harper
Joe and Shirley Havel
Joan and David Hefner
Mr. David Helverson
Stanley S. Henry
James Hensz
James and Margot Hinchliff
Elizabeth A. Hines
Clarissa Hinton
Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation
Larry and Sue Hochberg
Anita R. Hollins
Rodney Holmes
Kirk and Kim Hoopingarner
Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Huebner
Margaret Lynn Hughitt
Mr. Thomas K Hunter and Ellen S Plusker
Bobbie Huskey
Leland Hutchinson and Jean Perkins
Annika Jaspers
Praveen Jeyarajah
Alok Jhamnani
Dorothy and Jack Jiganti
Karen Johns
David Johnson and Maureen Egan
Henry Johnson
Karen & Jerry Johnson
Phyllis Jung
Esta Kallen
Arnold and Carol Kanter
Gilbert & Elaine Kanter
Judi Katz and Dan Kelly
Judith L. Kaufman
Kathleen Kavanagh
Sharon B Kenny
William Kerfin
Marion Kierscht
John Killpack
Goeun Kim
Samuel Kirshenbaum
Christina and Lucas Kmiec
Thomas Knight
Robert Kohl
Lisa Kohn
Norman Kohn
Kurtis Kossen and Kristin Marsilje
Michael Krautner
Lori Kroeter
Robert J. Kudder and Barbara Badger
Bruce J. Nelson and Axel Kunzmann
Thomas Labuda
Charles and Dianne Laff
John C. Laughton
League of American Orchestras
David Lebowitz
Gloria and Don LeBoyer
Angela Y. Lee
HeeJa Lee
Roberta Lee
Raymond and Jane Leuthold
Paul Lewis
Philip and Marilyn Liss
Beth Loeb
Gabrielle and Knox Long
Tristan Lopez
Bart R. Louhi
Timothy Lubenow
Ms. Marty C. Lubing
Lynda and Wayne Luce
David K. and Amanda Mabie
Ms. Wendy Manto
Paul Marks
Neal Marple
David J. Martin
Loui Marver
Andrew and Ann Maxwell
Conrad and Carol May
Joyce McCaffrey
Kathryn McCann
Robert and Marilyn McClean
Kelly McCray
John and Etta McKenna
Hugh and Mary Beth McLean
Allison Mcleary
Harold D. McRae
John Merlock
Marilu Meyer
Chris and Kristen Meyers
Britt Miller
Jeff and Kathryn Miller
Priscilla Mims
Michael Minieka
Leona and David Mirza
Jane K. Moore
Lloyd Morgan
Beverly Mortensen
Martin and Chava Mozes
Arthur Muchin and Claire Levenberg
Katherine Mutchnik
Jen and Steve Nahn
Lisa Neff
Michael W. Nelson
Hope Nightingale
Letitia Noel
Dennis J. O'Hara
Ms. Lynne Ostfeld
Bruce and Younghee Ottley
Janet Owen
Geun S. and Yoo Ja Paik
Richard and Lucy Park
Liz Parker and Keith Crow
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Paszczyk
Lynn Pearl
Christopher and Lynne Peckham
Mark Pelletier
Nadia Persaud
Ms. Janie Petkus
Thomas and Betty Philipsborn
Edward and Elaine Pierson
Helen & Curtis Pinnell Foundation
PJH & Associates, Inc.
