ANNUAL REPORT 2023 2024
Live
Orchestra Roster
Artistic Leadership
Welcome Tabita and Enrico
Auditions and Retirements
Florida Tour
Opening Night Gala
Michigan Central Station
PNC Pops Series
Paradise Jazz Series
The Cube and Sosnick Courtyard
Special Prorgamming
Civic Youth Ensembles
Musical Toolbox
Young People’s Family Concerts
and Educational Concert Series
The DSO at Interlochen
Learning and Engagement at The Max Map: In the Community
William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series
Impact Campaign
Signature Events
Donor Support
All eyes were on Detroit once again with the reopening of Michigan Central Station— and the DSO was part of it, performing at the sold-out concert in June alongside Eminem. See page 17 for more on this historic event.
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC.
LIFETIME DIRECTORS
Samuel Frankel◊
Stanley Frankel
David Handleman, Sr.◊
Dr. Arthur L. Johnson ◊
Chacona Baugh
James B. Nicholson
Barbara Van Dusen
Clyde Wu, M.D.◊
Penny B. Blumenstein
Richard A. Brodie
Marianne Endicott
Sidney Forbes
Herman H. Frankel
CHAIRS EMERITI
Peter D. Cummings
Mark A. Davidoff
Phillip Wm. Fisher
DIRECTORS EMERITI
Dr. Gloria Heppner
Ronald Horwitz
Harold Kulish
Bonnie Larson
Arthur C. Liebler
David McCammon
Stanley Frankel
Robert S. Miller
James B. Nicholson
Marilyn Pincus
Glenda Price
Marjorie S. Saulson
Jane Sherman
Arthur A. Weiss
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David T. Provost Chair
Erik Rönmark President & CEO
Shirley Stancato Vice Chair
Laura Trudeau Treasurer
James G. Vella Secretary
Ric Huttenlocher Officer at Large
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David Wu Officer at Large
Directors are responsible for maintaining a culture of accountability, resource development, and strategic thinking. As fiduciaries, Directors oversee the artistic and cultural health and strategic direction of the DSO.
Michael Bickers
Elena Centeio
Jeremy Epp, Orchestra Representative
Aaron Frankel
Herman B. Gray, M.D.
Laura Hernandez-Romine
Renato Jamett, Trustee Chair
Ismael Ahmed
Richard Alonzo
Hadas Bernard
Janice Bernick
Elizabeth Boone
Gwen Bowlby
Dr. Betty Chu
Karen Cullen
Joanne Danto
Stephen D’Arcy
Maureen T. D’Avanzo
Jasmin DeForrest
Rev. Nicholas Hood III
Ric Huttenlocher
Renato Jamett, Trustee Chair
Daniel J. Kaufman
H. Keith Mobley, Governing Members Chair
Xavier Mosquet
David Nicholson
Arthur T. O’Reilly
Stephen Polk
David Provost, Board Chair
Bernard I. Robertson
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Shirley Stancato
Scott Strong, Orchestra Representative
Laura J. Trudeau
James G. Vella
David M. Wu, M.D.
Ellen Hill Zeringue
Trustees are a diverse group of community leaders who infuse creative thinking and innovation into how the DSO strives to achieve both artistic vitality and organizational sustainability.
Cara Dietz
Afa Sadykhly Dworkin
James C. Farber
Amanda Fisher
Linda Forte
Carolynn Frankel
Christa Funk
Robert Gillette
Jody Glancy
Malik Goodwin
Mary Ann Gorlin
Donald Hiruo
Michelle Hodges
Julie Hollinshead
Laurel Kalkanis
Jay Kapadia
David Karp
Joel D. Kellman
John Kim
Jennette Smith Kotila
Leonard LaRocca
William Lentine
Linda Dresner Levy
Gene LoVasco
Anthony McCree
Kristen McLennan
Tito Melega
Lydia Michael
H. Keith Mobley, Governing Members Chair
Sandy Morrison
Frederick J. Morsches
Jennifer Muse
Sean M. Neall
Eric Nemeth
Maury Okun
Jackie Paige
Vivian Pickard
Denise Fair Razo
Gerrit Reepmeyer
James Rose, Jr.
Laurie Rosen
Carlo Serraiocco
Lois L. Shaevsky
Elliot Shafer
Shiv Shivaraman
Dean Simmer
Richard Sonenklar
Rob Tanner
Yoni Torgow
Nate Wallace
Gwen Weiner
Donnell White
Jennifer Whitteaker
R. Jamison Williams
Dear Friends,
We are pleased to share the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s 2023–2024 Annual Report. This remarkable season was filled with artistic triumphs and historic milestones from our Opening Night Gala with Yo-Yo Ma, to the continued growth of our educational programs, and community impact in Detroit and beyond.
We filled Orchestra Hall and venues across Metro Detroit with the majestic sound of our orchestra under the masterful baton of Music Director Jader Bignamini and with acclaimed guest artists. We are grateful to our series sponsors for their continued support, including PVS Chemicals, Inc., PNC Bank, and the William Davidson Foundation, who also generously presented our February 2024 Florida Tour—the DSO’s first under Jader’s leadership. The tour created profound moments of connection and engagement with DSO friends and fans in Florida, furthering our mission to provide music and access to students, families, and communities.
Back home, we were proud to be part of the reopening of the iconic Michigan Central Station, performing alongside Eminem at a sold-out concert in June, which was broadcast worldwide, highlighting our orchestra on a global scale.
Erik Rönmark President and CEO
We also celebrated the conclusion of our DSO Impact Campaign. Over the last 10 years, inclusive of the campaign and with generous investments, we have raised $110 million for the DSO’s permanent endowment, strengthening our ability to bring exceptional music and impactful programming to audiences for generations to come.
In December 2023, we celebrated another first with Jader—the recording of Wynton Marsalis’s Blues Symphony in the pristine acoustics of Orchestra Hall. We look forward to this extraordinary release in January 2025 on the Pentatone label—a true testament to the exquisite artistry of our orchestra.
As we look ahead to a bright future, we also pause to acknowledge our outstanding staff, musicians, stage crew, Board of Directors, Trustees, Governing Members, patrons, and donors. Your unwavering support ensures that we can continue to inspire and transform lives through the incredible power of music.
David T. Provost Chair, Board of Directors
The DSO made significant strides in our post-pandemic recovery, with growth across all revenue areas. However, despite this progress, we finished the 2024 season with a small operational deficit, reflecting the ongoing challenges of fully rebounding. We remain focused on strengthening our financial position in the coming year as we build on this momentum.
Over the past year, the endowment has grown by more than $3M thanks to the critical support of our generous donors. The chart below reflects the endowment’s growth over time, with the increase in permanent capital helping to fund our mission today while ensuring the organization’s future sustainability.
MISSION
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra impacts lives through the power of unforgettable musical experiences by sustaining a world class orchestra for our city and the global community.
VISION
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is an inclusive and culturally relevant community where all people can experience their world through music.
VALUES
EXCELLENCE
We value a consistently high level of performance, both artistically and organizationally.
COLLABORATION
We partner to achieve collective positive impact within our organization and throughout our community.
INNOVATION
We proactively look for novel ways to advance opportunities.
DIVERSITY
We identify, understand, and invite a multitude of voices, views, and values into our organizational process and artistic outputs.
RESILIENCE
We flourish in new and uncertain environments.
ORCHESTRA HALL
MOST POPULAR LIVE-STREAMS
30K VIEWS
MAHLER’S NINTH SYMPHONY
29K VIEWS
BRAHMS’S THIRD SYMPHONY
355K livestream viewers 57% increase in views since last season
RECORDINGS
In late summer 2023, we celebrated a new album release on the Naxos Portara label: John Williams’s Trumpet Concerto with the DSO and Principal Trumpet Hunter Eberly under the baton of Music Director Laureate Leonard Slatkin. The album marked Eberly’s first solo recording with the DSO, and the sixth release in the DSO’s series of concertos by Williams under Slatkin.
In December, the DSO and Music Director Jader Bignamini recorded Wynton Marsalis’s Blues Symphony live in Orchestra Hall, to be released in
26,124 hours watched
60K Educational Concert Series viewers
January 2025 on the Pentatone label. Blues Symphony is a triumphant ode to the power of the blues and the scope of America’s musical heritage.
These projects advance our historically rich catalogue of treasured recordings made by the orchestra and spotlight the artistry of American composers.
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2023 | 2024 ANNUAL REPORT DSO MUSICIANS
JADER BIGNAMINI, Music Director
Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation
ENRICO LOPEZ-YAÑEZ
Principal Pops Conductor Devereaux Family Chair
FIRST VIOLIN
Robyn Bollinger
CONCERTMASTER
Katherine Tuck Chair
Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy
ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER
Schwartz and Shapero Family Chair
Hai-Xin Wu
ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER
Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison Foundation Chair
Jennifer Wey Fang
ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER
Marguerite Deslippe*
Laurie Goldman*
Rachel Harding Klaus*
Eun Park Lee*
Adrienne Rönmark*
William and Story John Chair
Alexandros Sakarellos ^
Drs. Doris Tong and Teck Soo Chair
Laura Soto*
Greg Staples*
Jiamin Wang*
Mingzhao Zhou*
SECOND VIOLIN
Adam Stepniewski
ACTING PRINCIPAL
The Devereaux Family Chair
Will Haapaniemi*
David and Valerie McCammon
Chairs
Hae Jeong Heidi Han*
David and Valerie McCammon Chairs
Sheryl Hwangbo Yu*
Sujin Lim*
Hong-Yi Mo*
Marian Tanau*
Alexander Volkov*
Jing Zhang*
VIOLA
Eric Nowlin
PRINCIPAL
Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair
James VanValkenburg
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Janet and Norm Ankers Chair
Caroline Coade
Henry and Patricia Nickol Chair
Glenn Mellow
Hang Su
Hart Hollman
Han Zheng
Mike Chen
Harper Randolph §
CELLO
Wei Yu
PRINCIPAL
TERENCE BLANCHARD
Fred A. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair
Abraham Feder ^
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Dorothy and Herbert Graebner Chair
Robert Bergman*
Jeremy Crosmer*
Victor and Gale Girolami Chair
David LeDoux*
Peter McCaffrey*
Joanne Danto and Arnold Weingarden Chair
Úna O’Riordan*
Mary Ann and Robert Gorlin Chair
Cole Randolph*
Mary Lee Gwizdala Chair
BASS
Kevin Brown
PRINCIPAL
Van Dusen Family Chair
Stephen Molina
PRINCIPAL
Renato and Elizabeth Jamett Chair
Christopher Hamlen*
Peter Hatch*
Vincient Luciano*
Brandon Mason*
HARP
Alyssa Katahara
PRINCIPAL
Winifred E. Polk Chair
FLUTE
Hannah Hammel Maser
PRINCIPAL
Alan J. and Sue Kaufman and Family Chair
Amanda Blaikie
Morton and Brigitte Harris Chair
Sharon Sparrow
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Bernard and Eleanor Robertson Chair
Jeffery Zook
PICCOLO
Jeffery Zook
OBOE
Alexander Kinmonth
PRINCIPAL
Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair
Sarah Lewis
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Monica Fosnaugh
ENGLISH HORN
Monica Fosnaugh
CLARINET
Ralph Skiano
PRINCIPAL
Robert B. Semple Chair
Jocelyn Langworthy
ACTING SECOND CLARINET
TABITA BERGLUND Principal Guest Conductor
Jack Walters
PVS Chemicals Inc./Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair
Shannon Orme
E-FLAT CLARINET
Jack Walters
BASS CLARINET
Shannon Orme
Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair
BASSOON
Conrad Cornelison
PRINCIPAL
Byron and Dorothy Gerson Chair
Cornelia Sommer
Jaquain Sloan
ACTING UTILITY BASSOON
CONTRABASSOON OPEN
HORN
Patrick Walle
ACTING PRINCIPAL HORN
David and Christine Provost Chair
Johanna Yarbrough ^
Scott Strong
Ric and Carola Huttenlocher Chair
Kristi Crago
ACTING UTILITY HORN
Ben Wulfman
ACTING SECOND HORN
TRUMPET
Hunter Eberly
PRINCIPAL
Austin Williams
James Vaughen
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
William Lucas
TROMBONE
OPEN
PRINCIPAL
David Binder
Adam Rainey
Richard Sonenklar and Greg Haynes Chair
BASS TROMBONE
Adam Rainey
TUBA
Dennis PRINCIPALNulty
TIMPANI
Jeremy Epp
PRINCIPAL
Richard and Mona Alonzo Chair
NA’ZIR MCFADDEN
Assistant Conductor, Phillip & Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador
James Ritchie
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
PERCUSSION
Joseph Becker
PRINCIPAL
Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair
Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
William Cody Knicely Chair
James Ritchie
Luciano Valdes §
LIBRARIANS
Robert Stiles
PRINCIPAL
Ethan Allen AP LIBRARIAN
LEGACY CHAIRS
Principal Flute Women’s Association for the DSO Chair
Principal Cello
James C. Gordon Chair
Personnel Managers
Patrick Peterson
ORCHESTRA MANAGER
Benjamin Tisherman
MANAGER OF ORCHESTRA
PERSONNEL
Stage Personnel
Dennis Rottell
STAGE MANAGER
Joe Corless
DEPARTMENT HEAD
William Dailing
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Zach Deater
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Isaac Eide
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Kurt Henry
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Matthew Pons
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Jason Tschantre
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Past Music Directors
Leonard Slatkin
MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE
Neeme Järvi
MUSIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS
LEGEND
* These members may voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis
^ On leave
§ African American Orchestra Fellow
2023 | 2024 ANNUAL REPORT ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Erik Rönmark
President and CEO
James B. & Ann V. Nicholson Chair
Jill Elder Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
Linda Lutz Vice President and Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Martin Sher Vice President and Chief Artistic & Operating Officer
Joy Crawford
Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
Serena Donadoni
Executive Assistant to the Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
Anne Parsons◊ President Emeritus
ARTISTIC OPERATIONS
ARTISTIC PLANNING
Jessica Ruiz
Senior Director of Artistic Planning
Jessica Slais Creative Director of Popular & Special Programming
Stephen Grady Jr. Program Manager, Popular & Special Programming
Lindzy Volk Artistic Manager
LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL
Marc Geelhoed
Executive Producer of Live from Orchestra Hall
ORCHESTRA OPERATIONS
Kathryn Ginsburg Orchestra General Manager
Patrick Peterson Orchestra Manager
Dennis Rottell Stage Manager
Bronwyn Hagerty Orchestra & Training Programs Librarian
Benjamin Tisherman Manager of Orchestra Personnel
ADVANCEMENT
Alex Kapordelis Senior Director of Advancement
Ali Huber Director of Donor Engagement
Cassidy Schmid Director of Individual Giving
Zack Suchanek
Associate Director of Annual Giving
Alex Anderson Manager of Advancement Events
Bryana Hall Data & Research Specialist
Jane Koelsch Major Gift Officer
Francesca Leo Manager of Governance & Donor Engagement
Elizabeth McConnell Specialist, Donor Communnications
Juanda Pack Advancement Benefits Concierge
Susan Queen Gift Officer. Corporate Giving
Bethany Simmerlein Grant Writer
Samantha Taylor Manager of Foundation Relations
Amanda Tew Major Gift Officer
Shay Vaughn Major Gift Officer
BUILDING OPERATIONS
Ken Waddington Senior Director of Facilities & Engineering
Teresa Beachem Chief Engineer
Demetris Fisher Manger of Enviornmental Services (EVS)
William Guilbault EVS Technician
Robert Hobson Chief Maintenance Technician
Aaron Kirkwood EVS Lead
Anthony Lindsey EVS Technician
Daniel Speights EVS Technician
EVENT AND PATRON EXPERIENCE
Christina Williams Director of Event & Patron Experience
Neva Kirksey Manager of Events & Rentals
Alison Reed, CVA Manager of Volunteer & Patron Experience
Andre Williams Beverage Program Manager
COMMUNICATIONS
Matt Carlson Senior Director, Communications & Media Relations
Sarah Smarch Director of Content & Storytelling
Natalie Berger Manager of Multimedia Brand Content
LaToya Cross Communications & Advancement Content Specialist
Hannah Engwall Elbialy Public Relations Manager
Marisa Jacques Public Relations Coordinator
LEARNING & ENGAGEMEMT
Karisa Antonio Senior Director of Social Innovation & Learning
Damien Crutcher Managing Director of Detroit Harmony
Debora Kang Director of Education
Clare Valenti Director of Community Engagement
Kiersten Alcorn Manager of Community Engagement
Chris DeLouis Manager of Learning, Student & Program Development
Erin Faryniarz Detroit Harmony Partnerships & Services Coordinator
Samuel Hsieh Coordinator of Learning Operations
Kendra Sachs Manager of Learning, Enrollment & Communications
FINANCE
Agnes Postma Senior Director of Accoounting & Finance
Adela Löw Director of Accounting & Financial Reporting
Tanisha Hester Accountant
Sophie Laal Accounting Clerk Assistant
Sandra Mazza Senior Accountant, Business Operations
Sophie Lall Accounting Clerk Assistant
Claudia Scalzetti Staff Accountant
HUMAN RESOURCES
Hannah Lozon Senior Director of Talent & Culture
Angela Stough Director of Human Resources
Sharon Tse Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Shuntia Perry Recruitment & Employee Experience Specialist
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
William Shell Director of Information Technology
Pat Harris System Administrator
Michelle Koning Web Manager
Aaron Tockstein Database Administrator
MARKETING & AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Connor Mehren Director of Growth Marketing
Juliana Nahas Director of Loyalty Marketing
Sharon Gardner Carr Tessitura Event Operations Manager
Jay Holladay Brand Graphic Designer
LaHeidra Marshall Direct Marketing Manager
Thomas Monks Loyalty Marketing Manager
Declan O’Neal Marketing & Promotions Coordinator
Kristin Pagels-Quinlan Digital Advertising Manager
Grace Venner Manager of Growth Marketing
PATRON SALES & SERVICE
Michelle Marshall Director of Patron Sales & Service
Valerie Jackson Group Sales Representative
James Sabatella Group & Tourism Sales Manager
Chantel Woodard Manager of Patron Sales & Service
SAFETY & SECURITY
George Krappmann Director of Safety & Security
Johnnie Scott Safety & Security Manager
Willie Coleman Security Officer
Joyce Dorsey Security Officer
Tony Morris Security Officer
Eric Thomas Security Officer& Maintence Technician
JADER BIGNAMINI
MUSIC DIRECTOR
MUSIC DIRECTORSHIP ENDOWED BY THE KRESGE FOUNDATION
In his third full season in the role, Music Director Jader Bignamini conducted ten programs on the PVS Classical Series with major works including Mahler’s Ninth Symphony, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, and the DSO premiere of Jessie Montgomery’s Snapshots. He welcomed soloists including Yo-Yo Ma, Gil Shaham, Yuja Wang, and Meghan Picerno, and led the orchestra on tour in Florida. With his contract extension, Jader will continue to serve in his role through at least the 2030–31 season.
JEFF TYZIK
PRINCIPAL POPS
CONDUCTOR
In his final season as the DSO’s beloved Principal Pops Conductor, Jeff Tyzik solidified his legacy with four programs on the PNC Pops Series: Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown & The Philly Sound, featuring the defining sounds of Detroit’s Motown classics facing off with Philly Sound hits; Red Carpet Film Scores, highlighting the most memorable scores in cinema; Country Hits: Songs from Nashville, a Nashville recording session brought to life with sounds of the Grand Ole Opry; and Back to the ‘80s, featuring superstar vocalists belting hits from one of the world’s most iconic musical decades.
TERENCE BLANCHARD
FRED A. ERB JAZZ CREATIVE DIRECTOR CHAIR
Terence Blanchard has been a consistent artistic force for making powerful musical statements concerning painful American tragedies—past and present. This season, he performed alongside jazz legend Herbie Hancock in Orchestra Hall for a once-in-a-lifetime performance of Hancock’s original compositions influenced by an innovative fusion of electric jazz, funk, and rock that continues to shape the evolution of contemporary music.
NA’ZIR MCFADDEN
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR
PHILLIP & LAUREN FISHER COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR
In his second season with the DSO, Na’Zir McFadden conducted programs including the 2024 Classical Roots concerts, which featured soloist Steven Banks and two co-commissions from Billy Childs and Shelley Washington; Lush Life: Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn on the PNC Pops Series; three Young People’s
Family Concerts; and the DTE Community Concerts, powered by the DTE Foundation.
NEW ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP
Tabita Berglund Principal Guest Conductor
In February 2024, Norwegian conductor Tabita Berglund was appointed as the orchestra’s new Principal Guest Conductor, beginning in the 2024–25 season with an initial 4-year contract. Tabita is recognized as one of today’s most talented young conductors, fast gaining a reputation for her alert, charismatic, and inspiring style.
“Music has the ability, if we do it right, to reach part of the human soul that no other artform or means of communication can. I think that’s the power of music.”
— TABITA BERGLUND
Enrico
Lopez-Yañez
Principal Pops Conductor
Devereaux Family Chair
In October 2023, Enrico Lopez-Yañez was introduced as the next Principal Pops Conductor, commencing in the 2024–25 season with an initial 3-year contract. Passionate about engaging audiences of all ages and backgrounds, Enrico brings high energy, creativity, and innovation, and is known for his unique and oftentimes theatrical style of audience engagement.
“Pops means endless possibilities. We can take any genre or artist and use the orchestra to transform and elevate the music, bringing it to audiences in a way that is unique and innovative. I look forward to working with the DSO to create unsurpassed musical experiences that our audiences will love and that will bring together diverse communities.”
— ENRICO LOPEZ-YAÑEZ
2 musicians joined the DSO
ALYSSA KATAHARA HARP WINIFRED E. POLK CHAIR
JAMES VAUGHEN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL TRUMPET
541 applicants
355 candidates auditioned
3 musician retirements
MARCUS SCHOON BASSOON
31 YEARS OF SERVICE
DAVE EVERSON HORN
24 YEARS OF SERVICE
MARK ABBOTT HORN
42 YEARS OF SERVICE
2 chair endowments
CELLO
MARY LEE GWIZDALA CHAIR CURRENTLY HELD BY COLE RANDOLPH
PRINCIPAL HORN
DAVID AND CHRISTINE PROVOST CHAIR OPEN
Orchestra tours mark moments in time—they resonate with the achievement of countless hours of study, rehearsal, and communication, and encapsulate the unique sound character of the current musicians as led by Music Director Jader Bignamini. And, as the Detroit Free Press commented on the DSO’s 2024 Florida Tour, “touring helps burnish the orchestra’s wider reputation while fortifying camaraderie among the ensemble.” Two airplanes, four tour buses, six concerts and packed houses later, we’ve carried some incredible memories back home.
In February 2024, the DSO and Music Director Jader Bignamini undertook their historic first tour together, traveling to Florida for concerts in Gainesville, Miami, West Palm Beach, Sarasota, and Vero Beach. Acclaimed American cellist Alisa Weilerstein joined the tour for performances of Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto, with additional repertoire including Michael Abels’s Emerge, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique.”
Engagement opportunities included a partnership with MorseLife Assisted Living (top right), where four DSO ensembles visited to perform for residents often unable to travel off campus. MorseLife residents, staff, and care partners heard intimate concerts and forged bonds with DSO musicians.
A commitment to nurture professional growth and preparedness for generations of classical musicians is shared by
both the DSO and Miami-based New World Symphony, leading to enriching partnerships. On tour, nine musicians headed to the NWS campus to lead mock auditions for current fellows, fostering development and connection.
The Florida Tour, the DSO’s first since traveling to Asia in 2017, highlighted the orchestra’s artistry and advocacy while deepening affinity throughout communities in Florida and strengthening bonds of supporters, musicians, and staff. The orchestra was welcomed home to Detroit with two outstanding concerts at Orchestra Hall—a fitting culmination for this remarkable tour.
1,908 miles
Thank you to our Florida Tour supporters. The Presenting Sponsor of the DSO’s Blumenstein, Burns & Wilcox, Joanne Danto and Arnold Weingarden, Mark Davidoff
James Grosfeld, Ric and Carola Huttenlocher, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Jacobson, Valerie McCammon, Ms. Evelyn Micheletti, Ms. Deborah Miesel, Dr. and Dr. Robert Wilson, and Drs. David and Bernadine Wu.
1,908 miles traveled
“Bignamini set a frantic pace in the last movement, giving the work extra excitement before the quiet ending in which the orchestra glowed like a jewel.”
South Florida Classical Review
DSO’s Florida Tour 2024 was the William Davidson Foundation. Other sponsors include Dr. and Ms. Joel Appel, Penny and Harold Davidoff and Margie Dunn, Mrs. Pamela Esser, Phillip and Lauren Fisher, the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation, Inc., Nancy and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Kent, Mr. and Mrs. D. Michael Kratchman, Bonnie Larson, Mr. Daniel Lewis and Ms. Valerie Dillon, David and
Robert G. Mobley, Dave and Christine Provost, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard I. Robertson, Bob and Martie Sachs, Sandra Seligman, Ms. Mary
OPENING NIGHT GALA
On September 30, 2023, we celebrated our first Opening Night Gala in twenty years with a remarkable night of music featuring the DSO and one of the most acclaimed artists of our time, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, under the baton of Music Director Jader Bignamini. The sold-out concert included Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor with Ma as soloist, plus
Ravel’s Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé and Glinka’s Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla. The gala reestablished the DSO’s reputation as an organization at the pinnacle of artistic excellence, capable of attracting top talent and providing our community with unsurpassed musical experiences. See page 36 for more information.
THE CONCERT AT MICHIGAN CENTRAL STATION
Detroit history on a worldwide scale? We made it. The DSO appeared alongside Eminem for an iconic performance at the Michigan Central Station reopening concert on June 7, which also featured big names like Diana Ross, Big Sean, and Jack White. The sold-out concert streamed live globally and gained national coverage, exposing the DSO to millions as a thriving
beacon of culture in Detroit. We are honored to have been part of this tremendous tribute to our city’s enduring legacy, which we have been proud to help build since 1887. The momentum of this historic event continues to push Detroit forward, and the concert film has since been nominated for a Grammy Award.
PVS CLASSICAL SERIES
This season we highlighted 15 works by women and people of color, including new works by Jessie Montgomery and Shelley Washington as part of New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices project. We performed works by ten living composers, including two world premieres (by James Lee III and Arlene Sierra) and six DSO commissions, among them Du Yun’s Ears of the Book Pipa Concerto conducted by Eric
Jacobsen with soloist Wu Man. Other celebrated guest conductors included David Afkham, Joana Carneiro, Kevin John Edusei, Fabien Gabel, Nic McGegan, Juanjo Mena, Shiyeon Sung, and Osmo Vänskä.
SPOTLIGHT:
MUSIC AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
With its power to unite, music anchored the Civil Rights Movement to freedom struggles of the past while pointing toward a more just future. In 2023–24, we harnessed music’s special power by marking the 60th anniversary of Detroit’s 1963 Walk to Freedom with opportunities for intense reflection on the relationships between music, social activism, and freedom. Programs included the world premiere of James
Lee III’s Shades of Unbroken Dreams Concerto for Piano and Orchestra conducted by Fabien Gabel with soloist Alexandra Dariescu, and Margaret Bonds’s Montgomery Variations, which honors the inspiring work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., conducted by Music Director Jader Bignamini.
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2023 | 2024 ANNUAL
PNC POPS SERIES
Highlights of the PNC Pops Series included Latin Fire (with José Sibaja on trumpet and soprano Mónica Abrego) and a program with pop icon Vanessa Williams conducted by Enrico Lopez-Yañez; Go Now! The Music of the Moody Blues conducted by Michael Krajewski; Lush Life: Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn conducted by Na’Zir McFadden with vocalist Denzal Sinclaire; and Disney & Broadway Favorites: The Magic
of Menken with conductor Steven Reineke and featuring Broadway vocalists. The beloved Home for the Holidays program also returned with conductor Jason Seber.
