Christopher Isaiah Traylor (MM ’24, PPD ’26) New Albany, Mississippi
Thank you to our FY 2024 donors who helped MSM students reach for the stars!
Manhattan School of Music
$2 Million + Noémi K. Neidorff (BM ’70, MM ’72, HonDMA ’17)
$500,000 to $999,999
Alta Malberg (BM ’69) and Marc I. Malberg, MD
$250,000 to $499,999
Scott Dunn (MM ’97) and Robbie Moray
Estate of Maurice Eisenstadt
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Gart Family Foundation
Jane A. Gross
Edward Lowenthal (HonDMA ’23)
Robert Sharon (’79)
Twiford Foundation
$100,000 to $249,999
Ruth Golden
John Graham and Paul Ochman
Susan Rochlis
Steven P. Singer and Alan S. Salzman
Yvonne and Howard Tsao
$50,000 to $99,999
Joan Taub Ades (HonDMA ’14)
Arts and Letters Foundation
Gabrielle Bamberger
Estate of Elizabeth G. Beinecke
Chloe Flower (PC ’00)
Lorraine Gallard and Richard H. Levy
David G. Knott and Françoise Girard / McKinsey & Company
Frank Lotrario (BM ’63, MM ’65)
Bill and Patricia O’Connor
The Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation, Inc.
The Rubin-Ladd Foundation
Rosalie J. Coe Weir Foundation
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
February 24, 2024
Shin (BM ’23, MM ’25)
Edmonton, Canada
Sonya
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC DONORS
$25,000 to $49,999
The Augustine Foundation
Kishore Ballal and Maithili Rao
Bettina Baruch Foundation
Justin Bischof (BM ’90, MM ’92, DMA ’98)
Susan Ennis and Owen Lewis
The Enoch Foundation
Clark R. Green Charitable Foundation
Eric Gronningsater
Carol B. Grossman
Raul M. and Magdalena Gutierrez
Nancy Freund Heller and Jeffrey Heller
Han Jo Kim
Susan Madden
Estate of Florence Nachman
New York State Council on the Arts
Perpetual Kindness Foundation
Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
Paul and Joanne Schnell / Skadden Arps
Estate of Harold Schonberg
Chiona Xanthopoulou-Schwarz
Horace Silver Foundation / Jemela Mwelu
Mónica and Angel Sosa
Nils Vigeland
Maria and Guillermo Vogel
Nanar and Tony Yoseloff
May 16, 2024
Albany, New York
Themba Pieterse (BM ’25)
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC DONORS
$10,000 to $24,999
Anonymous Donors (2)
3 Summers of Lincoln
Joyce Aboussie
Alfredo and Mita Aparicio
Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Balenciaga
The Theodore H. Barth Foundation
The Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation
Carla Bossi-Comelli (HonDMA ’20)
Delin and Abelardo Bru
Luisa G. Buchanan (BM ’63)
Fondation Rumsey-Cartier
Dr. Andre H Clavel Charitable Foundation
Complete Mechanical Solutions
Evco Mechanical Corporation
Edith Hall Friedheim (MM ’72)
Karey and Javier Gonzalez
Marcia Clay Hamilton (HonDMA ’23) and Don Hamilton
The Joel Foundation
J.C.C. Fund, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York
Jephson Educational Trusts
Max Kade Foundation
Nancy Kissinger (’54)
Ruth M. Knight Foundation
Dominique Laffont
Samuel M. Levy Family Foundation
The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation
Margot Patron
The
Pianist in the 21st Century Showcase
April 24, 2024
Sofia Sanchez Maestro (MM ’25) Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC DONORS
Saul D. Raw and Constance E. Nickel
Lucie Robert and Jeffrey Cohen
A. White Rose Foundation
Carl and Aviva Saphier
Shoshana and Israel Schachter
Mari and Kenneth Share
Susan and Sam Stricklin
Michelle Deal Winfield and Claude L. Winfield
Allen and Laura Yang
Frank and Jean Zhang / Jin Hua Foundation
$5,000 to $9,999
An Anonymous Donor
Terry L. Allison and Sylvain Hétu
The MCJ Amelior Foundation
The ASCAP Foundation
Ed Annunziato
The Hilaria and Alec Baldwin Foundation
The Barker Welfare Foundation
Bond Schoeneck & King
Chartwells Dining Services
Estate of Morton B. Cohen
Catherine and Michael Diefenbach
EALgreen
EvensonBest
James Gandre and Boris Thomas
J & J Flooring
Sylvia Hemingway
Howard Herring (MM ’78, HonDMA ’15)
January 24, 2024
Sam Chung (MM ’23, PPD ’25)
New York, New York
Edward F. Limato Foundation
The Arthur Loeb Foundation
Marquis George MacDonald Foundation
The Clement Meadmore Foundation
Jane Olian and Donna Gill, for Classical Singing and New York in June
General Plumbing Corporation
James J. Petercsak (BM ’66, MM ’68)
David (HonDMA ’07) and Susan Rahm
Patrick and Marti Ritto
Mary and Morris Rossabi
Antoine Schetritt and Amanda Brotman
Irene Schultz
Arthur T. and Beverly Shorin
Steinway & Sons
Anne Toker and Dana Leifer
Flavio Varani (BM ’68, MM ’70)
The Wonderful Foundation
Nine
March 22, 2024
Kianna Kelly-Futch (BM ’24)
Beltsville, Maryland
$3,000,000
Cate Ryan Estate
$2,000,000
Michael Neidorff (HonDMA ’17)* and Noémi Neidorff (BM ’70, MM ’72, HonDMA ’17)
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999
Gart Family Foundation
Philip Kawin (BM ’82, MM ’85) Estate
Carol Lieberman
Flavio Varani (BM ’68, MM ’70)
$750,000 to $999,999
Joan Taub Ades (HonDMA ’14)
Terry Allison and Sylvain Hétu
Maurice Eisenstadt Estate
$500,000 to $749,999
Alta Malberg (BM ’69) and Marc Malberg
Christianne Orto Estate
$250,000 to $499,999
Lorraine Gallard
Eric Gronningsater
Jane A. Gross
Edward Lowenthal (HonDMA ’23)
Charles B. Nelson, Jr. (MM ’54)
Bill and Patricia O’Connor
Catherine Prince Trust
Robert Sharon (’79)
*Deceased
THE AUGUSTINE FOUNDATION
MASTER CLASS RESIDENCY
March 22, 2024
Nicholas Goluses (BM ’81, MM ’82, DMA ’85)
Carlen Gong (BM ’27) Templestowe Lower, