Our Donors

2022–23 Season Funders

The Los Angeles Master Chorale’s 2022–23 season is made possible by generous support from the LA Arts Recovery Fund.

Major support is provided by the Colburn Foundation.

Additional support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture. 

The Los Angeles Master Chorale’s Swan Family Artist-in-Residence is made possible by Kristan and Philip Swan.

AmaWaterways is the Official River Cruise Line of the Los Angeles Master Chorale. 


                   

  

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 $99 or more to the annual fund and special events from September 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Special thanks to our multi-year donors, whose gifts ensure a healthy base for our future.  

*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. 

 
Abbott Brown and Jerrie Paula Ortega-Brown   

Hon. Michael W. Fitzgerald and Mr. Arturo Vargas

Patrick Fitzgerald

Kiki Ramos Gindler and David Gindler 

Carol and Warner* Henry 

Terri and Jerry Kohl 

Leeba R. Lessin* 

Lillian Pierson Lovelace 

James R. Mulally

Ron Myrick

Courtland Palmer

Cheryl Petersen and Roger Lustberg

Jennifer and Evan Rosenfeld 

Laura Smolowe and Adam O'Byrne

Tom Strickler

Kristan and Philip A. Swan

 

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. 


Margaret Sheehy Collins
 
Judi and Bryant Danner 

Jennifer Diener

Denise and Robert Hanisee 

Marian and John Niles 

Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting 

Laney and Tom* Techentin

William M. Tully
    in loving memory of Jane W. Tully

Andrea and Gregory Williams 
 

Sponsors Circle ($10,000+) 

Anonymous (2)  

Joan and Jeff Beal 

Judith and Thomas Beckmen 

Kathy Cairo 

Alicia G. and Edward E. Clark 

Richard Cullen and Robert Finnerty 

Kathleen and James Drummy 

Dr. Ann Graham Ehringer 

Dr. Annette L. Ermshar and Mr. Dan Monahan 

Sue and James Femino

Martha and Nora Groves 

Kristin and Berkeley Harrison 

Ms. Jennifer Hoang and Mr. Brian Krechman

Robin and Craig Justice

David B. Katzin, M.D., Ph.D. and Cynthia M. Watson, M.D. 

Jenny Soonjin Kim and Chip Baik 

Terry Knowles and Marshall Rutter 

Stephen and Eileen Leech 

Marjorie Lindbeck 

Anahita and Jim Lovelace 

Jane and Edward J. McAniff 

Carolyn L. Miller 

James Mulally 

Steven and Jerri Nagelberg 

Robert and Sally Neely 

Steven P. Neiffer and Eric Lassiter*

Eric Olson and Carol K. Broede 

Linda Pierce

Sonia Randazzo

Pamela Reis 

Melissa and Alex Romain 

Ann* and Robert Ronus 

Rosemary Schroeder 

Laura Smolowe 

Eva and Marc Stern 

Catherine and Howard Stone 

Jason Subotky and Anne Akiko Meyers 

Priscilla and Curtis Tamkin

Grace and Greg Williams 

Alyce de Roulet Williamson 

Kat and Thomas Zimmerman 
 

$6,500+  

Christine M. Ofiesh 

Lorraine Saunders 

$3,000+

Susan Bienkowski and Wang Lee

Marla Borowski

Marjore Chronister 

Craig and Mary Deutsche 

Kathleen and Terry* Dooley 

Richard Eberhart 

Evelyn Feintech 

Bill and Patricia Flumenbaum  

Donald Goldman and Valerie Lezin

Anna Guzman

Vince Bertoni and Damon Hein 

Linda J. Hodge 

Dr. Patricia A. Keating 

Kent Kresa 

Thomas and Gloria Lang 

Susan and Bob Long

John Lundgren, M.D. and Susan Jay, Ph.D.

