Verdi Requiem
DONOR RECOGNITION
2023/24 SEASON
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 January 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024. 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
Marla Borowski
DR. KATHY CAIRO
MARGARET SHEEHY COLLINS
BRYANT, JUDI, AND DEBRA DANNER
JENNIFER DIENER
Patrick FITZGERALD
WILLIAM AND PATRICIA FLUMENBAUM
KIKI RAMOS GINDLER AND DAVID GINDLER
TERRI AND JERRY KOHL
LILLIAN PIERSON LOVELACEǂ
DIANE MORTON
JAMES R. MULALLY
RON MYRICK
STEVEN P. NEIFFER AND ERIC LASSITERǂ
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
LANEY AND TOM TECHENTIN
WILLIAM M. TULLY IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANE W. TULLY
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.
Denise and Robert Hanisee
Jenny S. Kim and Chip W. Baik
Jason Subotky and Anne Akiko Meyers
Moore Family Foundation
MARIAN AND John* Niles
Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting
ENSEMBLE CIRCLE ($25,000 - $49,999)
Thomas and Judith Beckmen
Jerrie Paula Ortega-Brown and Abbott L. Brown
Dr. Ann Graham Ehringer
Kathleen Elowitt
Frank and Berta Gehry
Martha and Nora Groves
Berkeley and Kristin Harrison
Jennifer Hoang and Brian Krechman
Terry Knowles and Marshall Rutter
Marjorie Lindbeck
Molly Munger and Stephen English
Naseem Nixon
Casper Partovi and Jackie Petitto
Melissa and Alex Romain
Ann* and Robert Ronus Grace
Sheldon-Williams and Greg Williams
SPONSORS CIRCLE ($10,000 - $24,999)
Sue and James Femino
HON. MICHAEL W. FITZGERALD AND MR. ARTURO VARGAS
Germaine Franco
Christine and Chester Griffiths
HOPE & GRAND EVENTS
Robin and Craig Justice
THOMAS F. KRANZ
Shawn Kravich
Anahita and Jim Lovelace
Jane and Edward J. McAniff
KENNETH AND PATRICIA MCKENNA
ROBERT L MENDOW
Carolyn L. Miller
Steven and Jerri Nagelberg
Christine M. Ofiesh
Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner
Linda L. Pierce
Lisa Richardson
Rosemary Schroeder
Priscilla and Curtis Tamkin
Ian and Barbara White-Thomson
Alyce de Roulet Williamson
$5,000 - $9,999
Dr. Annette L. Ermshar and Mr. Dan Monahan
Evelyn Feintech
Susan and Bob Long
Robert and Sally Neely
Bea Nemlaha
Eric Olson and Carol Brode
Marvin and Ricki Ring
Lorraine Saunders
Booker and Sarita White
$3,000 - $4,999
Vince Bertoni and Damon Hein
Estate of Elizabeth Hofert Dailey
Craig and Mary Deutsche
Greg and Jill Hoenes
Lawrence and Mireya Jones
Dr. Patricia A. Keating
Shawn LeMone
Frank* and Mona Mapel
Estate of Robert W. Olsen
John Perkins in memory of Ann Perkins
JOHN POWELL
Madison F. Richardson, M.D.
Claudette Rogers
Sue Stamberger
Craig Webb
Rudolf H. Ziesenhenne
$1,500 - $2,999
Diane and Noel Applebaum
Lesili Beard and Dr. Iris S. Levine
Dr. Christina Benson, M.D. and Dr. Kenneth Wells, M.D.
Eleanor Congdon
Kathleen and Terry* Dooley
Thomas Dwyer and Pamela Perkins-Dwyer
Richard Eberhart
Kathie and Alan Freeman
Elissa Johnston and Grant Gershon
David Kalifon
Kevin and Sean Kiner
Thomas and Gloria Lang
Estate of Louise Lepley
David and Toni Lessin
Jennifer and Joey Li
June and Simon Li
Richard and Miki Lorentz
Rob and Christie Martin
Kathleen McCarthy
Kally McMurray-Fisher
Mr. Robin Meadow and Ms. Margaret Stevens
Heidi Novaes
Phoebe O’Brien
John Powell
Drs. Gail and Richard Rice
Penelope C. Roeder, Ph.D.
