Our Donors

The Los Angeles Master Chorale is honored to recognize the individuals and institutions that generously support our world-class professional choral ensemble and impactful education programs. We sincerely thank the following individual donors, who have contributed $300 or more to the annual fund from June 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Special thanks to our multi-year donors, whose gifts ensure a healthy base for our future.

ǂ In memoriam  

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
The Leadership Circle ($100,000+) honors and celebrates the Los Angeles Master Chorale’s most distinguished donor community. Established in 2019 with a challenge grant from the Abbott L. Brown Foundation, the Leadership Circle enables transformative projects— from commissioning, recording, and artistic innovation, to ambitious community engagement programming and touring productions. Members receive exclusive recognition and event experiences throughout the year. 

Jeff and Joan Beal
Joni and Miles Benickes
Abbott Brown and Jerrie Paula Ortega-Brown   
Margaret Sheehy Collins
Bryant, Judi, and Debra Danner
Hon. Michael W. Fitzgerald and Mr. Arturo Vargas
Patrick Fitzgerald
William and Patricia Flumenbaum
Kiki Ramos Gindler and David Gindler 
Terri and Jerry Kohl 
Lillian Pierson Lovelace ǂ
Diane Morton
James R. Mulally
Ron Myrick
Steven P. Neiffer and Eric Lassiter ǂ
Courtland Palmer
Cheryl Petersen and Roger Lustberg
Susan Erburu Reardon and George Reardon
Jennifer and Evan Rosenfeld 
Laura Smolowe and Adam O'Byrne
Tom Strickler
Kristan and Philip A. Swan
Andrea and Gregory Williams

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE 
The Artistic Director’s Circle brings together generous Los Angeles Master Chorale donors in support of the bold vision of Grant Gershon, Kiki & David Gindler Artistic Director. As key stakeholders, members play a vital role in advancing our mission and programs through significant contributions of $50,000 - $99,999. Enjoy special opportunities throughout the season to engage with artists, singers, and the music we love. 

Jennifer Diener
Denise and Robert Hanisee
Jenny S. Kim and Chip W. Baik
Marian and John ǂ Niles
Casper Partovi and Jackie Petitto
Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting 
Laney and Tom ǂ Techentin
William M. Tully in loving memory of Jane W. Tully

ENSEMBLE CIRCLE ($25,000 - $49,999) 

Anonymous
Judith and Thomas Beckmen
Dr. Ann Graham Ehringer ǂ
Kathleen Elowitt
Martha and Nora Groves
Kristin and Berkeley Harrison
Ms. Jennifer Hoang and Mr. Brian Krechman
Marjorie Lindbeck
Naseem Nixon
Melissa and Alex Romain
Ann ǂ and Robert Ronus
Grace Sheldon-Williams and Greg Williams

SPONSORS CIRCLE ($10,000 - $24,999) 

Dr. Kathy Cairo 
Alicia G. and Edward E. Clark 
Kathleen and James Drummy 
Alyce de Roulet Williamson
Dr. Annette L. Ermshar and Mr. Dan Monahan
Richard Cullen and Robert Finnerty
Germaine Franco
Sue and James Femino
Lorna Fitzgerald in memory of Virginia L. Fitzgerald
Christine and Chester Griffiths
Robin and Craig Justice
Terry Knowles and Marshall Rutter
Jane and Edward J. ǂ McAniff 
Carolyn L. Miller 
Steven and Jerri Nagelberg
Christine M. Ofiesh
Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner
John Perkins in memory of Ann Perkins
Linda Pierce
Sonia Randazzo
Pamela Reis
Lisa Richardson
Rosemary Schroeder
Eva and Marc Stern
Jason Subotky and Anne Akiko Meyers
Priscilla and Curtis Tamkin
Ian and Barbara White-Thomson

$5,000 - $9,999

Marla Borowski
Jerilyn and Peter McAniff
Robert and Sally Neely
Bea Nemlaha
Ricki and Marvin Ring
Booker and Sarita White

$3,000 - $4,999

Craig and Mary Deutsche
Alma Guzman
Greg and Jill Joenes
Lawrence and Mireya Jones
Dr. Patricia A. Keating
Stephen and Eileen Leech
Shawn LeMone
Susan and Bob Long
Weta and Allen ǂ Mathies
Susan Olsen
Eric Olson and Carol K. Broede
Madison F. Richardson, M.D.
Lorraine Saunders
Sue Stamberger
J. Theodore Struck and Mr. Al Whitley
John Powell
Melinda Taylor and Craig Webb
Rudolf Ziesenhenne
Kat and Thomas Zimmerman