SPOTLIGHT:
DISCO FEVER
We brought the party to Orchestra Hall in May with a Disco Fever program conducted by Enrico LopezYañez and featuring vocalists Maiya Sykes and B.Slade. The high-energy concerts included an onstage dance battle and disco hits like “That’s the Way (I Like It),” “It’s Raining Men,” “We Are Family,” “I Will Survive,” “Stayin’ Alive,” “The Hustle,” “Hot Stuff,” and more. To promote the concerts, we collaborated with Old Soul Vintage
for a groovy photo shoot with DSO musicians, which resulted in a social media reel with over 10k views.
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PARADISE JAZZ SERIES
In its 24th season, the Paradise Jazz Series continued to honor the legacy of the Paradise Theatre, the historic Detroit jazz venue that was on the site of Orchestra Hall from 1941–1951, by showcasing diverse and engaging jazz programming from traditional to avant-garde. The series featured performances by esteemed artists
including Makaya McCraven, Endea Owens & The Cookout, Kenny Garrett, Brandford Marsalis, Don Was, Kris Johnson, and Kenny Baron.
SPOTLIGHT:
PARADISE THEATRE BIG BAND
The Paradise Theatre Big Band represents a multi-generational group of musicians who were raised in the Detroit traditions of versatility, mentorship, and innovation. A nod to Orchestra Hall’s history as the Paradise Theatre, the ensemble honors the legacy of Detroit’s Paradise Valley and Black Bottom neighborhoods that served as a beacon of Black culture from 1920–1950.
In November, Grammy Award-nominated trumpeter, composer, arranger, and DSO Civic Youth Ensembles alum Kris Johnson led the Paradise Theatre Big Band in a performance at Orchestra Hall, which included the world premiere of Johnson’s powerful musical narrative titled “Stop Apologizing for Being Human,” a journey into the essence of humanity, emotional vulnerabilities, and the strength of self-discovery.
THE CUBE AND SOSNICK COURTYARD
In the Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube and our Sosnick Courtyard greenspace, audiences enjoyed boundless musical experiences and a fresh take on programming. Poetry and music returned to The Cube with BLK GOLD featuring Lulu Fall, La Shaun phoenix Moore, and spoken word artists. Other events included the Detroit City Jazz Orchestra Plus with a tribute to the Jones Brothers; Storm Large with her band, Le Bonheur, on a tour through the Great American Songbook; and a powerful Juneteenth celebration with BLKBOK.
Sosnick Courtyard was home to a free outdoor festival, made possible by the Gilbert Family Foundation. Performances featured a DSO chamber ensemble, the return of both Poetry & Music and the Urban Art Orchestra, a sensory-friendly family concert with Miss Paula and the Candy Bandits, a collaboration with Opera MODO, a Detroit techno and jazz-infused performance by composer and experience designer Nova Zaii, and a program by New Music Detroit as part of the 32nd Annual Concert of Colors festival.
BLKBOK
with special guest musicians
from Detroit School of the Arts
SPECIAL PROGRAMMING
In June, we welcomed acclaimed actor and vocalist Tituss Burgess to perform musical selections from Broadway and film in celebration of the vibrant spectrum of identities within the LGBTQIA2S+ community. The event marked the first official Pride concert by the DSO, a tradition we intend to continue. Film concert experiences included Ghostbusters with an iconic Ectomobile on display
and additional activations in the atrium, Home Alone, and Elf. The orchestra showed their rock ’n’ roll side with Stewart Copeland: Police Deranged, tributes to Chicago and Elvis, and Beethoven x Coldplay. Other special programming included Noel Night and a once-in-a-lifetime performance with Herbie Hancock.
CIVIC YOUTH ENSEMBLES
Part of the Wu Family Academy for Learning and Engagement, the DSO’s Civic Youth Ensembles continue to cultivate every student’s artistic and creative potential through rewarding musical experiences while developing meaningful skills through the arts. The 2023–24 season saw CYE’s continued growth, serving 530 students (up from 474 in 2022–23) and 208 adults across 16 ensembles. 24 CYE students attended prominent summer programs including Interlochen Arts Camp, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and the University of Michigan’s MPulse.
75% of CYE students reported feeling connected to peers in the program, fostered in part by the addition of CYE Fun Day, a student committee-led day of engaging activities, and the implementation of student-driven spaces and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion trainings for staff and mentors. In February, Principal Cello Wei Yu performed as a soloist with the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra (DSYO) directed by Assistant Conductor and Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador Na’Zir McFadden.
MUSICAL TOOLBOX
How do you use music in your classroom andwhatwouldbehelpfultoyou?Through questions like these and conversations between DSO teaching artists, caregivers, and educators, the DSO’s Music Toolbox was born. Sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the project offers creative ways for early childhood educators to bring music into their classrooms and diverse learning environments. Accompanying the project is a free series of six videos that demonstrate how to use instruments found in the box and make instruments at home. It also teaches fundamental
music concepts along with movement exercises. Together, students and educators explore themes like rhythm, sound, breath, and movement, representing a shift from traditional teaching methods and encouraging exploration, connection, and expression. In 2023–24, we distributed 543 Music Toolboxes to early childhood educators and families.
YOUNG PEOPLE’S FAMILY CONCERTS & EDUCATIONAL CONCERT SERIES
Our educational and family concerts continue to impact thousands of students in Detroit and around the world. In 2023–24, Tiny Tots concerts engaged young children in the Peter D. and Julie F. Cummings Cube, and the Young People’s Family Concert Series brought fun and interactive programs including Dr. FREAKuency’s Major Monster Bash conducted by Enrico Lopez-Yañez; Raymond Briggs’s The Snowman Film in Concert; Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf with storyteller Michael Boudewyns; and When Instruments
Roamed the Earth, an exploration of the ancient history of the instruments conducted by DSO Assistant Conductor Na’Zir McFadden.
Across three programs, including Holst’s The Planets and a celebration of Detroit music, the Educational Concert Series reached 11,938 students in Orchestra Hall and 102,000 views globally (up from last season’s 52,759) via LivefromOrchestraHall:Classroom Edition webcasts.
THE DSO AT INTERLOCHEN
The DSO returned to Interlochen in July for masterlcasses and side-by-side rehearsals and performances under the direction of Jader Bignamini. During this year’s residency, high school students participated in masterclasses with
DSO musicians and the DSO joined the World Youth Symphony Orchestra for a shared performance. The DSO also performed at Kresge Auditorium as part of the 2024 Interlochen Arts Festival.
“The Detroit Symphony Orchestra celebrates its shared history with Interlochen as national leaders in arts education, particularly in bringing the joy of music to young people in the state of Michigan for a century.”
-ERIK RÖNMARK, PRESIDENT AND CEO
LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT
AT THE MAX
Education at the DSO is strongly rooted in listening, collaborating, and creating environments where everyone feels heard, supported, and appreciated.
Starting with early childhood, the DSO’s partnership with the PNC Foundation and Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) includes the PNC Grow Up Great program, which offers interactive school visits with a teaching artist and support from DSO musicians. In spring 2023, the DSO welcomed all 33 Grow Up Great classrooms and over 700 pre-K students to The Max for an educational concert experience. The event marked the first time PNC Grow Up
Great educators took students outside their classrooms to hear and see the DSO in Orchestra Hall.
Our sensory-friendly events continued to empower individuals on the autism spectrum and with other sensory sensitivities to experience music in the way that feels most natural to them. Relaxed offerings included Miss Paula and the Candy Bandits in Sosnick Courtyard, the Kris Johnson Group with Mr. E, and an open rehearsal for the Peter and the Wolf family concert.
LEARN MORE
“We are most successful when we learn and grow alongside our students. Listening and responsiveness guide us in the pursuit of student well-being, superseding assumptions around age, race, gender identity, socioeconomic status, or place of residence. Our work at the DSO centers people as the experts in their own experience.”
-KARISA ANTONIO, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL INNOVATION & LEARNING
76
600
Grow Up Great Classroom Sessions were held, bringing teaching artists and musicians to schools across the city.
students participated in Middle School Honor Days at Orchestra Hall.
18,691
120,160
people in attendance at 177 community engagement events. students reached in the 2023-2024 season through DSO Learning & Engagement programming.
IN THE COMMUNITY
DETROIT STRATEGY
Detroit Strategy is our commitment to expanding the DSO’s participation in the growth and well-being of Detroit. In 2023–24, we engaged in partnership with 300 organizations and held 1,177 performances, workshops, and rehearsals.
DETROIT HARMONY
Detroit Harmony provides instruments for Detroit students while fostering music education and workforce development. In 2023–24, we reached 3057 instruments received, 1083 instruments distributed, and 442 instruments repaired. In May, Detroit Harmony and more than 50 community partners presented a music education impact event for students at Greater Grace Temple.
DETROIT NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE
We collaborated with local partners to present free concerts at Redeemer Presbyterian Church and St. Hedwig Catholic Church, featuring familyfriendly pre-concert activities, plus holiday and summer festival appearances in Northwest Goldberg, Chandler Park, Clark Park, and Southwest Detroit.
WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERT SERIES
This season, the William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series celebrated 13 years with incredible performances in seven metro Detroit communities. From January through July 2024, fans experienced the orchestra with esteemed guest conductors and soloists—including DSO musicians— in Southfield, Monroe, Beverly Hills, West Bloomfield, Plymouth, Bloomfield Hills, and Grosse Pointe. Featured artists included DSO musicians Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy (AssociateConcertmaster,Schwartz and Shapero Family Chair), Alexander Kinmonth (Principal Oboe, Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair), and Ralph Skiano (Principal Clarinet,RobertB.SempleChair), plus guests
Nicholas McGegan, Bertie Baigent, Simone Menezes, Gábor Takács-Nagy, and Stephanie Childress; conductor and violinist Dmitry Sinkovsky; pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (above); violinist William Hagen; and soprano Erika Baikoff.
VISION. ACTION. IMPACT.
When we set out to grow our endowment through the DSO Impact Campaign, there was no doubt that it would require hard work and diligence to reach our goal. Over the last ten years, inclusive of the campaign and your generous investments, we have raised $110 million for DSO’s permanent endowment. Big vision and bold action were essential to our collective success and sustaining the DSO as a cultural asset within Detroit’s arts community. The energetic support
and leadership of Co-Chairs Phillip Wm. Fisher and Danny Kaufman fueled this campaign and inspired investors and the entire Impact Campaign Cabinet—setting a true example for what collaborative leadership and transformative action can achieve. The work we do to ensure music and music education are a part of daily life today and for future generations wouldn’t be possible without you.
David Assemany
Joanne Danto
Mark Davidoff
Ric Huttenlocher
THANK YOU!
CABINET
Phillip Wm. Fisher Co-Chair Danny Kaufman Co-Chair
Renato Jamett
Alan J. Kaufman
Sandy Morrison
David T. Provost
ADVISORS
Chacona Baugh
Penny & Harold Blumenstein
Peter D. Cummings
Erik Rönmark
Ralph Skiano
David Wu, MD
James B. Nicholson
Nancy Schlichting
Joel D. Tauber
PILLARS OF DSO IMPACT
COMMUNITY & CONNECTED
ARTISTIC VISION
EDUCATION
ORCHESTRA HALL
SIGNATURE EVENTS
Proceeds from Signature Events support the DSO’s commitment to transforming the lives of young people through music education.
OPENING NIGHT GALA
In September, we reinaugurated Detroit’s premier black-tie gala experience at the first Opening Night Gala since 2003. In addition to an unforgettable performance by Yo-Yo Ma and the DSO under Jader Bignamini, the illustrious evening included a red-carpet entrance with photo opportunities, cocktail reception, and a formal seated dinner. This year’s Opening Night Gala raised over $1.1 million in support of the DSO’s music and education initiatives. Thank you to the William Davidson Foundation, Linda Dresner and Ed Levy Jr., Myron P. Leven Foundation, Penny and Harold Blumenstein,
Joanne Danto and Arnold Weingarden, DTE Energy Foundation, Cynthia and Edsel Ford, Nancy and James Grosfeld, PNC Bank, Christine and David Provost, Bernadine and David Wu, Terese and Paul Zlotoff, and Lauren and Phillip Fisher.
CLASSICAL ROOTS
Classical Roots recognized Billy Childs, the Grammy Award-winning composer and jazz pianist; Shirley Stancato, a seasoned executive, prominent civic leader, race relations specialist, and social justice advocate; and jessica Care moore, the poet and founder of Black WOMEN Rock!, who received the Marlowe Stoudamire Award for Innovation and Community Collaboration, presented in memory of late Detroit community leader and Classical Roots Steering Committee member Marlowe Stoudamire. The event
raised $380,000 to support the DSO’s African American music and musician development programs. The Arthur L. Johnson – Honorable Damon Jerome Keith Classical Roots Celebration was supported by the leadership of a Classical Roots Steering Committee of Detroit community and business leaders, cochaired by Priscilla Perkins and Mable V. Jones, PhD.
The Classical Roots concerts were conducted by Na’Zir McFadden and featured saxophone soloist Steven Banks, plus co-commissioned works
by Billy Childs and Shelley Washington, supported by New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices project.
Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, Stanley and Judy Frankel, and JPMorgan Chase, DTE Foundation, Christine and David Provost, the Gilbert Family Foundation, MGM Grand Detroit, W. Harold and Chacona W. Baugh, Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation, Flagstar, Wayne State University, and Barbara Van Dusen for your indispensable support of this important cultural and musical celebration.
SUMMER SOIRÉE
In June, we reinvigorated Summer Soirée to support our vision to ensure all people can experience their world through music. The evening featured a concert program with two-time Grammy Award-nominated duo Black Violin, plus activations across The Max including a
cocktail and scent journey from Midtown Detroit’s Harmonic Spirits with bartender Kevin Petersen of Castalia, tasty bites, and a “Glitter and Glam” afterparty with DJ, dance floor, flashing robots, and disco-head go-go dancers. The DSO is grateful to Presenting Sponsors Carolynn and Aaron Frankel and premier sponsors Elizabeth and Renato Jamett, Christine and David Provost, Joanne Danto and Arnold Weingarden, Kari and Rob Gillette, Carola and Ric Huttenlocher, Jennette Smith Kotila and Michael Kotila, and MGM Grand Detroit.
TRANSFORMATIONAL SUPPORT
The DSO is grateful to the donors who have made extraordinary endowment investments through the DSO Impact Campaign or multi-year, comprehensive gifts to support general operations, capital improvements, or special programs.
FOUNDING FAMILIES
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel
Julie & Peter Cummings APLF
The Davidson-Gerson Family and the William Davidson Foundation
The Richard C. Devereaux Foundation
Erb Family and the Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation
The Fisher Family and the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation
Stanley & Judy Frankel and the Samuel & Jean Frankel Foundation
Mort & Brigitte Harris Foundation APLF
Danialle & Peter Karmanos, Jr.
Alan J. & Sue Kaufman and Family MM
Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr. APLF
James B. & Ann V. Nicholson and PVS Chemicals, Inc. APLF
Bernard & Eleanor Robertson
Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation
Clyde & Helen Wu◊
VISIONARIES
Mr. & Mrs.◊ Richard L. Alonzo APLF
Penny & Harold Blumenstein APLF
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher APLF, MM
Renato & Elizabeth Jamett MM
Mr. & Mrs. David Provost MM
Paul & Terese Zlotoff
CHAMPIONS
Janet & Norman Ankers
Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation APLF
Mr. & Mrs. David Cadieux
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo
Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden
Vera & Joseph Dresner Foundation
DTE Energy Foundation
Ford Motor Company Fund
William & Story John
John S. & James L. Knight Foundation
The Kresge Foundation
Mrs. Bonnie Larson APLF
Lisa & Brian Meer
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Ms. Deborah Miesel
Dr. William F. Pickard◊
The Polk Family
Stephen M. Ross
Nancy Schlichting & Pamela Theisen APLF
Richard Sonenklar and Gregory Haynes
Philanthropic Fund MM
Family of Clyde & Helen Wu APLF
LEADERS
Applebaum Family Philanthropy
Charlotte Arkin Estate
Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation APLF
Adel & Walter Dissett MM
Herman & Sharon Frankel
Ruth & Al◊ Glancy
Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin APLF
Mary Lee Gwizdala
Ronald M. & Carol◊ Horwitz
Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher MM
John C. Leyhan Estate
Bud & Nancy Liebler
Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation
David & Valerie McCammon
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller
Pat & Hank Nickol◊
Jack & Aviva Robinson◊
Martie & Bob Sachs
Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz◊
Drs. Doris Tong & Teck Soo
BENEFACTORS
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee◊
Mr. David Assemany
& Mr. Jeffery Zook APLF, MM
W. Harold & Chacona W. Baugh APLF
Gwen & Richard Bowlby MM
Robert & Lucinda Clement
Lois & Avern Cohn◊ MM
Jack, Evelyn, and Richard Cole Family Foundation
Mary Rita Cuddohy Estate
Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff APLF, MM
DSO Musicians MM
Bette Dyer Estate
Margo & Jim Farber MM
Michael & Sally Feder MM
Marjorie S. Fisher Fund MM
Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher
& Mr. Roy Furman
Ms. Mary D. Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Frankel MM
Barbara Frankel◊ & Ronald Michalak MM
Victor & Gale Girolami Fund
The Glancy Foundation, Inc. APLF
Herbert & Dorothy Graebner◊
Mr. & Mrs. David Jaffa
Ann & Norman◊ Katz
Danny & Morgan Kaufman MM
Max Lepler & Rex Dotson MM
Dr. Melvin A. Lester◊
Eugene & Jeanne LoVasco Family
Florine Mark◊
Michigan Arts & Culture Council
Allan & Joy Nachman MM
Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters◊ APLF, MM
Mariam C. Noland & James A. Kelly APLF
Eric & Paula Nemeth
Roger & Kathy Penske APLF
Dr. Glenda D. Price
Ruth Rattner
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss◊
Mr. & Mrs.◊ Paul Schaap
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Secrest◊
Jocelyn & Robert Shaffer◊
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Shaevsky
Jane & Larry Sherman
Cindy McTee & Leonard Slatkin
Marilyn Snodgrass Estate
Mr. & Mrs. Arn Tellem APLF
Mr. James G. Vella MM
Eva von Voss and Family MM
KEY:
MM DSO Musicians Fund for Artistic Excellence
APLF Anne Parsons Leadership Fund
◊ Deceased
THE ANNUAL FUND
Gifts received between September 1, 2023 and August 31, 2024
The DSO is a community-supported orchestra, and you can play your part through frequent ticket purchases and generous annual donations. Your tax-deductible Annual Fund donation is an investment in the wonderful music at Orchestra Hall, around the neighborhoods, and across the community. This honor roll celebrates those generous donors who made a gift of $1,500 or more to the DSO Annual Fund.
Gabrilowitsch Society members support the Annual Fund at $10,000 and above annually. If you have questions about this roster or would like to make a donation, please contact 313.576.5114 or go to dso.org/donate.
PARAY SOCIETY - GIVING OF $250,000 & MORE
Penny & Harold Blumenstein
Julie & Peter Cummings
Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux
Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Frankel
Mary Lee Gwizdala
DORATI SOCIETY - GIVING OF $100,000 & MORE
Mr. & Mrs.◊ Richard L. Alonzo
James & Patricia Anderson
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo
Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher
EHRLING SOCIETY - GIVING OF $50,000 & MORE
Ms. Karol Foss
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Frankel
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Gerson
Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin
Ric & Carola Huttenlocher
Mrs. Bonnie Larson
JÄRVI SOCIETY
— GIVING OF $25,000 & MORE
Ms. Sharon Backstrom
Mrs. Cecilia Benner
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Brownell
Mrs. Marjory Epstein
Mr. Michael J. Fisher
Madeline & Sidney Forbes
Mr. & Mrs. Edsel B. Ford II/Henry Ford II Fund
Mrs. Martha Ford
Dale & Bruce Frankel
Mr. & Mrs. James Grosfeld
Ronald M. & Carol◊ Horwitz
Mr.◊ & Mrs. Norman D. Katz
Mr. Alan J. & Mrs. Sue Kaufman
Morgan & Danny Kaufman
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Karmanos, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. James B. Nicholson
Mr. & Mrs. David Provost
Barbara C. Van Dusen
The Polk Family
Bernard & Eleanor Robertson
Drs. David & Bernadine Wu
Paul & Terese Zlotoff
Nicole & Matt Lester
David & Valerie McCammon
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller
Patricia & Henry Nickol◊
Mr. & Mrs. Arn Tellem
Xavier & Maeva Mosquet
Mr. David Nicholson
Ms. Ruth Rattner
Martie & Bob Sachs
Laura & Jimmy Sherman
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sherman
Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes Philanthropic Fund
Dr. Doris Tong & Dr. Teck M. Soo
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Torgow
Peter & Carol Walters
S. Evan & Gwen Weiner
Wolverine Packing Company
And one who wishes to remain anonymous
GABRILOWITSCH
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee ◊
Diane Allmen
Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya
Janet & Norman Ankers
Pamela Applebaum
Drs. Brian & Elizabeth Bachynski
Drs. John ◊ & Janice Bernick
Gwen & Richard Bowlby
Michael & Geraldine Buckles
Ms. Elena Centeio
Thomas W. Cook & Marie L. Masters
Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer
Adel & Walter Dissett
Mr. Charles L. Dunlap & Mr. Lee V. Hart
Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff
Margo & Jim Farber
Sally & Michael Feder
Amanda Fisher
Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman
Barbara Frankel◊ & Ronald Michalak
Herman & Sharon Frankel
Lynn & Bharat Gandhi
Girolami Family Charitable Trust ◊
Dr. Robert T. Goldman
Mr.◊ & Mrs. James A. Green
GIVING OF $5,000 & MORE
Mrs. Jennifer Adderley
Richard & Jiehan Alonzo
Dr. & Mrs. Joel Appel
Drs. Kwabena & Jacqueline Appiah
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Aronoff
Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook*
Ms. Ruth Baidas
Dr. David S. Balle
James A. Bannan
Mr. Joseph Bartush
W. Harold & Chacona W. Baugh
Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Baum
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beaubien
Ms. Therese Bellaimey
Mr. William Beluzo
Hadas & Dennis Bernard
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Berner
Mr. Michael G. Bickers
Dr. George & Joyce Blum
Timothy J. Bogan
Ms. Debra Bonde
Ms. Nadia Boreiko
The Honorable Susan D. Borman
& Mr. Stuart Michaelson
Mr. Anthony F. Brinkman
Sandra & Paul Butler
Dr. & Mrs. Roger C. Byrd
Richard Caldarazzo & Eileen Weiser
Mr. & Mrs. Brian C. Campbell
Philip & Carol Campbell
Mrs. Carolyn Carr
Mr.◊ & Mrs. François Castaing
Dr. Carol S. Chadwick & Mr. H. Taylor Burleson
Mr. Fred J. Chynchuk
Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Colombo
Dr. & Mrs. Bryan & Phyllis Cornwall
Ms. Elizabeth Correa
Mr.◊ & Mrs. Gary L. Cowger
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew P. Cullen
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hage
Judy ◊ & Kenneth Hale
Michael E. Hinsky & Tyrus N. Curtis
Mr.◊ & Mrs. Norman H. Hofley
Ms. Nicole Holmes
Ms. Carole Ilitch
Renato & Elizabeth Jamett
Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup
William & Story John
Lenard & Connie Johnston
Paul & Marietta Joliat
Betsy & Joel Kellman
Dr. David & Mrs. Elizabeth Kessel
Mr. & Mrs. Kosch
LeFevre Family
Bud & Nancy Liebler
Mr. & Mrs.◊ Joseph Lile
Dana Locniskar & Christine Beck
Dr. Stephen & Paulette Mancuso
Ms. Deborah Miesel
Dr. Robert & Dr. Mary Mobley
Cyril Moscow
Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters ◊
David Robert ◊ & Sylvia Jean Nelson
Eric & Paula Nemeth
Dr. Edward & Mrs. Jamie Dabrowski
Deborah & Stephen D’Arcy Fund
Maureen T. D’Avanzo
Lillian & Walter Dean
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. DeVore
Dr. Anibal & Vilma Drelichman
Elaine C. Driker
Ms. Ruby Duffield
Dr. & Mrs. A. Bradley Eisenbrey
Randall & Jill* Elder
Mr. Lawrence Ellenbogen
Ms. Laurie Ellias & Mr. James Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Erb
Fieldman Family Foundation
John & Karen Fischer
Dorothy A. & Larry L. Fobes
Dr. & Mrs. Franchi
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Frick
Kit & Dan Frohardt-Lane
Mr.◊ & Mrs. Richard M. Gabrys
Myndi & Alan Gallatin
Mrs. Janet M. Garrett
Mr. Max Gates
Mr. & Mrs. James Gietzen
Keith & Eileen Gifford
Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Golden
Ms. Jacqueline Graham
Dr. Herman & Mrs. Shirley Mann Gray
Ms. Chris Gropp
Leslie Groves & Joseph Kochanek
Robert & Elizabeth Hamel
Mr. Sanford Hansell & Dr. Raina Ernstoff
Mr. Eric J. Hespenheide & Ms. Judith V. Hicks
Mr. Donald & Marcia Hiruo
Mr. Matthew Howell & Mrs. Julie Wagner
Mr. & Mrs. Kent Jidov
Mr. George G. Johnson
Paul & Karen Johnson
Carol & Rick Johnston
Jim & Mary Beth Nicholson
Gloria & Stanley Nycek
George & Jo Elyn Nyman
Debra & Richard Partrich
Kathryn & Roger Penske
Dr. Glenda D. Price
Dr. Heather Richter
Dr. Erik Rönmark* & Mrs. Adrienne Rönmark*
Peggy & Dr. Mark B. Saffer
Elaine & Michael Serling
Lois & Mark Shaevsky
Mrs. Sharon Shumaker
Mr. Norman Silk & Mr. Dale Morgan
Mr. Steven Smith
Charlie & John Solecki
Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III
Emily & Paul Tobias
Ms. Marie Vanerian
Mr. James G. Vella
Mr.◊ & Mrs. Jonathan T. Walton
Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison Williams
Ms. Mary Wilson
And three who wish to remain anonymous
Connie & Bill Jordan
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Kalkanis
Judy & David Karp
Mike & Katy Keegan
Mrs. Frances King
Dr. & Mrs. Edward L. Klarman
Dr. Sandy Koltonow & Dr. Mary Schlaff
Ms. Susan Deutch Konop
James Kors & Victoria King
Mr. David Lalain & Ms. Deniella Ortiz-Lalain
Deborah Lamm
Dr. Raymond Landes & Dr. Melissa McBrienLandes
Drs. Lisa & Scott Langenburg
Bill & Kathleen Langhorst
Mr. Leonard LaRocca
Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. Leverenz
Drs. Donald & Diane Levine
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lewnau
Mr. John Lovegren & Mr. Daniel Isenschmid
Bob & Terri Lutz
Daniel & Linda* Lutz
Mrs. Sandra MacLeod
Mr. & Mrs. Winom J. Mahoney
Maurice Marshall
Brian & Becky McCabe
Patricia A.◊ & Patrick G. McKeever
Dr. Susan & Mr. Stephen* Molina
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Moore
Joy & Allan Nachman
Mr. & Mrs. Albert T. Nelson, Jr.