Kathleen Martin

Weta and Allen Mathies

Kenneth and Patricia McKenna 

Jerilyn and Peter McAniff

Bea Nemlaha 

Susan Olsen 

Laura Ornest and Rick Leslie

David and Diane Paul

Clifford and Joyce Penner

John Powell

Gary and Marina Raines 

Rick Ring

Sue Stamberger

Meredith Palmer Torres

Betsy Tyler 

Florence and Ken Umezaki 

Rudolf Ziesenhenne 
 

$1,500+

Joni and Miles Benickes 

Dr. Andrew Blaine and Dr. Leigh Lindsey 

Jean Davidson and Kojiro Umezaki 

Irma Fitzgibbons

Elissa Johnston and Grant Gershon 

Steve Gilbreath
    in memory of Lauran Gilbreath 

Greg and Jill Hoenes 

Ann and Christine Horton 

Lawrence and Mireya Jones 

David Kalifon

Jennifer and Joey Li

June and Simon Ki

Richard and Miki Lorentz

Dr. Marguerite Marsh

Rob and Christie Martin 

Dr. Joseph Matthews 

Kathleen McCarthy 

Dr. Robin Meadow and Ms. Margaret Stevens

Robert L. Mendow

Anne B. Peterson
    in memory of Mark Edwards

Madison F. Richardson, M.D.

Ilean and Steve* Rogers
    in honor of Grant Gershon

Jo-Michael and Mary Scheibe 

Carol Krause*

Brydon and Beverly Shirk

Nancy and Dick Spelke

Mealnie and Bill Switzer

Ian and Barbara White-Thomson 

Michele and David Wilson 
 

$600+

Diane and Noel Applebaum 

Gregory and Harriett Barker 

Elizabeth Bartscherer 

Lesili Beard and Dr. Iris S. Levine 

Dr. Christina Benson, M.D. and Dr. Kenneth Wells, M.D. 

Steve and Lorri Benson 

Jennifer and Chris Bertolet 

Ms. Mary Louise Blackstone and Mr. Donald Burnett 

Graham Bothwell 

Brenda and Robert Brown 

Barbara Byrne 

Renee and Bruce Chapman 

John and Sue Clauss 

Dr. Lawrence and Jane Z. Cohen 

Eleanor Congdon in memory of Thomas A. Techentin 

Molly and Walter* Coulson 

James Cronk 

Doug M. Crowley 

Eric M. Davis 

Loretta and Glenn Delange 

Sarah Doering in honor of Fred Doering 

Leslie and John Dorman 

Anonymous 

Kathleen and Jerry Eberhardt 

Kathleen Elowitt 

Dr. and Mrs. Carl and Arlene Ermshar 

Gordon and Vacharee Fell 

Corey Field 

Michael Fishbein 

Jeanie Fiskin 

Lorna Fitzgerald in memory of Virginia L. Fitzgerald 

Hon. Michael W. Fitzgerald and Mr. Arturo Vargas 

Bill and Patricia Flumenbaum 

Kathie and Alan Freeman 

Bill Gershon 

Suzanne Gilman 

Donald Goldman and Valerie Lezin 

Elizabeth A. Greenberg 

William and Nona Greene 

Ms. Diana Gould and Dr. Kirsten Grimstad 

Jana Hendricks 

Lee Hendrix 

Liz Levitt Hirsch 

Ann and Christine Horton 

Tomoko Iwakawa 

Richard P. Jensen 

David and Elizabeth Kalifon 

Robin Kneubuhl 

Christopher W. Knight 

Harriet and Al Koch 

Thomas F. Kranz in honor of Laney Techentin 

Ms. Mary E. Kraus 

Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald in memory of Linus Travers 