$1,500 - $2,999

Lesili Beard and Dr. Iris S. Levine
Vince Bertoni and Damon Hein
Eleanor Congdon
Dr. David H. Conney
Jean Davidson and Kojiro Umezaki
Kathleen and Terry ǂ Dooley
Thomas and Pamela Dwyer
Irma Fitzgibbons
Ann and Christine Horton
Paul and Missy Jennings
Elissa Johnston and Grant Gershon
David Kalifon
Kevin and Sean Kiner
Thomas and Gloria Lang
David and Toni Lessin
Jennifer and Joey Li
June and Simon Li
Richard and Miki Lorentz
Barbara and Joel Marcus
Dr. Marguerite Marsh
Rob and Christie Martin
Kathleen McCarthy
Kally McMurray-Fisher
Mr. Robin Meadow and Ms. Margaret Stevens
Robert L. Mendow
Heidi Novaes
Phoebe O'Brien
Julie Okun
Maredith Palmer Torres
Betsey Tyler
Harold and Penny Ray
Ilean Yaghleghian Rogers
Jo-Michael and Mary Scheibe
Barbara and Heinrich Schelbert
Nancy and Dick Spelke
Mealnie and Bill Switzer
Dr. Kayrn L. Williams
Michele and David Wilson

$600+

Anonymous
Tsan Abrahamson
Noel and Diane Applebaum
Dr. Gloria Avrech
Dr. Christina Benson, M.D. and Dr. Kenneth Wells, M.D.
Sandra Behrens
Lorri and Steve Benson
Elise Black
Lisa and Michael Blanchard
Susan Bienkowski and Wang Lee
Wade and JoAnn Bourne
Gordon Brodfuehrer
Frances and Terry Buchanan
Benjamin Burt
Barbara Byrne
Jim B. Clarke
John and Sue Clauss 
Dr. Lawrence and Jane Z. Cohen 
James Cronk
Lynette and Michael Davis
Dr. and Mrs. William M. Duxler
Kathleen and Jerry Eberhardt 
Kathleen Elowitt 
David and Jordan Fabish
Gordon and Vacharee Fell 
Corey Field 
Michael Fishbein 
Jeanie Fiskin
Pilar Flynn and David Kelbeitzer
Cindy and Gary Frischling
Keith Gayhart
Suzanne Gilman
Paul and Janet Gordon
Maria Grant
Dianne Hantos and Dr. Peter Hantos
Victor and Diane Hawley
Jana Hendricks 
Tomoko Iwakawa
Frank Jarvis
Richard P. Jensen
Barbara Jex Courter
Lloyd Kaneko
Susan E. Kelsey
Carrie Kirshman and Jerry Podczaski
G. Brad Klein, M.D. and Victoria Hansen
Christopher W. Knight 
Mary E. Kraus 
Fong Zhi Liu
John Lundgren, M.D. and Susan Jay, Ph.D.
Masako Maki
Terry and Chip Marvin
Jeff Melvoin
Chip and Sharyn Moore
Diane Offenberg-Rose
Vic Pallos and Emilie Pallos
Jane C. Parks
Carol and François Rigolot
Penelope C. Roeder, Ph.D.
Carli V. Rogers in memory of Anthony Rogers
Mary Rourke
Laurie Samitaur Smith
Marc Seltzer and Chris Snyder in memory of James Howell 
Carol A. Smith 
Barbara A. Teichert
Janet and Robert Tranquada
Dr. Iwona Trybus
Katy and Shaun Tucker
Elizabeth Turner
Christine Upton
Maribel Valderrama
Barbara E. Wagner
Marilene Wang​​​​​​​
Teresa Ward in memory of Kermit E. Ward


$300 - $599

Rick and Susan Amante
Bobbie and Paul Bent
Jeffrey and Susan Berman
Ms. Mary Louise Blackstone and Mr. Donald Burnett
Mandy and Steve Brigham
Deborah and William H. Brown, III 
Suzanne C. Brown in honor of Grant Gershon and my LAMC friends
Dorli Burge
Dr. Jayne E. Campbell in memory of Nina Henson Rasmussen 
Maureen Cantlin
Suzanne Carroll
Gina Chalmers in memory of Jane Tully
Brent Collins
Pablo Corá and Reuben Sanchez
Leslie and John Dorman
Julia and John Eidsvoog 
Randall T. Espinoza, M.D.
Louise Garland in memory of Thomas A. Techentin
Margaret Garvey
Joseph Giampaolo
Jimmy and Elizabeth Greenway
Rita Hall
Katherine Hawks
Nancy Holland
Travis J. Howell in memory of James Howell
Robert Israel
Stewart Johnston
Jay and Connie Knight
Harriet and Al Koch
Loong Kong
Linda and Harry Kusuda
Mr. Ken Kwapis and Ms. Marisa Silver
Rhonda Lawrence
James Lyerly and Tracy Van Fleet
Lou and Denise Marchant
Raymond McGarrigle in memory of Jane Tully
Virginia and John Merriam
David and Kimberly Meyer 
Tom Moore in memory of JoAnn Moore
Ilka Moskos
Louis and Sharon Mountford
Michael and Marrianne S. Newman in honor of Ted ǂ and Jane McAniff
Scott Noble
Mr. John and Rev. Elizabeth Nordquist
Richard W. Olsen
Neil Olson
Mary Jo O'Neil
Lewis and Catherine Phelps
Deb Podus
Kai-Li and H.H. Quigley
Faith Raiguel and Billy Weber in honor of Phil and Norma
Stephanie Ramirez
Harold and Penny Ray
Jeff Reed
Iris and Robert Rickenbach
Al and Holly Ristuccia
Edwin T. Robinson
Kenneth Roehrs and Sara McGah
Julie Rogers
Deirdre Roney
Geri Rotella Rotter
Karen Sapio and Anthony Becker
Marleen Scheffy
Marcia Selignon and Tom Drucker
Joan and Bertrand Shapiro
Brydon and Beverly Shirk
Mary Shroyer
Susan Simmons
Lisa Smolen
Jillian Hessel Spivak
Mr. Donald R. Spuehler and Dr. Jill Roth Spuehler
Sally Stevens
Stacy and Jon Swanson
Rick and Becky Thyne
Paul and Catherine Tosetti
John and Susan Trauger
Bob Uyetani
Jason Vierzba
Cynthia L. Wallingford
Ann W. Wang
Teresa Ward in memory of Kermit E. Ward
Amy P. Westling in memory of Daniel J. Chaney
Ann Winchester
Robert Wolff Fund
John Woodall, MD

$150 - $299
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Kim Aaron
Allyson and Todd Aldrich 
Rick and Susan Amante 
Robert C. Anderson 
Teresa Anderson-Dvoracek 
Anonymous (2) 
Lorna Ariondo 
Murray Aronson 
Brent and Jan Assink 
Linda Atkinson 
Andrea Barkan-Kennedy 
Samela Beasom 
Donna Beckage 
Benevity Community Impact Fund 
Annette Billings 
Dr. Andrew Blaine and Dr. Leigh Lindsey 
Thomas and Chloe Botz 
Roger Brown 
Curtis and Jean Byer 
Becky Chao 
Mary Ann Chausée 
Frederic Cohen and Antoinette Adams 
Anne Morss Combs 
Donald and Bette Cook 
Corinna Cotsen and Lee Rosenbaum 
Areta Crowell 
Doug M. Crowley 
Rosa Cumare in memory of Don Nores and in honor of Joyce Nores
Lisa F. Curtis
Sandra Cutuli
Kay Devonshire
Arline Dillman
Sarah Doering in memory of Fred Doering
Caroline and Donnie Dove
Esther Edber
Kerry Ehrin
Bonnie Ericson and Daniel Blake
Suellen Eslinger
Robert and Anne Lee Farber
Mide and Virginia Fawcett in honor of Carol Reich and Steven Harmes
Arthur and Marjorie Fine in honor of Bob and Denise Hanisee
Virginia Ford  Karen and Michael Freed
Peter Furby  Loretta S. Genelin
Steve Gilbreath in memory of Lauran Gilbreath
David and Melissa Giuli
Donald Goldman and Valeria Lezin
Kristen Goulde
Harry Groener
Annie Gross
Patricia Guy in honor of Martha Groves
Jeannette Hall
Elizabeth and Brian Hall
Margo Halsted and Peter LeSourd
Elizabeth Hanger in memory of Peter Sutheim
Barbara Knowles Hanson
Bret Hembd
Marsha Hirano-Nakanishi
Peter Holzer
Michael Homan
Elizabeth Hynes
Cynthia Ison
Jeffrey Janis
Joelle and David Keene
Adrienne K. Keenon
Susan E. Kelsey
William Kendall
Ms. Dana Breaux Kennedy in memory of Barbara Breaux Minton
Carrie Kirshman and Jerry Podczaski
Robin Kneubuhl
Marshall and Hannah Kramer
Allan and Krisitin Kreiger
Sarah J. Lang
Paul Lazarus
Peggy Lessinger
Fred Manaster
Beverly Makrsbury
Cynthia Marty in memory of Gregory Young
Marlene Meister
Sharon Morgan
John E. Mosley
Marsha Nikora
Sean O’Connor
Steve Padilla  Judith Palmer and Nancy Walcott
Nancy Perloff
Jack and Sandra Powazek
Dean and Judy Pruitt
Sherry Reames
John Reichert and Jean Woodrow
Maggie Rheinstein
Sharon Rhodes-Wickett
David D. Robinson  Thomas C. Roby
Shirley Rude
Douglas Russell  Daniel Angus Ryan
Kerrie Sadler  Felecia Scott in honor of Ron Myrick
Alima Sherman and William Gamble
Ray and Eleanor Siebert
Kerry Silverstrom
Davil and Beverly Speak  Della Speer
Nadya S. Starr  Debra Steward in honor of Pamela Perkins-Dwyer
Diane Stokes
Janet Stone
J. Thomas and Barbara Strout
Ed Summers
Marjorie Thomson  Haydee and Jim Teodtman in honor of Lois Erburu  Kim Upton
Dr. Gilbert Valentine
Ilene Weingarten  Ahlene Welsh
Dianne Wintrob
Brian L. Wong
Jean and Walt Wood
Jean Woodrow

$99 - $149
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James and Randi Aguiar
Edgar Aleman
Michael Alfera
Lisa E. Andersen in memory of Darolyn Andersen
Cecelia R. Andrews
Anonymous (3)
Mr. Lawrence Arnstein and Ms. Kathleen Harris
Ruth Bachofner
Linda E. Barnes
June Bartczak and Ami Gargir
Stan Bartosiak
Candace and Thomas Beck
Nicole Belmont
Dr. Christina Benson, M.D. and Dr. Kenneth Wells, M.D.
Kathryne and Kenneth Bernstein
Daniel Blake and Bonnie Ericson
David Bode, M.D.  Charles Bohlen
Lindsey Boice
Debra L. Boyd
Ursula Bradshaw
Doug and Glenda Bro
Roger and Marilyn Browning
James P. Buonemani in memory of Ann Ronus
Bonnie Busenberg and Tom Helliwell
Alonso Caldesron
Linda Campbell in memory of Thomas A. Techentin
Priscilla Campbell
Jane and Tom Carlson
Catherine Chambers
Linda Chang
Ellen Chase
Karen Cleaver
David Colburn
Edward and Karin Costello
Sally Crook
Maureen Cullum
Robert Dalton
Jeanne Davenport
Jose and Cecilia De Souza
Catharine Deely
Anne and Ray Destabelle
Myrna Diaz in memory of William Gershon
Maclaine Diemer
Christopher R. Dixon
Michael and Denise Doyen
Gerald Dutcher
Barbara and Damien Elwood
Ozair and Alda Esmail
Carolyn S. Estrada
Dr. And Mrs. J. Murray Fadial
John A. Foltz  Debra Franco and David Shepard
Charlotte Freifeld
Stephen and Grace Galton
John Gathje
Joseph Gentile
Elizabeth Gibbar
Philip G. Grant
Maya Hadar
Meredith Harewood, M.D.
Dr. Charles Edward Hay
Grace Heer
Timothy W. Henderson
Jana Jendricks
Susan Houser
Marina Hsieh
Charlene Huang
Larry Jarvis and Janet Shaffer
Richard and Janet Johnson
George Kahn in honor of Diana Zaslove Kahn
Stephen P. Krammerer
Dr. And Mrs. Robert M. Karns
Tamara Kay Jamieson
Eileen Kelly  Denise LaChance
Marguerite E. Lally
Daniel LaPorte
Susan Leary
Ian Lecheminant
Teresa Lee-Forbes
Barbara Leonard
Chris Lord
Jimmy Marble
Kathleen B. Marshall
Kathleen Martin
Kenny Martinez-Nolasco
Mary Ann Mattiello
John McPherson
Barlett W. Mel and Maria Carreira
Frank Melton
Julia Metzler
Nicholas and Stephanie Meyer
Dr. John Montgomerie
Louisa Moore
Terrence Moore and Harry Prince
Diane Morton in honor of Miren Lee for your love and friendship
Diane Morton in honor of Kathleen Scheinseld for your love and friendship
​​​​​​​Diane Morton in honor of Peggy Collins for your love and friendship
Esther Mott
Elizabeth T. Nash
Diana Nevins in memory of Curtis Ray Joiner, Jr.