Ms. Jacqueline Paige & Mr. David Fischer
Benjamin B. Phillips
Mr. David Phipps & Ms. Mary Buzard
William H. & Wendy W. Powers
Charlene & Michael Prysak
Mrs. Anna M. Ptasznik
Mr. & Mrs. Dave Redfield
Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit Reepmeyer
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Rigoni
Dr. & Mrs. John Roberts
Ms. Linda Rodney
Seth & Laura Romine
Michael & Susan Rontal
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rosowski
Mr. Ronald Ross & Ms. Alice Brody
Mr. Chris Sachs
Linda & Leonard Sahn
Mr. David Salisbury & Mrs. Terese Ireland
Salisbury
Marjorie Shuman Saulson
Ms. Joyce E. Scafe
Mr. & Mrs. Donald and Janet Schenk
Sandy Schreier
Robert & Patricia Shaw
Shiv Shivaraman
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Simoncini
William & Cherie Sirois
Michael E. Smerza & Nancy Keppelman
Dr. Gregory Stephens
Mrs. Kathleen Straus & Mr. Walter Shapero
David Szymborski & Marilyn Sicklesteel
Joel & Shelley Tauber
Dr. Barry Tigay
Drs. Yaddanapudi Ravindranath & Kanta Bhambhani
Dr. & Mrs. Howard Terebelo
Yoni & Rachel Torgow
Charles ◊ & Sally Van Dusen
Mrs. Eva von Voss
Mr. Michael A. Walch & Ms. Joyce Keller
Gary L. Wasserman & Charles A. Kashner
Beverly & Barry Williams
Dr. & Mrs. Ned Winkelman
Ms. June Wu
Dr. Sandra & Mr. D. Johnny Yee
And one who wishes to remain anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Adelman
William Aerni & Janet Frazis
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Anthony
Dr. & Mrs. Ali-Reza R. Armin
Pauline Averbach & Charles Peacock
Mr. Joseph Aviv & Mrs. Linda Wasserman
Mrs. Jean Azar
Ellie & Mitch Barnett
Mr. Mark G. Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins
Nancy & Lawrence Bluth
The Achim & Mary Bonawitz Family
Rud ◊ & Mary Ellen Boucher
Don & Marilyn Bowerman
Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Buchanan
Dr. Robert Burgoyne & Tova Shaban
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Burstein
Mr.◊ & Mrs. Robert J. Cencek
Ronald ◊ & Lynda Charfoos
Dr. Betty Chu
Mr. William Cole & Mrs. Carol Litka Cole
Mr. & Mrs. Brian G. Connors
Patricia & William ◊ Cosgrove, Sr.
Ms. Joy Crawford* & Mr. Richard Aude
Mrs. Barbara Cunningham
DeLuca Violin Emporium
Ms. Jane Deng
Michelle Devine & Brian Mahany
Dr. Mark & Karen Diem
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Ditkoff
Diana & Mark Domin
Ms. Felicia Donadoni
Ms. Marla Donovan
Paul◊ & Peggy Dufault
Hon. Sharon Tevis Finch
Ms. Joanne Fisher
Amy & Robert Folberg
Ms. Linda Forte & Mr. Tyrone Davenport
Mr. George Georges
Stephanie Germack
Thomas M. Gervasi
Dr. Kenneth ◊ & Roslyne Gitlin
GIVING OF $1,500 & MORE
Nina Dodge Abrams
Jacqueline D. Adams
Mrs. Lynn E. Adams
Dr. & Mrs. Gary S. Assarian
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Ayers
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Babbage
Drs. Richard & Helena Balon
Dr. & Mrs. William L. Beauregard
Mr. & Mrs. David W. Berry
Mr. and Mrs. John Bishop
John ◊ & Marlene Boll
Mr. & Mrs. Byron Canvasser
Steve & Geri Carlson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Colombo
Catherine Compton
Mr. & Mrs. David Conrad
Mr. Lawrence Glowczewski
Judie Goodman & Kurt Vilders
Dr. William & Mrs. Antoinette Govier
Ms. Ann Green
Diane & Saul Green
Anne & Eugene Greenstein
Sharon Lopo Hadden
Mr. & Mrs. Darby Hadley
Dr.◊ & Mrs. David Haines
Thomas & Kathleen Harmon
Cheryl A. Harvey
Ms. Barbara Heller
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holcomb
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hollinshead
The Honorable Denise Page Hood & Reverend
Nicholas Hood III
James Hoogstra & Clark Heath
Dr. Karen Hrapkiewicz
Larry & Connie Hutchinson
Sally Ingold
Ms. Elizabeth Ingraham
Carolyn & Howard Iwrey
Dr. Raymond E. Jackson & Dr. Kathleen Murphy
Mr. John S. Johns
Diane & John Kaplan
Lucy & Alexander* Kapordelis
Bernard & Nina Kent Philanthropic Fund
John Kim & Sabrina Hiedemann
Aileen & Harvey Kleiman
Thomas ◊ & Linda Klein
Tom ◊ & Beverly Klimko
Mr. & Mrs. Ludvik F. Koci
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Koffron
Douglas Korney & Marieta Bautista
Mr. Michael Kuhne
Mrs. Maria E. Kuznia
Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaBelle
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Laker
Ms. Sandra Lapadot
Ms. Anne T. Larin
Dr. Lawrence O. Larson
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred J. Darold
Gordon & Elaine Didier
Mrs. Connie Dugger
Mr. Howard O. Emorey
Mr. & Mrs. Francis A. Engelhardt
Burke & Carol Fossee
Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore
Allan D. Gilmour & Eric C. Jirgens
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Goodman
Dr. Susan Harold
Jean Hudson
Mr. & Ms. Charles Jacobowitz
Carole Keller
Mr. & Mrs. Gerd H. Keuffel
Mr. & Mrs.◊ Gregory Knas
Mr. Robert Kosinski
Dr. Jonathan Lazar
Marguerite & David Lentz
Arlene & John Lewis
Mr. Dane Lighthart & Ms. Robyn Bollinger*
David & Clare Loebl
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene LoVasco
Mr. Sean Maloney & Mrs. Laura PepplerMaloney
Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Manke, Jr.
Barbara J. Martin
Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. McCann, M.D.
Mr. Edward McClew
Mr. Anthony Roy McCree
Ms. Mary McGough
Ms. Kristen McLennan
Dr. & Mrs. David Mendelson
Lynn & Randall Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miller
H. Keith Mobley
Dr. Van C. Momon, Jr. & Dr. Pamela Berry
Eugene & Sheila Mondry Foundation
Ms. Sandra Morrison
Ms. Jennifer Muse
Megan Norris & Howard Matthew
Lisa & Michael O’Brien
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Obringer
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur T. O’Reilly
Mr. Tony Osentoski & Mr. David Ogloza
Mr. & Mrs. Randy G. Paquette
Cara Parsons Dietz
Mark Pasik & Julie Sosnowski
Priscilla & Huel Perkins
Peter & Carrie Perlman
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Reed
Dr. Claude & Mrs. Sandra Reitelman
Denise Reske
Mr. & Mrs. John Rieckhoff
The Steven Della Rocca Memorial Fund/ Courtenay A. Hardy
Ms. Patricia Rodzik
Mr. James Rose
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Laurencelle
Mr. Steven L. Lipton
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Miller
Steve & Judy Miller
Carolyn & J. Michael Moore
Muramatsu America Flutes
Mr. James Murawski
Dr. William W. O’Neill
Ken & Geralyn Papa
Anne Parsons ◊ & Donald Dietz
Mr. & Mrs. Mark H. Peterson
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rapson
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Rask
Dr. Natalie Rizk
Ms. Carole Robb
Ms. Elana Rugh
Ms. Martha A. Scharchburg & Mr. Bruce Beyer
Shirley Anne & Alan Schlang
Joe & Ashley Schotthoefer
Catherine & Dennis B. Schultz
Dr. & Mrs. Richard S. Schwartz
Sandy ◊ & Alan Schwartz
Mrs. Rosalind B. Sell
Mr. Jeffrey S. Serman
Carlo & Nicole Serraiocco
Shapero Foundation
Bill* & Chris Shell
Dr. Les Siegel & Ellen Lesser Siegel
Dean P. & D. Giles Simmer
Ralph & Peggy Skiano
Mr. Michael J. Smith & Mrs. Mary C. Williams
Ms. Susan Smith
Shirley R. Stancato
Peter & Patricia Steffes
Mrs. Andreas H. Steglich
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Stollman
Mr. Jt Stout
Mr. & Mrs.◊ John Streit
Dr. & Mrs. Sugawa
Dr. Neil Talon
Mr. Rob Tanner
Barbara & Stuart Trager
Tom & Laura Trudeau
Gerald & Teresa Varani
Mr. William Waak
Dr.◊ & Mrs. Ronald W. Wadle
Richard P. & Carol A. Walter
Mr. Patrick Webster
Elizabeth & Michael Willoughby
Rissa & Sheldon Winkelman
Ms. Andrea L. Wulf
Ms. Eileen Wunderlich
Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Yee
Ms. Ellen Hill Zeringue
And six who wish to remain anonymous
Brian & Toni Sanchez-Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley G. Sears
Elliot Shafer
Ms. Sandra Shetler
Donna & Robert Slatkin
Dr. & Mrs. Martin Tessler
David & Lila Tirsell
Dennis & Jennifer Varian
Mr. Barry Webster
Ms. Janet Weir
Ms. Joan Whittingham
Mr. & Mrs.◊ Richard Wigginton
Mr. Francis Wilson
Ms. Gail Zabowski
And three who wish to remain anonymous
PRISCILLA PERKINS, DAVE PROVOST, ELLEN HILL ZERINGUE
STEPHEN MOLINA. BARBARA VAN DUSEN, KEVIN BROWN SANDY SCHREIER
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT GIVING
Giving of $500,000 & more
Giving of $200,000 & more
STATE OF MICHIGAN
SAMUEL & JEAN FRANKEL FOUNDATION
Giving of $100,000 & more
PAUL M. ANGELL FAMILY FOUNDATION
MARVIN & BETTY DANTO FAMILY FOUNDATION
Giving of $50,000 & more
William Randolph Hearst Foundation The Kresge Foundation
MGM Grand Detroit
Eleanor & Edsel Ford Fund
Richard & Jane Manoogian Foundation
Honigman LLP
Applebaum Family Philanthropy
The Cassie Foundation
Geoinge Foundation
Sun Communities Inc.