Edie Lehmann Boddicker 

Jennifer Li 

Fong Zhi Liu 

Susan and Bob Long 

Masako Maki 

Virginia Mancini 

Lou and Denise Marchant 

Barbara and Joel Marcus 

Beverly Marksbury 

Dr. Marguerite Marsh 

Mr. Robin Meadow and Ms. Margaret Stevens 

Dr. Nicholas K. Menzies and Dr. Melinda Herrold-Menzies 

Susan and Lew Miller in memory of Thomas A. Techentin 

John W. Milton 

Chip and Sharyn Moore 

Ms. Margaret A. Morgan and Mr. Wesley K. Phoa 

Louis and Sharon Mountford 

Julie Okun 

Neil Olson 

Ms. Laura Ornest and Mr. Rick Leslie 

Emilie Pallos 

Anne B. Peterson in memory of Mark Edwards 

Bob Phibbs 

Dr. Nigel Raab 

Suzanne Rheinstein 

Iris and Robert Rickenbach 

Al and Holly Ristuccia 

Kenneth Roehrs and Sara McGah 

Julie Rogers 

Deborah F. Rutter and Peter Ellefson 

Jo-Michael and Mary Scheibe 

Barbara and Heinrich Schelbert 

Imke Schroeder 

Marc Seltzer and Chris Snyder in memory of James Howell 

Neil Sherman - Industrial Metal Supply Co. 

Susan L. Simmons 

Mr. J. Theodore Struck and Mr. Al Whitley 

David and Carolyn Thomas 

Marjorie Thomson 

Maredith Palmer Torres 

Janet and Robert Tranquada 

Christine Upton 

Janet van Adelsberg in memory of Madge van Adelsberg 

Marilene Wang 

Stuart and Susan Warren 

Wade and Gaia Winter 
 

$300+

Robert C. Anderson 

Bobbie and Paul Bent 

Jeffrey and Susan Berman 

Carol Binion 

Ms. Mary Louise Blackstone and Mr. Donald Burnett

Mandy and Steve Brigham 

Jane E. Brockman 

Suzanne C. Brown
    in honor of Grant Gershon and my LAMC friends 

Thomas C. Roby 

Dr. Jayne E. Campbell
    in memory of Nina Henson Rasmussen 

Susan Canjura 

Maureen Cantlin 

Jacqueline Cohl 

Brent Collins 

Anne and Ray Destabelle

Kevin and Marianne Droney 

Anonymous

Thomas Dwyer
    in honor of Pamela Perkins Dwyer 

Julia and John Eidsvoog 

Ozair and Alda Esmail 

Randall T. Espinoza, M.D.

Anthony Brooks Firestone 

Germaine Franco 

Shirley Fredricks

The Daum Family Fund 

Margaret Garvey 

Paul and Janet Gordon 

Dr. Dayna Grant

Ms. Diana Gould and Dr. Kirsten Grimstad

Bret Hembd

Jillian Hessel-Spivak
    in memory of Edith Bell Hessel 

Robert Israel

Jeffrey Janis 

Paul and Missy Jennings

Barbara Jex Courter 

Anonymous 

Jenny Soonjin Kim and Chip Baik 

Harriet and Al Koch

Loong Kong 

Mr. Ken Kwapis and Ms. Marisa Silver

Faith and Thomas Lyons 

Frank* and Mona Mapel

Lou and Denise Marchant

Barbara and Joel Marcus

Raymond McGarrigle
    in memory of Jane Tully

Jane M. McNeil 

Dr. Nicholas K. Menzies and Dr. Melinda Herrold-Menzies

Virginia and John Merriam

David and Kimberly Meyer 

Ilka Moskos 

Naseem Nixon 

Mr. John and Rev. Elizabeth Nordquist 

Neil Olson

Glenn Orton

Thomas Peterson

Monique Poon

Kai-Li and H.H. Quigley 

Harold and Penny Ray 

Ellen Rentz 

Drs. Gail and Richard Rice 

Carol and François Rigolot

John B. Rogers

Julie Rogers

Deirdre Roney

Karen Rook 

Geri Rotella Rotter 

Gaye Saxon 

Debra Schaeffer 

Mary Lou and Arthur Schanche 

Marleen Scheffy 

Guenter Schmidt 

Susan P. Schwartz

Alice Adele Seebach 

Joan and Bertrand Shapiro  

Susan Simmons 

Dr. Harold R. Slater
    in memory of Stacey Frederick 

Carol A. Smith 

Mr. Donald R. Spuehler and Dr. Jill Roth Spuehler 

Kathy Starbird 

Barbara A. Teichert

Ms. Diane Thomas and Mr. Ray Frauenholz 

Karen and William Timberlake

John and Susan Trauger 

Bob Uyetani 

Patricia Waldeck 

Teresa Ward
    in memory of Kermit E. Ward 

David and Ahlene Welsh 

Amy P. Westling
    in memory of Daniel J. Chaney 

Linda Whittemore 

Robert Wolff Fund 

$150+

Allyson and Todd Aldrich 

Rick and Susan Amante

Jill Anderson and Steven Jobst

Murray Aronson

Linda Atkinson

Larry and Judy Ballenger

Donna Beckage

Annette Billings

Daniel Blake and Bonnie Ericson 

Daniel F. Bode, M.D.