Brad Pohlman and Julie Callsen
Judy Pomeranz
Elizabeth C. Powell
Janice M. Pyrce
Nancy Rampson
Gerald Randich
Scott Reep
Lynne and Allan Reich
David Reithoffer
Scott and Mary Reynolds
Kathryn Rezek
Clark Robson
Irwin & Harriet Ross
David and Kitty Rothschild
Jim & Noreen Ryan
Joan Safford
Andy Salk
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Salvi
Lynn Gilfillan and Harry Sangerman
Inez and Raymond Saunders
John P. Scanlon
Julie K. Schaff
Barbara and Lewis Schneider
Marc Schulman
Stefan Schurman
Dan and Mary Ellen Schwartz
Esther Schwartz
Melvin and Lisa Schwartz
Michael Schwartz
Susan H. Schwartz
Betty and Richard Seid
Elizabeth Sengupta
David and Charlotte Shade
Maureen Shea and Alan Rosenfield
Tom and Pam Sheffield
Kyle Sherlock
Larry and Janet Shiff
Christine Sibrava
Adele Simmons
Larry G. Simpson
Richard Skolly and Kate Feinstein
Mel Smith
Thomas and Francine Snyder
Sabine Sobek
Alice Solomon
Karen Sonderby
Laraine and David Spector
Laura and Scott Stern
Dan Stevens
Matt Stone
Scott and Kirsten Strand
Eric Strickland
Roz Supera
Jean Sussman and Ed Lyons
Ana Tannebaum
Arnold and Marina Tatar
Charles Tausche
Susan C. Taylor
Ken Terao
David Terman
Ron Tonn
Michael A. Tyrrell
Liat and Tali Tzur
John and Penny Van Horn
Eugene C. Varnado
Lee Voigt
Sharon Vuinovich
Ms. Louella K. Ward
Ann Wasoff
Gene & Peggy Wedoff
Robert and Ellen Wehofer
Thomas Weidemeyer
Peter and Tina Tabachnick Weil
David Wick and Brandon Neese
Todd Wiener
Richard John Williams
Hak Wong and Mike Hess
Christopher and Julie Wood
Halla Yang
Kathleen Yannias
Jennifer Yorke
Susan Schaalman Youdovin and Charlie Shulkin
Ellen and Steve Young
David Zelis
Agnes Zellner
Ms. Helene Zimmer-Loew
Thomas Zoells
Anonymous (2)
Jeannie Affelder
Jose Aguilar
Shelley Torres and Bill Aldeen
Robert Alter and Sherry Siegel
Karen Anderson
Marvin Anderson
Phillip Austin
Ainur Azimbayeva
Elliott Bacon
Thomas Baltes and Linda Haack
Stan Barrish and Claire Odland
Jill and Scott Baskin
Charlotte and Alan Bath
Michael Bauschelt
Oscar and Tammi Bedolla
Philip Biever
Jill M. Bleiman
Steven and Karen Bloomberg
Julian M Blumenthal
Jan Bobek
H. Constance Bonbrest
Evelyn Bosenberg
The Linder Family Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
Edward Boyd
Roderick Branch
Stephen M. Brandt
Chris and Elizabeth Brathwaite
Judith Bregman
Emery Bresnick
Steven Brint
Mary Brod
Jean Broday
Allen L. Bronemann
Carol Brook
Stephanie Buckwalter
Ken Burlington
Henry Burrell
Darrell Butler
Pam Caine
Curtis W. Cassel
Dr. James Cavanaugh
Bette Cerf Hill and Bruce Sagan
Juan and Graciela Chediak
Cynthia Cheski and Scott Elliott
Jim Chetrick
Anand Christopher
Jennifer Chung
Barbara A. Cimaglio
Galileo Co
Mitchell Cobey and Janet Reali
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Coen
Lionel Cohen
James H. Cohn
Terry and Robin Cosgrove
George Costa
Jan Costenbader
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Cucchiaro
Martin Cuellar
Scott Cummings and Randall Hercey
Daniel R. Cyganowski and Judith Metzger
Judy and Tapas K. Das Gupta
Susan Davidson
Camille De Frank
Anthony Dean
Kathy Dehoff
Michael Deitch
Lynn Denton
Joanne Derrig
James Des Jardins and Beverly Serrell
Dez Desormeaux
Shari Diamond
Henrietta Dombrovskaya
Daniel Donnelly
Leora Dowling
Thomas R. Doyle
Jon Duncan and Patricia Kelly
Frances Durdan Deblasio
David L. Easterbrook
Diane and R Edmundson
Anne Egger
Rebecca Eisel
Sharon L. Eiseman and Noel Hertz
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Eisenberg
Mr. Scott A. Enloe
Julio Esparza
Rebecca Evans
Marion and Burt Fainman
John & Ruth Fairfield