Fisher Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Benson & Edith Ford Fund
James & Lynelle Holden Fund Hylant Group
Coffee Express Roasting Company
Jack, Evelyn, & Richard Cole Family Foundation
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
EY
Frank & Gertrude Dunlap Foundation
Masco Corporation Milner Hotels Foundation
Giving of $20,000 & more
Stone Foundation of Michigan
Matilda R. Wilson Fund
Wolverine Packing
Giving of $10,000 & more
Huntington
Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation
Penske Foundation, Inc.
Karen & Drew Peslar Foundation
Giving of $5,000 & more
Marjorie & Maxwell Jospey Foundation KPMG LLP
Lithia Motors, Inc.
Mary Thompson Foundation
Sigmund and Sophie Rohlik Foundation
Giving of $1,000 & more
Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation
Ludwig Foundation Fund
Michigan First Credit Union
Plante Moran
Renaissance (MI) Chapter of the Links
EMORY M. FORD JR. ENDOWMENT FUND
National Endowment for the Arts
Donald R. Simon & Esther Simon Foundation
Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation
Young Woman’s Home Association
Burton A. Zipser & Sandra D. Zipser Foundation
Taft
Warner Norcross + Judd HUB International
Samuel L. Westerman Foundation
Anonymous
Louis & Nellie Sieg Foundation
CELEBRATING YOUR LEGACY SUPPORT
BARBARA VAN DUSEN, HonoraryChair
The 1887 Society honors individuals who have made a special legacy commitment to support the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Members of the 1887 Society ensure that future music lovers will continue to enjoy unsurpassed musical experiences by including the DSO in their estate plans.
Ms. Doris L. Adler
Dr. & Mrs. William C. Albert
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee ◊
Dr. Lourdes V. Andaya
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Applebaum ◊
Dr. Augustin & Nancy ◊ Arbulu
Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook
Ms. Sharon Backstrom
Sally & Donald Baker
Mr. Mark G. Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins
Stanley A. Beattie
Mr. Melvyn Berent & Ms. Barbara Spreitzer-Berent
Mr. & Mrs. Mandell L. Berman ◊
Virginia B. Bertram ◊
Mrs. Betty Blair ◊
Ms. Rosalee Bleecker
Mr. Joseph Boner
Gwen & Richard Bowlby
Mr. Harry G. Bowles ◊
Mr. Charles Broh ◊
Mrs. Ellen Brownfain
William & Julia Bugera
CM Carnes
Dr. & Mrs.◊ Thomas E. Carson
Cynthia Cassell, Ph. D.
Eleanor A. Christie
Ms. Mary F. Christner
Mr. Gary Ciampa
Robert & Lucinda Clement
Lois & Avern Cohn ◊
Drs. William ◊ & Janet Cohn
Mrs. RoseAnn Comstock◊
Mr. Scott Cook, Jr.
Mr. & Ms. Thomas Cook
Dorothy M. Craig ◊
Mr. & Mrs. John Cruikshank
Julie & Peter Cummings
Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden
Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer
Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux
Mr. John Diebel◊
Mr. Stuart Dow ◊
Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Eidson ◊
Marianne T. Endicott
Ms. Dorothy Fisher ◊
Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher ◊
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher
Dorothy A. & Larry L. Fobes
Samuel & Laura Fogleman
Mr. Emory Ford, Jr.◊ Endowment
Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman
Barbara Frankel ◊ & Ron Michalak
Herman & Sharon Frankel
Mrs. Rema Frankel◊
Jane French ◊
Mark & Donna Frentrup
Alan M. Gallatin
Janet M. Garrett
Dr. Byron P.◊ & Marilyn Georgeson
Jim & Nancy Gietzen
Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore
Victor & Gale Girolami ◊
Ruth & Al◊ Glancy
David & Paulette Groen
Mr. Gerald Grum ◊
Rosemary Gugino
Mr. & Mrs. William Harriss
Donna & Eugene ◊ Hartwig
Gerhardt A. Hein ◊ & Rebecca P. Hein
Ms. Nancy B. Henk◊
Joseph L. Hickey ◊
Mr.◊ & Mrs. Thomas N. Hitchman
Ronald M. & Carol◊ Horwitz
Andy Howell
Carol Howell ◊
Paul M. Huxley & Cynthia Pasky
David & Sheri Jaffa
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Jeffs II
Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup
Mr. George G. Johnson
Ms. Carol Johnston
Lenard & Connie Johnston
Carol M. Jonson
Carol M. Jonson
Drs. Anthony & Joyce Kales
Faye & Austin ◊ Kanter
Norb ◊ & Carole Keller
Dr. Mark & Mrs. Gail Kelley
June K. Kendall◊
Dimitri ◊ & Suzanne Kosacheff
Douglas Koschik
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Krolikowski ◊
Mary Clippert LaMont ◊
Ms. Sandra Lapadot
Mrs. Bonnie Larson
Ann C. Lawson ◊
Leslie Jean Lazzerin
Allan S. Leonard
Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson
Dr. Melvin A. Lester ◊
Mr. & Mrs.◊ Joseph Lile
Eugene & Jeanne LoVasco Family
Eric & Ginny Lundquist
Harold Lundquist ◊ & Elizabeth Brockhaus
Lundquist
Roberta Maki
Eileen ◊ & Ralph Mandarino
Judy Howe Masserang
Mr. Glenn Maxwell
Ms. Elizabeth Maysa ◊
Mary Joy McMachen, Ph.D.
Judith Mich ◊
Rhoda A. Milgrim ◊
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller
John & Marcia Miller
Jerald A. & Marilyn H. Mitchell
Mr.◊ & Mrs. L. William Moll
Ms. I. Surayyah R. Muwwakkil◊
Joy & Allan Nachman
Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters ◊
Beverley Anne Pack
David & Andrea Page ◊
Mr. Dale J. Pangonis
Ms. Mary Webber Parker ◊
Mr. David Patria & Ms. Barbara Underwood ◊
Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein ◊
Helen & Wesley Pelling ◊
Dr. William F. Pickard ◊
Mrs. Bernard E. Pincus
Ms. Christina Pitts
Mrs. Robert Plummer ◊
Mr. & Mrs. P. T. Ponta
Mrs. Mary Carol Prokop ◊
Ms. Linda Rankin & Mr. Daniel Graschuck
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Rasmussen
Ms. Elizabeth Reiha ◊
Deborah J. Remer
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss ◊
Barbara Gage Rex ◊
Ms. Marianne Reye ◊
Lori-Ann Rickard
Katherine D. Rines
Bernard & Eleanor Robertson
Ms. Barbara Robins ◊
Jack & Aviva Robinson ◊
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Ross ◊
Mr. & Mrs.◊ George Roumell
Marjorie Shuman Saulson
Ruth Saur Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Donald and Janet Schenk
Ms. Yvonne Schilla
David W. Schmidt ◊
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Secrest ◊
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Shaffer ◊
Patricia Finnegan Sharf
Ms. Marla K. Shelton
Edna J. Shin
Ms. June Siebert
Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Simon ◊
Dr. Melissa J. Smiley & Dr. Patricia A. Wren
David & Sandra Smith
Ms. Marilyn Snodgrass ◊
Mrs. Margot Sterren ◊
Mr.◊ & Mrs. Walter Stuecken
Mr.◊ & Mrs. Alexander C. Suczek
David Szymborski & Marilyn Sicklesteel
Alice ◊ & Paul Tomboulian
Roger & Tina Valade
Charles ◊ & Sally Van Dusen
Barbara C. Van Dusen
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin VanderBrug
Mr. & Mrs. George C. Vincent ◊
Mr. Sanford Waxer ◊
Christine & Keith C. Weber
Mr. Herman Weinreich ◊
John ◊ & Joanne Werner
Mr.◊ & Mrs. Arthur Wilhelm
Mr. Robert E. Wilkins ◊
Mrs. Michel H. Williams
Ms. Nancy S. Williams ◊
Mr. Robert S. Williams & Ms. Treva Womble
Ms. Barbara Wojtas
Elizabeth B. Work◊
Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu ◊
Ms. Andrea L. Wulf
Mrs. Judith G. Yaker
Milton & Lois Zussman ◊ And six who wish to remain anonymous
The DSO’s Planned Giving Council recognizes the region’s leading financial and estate professionals whose current and future clients may involve them in their decision to make a planned gift to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Members play a critical role in shaping the future of the DSO through ongoing feedback, working with their clients, supporting philanthropy and attending briefings twice per year.
Linda Wasserman, Chair
Mrs. Katana H. Abbott*
Mr. Joseph Aviv
Mr. Christopher Ballard*
Ms. Jessica B. Blake, Esq.
Ms. Rebecca J. Braun
Mr. Timothy Compton
Ms. Wendy Zimmer Cox*
Mr. Robin D. Ferriby*
Mrs. Jill Governale*
Mr. Henry Grix*
Mrs. Julie Hollinshead, CFA
Mr. Mark W. Jannott, CTFA
Ms. Jennifer Jennings*
Ms. Dawn Jinsky*
Mrs. Shirley Kaigler*
Mr. Robert E. Kass*
Mr. Christopher L. Kelly
Mr. Bernard S. Kent
Ms. Yuh Suhn Kim
Mrs. Marguerite Munson Lentz*
Mr. J. Thomas MacFarlane
Mr. Christopher M. Mann*
Mr. Curtis J. Mann
Mrs. Mary K. Mansfield
Mr. Mark E. Neithercut*
Mr. Steve Pierce
Ms. Deborah J. Renshaw, CFP
Mr. James P. Spica
Mr. David M. Thoms*
Mr. John N. Thomson, Esq.
Mr. Jason Tinsley*
Mr. William Vanover
Mr. William Winkler
*Executive Committee Member ◊ Deceased
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