Charles Bohlen

Kara Bouton

Greg A. Bowden

Curtis and Jean Byer

Rick Cadruvi

Mary Ann Chausée

Frederic Cohen and Antoinette Adams

Anne Morss Combs

Corinna Cotsen and Lee Rosenbaum

Doug M. Crowley

Wayne and Pat DePry

Jared Diamond, Ph.D. and Marie Cohen, Ph.D.

Ani Dikranian

Arline Dillman

Sarah Doering in memory of Fred Doering 

Caroline and Donnie Dove

Frank and Teresa Dvoracek 

Esther Edber

Margaret Waegell Edmondson

Randall Edwards

Peter Epstein

Robert and Anna Lee Farber

Arthur and Marjorie Fine
    in honor of Bob and Denise Hanisee

Maureen Finnerty

Capt. Dundas Flaherty and Ms. Sandra Kulli

Olivia Goodkin
    in honor of Marshall Rutter

Douglas Green

Noreen Greendrew

Annie Gross

Roger J. Guerrero

Jez and Donald Guito

Patricia Guy
    in honor of Martha Groves

Katherine Hawks

Peter and Cheryl Holzer

Michael Homan

Travis J. Howell
    in memory of James Howell

Catherine and Robert Hudspeth

Elizabeth Hynes

Jerry Johnson and Leana Kleinman

Stewart Johnston

Martha B. Jura

Diana Zaslove Kahn and George Kahn

Joelle and David Keene

Ms. Kate Klapper

Marilyn Kott

Marshall and Hannah Kramer

Allan and Kristin Kreiger

Anonymous 

Sarah J. Lang

Dr. Morten Lauridsen

Susan Leary

Peggy Lessinger

Katheryne M. Levin

Ronald Long

Masako Maki

Fred Manaster

Beverly Marksbury

Cynthia Marty
    in memory of Gregory Young

Margurite Mathis-Clark
    in memory of Bob Hebert

Lauren and Lee McCollum

John McPherson

Maurice Meysenburg

Louisa Moore

Sharon Morgan  

John E. Mosley

Douglas Neslund

William and Lois Nettleship

Diana Nevins
    in memory of Curtis Ray Joiner, Jr.

Ellen Newhouse

Michael and Marianne S. Newman
    in honor of Ted and Jane McAniff

Mary D. Nichols

Marsha Nikora

Scott Noble

Julie Noyes

Anonymous

Richard W. Olsen

Judith Palmer and Nancy Walcott

Ralph and Jane Parks

Christopher Parsons

Anthony Phelan

Lewis and Catherine Phelps

Jack and Sandra Powazek

Joseph S. Powe

Sandy and Barry Pressman

Dean and Judy Pruitt

Rita Coveney Pudenz

Sherry Reames

Wendy Reeder

John Reichert and Jean Woodrow

Kathleen Reiss

Charles and Susan Ridgeway

David D. Robinson

Edwin T. Robinson

Kenneth Roehrs and Sara McGah

Shirley Rude

Anonymous

Dr. Michael Schapa

Cathie Sherman Greer

Anonymous

Loretta S. Genelin

Anna Silver

Edward Smallfield
    in memory of James Howell

David and Beverly Speak

Della Speer

Debra Stewart
    in honor of Claire Pegram and Jules Pegram

J. Thomas and Barbara Strout

John and Pamela Taylor

Haydee and Jim Toedtman
    in honor of Lois Erburu

Anne and David Tomlinson
    in honor of Grant Gershon

Anne Tryba and John Hale

Dr. Gilber Valentine

Julian van Eyken

Jason Vierzba

Scott and Silva Virgil

Diane and Joe Webb

Margot Webb

Sherman Wintrob

Patty Woo

Peter and Romy Wyllie

Marika Zaharkiv

Sal Zambrano
 

$99+ 

Lisa E. Andersen
    in memory of Darolyn Andersen

Cecelia R. Andrews

Marie Andros

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Banducci

Clare Baren and David Dwiggins

Nancy Griffith Baxter

Dr. Christina Benson, M.D. and Dr. Kenneth Wells, M.D.