Ilean and Steve* Rogers in honor of Grant Gershon
Frank D. Rubin
Nancy and Dick Spelke
Neeyah Lynn Rose Stephens
J. Theodore Struck and Al Whitley
Melanie and Bill Switzer
Betsey Tyler
Marilene Wang
Dr. William and Mrs. Mary Duxler
Michele and David Wilson
$600 - $1,499
Anonymous (2)
Tsan Abrahamson
Rick and Susan Amante Lorri and Steve Benson Jennifer and Chris Bertolet Susan Bienkowski and
Wang Lee
Elise Black
Dr. Andrew Blaine and
Dr. Leigh Lindsey
Lisa and Michael Blanchard Wade and JoAnn Bourne Frances and Terry Buchanan Barbara Byrne
Jim B. Clarke
John and Sue Clauss Molly and Walter* Coulson James Cronk
Gordon and Vacharee Fell Michael Fishbein
Jeanie Fiskin
Lorna Fitzgerald
in honor of Ron Myrick
Christopher W. Knight Edie Lehmann Boddicker
Peggy Loukas
John Lundgren, M.D. and Susan Jay, Ph.D.
Susan Mackensen
Masako Maki
Cynthia Marty in memory of Gregory Young
Terry and Chip Marvin Dr. Minnie McMillan
Jeff Melvoin in honor of Martha Groves
Michael and Lori Milken
Chip and Sharyn Moore
Ilca Moskos
Diane Offenberg-Rose
Vic Pallos and Emilie Pallos
Maredith Palmer Torres
Maribel Pichardo
Marilyn J. Prewoznik
Edwin T. Robinson
Geri Rotella Rotter
Mary Rourke Barbara and Heinrich Schelbert
Marc Seltzer and Chris Snyder in memory of James Howell
Brydon and Beverly Shirk
Carol A. Smith
Lisa Smolen
Tom and Susan Somerset
Barbara A. Teichert
Marjorie Thomson
Katy and Shaun Tucker
Elizabeth Turner
Christine Upton
John Woodall and Linda Woodall, M.D.
Kat and Thomas Zimmerman
$300 - $599
Murray Aronson
Dr. Christina Benson, M.D.and Dr. Kenneth Wells, M.D.
Bobbie and Paul Bent
Jeffrey and Susan Berman
Mary Louise Blackstone and Donald Burnett
Mandy and Steve Brigham
Deborah and William H. Brown, III
Suzanne C. Brown in honor of Grant Gershon and my LAMC friends
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
Molly and Walter* Coulson
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 in honor of Jenny Wong
Travis J. Howell in memory of James Howell
Cynthia Ison
Robert Israel
Stewart Johnston
Jay and Connie Knight
Loong Kong
Linda and Harry Kusuda
Ken Kwapis and Marisa Silver
Rhonda Lawrence
Carolyn Lehmkuhl
James Lyerly and Tracy Van Fleet
Lou and Denise Marchant
Dr. Nicholas K. Menzies and Dr. Melinda
Herrold-Menzies
Tom Moore in memory of JoAnn Moore
Ilka Moskos
Esther Mott
Louis and Sharon Mountford
Michael and Marianne S. Newman in honor of Ted and Jane McAniff
Scott Noble
Mr. John and Rev. Elizabeth Nordquist
Richard W. Olsen
Neil Olson
Mary Jo O’Neill
Lewis and Catherine Phelps
Deb Podus
Rodney and Ruth Punt
Kai-Li and H.H.Quigley
Faith Raiguel and Billy Weber
Stephania 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
Marleen Scheffy
Mary Scheibe
Marcia Selignon and Tom Drucker
Mary Shroyer
Ray and Eleanor Siebert
Lisa Smolen
Jillian Hessel Spivak
Donald and Jill Spuehler
Stacy and Jon Swanson
Rick and Becky Thyne
Paul and Catherine Tosetti
Janet Tranquada
John and Susan Trauger
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 and Linda Woodall, M.D.