Your Family
Susan and Barry Feinberg
Dr. Luis Fernandex
Katrina Ferreyra
Dr. Kirk F. Fischer
Mark and Laura Fisher
Tom and Molly Fleming
Sarah Forbes Orwig
William Frame
Jenene Francis
Paul Francis
David Frank and Tamara Sokolec
Janet Franz
Milton B. Freedman
Ms. Gabriela I. Freese
Frida Freudman
Karen Gahl-Mills
Deborah Garber
Dorothy and John Gardner
Samuel J. Garloff
Deborah Garman
Susan Garrett
Stephen and Elizabeth Geer
Larry Gehrke and Roger Bottorff
John and Patricia Gehron
Carol Genutis
Margaret Gerrity
William Gilmer, MD
James Ginsburg & Patrice Michaels
Linda Ginzel
Ksenija Glusac
Mr. William A. Gohs
Tatyana Golubeva
Guadalupe Gonzalez
Gorman-Reed Family Fund
Ellen Gorney
Robert C. Graham
S Robert Gramen
Carolyn Grant
Jonathan Green
Delta and Thomas Greene
William Griffin
Kathryn Grzywinski
Thomas and Constance Guardi
Deborah J. Gubin
Marilyn Hackett
Douglas M. Hagerman
Mary Hain
Dr. Mary Halpin PHD
Jo and Steve Ham
Kurt R. Hansen
Ann Marie Hanson
Keith Harley
Alec Harris
Jeffrey Haushalter
William Hayashi
Robert Hayward
Patricia & O.J. Heestand
Dawn E. Helwig
Billy N. Hensley
William and Barbara Herzog
Jeremy Heuer
Phillip Higgins
Robert Hite
Mary Jo Hoag
Bob Hoelterhoff
Avelene M. Hollins
Patricia S Huey-You
Jill Hurwitz
Karen M. Hyatt
Susan Irion and Rob DeLand
Joan Istrate
Kenneth Jaconetty
Mr. Daniel Jaffee
Patrick Jahn
Michael and Rae Jedel
Mr. Gary Johnson
Judith A. Johnson
Michael and Marion Johnson
Soo Jong
Janet Joy
Tom Jozwiak
Marsha Kamen
Susan Kamp
Jane Keane
Maureen Kelleher
Marilyn Kelly
Preston Kelly
Jacki and Shelly Kimel
Nadine and Jim Kobs
Peter Kohn
Tricia Koning
Chris Koziol
Dr. Sue Ellen Krause
Kelly and Brian Krob
John La Marre
Bryan Lamb
Fr. Gary E. A. Lawler
Sidney Lee and Mark Yee
Soo Young Lee
Brenda Lee-Kang
Hannah Lehman
Michael Lehman
Phillip Lehrman
Wendy Leifer
Neal Lenhoff
Linda Lepp
Ivy Lerner
Cynthia Levin
Michael and Diane Levy
Paul Levy
Hyungjin Lim
Richard Lipman & Debbie Green
Michael Liston
Peter Litton and Jill Rein
Fei Liu and Yuhong Wu
Ann Lousin
Mary Mackay and Edward Wheatley
Barry Madden
Jane Malkin
Dudley and Kristin Malone
Sandra Mangurian
Ira Marcus
Mary Michele Mariscalco
Warren Mark PC
William Marovitz
Rick Martinotti
Mary Marvel
Elise Matson
James and Mary McAloon
John C. and Jane T. McCarthy
Kevin McGowan
Lynn McIntyre
John and Bozena McLees
Daniel Melvin
Shirley Meng
Dan Miller
Col. & Mrs. Loren R. Miller, III
Michael Miller and Sheila Naughten
Sally and Ted Miller
Edward Minieka
Vladimir Minkin
Lee and Barbara Mitchell
Raymond A. and Lorna C. Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Mitchell
Caryl Mizrahi
Mr. Todd Morning
Corinne Morrissey
Jim Mosley
Jim Myers
Alexandra Naba
Sheldon and Sonia Nahmod
Karen Neiner
Ashley Nelson
Connie Ng
Philip Niedziela
Laura Niekamp
John Nigh
Richard S. Norman
Robert and Sharon Novickas
Sara Nunez
Maura O'Hara
Dale Boyer and Scot O'Hara
Susan Orloff
Timothy Ortmann
Gary Osifchin
Darka Papushkewych
Anna Parfentyeva and Mr. Chris Barkidjija
Grant Parker
Todd Patterson
Neil Pedersen
William Peruzzi
Nick Petros
Warren Pierce
Richard Pincus and Janice Linn
Tanja Pleis and Michael Ladi
Penny Pollack
Eleanor Prince
Col. (IL) J. N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired)
Theresa Quinn
Barry Rabin
Susan Radcliffe
Muriel Ramsey
Deborah Raymer
Paul L. Rehmer
Marsha Richman
Pat and Bill Roberts
Norm and Sandra Robins
Julian Rogus
Bruce and Debbie Rosenberg
Honey Rosenfeld
Alexander Rosenthal
Laura Ross
Joel Roth
Joan Rothenberg
Mia Rubenstein
Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr.