Regina Birdsell

Lindsey Boice

Debra L. Boyd

Roger and Marilyn Browning

Douglas and Jandre Buck

James P. Buonemani
    in memory of Ann Ronus

Margaret Burdge

Dorli Burge

Alonso Calderon

Linda Campbell
    in memory of Thomas A. Techentin

Mortimer and Catherine Chambers

Billy Childs

Karen Cleaver

Donald and Bette Cook

Jeanette Corcuera

Edward and Karin Costello 

Gerald W. Craft

Sally Crock

Lisa F. Curtis

Sandra Cutuli

Carolyn J. Davis

Jose and Cecilia De Souza

Myrna Diaz
    in memory of William Gershon

Maclaine Diemer

Christopher R. Dixon

Jerrold Eberhardt

Suellen Eslinger

Mark Evans

Dr. and Mrs. J Murray Fadial
    in honor of Dr. Mark Berry

Mike and Virginia Fawcett
    in honor of Carol Reich and Steven Harms

Edward Fisher in memory of Warner Henry

John A. Foltz

June Bartczak and Ami Gargir

Elizabeth Gibbar

Anonymous

Elizabeth Greenway

Harry Groener

Maya Hadar

Meredith Harewood, M.D.

Mr. Lawrence Arnstein and Ms. Kathleen Harris

Dr. Charles Edward Hay

Timothy W. Henderson

In Sook Hong

Susan Houser

Marina Hsieh

Joan Huang

Margaret Hunt
    in honor of Jean Davidson

Cynthia Ison

Larry Jarvis and Janet Shaffer

Firoza Jhabvala

Kate Kaplan

Teresa Keeler Ph.D.

Adrienne K. Keennon

Eileen Kelly

Cecilia Kiensast

Patricia L. Killen

Jay and Connie Knight

Barbara Knowles Hanson

Mona Y. Kratzert

Daniel LaPorte

Peter Lauridsen

Teresa Lee-Forbes 

Kent Lewis

Scott G. Liggett

Shelley Loescher

Chris Lord 

Fernando Malvar-Ruiz

Kathleen B. Marshall 

Michael Martin

Christopher May

John McPherson

Barlett W. Mel and Maria Carreira

Frank Melton

Nicholas and Stephanie Meyer

Nathalie Miller

Dr. John Montgomerie

Terrence Moore and Harry Prince

Toni Noyola

Karen Nusbaum

Michael O'Sullivan

Siegfried Othmer 

Donald Pattison

Cindi Peterson

Betty A. Petitt

Dr. Nigel Raab

Loren Roberts

Felicia Rosenfeld and David Linde
    in honor of Jean Davidson

Douglas Russell

Steve Scharf
    in honor of Pamela Perkins Dwyer

Imke Schroeder

Teresa Shea

Debra Franco and David Shepard

Brent Sherman

Janet and Andrew Shulman

Kerry Silverstrom

William Skinner

Diane and Ken Sleeper

Frank Smith

Luchus P. Smith

Sharon Stearns

Ed Summers

Elizabeth Swackhamer

Kristan and Philip A. Swan

Dawn Swift
    in memory of James Howell

Jean H. and Jimmy E. Throckmorton

Paul and Catherine Tosetti

Richard Trubey

Anita and Harold Tsuji

Arlene Veliz
    in memory of Mark Edwards

Erica and Anthony Vickers

Reyes and Wolf Von Schmidt

Lucy Wegner

Ilene Weingarten

Suzanne Weiss

Doreen Weller

John R. Whitesides

Susanna Wilson
    in memory of my mother, Dorothy

Mark Wimbish

Wade and Gaia Winter

Brian L. Wong

Sharon L. Wood

Bonnie Yaeger