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ROGER WAGNER SOCIETY
Jeff and Joan Beal
Joni and Miles Benickes
Michael Breitner
Abbott Brown
Linda McNeil Brown
Raun and Jerry Burnham
Dr. Kathy Cairo
Colburn Foundation
Elizabeth Hofert Dailey ǂ
Bryant, Judi, and Debra Danner
William Davis ǂ in honor of Ted McAniff
Jennifer Diener
Dr. Ann Grham Ehringer
Hon. Michael W. Fitzgerald and Patrick Fitzgerald in honor of James P. Fitzgerald
Claudia ǂ and Mark Foster
Kathie and Alan Freeman
Janice Roosevelt Gerard
Denise and Robert Hanisee
Geraldine Healy ǂ
Violet Jabara Jacobs ǂ
Curtis Ray Joiner, Jr. ǂ
David Kalifon
Stephen A. Kanter ǂ
Terry Knowles and Marshall Rutter
Joyce ǂ and Kent Kresa
Lesley Leighton
Louise Lepley ǂ
Marjorie and Roger ǂ Lindbeck
Patricia A. MacLaren
Drs. Marguerite and Robert ǂ Marsh
Jane and Edward J. McAniff
Nancy and Robert Miller ǂ
Diane Morton
Ron Myrick
Raymond R. Neevel ǂ
Steven P. Neiffer and Eric Lassiter ǂ
Joyce and Donald J. ǂ Nores
Robert W. Olsen ǂ
Courtland Palmer
Cheryl Petersen and Roger Lustberg
Hugh Ralston
Susan Erburu Reardon and George Reardon
Elizabeth Redmond ǂ
Penelope C. Roeder, Ph.D
Phyllis and Larry Rothrock ǂ
Carolyn and Scott Sanford
Barbara and Charles Schneider ǂ
Dona* and David Schultz
Martha Ellen Scott ǂ
Shirley and Ralph Shapiro in honor of Peter Mullin
Anne Shaw and Harrison Price ǂ
Nancy and Richard Spelke
Sue Stamberger
George Sterne and Nicole Baker
Francine and Dal Alan ǂ Swain
Kristan and Philip A. Swan
Dr. Jonathan Talberg
Laney and Tom ǂ Techentin
William M. Tully in loving memory of Jane W. Tully
Madge van Adelsberg ǂ
Margaret White
Robert Wood ǂ
FOUNDATION, GOVERNMENT, AND CORPORATE SUPPORT
$1,000,000+
LA Arts Recovery Fund
Perenchio Foundation
U.S Small Business Administration
$100,000 - $999,999
The Ahmanson Foundation
AmaWaterways
California Venues Grant Program
Colburn Foundation
FEMA & California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
The Music Center Foundation
$50,000 - $99,999
Ann Peppers Foundation
The Blue Ribbon
California Arts Council
Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
Dan Murphy Foundation
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
The Rose Hills Foundation
Edward A. & Ai O. Shay Family Foundation
$20,000 - $49,999
Anonymous
California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program, Nonprofit Cultural Institutions
Capital Group Corporate Charitable Giving
Chorus America Music Education Partnerships
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
The Green Foundation
LA County Arts and Culture Creative Recovery LA
National Endowment for the Arts
Walter J. and Holly O. Thomson Foundation
$10,000 - $19,999
Mid Atlantic Arts
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
The Riordan Foundation
The SahanDaywi Foundation
$1,000 - $9,999
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc.
David Bohnett Foundation
Employees Community Fund of The Boeing Company California
Friars Charitable Foundation
William H. Hannon Foundation
Kraft-Engel Management
The Michael and Lori Milken Family Foundation
The Music Man Foundation
The E. Nakamichi Foundation
Ornest Family Foundation
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts
The Lon V. Smith Foundation
The John and Beverly Stauffer Foundation
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust