2021/2022 Annual Report

2021/2022

ANNUAL REPORT

From the President & CEO

Dear friends,

With the start of the 2021/2022 season, the Seattle Symphony turned a corner. After 18 challenging months, the season’s Opening Night marked the first time the full orchestra performed together for a live audience since March 2020. In this season of milestones, first and foremost was the return of the live music experience at Benaroya Hall.

Throughout the 2021/2022 season, we witnessed dramatic moments. When Ray Chen’s violin string broke in the middle of his debut performance with the orchestra, Concertmaster Noah Geller passed him his instrument without missing a beat. The music played on.

We shared solemn reflections. Through the world premiere of Beyond the Hills, a Symphony commission by Paul Chihara, and Improvisations on EO9066 by Seattle-born multi-instrumentalist Kishi Bashi, we marked the 80th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the incarceration of innocent Japanese Americans during the Second World War.

We were swept away. Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot and the musicians took us on a journey “From the Canyons to the Stars...” through Olivier Messiaen’s iconic work, brought to life with vivid landscape videography created by artist Deborah O’Grady.

With the return of live performances, ticket sales began to rebound yet remained below pre-pandemic levels. The support of the Symphony’s donor family played a critical part in sustaining the orchestra’s operations. This generosity allowed the Symphony to fully restore musician and staff salaries and hours, a critical step in the long-term recovery and sustainability of the organization. You can read more about the season’s financials on page 4 of this report.

In the 2021/2022 season, we began the work of recovery that continues to this day. While a full recovery from the coronavirus pandemic will take several more years, we are moving forward with optimism. Through the support of our community, the power of music is bringing people together again and lifting the human spirit. And together we can look forward to a bright future.

With thanks for all you do,

Krishna Thiagarajan President & CEO

Leslie Jackson Chihuly Chair

OUR MISSION

The Seattle Symphony unleashes the power of music, brings people together, and lifts the human spirit.

COVER PHOTO: Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot leads the orchestra in a performance of Gustav Mahler’s Sixth Symphony during the 2021/2022 season.

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1 Rebecca Benaroya receives a standing ovation at the commemoration of The Rebecca & Jack Benaroya Legacy Circle, formerly the Musical Legacy Society. 2 Swil Kanim, violinist and Symphony Board member, performs with dancer Gene Tagaban during the season opening celebration as part of a cedar mat presentation acknowledging that the orchestra performs on indigenous land. 3 Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot conducts the orchestra during The Mayors’ Concert for Ukraine & Refugees Worldwide, a special benefit concert at Benaroya Hall. 4 Composer in Residence Reena Esmail takes a bow after the world premiere of her new work, RE|Member, featuring Principal Oboe Mary Lynch VanderKolk and guest conductor Xian Zhang. 5 President’s Council Co-Chairs and Opening Night Gala honorees Charles and Lisa Simonyi. 6 Composer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kishi Bashi performs during his moving Improvisations on EO9066

2021/2022 Masterworks Season Sponsor: Delta Air Lines

Ludovic Morlot’s position is generously underwritten as the Judith Fong Conductor Emeritus. Noah Geller’s position is generously underwritten as the David & Amy Fulton Concertmaster. Principal Oboe Mary Lynch VanderKolk’s position is generously supported by Anonymous donors.

Financial Report

In the 2021/2022 fiscal year, the Seattle Symphony welcomed live audiences back to Benaroya Hall. The resulting rebound in ticket sales, coupled with generous philanthropic support from our community and continued federal relief funding, allowed the Symphony to approach a balanced level of operations while maintaining the reserve created during the previous year for use later in the recovery.

Our recently audited financial statements show earned revenue increased to $8M, up from $2.6M in the prior fiscal year. Support from our donor family remained generous at $12.6M, slightly higher than the pre-pandemic amount of $12.2M in FY19. We were able to secure additional federal relief funding of $5.1M in fiscal year 2022.

The musicians and staff were returned to full hours and compensation, bringing operating expenses to $30M for the year, an increase of $12.3M. The Symphony ended the year with $10M in total net assets. There was no activity in the operating reserve, which maintains a balance of $6.8M.

As ticket sales slowly rebound to robust pre-pandemic levels and federal relief wanes, the Seattle Symphony remains immensely grateful to the generous community of music lovers who continue to sustain the orchestra for everyone to enjoy.

Thank you for your support!

SEATTLE SYMPHONY (AUDITED)

Schedule of Revenue, Expenses and Changes in Net Assets

For the 2021/2022 fiscal year (September 1, 2021–August 31, 2022)

Thank you for keeping the music playing!

The Seattle Symphony relies on the community we serve to share our music. We gratefully recognize the following people for their generous Annual Fund and Special Event gifts through January 23, 2023.

THE PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL CO-CHAIRS

Rebecca Benaroya 40

Leslie and Dale Chihuly 20

Judith Fong and Mark Wheeler 10

Lyn and Gerald Grinstein 25

The Nesholm Family 3

James* and Sherry Raisbeck 20

Chap and Eve Alvord 25

Elias and Karyl Alvord 10

Lenore Hanauer 20

STRADIVARIUS CIRCLE

Platinum ($100,000+)

Dr.* and Mrs.* Ellsworth C. Alvord, Jr. 5

The Arakawa Family

Dave and Amy Fulton 10

Parul and Gary Houlahan 5

Gold ($50,000–99,999)

Marco Argenti

Susan Y. Buske 10

Susan Coughlin and John Lauber

Patricia M. Davis 5

Susan Detweiler, MD and Alexander Clowes, MD* 35

The Lily Fund 5

Silver ($25,000–49,999)

Warren A. and Anne G. Anderson 15

Jeanne Berwick and James Degel, Berwick Degel Family Foundation

Paula Boggs and Randee Fox 5

Matt Brannock and Claire Taylor 5

Steve and Sylvia Burges 20

Sue and Robert Collett 35

John Delo and Elizabeth Stokes 20

Jan and Brit Etzold 10

William Gates Sr.* and Mimi Gardner Gates 10

Katharyn Alvord Gerlich 25

Betty Graham 10

Neil M. Gray and Meagan M. Foley 20

Marilyn Gustafson 20

Shawn and Maya Harmon

Dr. and Mrs. Charles and Lisa Simonyi 5

Joan S. Watjen, in memory of Craig M. Watjen 35

Stephen Whyte and Rebecca Ralston 15

Ann Wyckoff 10

Anonymous

Susan Johannsen and Stephen Elop 5

Paul Leach and Susan Winokur 25

The Nakajima Family 10

Lou Woodworth and Heidi Charleson 5

Jeanne Kanach 25

Leonard and Norma Klorfine Foundation 5

Marks Family Foundation 10

John and Ginny* Meisenbach 15

Benjamin and Kelly Martz 5

Erika J. Nesholm 5

John and Laurel Nesholm 30

Linda Nordstrom 20

Patricia and Jon Rosen 15

The Royso Foundation

Douglas* and Theiline* Scheumann

Jean-François and Catherine Heitz 15

John and Ellen Hill

Dr. Kennan H. Hollingsworth 25

John H. Hughey 10

Juniper Foundation

Nader and Oraib Kabbani 10

Dana and Ned Laird 40

Kathleen Leahy 15

Ihn (Ike) Lee

Jeff Lehman and Katrina Russell 10

Flora Ling and Paul Sturm

Richard and Francine Loeb 5

Dr. Pierre and Mrs. Felice Loebel 20

Pamela Merriman, Sonja Ross, and Kelley Ross 15

Susan and John Pohl

Maryanne Tagney

Jeff and Rita Xiong

Anonymous (2)

Charles and Maria Schweizer 5

Yuka Shimizu

Jon and Kim Shirley

Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs 35

John R. Weiss 25

H.S. Wright III and Katherine Janeway 20

Anonymous (3)

Richard Meyer and Susan Harmon 5

Yoshi and Naomi Minegishi 20

Laurie and Scott Oki

Sarah M. Ovens, in memory of William R. Ovens 10

Melvyn* and Rosalind Poll 10

Mr. and Mrs. William G. Reed, Jr.

Grant and Dorrit Saviers

David Shank

Lyle and Andrea Snyder 10

Mel and Leena Sturman 5

Muriel Van Housen

Anonymous (4)

# Years of Consecutive Giving (increments of 5) * In Memoriam

FOUNDERS CIRCLE

Gold ($10,000–24,999)

David and Heidi Adkisson

Richard* and Constance Albrecht 25

René and April Ancinas

Richard Andler and Carole Rush 10

Geoffrey Antos 5

Charles and Susan Armstrong 10

Paula Begoun 5

Bryan Bell and Karin Weekly 5

Thomas and Susan Bohn

Phillip and Karla Boshaw 5

Burns McCabe Foundation

Sarah Burns and Dennis Gannon

Dr. and Mrs.* John E. Caner

Diana Carey

Gregory and Darlene Chan

Coughlin Saunders Foundation

Isiaah Crawford and Kent Korneisel 5

Beryl and Nick Crossley 5

Allison and Joe Davy

Rebecca and Barney* Ebsworth 10

Governor and Mrs. Daniel J. Evans 30

In memory of Jaleh Farboud and Dr. Ali Sarrafan

Silver ($5,000–9,999)

Diana and Chris Ackerley

The Allchin Family

Terry Allen

Ignacio Alvarado-Cummings 5

Virginia Anderson 5

Paul and Kris Aronson

Keith Ash and Kerry Keller-Ash

Thomas Barghausen and Sandra Bailey 5

Kris Barker 5

Suzanne Barker 5

Carol Batchelder 40

Donna Benaroya 10

Janice Berlin 10

Rebecca Galt Black and David Hicks 25

Jim and Marie Borgman 20

Toby Bright and Nancy Ward

Alec* and Maddy Brindle

Brenda Bruns

Dr. Mark and Laure Carlson 15

Cecily Carver 5

Eli Cheatham

Joyce Chen

Min and Michael Christ

Donald and Ann Connolly

George Counts and Sue Mitchell

David Cross and Lillian Ai 10

Caroline L. Feiss* and Gordon B. Davidson 5

Douglas Dawson and Paola Diano

John Day 5

Justin and Delaney Dechant

Jim and Gaylee Duncan

Charles Engelke and Laurie White 5

Brittni Estrada

Andrew Faulhaber

Judith Z. Feigin and Colin Faulkner 5

Karen and Bill Feldt 10

Stephen Forman 5

Nancy and John* Freeman 5

Jerald Farley 30

Dorothy Fluke 35

Gerald B. Folland 10

William E. Franklin

Andrew and Molly Gabel 5

Sharon Gantz Bloome*

Katie and Jason Garms

Doris H. Gaudette

Lynn and Brian Grant Family

Michael R. Hatch

Terry Hecker and Dan Savage 5

Vaughn Himes and Martie Bohn

Chuck* and Pat Holmes 15

Hot Chocolate Fund 5

Dustin and Michelle Ingalls 15

JNC Fund 10

Beth and Will Ketcham

Janet Wright Ketcham Foundation

Takao Kikuchi and Yuko Abe

Michael A. Klein and Catherine A. Melfi 10

Ron Koo and Lisa Olmos de Koo 5

Dr. Ryo and Kanori Kubota

Frida Kumar

Cheryl Lee

Alan and Sharon Levy

Dorothy Li 5

Abe Lillard and Julia Kalmus 10

Lex Lindsey and Lynn Manley

Kjristine R. Lund 10

Sally Maimoni

Rebecca and Laird Malamed 5

Russ and Diena Mann

Richard Masters and Susan Sarrafan Masters

Bill and Colleen McAleer 20

Warren Meyer 5

Mika Nakamura and Gary Wood

Nancy Neraas and Michael King 10

Gary and Susan Neumann 20

Bruce and Jeannie Nordstrom 5

Alexander Oki

Dick and Joyce Paul 15

Tom and Sally Peyree

Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Pigott 5

Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. Prince 20

Dana M. Reid and Larry Hitchon 5

Jon and Judy Runstad

Peter Russo and Kit Bakke

Murl Sanders and Janet Hesslein

Norman and Elisabeth Sandler/ The Sandler Foundation 5

Sally Schaake Kincaid

Vivian and Jim Schwab 5

Eliza and Brian Shelden

Marcia Joslyn Sill

Michael Slonski and Jennifer Wilson

Warren and Nancy Smith

Neil and Margaret Storey 5

The Stretch Fund

John Stuntebeck 5

Michel and Christine Suignard 5

Krishna and Joanna Thiagarajan

Betty Tong 10

Sita and Vijay Vashee

Sally Anne West

Selena and Steve Wilson 25

Rick and Debbie Zajicek 5 Anonymous (7)

Denise Galloway

Ira and Courtney Gerlich

George Gilman 10

Michele and Bob Goodmark 10

Dr. Martin L. Greene and Kathleen Wright 35

Ted and Sandy* Greenlee 35

Laura Grit and David Yanacek

Margaret Haggerty

Suzanne Hahn 5

William Haines 30

Mark H. and Blanche M. Harrington Foundation 30

Michèle and Dan Heidt 10

Henry and Florence Helliesen

Robert and Eileen Hershberg

Philip Hess

Bob Hoelzen and Marlene Botter 10

Margaret Holsinger 5

Dorothy* Sloan Huey and Marilyn* Lee Huey

Joni, Scott and Aedan Humphreys 5

Robert C. Jenkins 5

Eric and Randi Johnson

James and Sirkku Johnson 5

Sean and Lisa Kelly 10

Susan and Peter* Knutson 5

Thomas and Kathleen Koepsell 5

Sarah Kohut 5

Karen L. Koon 15

Moe and Susan Krabbe 5

Drs. Kotoku and Sumiko Kurachi 10

Tatyana Kutsy

Carrie La Seur and Andy Wildenberg

Catherine Lee

Elizabeth Lee

Jason and Mia Lee

Steve Lewis 30

Chien Li

Mark Linsey and Janis Traven 5

Emily Liu and Jeffrey Shiu

Anamaria T. Lloyd 5

Everil Loyd, Jr.* and Joanne DelBene

Susan and Jeff Lubetkin

Virginia and Thomas Luce

Ana and Gustavo Mahler 5

Mary Ann and Ted Mandelkorn

Judsen Marquardt and Constance Niva

David Mattson 5

Charlie and Luana McCarthy

Timothy and Elizabeth McMichael

Marshal McReal

Mrs. Fred Merritt 5

John and Justine Milberg 10

Ronald Miller and Murl Barker 10

Drs. Pamela and Donald Mitchell 10

Reid* and Marilyn Morgan 35

Gary Morse and Ellen Bowman 10

Ashley Myers and Andrew Fitz Gibbon

Kirsten Nesholm 10

Akino and Bill Neubauer 5

Thomas and Judith Noble 5

Wanda and Ralph Nuxoll

Meg Owen 10

Brian Pao and Susan Leu 5

Bob and Annette Parks 10

Cecilia Paul and Harry Reinert 15

Lisa Peters and James Hattori

Diego Piacentini 5

Lori and Bill Price 5

Douglass and Katherine Raff 20

Suzanne Ragen

Dick and Alice* Rapasky 10

Robert Reichner

Louis Richard and Sally Adams 10

Deborah and Andrew Rimkus 10

Elizabeth and Jonathan Roberts 25

John Robinson and Maya Sonenberg 20

Mike and Marcia Rodgers

Mrs. Russell Ross

Braxton E. Rowe 5

John and Margaret Sanders 5

Eckhard Schipull 20

Robert Schmidt

Betsy R. and Jason Schneier, MD 10

Seattle Symphony Volunteers 5

Laura and Adam Selipsky

Buz* and Helen Smith 20

Nepier Smith and Joan Affleck-Smith 10

Ms. Barbara Snapp and Dr. Phillip Chapman 10

Doug and Katie Sprugel 10

Alan and Bonnie Steele 5

Craig and Sheila Sternberg 5

Louise Tolle

Suzanne Vadman 10

Nimrod Vered and Lyatt Jaegle

Jean Baur Viereck 15

Steve Vitalich 10

Doug* and Maggie Walker

Richard Ward 5

Gary and Karla Waterman 10

Manny and Sarah Weiser 10

Rebecca Wilkinson

Stephen and Marcia Williams 10

Kenneth and Rosemary Willman 5

Shannon Wilson and Mitchell Johnson 5

Wayne Wisehart

Jeff Wood and Diane Summerhays 5

Sally and David Wright

Yiwen Xin

Marica and Klaus Zech

Igor Zverev

Anonymous (13)

# Years of Consecutive Giving (increments of 5) * In Memoriam

We offer our sincere thanks to the following individuals who have remembered the Seattle Symphony with a future gift through their estate. The following list is current as of January 23, 2023.

Charles M. and Barbara Clanton Ackerman

Robin Dearling and Gary Ackerman

John and Andrea Adams

Harriet and Dan Alexander

Joan P. Algarin

Susan Allan and Keylor Eng

Kathleen L. Allen

Kathleen Amberg

Erik and Helen Anderson

Randy Apsel

Ron Armstrong

Susan A. Austin

Peter Russo and Kit Bakke

Rosalee Ball

Dr.* and Mrs. Terrence J. Ball

David W. Barker

Murl G. Barker and Ronald E. Miller

Donna M. Barnes

Carol Batchelder

Drs. Janet P. and George* Beckmann

Madeline Beery

Rebecca Benaroya

Janice Berlin

Jean Berry

Donald/Sharon Bidwell Living Trust

Walter Blake

Karen Bonnevie

Jay and Carol Bowditch

Bob* and Jane Ann Bradbury

Rosemary and Kent Brauninger

Sylvia and Steve Burges

Dr. Simpson and Dr. Margaret Burke*

David Calof

Michelle Cosette Carlill

Dr. Mark and Laure Carlson

Dr. William and Mrs. Mary Ann* Champion

Robert E. Clapp

Sue and Robert Collett

Don and Ann Connolly

Patricia Cooke

Cleo Corcoran

Dr. Marshall Corson and Mrs. Lauren Riker

Betty and Andrew Cowan

David B. Cross

Betsey Curran and Jonathan King

Barbara R. Daum

Frank and Dolores Dean

Lorraine Del Prado and Thomas Donohue*

John Delaney

John Delo

Susan Detweiler, MD and Alexander Clowes, MD*

Fred and Adele Drummond

Renee Duprel

Sandra W. Dyer

Ann R. Eddy

Linda and Paul Ellingson

Gary Elmer

Ms. Alison Fast

David* and Dorothy Fluke

Gerald B. Folland

Judith Fong

Jack and Jan Forrest

Russell* and Nancy Fosmire

Jon Fourre

Jim Fox and Rodney Reagor

Jane H. Fox

Ernest and Elizabeth Scott Frankenberg

William E. Franklin

Jana Fry and Pamela Wolfe

Cynthia L. Gallagher

Jane and Richard Gallagher

Sarah Burns and Dennis Gannon

Jean Gardner

Katie and Jason Garms

Cheryl and Billy Geffon

Otis and Sharon Gillaspie

Carol B. Goddard

Sheryl and Alan Goldberg

Frances M. Golding

Peggy Goldman

Jeffrey Norman Golub

Dr. and Mrs. Ulf and Inger Goranson

Betty Graham

Catherine B. Green

Dr. Martin L. Greene

Daniel Gustafson

Marilyn Gustafson

Susan B. and Richard A. Hall

James and Darlene Halverson

David Hamilton

Barbara Hannah

Martha W. Hanscom

Linda* and Wolfram Hansis

Ken* and Cathi Hatch

Lisa Peters and James Hattori

Michele and Dan Heidt

Stephen and Marie Heil

Henry and Florence Helliesen

Ralph and Gail Hendrickson

Deena J. Henkins

Harold* and Mary Frances* Hill

Bob Hoelzen and Marlene Botter

Frank and Katie Holland

Dr. Kennan H. Hollingsworth

Lewjean Holmes

Chuck* and Pat Holmes

Nancy Honssinger

David and Shelley Hovind

Richard and Roberta Hyman

Geoffrey Jackson and Jane Leeson-Jackson*

Janet Aldrich Jacobs

Jennifer James, MD

Robert C. Jenkins

Clyde and Sandra Johnson

Dr. Barbara Johnston

Norman J. Johnston* and L. Jane Hastings Johnston

Atul R. Kanagat

The Kieloney Trust

Don and Joyce Kindred

Dell King

Douglas F. King*

Stephen and Barbara Kratz

William Kreuter and Judith Blinder

Tom Kuebler

Gerry Kunkel

Drs. Kotoku and Sumiko Kurachi

M. LaHaise

Ned Laird

Bonnie Berry and Peter Lara

George Lawson

Paul Leach and Susan Winokur

Kathleen Leahy

George and Loretta Lefler

Lu Leslan

Mark Linsey and Janis Traven

Mel Longley and Tanya Wanchena-Longley

Thomas and Virginia Hunt Luce

Ted and Joan Lundberg

Marks Family Foundation

Judsen Marquardt and Constance Niva

Ian and Cilla Marriott

David Mattson

Doug and Joyce McCallum

M. Victoria McFall

Henry McGee and Victoria Kill

Tom McQuaid

Leslie Merta

William C. Messecar

Jerry Meyer and Nina Zingale

Richard Meyer and Susan Harmon

Elizabeth J. Miller

Mrs. Roger N. Miller

Julia and James Mirel

Laina* and Egon Molbak

Charles Montange and Kathleen Patterson

Reid* and Marilyn Morgan

Susan Moser

Kelly Mosher

Christine Moss

George Muldrow

Marr and Nancy Mullen

Richard Munsen, M.D.

Janet Murphy

Antonia Muther-Langen

Isa Nelson

Carolyn Niva

Caroline Potter Normann

John and Joyce O’Connell

Gina W. Olson

Miles Olson

Mr. Darrell Otten and Ms. Sharon Appelt

Sarah M. Ovens

Meg Owen

Mr. Bernard G. Pack

John Palo

Donald and Joyce Paradine

Joan Parish

Dick and Joyce Paul

Jane and Allan Paulson

Margaret Pepin-Donat

Jean and Tom Platt

Stuart N. Plumb

Donald Pogoloff

Sarah Potter and Kenneth Anderson

Roger Presley and Leonard Pezzano

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Purdy

John and Suzanne Rahn

James* and Sherry Raisbeck

Mary C. Ransdell and Keith B. Wong

James and Jane Rasmussen

Dana Reid and Larry Hitchon

Thomas and Teita Reveley

Vera Risdon

Richard* and Bonnie Robbins

Bill* and Charlene Roberts

Junius Rochester

Jan Rogers

Patricia and Jon Rosen

James T. and Barbara Russell

Mary Ann Sage

Murl Sanders and Janet Hesslein

Grant and Dorrit Saviers

Eckhard Schipull

Judith Schoenecker and Christopher L. Myers

Linda and Bruce Scott

Annie and Leroy Searle

Janet Sears

Jan* and Peter Shapiro

Leonard* and Patricia Shapiro

Barbara and Richard Shikiar

Yuka Shimizu

Seymour Silberstein and Julie Grosnick

Marica Joslyn Sill

Valerie Newman Sils

Evelyn E. Simpson

Betty J. Smith

Jo-Ellen and Gregory Smith

Christopher Snow

Katherine K. Sodergren

Judith Warshal and Wade Sowers

Margaret W. Spangler

Sonia Spear

Doug and Katie Sprugel

Mary and Gordon Starkebaum

Karen J. Stay

Diane Stevens

Elizabeth Stokes

Victoria Sutter

Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs

Gayle and Jack Thompson

Andrew and Shana Tischaefer

David Poston and Paul Tonnes

Art and Louise Torgerson

Betty Lou and Irwin* Treiger

Muriel Van Housen

Sharon Van Valin

Michael Veitenhans

Jean Baur Viereck

Nicholas A. Walls

Jeffrey Ward and Charles Crain

Douglas Weisfield

James and Janet Weisman

John R. Weiss

Robert T. Weltzien

Dorothy E. Wendler

Katherine B. and Hollis R. Williams

Selena and Steve Wilson

John K. and Joan J. Winslow

Peggy Wolff

Ronald and Carolyn Woodard

Arlene A. Wright

H.S. Wright III and Katherine Janeway

Janet E. Wright

Takako Wright

Rick and Debbie Zajicek

Anonymous (71)

SEATTLE SYMPHONY FOUNDATION

The Seattle Symphony is grateful to the following donors who have made commitments of $100,000 and more to the Endowment since its inception. The following list is current as of January 23, 2023.

$5,000,000+

The Benaroya Family

$1,000,000–4,999,999

Leslie and Dale Chihuly

The Clowes Fund, Inc.

Priscilla Bullitt Collins*

Judith Fong

$500,000–999,999

Estate of Dr. Margaret Burke

Mrs. John M. Fluke, Sr.*

Douglas F. King*

Estate of Ann W. Lawrence

$100,000–499,999

Estate of Glenn H. Anderson

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Bob* and Clodagh* Ash

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Beck

Drs. Janet P. and George* Beckmann

Alan Benaroya

Estate of C. Keith Birkenfeld

Mrs. Rie Bloomfield*

The Boeing Company

C.E. Stuart Charitable Trust

Sue and Robert Collett

Richard* and Bridget Cooley

Endowed Funds

Seattle Symphony General Endowment Fund

Named Endowed Funds

Kreielsheimer Endowment Fund

Kreielsheimer Learning Center Fund

Kreielsheimer Artistic Initiatives Fund

Named Endowed Positions

Robert & Clodagh Ash Piccolo

Rebecca & Jack Benaroya

Conductor Laureate

Boeing Company Principal Trumpet

Leslie Jackson Chihuly President & CEO

ESTATE GIFTS

Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences

The Ford Foundation

Dave and Amy Fulton

Kreielsheimer Foundation

Marks Family Foundation

The Norcliffe Foundation

Estate of Mark Charles Paben

The James D. and Sherry Raisbeck Foundation

Susan Detweiler, MD and Alexander Clowes, MD*

Mildred King Dunn*

E. K. and Lillian F. Bishop Foundation

Estate of Clairmont L. and Evelyn Egtvedt

Estate of Ruth S. Ellerbeck

Governor and Mrs. Daniel J. Evans

Fluke Capital Management

Estate of Dr. Eloise R. Giblett

Agnes Gund

Helen* and Max* Gurvich

Richard and Elizabeth* Hedreen

Dr. Charles E. Higbee* and Mr. Donald D. Benedict*

Benaroya Hall Music Center Endowment Fund

Concert Organ Endowment Fund

The Richard E. Lang and Jane Lang

Davis Living Music Program

Clowes Family Associate Concertmaster

John & Carmen Delo

Associate Principal Second Violin

Judith Fong Conductor Emeritus

David & Amy Fulton Concertmaster

Anonymous

Estate of Gladys and Sam Rubinstein

Samuel* and Althea* Stroum

Dr. Robert Wallace*

Anonymous

Alex Walker III Charitable Lead Trust

Joan S. Watjen, in memory of Craig M. Watjen

Estate of Leora and Robert Wheeler

Harold* and Mary Fran* Hill

Estate of Mrs. James F. Hodges

Estate of Ruth H. Hoffman

Estate of Virginia Iverson

Estate of Peggy Anne Jacobsson

Robert C. Jenkins

Dana and Ned Laird

Estate of Rhoady and Jeanne Marie Lee

Estate of Charlotte M. Malone

Bruce R. McCaw Family Foundation

Bruce and Jeanne McNae

Microsoft Corporation

National Endowment for the Arts

Northwest Foundation

Fund for Education and Community Engagement

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Hodges

Bainbridge Island Family Concert Fund

C. Birkenfeld Memorial Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Harold H. Heath

Principal String Bass

Douglas F. King Assistant Conductor

Marks Family Foundation Principal Cello

Harriet Overton Stimson Music Director

PONCHO Principal Viola

Helen A. Overton

Peach Foundation

Estate of Elsbeth Pfeiffer

Susan and John Pohl

Estate of Elizabeth Richards

Jon and Judy Runstad

Estate of Joanne M. Schumacher

Weyerhaeuser Company

The William Randolph Hearst Foundations

Estate of Helen L. Yeakel

Estate of Victoria Zablocki

Anonymous (2)

* In Memoriam

James and Sherry Raisbeck

Guest Artist Fund

Charles Simonyi Principal Horn

The Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Smith

Principal Clarinet

Stuart Harpist

Dr. Robert Wallace Clarinet

Stephen Whyte Associate Principal Horn

We gratefully remember the following individuals for their generosity and forethought, and for including the Seattle Symphony in their legacy plans. The following list reflects gifts received between September 1, 2021, and January 23, 2023.

Donald Adams

Lois A. Andrews

Dr. Margaret Burke

Barbara and Lucile Calef

Corinne Campbell

Robert and Lois Catterall

Sherry Fisher

Marilyn Garner

Elizabeth C. Giblin

Donald G. Graham, Jr.

Merle P. Griff and Nadine Griff Mack

Ursula Grosser

Helen and Max Gurvich

Brian and Harriet E. Harburn

Margaret Hess

Edward Donald Hickman

John H. Hughey

Stanley Hungerford

Marjorie E. Jones

Douglas F. King

Willis Kleinenbroich

Mrs. Sylvia B. Kuebler

Ruth K. Levinson

Marjorie Levar

Arlyne Loacker

Jean and Peter J. McTavish

Roger and Carolyn Miller

Mary and Hugh Nuckols

Charlene Roberts

Phillip Soth

Clara Staunton

Samuel and Althea Stroum

Katsumi Tanino

David and Lorna Van Brown

Leora Wheeler

Anonymous

SEATTLE SYMPHONY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jon Rosen Chair

Diena Mann Vice Chair, Equity

DIRECTORS

Susan Amini

Paula Boggs

Leslie Chihuly

Sam Cho

Isiaah Crawford

Susan Detweiler

Rebecca Ebsworth

Judith Fong

Molly Gabel

Mimi Gates

Mauricio Gonzalez de la Fuente

Lyn Grinstein

Shawn Harmon

Michael Hatch

Danae Howe

Douglas Jackson

Nader Kabbani

Swil Kanim

Joe Davy Vice Chair, Audiences & Communities

Ronald Koo Secretary

Cheryl Lee

Ihn (Ike) Lee

Dorothy Li

Kjristine R. Lund

Brian J. Marks

Bill McAleer

Marshal McReal

Nancy Neraas

Chuck Schweizer

Yuka Shimizu

Michael Slonski

Lyle Snyder

Stephen Whyte

DESIGNEES

Krishna Thiagarajan

President & CEO, Seattle Symphony

Ben Martz Treasurer & Vice Chair, Finance

Dick Paul Vice Chair, Governance

Kevin Kralman President, Seattle Symphony Chorale

Susan Amante President, Seattle Symphony Volunteers

Jeffrey Barker Orchestra Representative

Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Orchestra Representative

CHAIR EMERITA

Leslie Jackson Chihuly

LIFETIME DIRECTORS

Llewelyn Pritchard Chair

Susan Armstrong

Bruce Baker

Cynthia Bayley

Sherry Benaroya

SEATTLE SYMPHONY FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Michael Slonski Chair*

DIRECTORS

Nancy B. Evans

Michael Hatch*

Kathleen Wright Vice Chair

Joaquin Hernandez*

Ronald Koo*

Jon Rosen*

BENAROYA HALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Leslie Jackson Chihuly Chair Kjristine Lund Secretary

DIRECTORS

Isiaah Crawford

Dwight Dively

Nancy B. Evans

Gary Houlahan

Mark Reddington

Ben Martz

Alexandra Brookshire

Phyllis Byrdwell

Phyllis Campbell

Robert Collett

David Davis

Nancy Evans

Dorothy Fluke

David Fulton

Jean Gardner

Ruth Gerberding

James Gillick

Gerald Grinstein

Patty Hall

Cathi Hatch

Woody Hertzog

Steven Hill

Ken Hollingsworth

Patricia Holmes

David Hovind

Henry James

Susan Coughlin Vice Chair, Development

Ned Laird

J. Pierre Loebel

Yoshi Minegishi

Marilyn Morgan

Isa Nelson

Laurel Nesholm

Sheila Noonan

Marlys Palumbo

Sally Phinny

Sue Raschella

Jill Ruckelshaus

H. Jon Runstad

Martin Selig

Linda Stevens

Patricia Tall-Takacs

Marcus Tsutakawa

Cyrus Vance, Jr.

Karla Waterman

Ronald Woodard

Arlene Wright

Kathleen Wright

Muriel Van Housen Secretary Ben Martz Treasurer*

David Tan

Rick White

* Seattle Symphony Appointed

Jim Duncan Treasurer

DESIGNEES

Jamie Carnell City Representative

Krishna Thiagarajan President & CEO

Zartouhi Dombourian-Eby Orchestra Representative

The Seattle Symphony kicks off the 2021/2022 season with an Opening Night Concert to remember.

1 Lee Mills acknowledges the audience following the Pride Pops concert, his final performance as the Symphony’s Douglas F. King Associate Conductor.

2 Composer-performer Han Lash and Principal Harp Valerie Muzzolini take a bow following the world premiere of Lash’s double harp concerto, The Peril of Dreams 3 Violinist Ray Chen makes his debut performance with the Symphony, led by Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot. 4 Principal Trombone Ko-ichiro Yamamoto performs Tan Dun’s Trombone Concerto: Three Muses in Video Game with conductor Kahchun Wong during Celebrate Asia 5 Clarinet Eric Jacobs performs in Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center, the Symphony’s immersive performance venue that reopened in January 2022.

6 Vocalist N’Kenge performs with the orchestra during one of the Symphony’s annual Holiday Pops concerts.

2021/2022 Masterworks Season Sponsor: Delta Air Lines

2021/2022 Pops Series Sponsor: The John & Ginny Meisenbach Foundation Octave 9: Emerging Artists is supported by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. Celebrate Asia is generously sponsored by Naomi and Yoshi Minegishi. Ludovic Morlot’s position is generously underwritten as the Judith Fong Conductor Emeritus. Lee Mills’ position was generously underwritten as the Douglas F. King Associate Conductor.

Thank you for your support of the Seattle Symphony!