Bobbie Rudnick
Tina and Buzz Ruttenberg
Marcia Sabesin
Joyce Salsburg
Jose Santos
Sarasota Orchestra
David Saunders
Marilyn Schaffer
Ronald Schankin
Stephen Schanwald
Diane and Fred Scheuerman
Patricia Schlesinger
Warren R. Schreier
Andrea Schwartz-Stryker and Steve Stryker
Nayereh Shahinpour
Peter Shakula
Olivia Shapiro
Jack Shartsis
David Shayne
Pauline Sheehan
Roger & Linda Lewis
Marilyn Shipley
Debra Siegel
Catherine Sigmar
Matthew Simmons
Marianne Simpson
Lynn Singer
Patricia Skigen
John Slattery & Mary Fitzgerald
Maureen Slavin
John Slawson
James Slotta
Margie Smigel
Armando Smith and Darrel Wood
Kristen Smith
Sharon Snellgrove
Joan Solbeck
Sondra and Charles Sonneborn
Patricia A. Spencer
Elizabeth Spiering
Marc Stackler
Vlado Stary
Amy and Todd Steenson
Carol Stein and Doris Ashkin
Marjorie Stinespring
Carole Stone
Naomi Stonehill
Dorothy S. Strang
George Streeter and Kristina Howard
Susan Stupay
Mary Summers
Howard Tanzman
Dr. Anthony Taylor
Mark and Carol Taylor
Roberta Taylor
Keith Thompson
Kulbir Thukral
Timothy Thurlow and Kenneth East
Debra and Clive Topol
Pamela Trilla
Jude & Susan Troppoli
Laura Truax
Mary C. Uhing
Manuel S. Valderrama
Susan Van Der Meulen
Saundra Van Dyke
Elizabeth Van Ness
Ken and Linda Vander Weele
Hugo Velarde
Gail and John Ward
Mr. Steve Wasilew
Howard Wax
James and Mary Weidner
Joe Weintraub
Chris Weiss
Margaret Weiss
Susan Weiss
Weiss-Read Charitable Fund
Amy Weiss-Citrome
Susan Welsh
Richard Wenrick
Herbert and Catherine Wigder
Monica Williams
Cynthia Wilson
Gary and Modena Wilson
Elaine Winer
Ron Winkler
Daniel and Jean Winship
Harvey M. Wolf
Creed Woodka
Chad Workman
Heather Wright
Robert O. Wyatt
Mary Kay and Stephen Wysham
Brady Young
Harold Zarkowsky
Patricia Zeglen
Christine Zrinsky
Tribute Gifts
Listed below are gifts received between May 1, 2025 and April 30, 2026.
In memory of Mary Angelica
Chris Tomes
In memory of Dick Bass
Margaret Kribble
In memory of Wally Berul
Aaron Benson
In memory of Maggie Daley
Deborah S. Ziskind
In memory of Democracy
Ross Drobny
In memory of John H. Dreiske
Patricia Rink
In memory of Robert Durnbaugh
Tana
In memory of Sharon Feldman
Berna Jacobson
In memory of William J. Folta
Edith Folta
In memory of Selma Foreman
Jonathon Foreman
In memory of Adrienne Goldner
Greg Goldner
In memory of Melany Hamilton
The Clearfield Family
In memory of our holiday
Marion & Jan
In memory of Hon. Mel Richard Jiganti
John and Dorothy Jiganti
In memory of Susan Lemelin
Christopher S.
In memory of Dennis Lord
Anonymous
Diane Carter
Win Eggers
In memory of Miltos Makris
Alessandro and Matilde Pavan
In memory/honor of Ernest and Sally Micek
Stephanie Luetkehans
In memory of Mom and Dad
Bernadette Ross
In memory of Audrey N. Moriarty
Kristin Carlson Vogen
Shawn Vogen
Bjorn Vogen
Katilin Vogen
Mara Vogen
In memory of Sheldon Proctor
Suzy Ruer
In memory of Robert Reum
Chris Athas
Linda Ginzel
Jeff and Kathryn Miller
John and Joan Wories
In memory of Dr. Alan J. Ward, PhD, ABPP
Louella K. Ward
In honor of Deene Alongi
Linda Cooper
In honor of Amsted Industries
Sherry M. Reum
In honor of Annamarie Baskin
Mary Prete Dalbis
In honor of Helaine A. Billings
Hart and Sarah Billings
In honor of Amy Boonstra
Gay-Young Cho and Christopher Chiu
Bonnie Fong and Rob Levin
David Frank and Tamara Sokolec
Linda Ginzel
Paul & Mariana Ingersoll
Lori Julian
Geun S. and Yoo Ja Paik
Euna Roh
Gary Ropski and Barbara Schleck
Joanna Rupp
Eric Vaang
David Whitney and Juliana Chyu
Thomas & Darcy Zoells
In honor of Christopher Bell, the Vocal Fellows, and the Jefferson Park performance
John Sedlacek
In honor of Dario Brignoli and his clarinet section
Todd Wiener and Paula Jacobi
In honor of Julie Chyu and David H. Whitney
Ed Lyons and Jean Sussman
In honor of Joel Cohen
Janet Cohen
In honor of Pam Crutchfield and Phil Lumpkin
Avi and Karen Lothan
In honor of Nancy Dehmlow
Leah Laurie
In honor of Kate Donaldson
Anand Christopher
Rebecca Deaton
Barbara Provus and Fred Wackerle
Katie and Erich Sternberg
James Thompson and Lisa MacPherson
In honor of Eileen Friestad
J. Thomas Johnson and Barbara Chasnoff
In honor of Chip and Colleen Fry
Nancy and Bob Unglaub
In honor of Nancy Garfien
Sharon Gonsky
In honor of Adam Grais
Mark & Robin Seigle
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Grais
Stuart Barnett
In honor of Freddi Greenberg and Dan Pinkert
Jacki and Shelly Kimel
In honor of David Hiller
Patrick and Shirley Ryan
In honor of Matthew Hinerfeld and Nora Jaskowiak
Kate Tomford and David Grossman
In honor of Kay and Malcolm Kamin
Mike and Dana Treister
In honor of Eric Katz's Chair for the 2025 Season
Jim Goodridge and Joan Riley (Chair Sponsors)
In honor of Jennifer D. Lawson
Susan L. Radcliffe
In honor of Richard Longworth
The Longworth Family
In honor of Ginger and Jim Meyer
Deborah R. Meyer
In honor of Allan Muchin
Hedy Ratner
In honor of Jennifer Nahn
Christian P. Indermuehle
Amy and Todd Steenson
In honor of Julian Oettinger
Jordan and Jean Nerenberg
In honor of Koda Parker-Hong
Joshua Parker
In honor of Beth Rodriguez
Marci Eisenstein and John Treece
In honor of Lisa Skolnik
Judith Freeman
In honor of Stephen Smith and Amsted Industries
Chris Athas
James Mutchnik
In honor of Joan Temmerman, MD
Maryclaire Collins
In honor of Paul Winberg
Peter and Robin Baugher
Nancy Dehmlow
Karen Gahl-Mills
In honor of Karen Zupko
Elizabeth Nolan Buzard
Patricia Herrmann Heestand
Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Huebner
Jean Perkins and Leland Hutchinson
Liz and Jeff Sharp
Pauline & Neil Sheehan
Lisbeth Stiffel
Verna C. Stovall
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Wright III
Mary Kay and Stephen Wysham
Leslie and Robert Zentner
Nikolai Malko Society
We are honored to acknowledge individuals who have generously included the Festival in their planned giving arrangements.
Anonymous
Peter M. Ascoli
Pamela J. Block
John and Claudia Boatright
Dianna Bolen and Michael Pontecorvo
Susan Vera Carter
Chris Casey
Bruce Czuchna and Paul Winberg
M. Lynne Driver
Ryan Eikmeier and Timothy Silver
Jean and Harry Eisenman
Joseph Fernicola III and Gary Yurkanin
Gene and Honor Ferretti
Jonathon Foreman
Ray Frick
John J. Glier and Vicki J. Woodward
Michael Goldberger
James Goodridge and Joan Riley
Annika Jaspers
Marsha Kamen
Barbara Kummerer
Fr. Gary E. A. Lawler
Thomas Lawson
Marcia E. Lazar
Hazel J. Lewis Levinthal
Sheldon Marcus
Judy Marth
Ginger Meyer
Michael Miller and Sheila Naughten
Julian Oettinger
Michael and Susan "Holly" Reiter
Anita Rogers
David Shayne
Alison Shibuya
Florence Siefkens
Saundra Van Dyke
Louella Krueger Ward
Claude M. Weil
Matt S. Zwicky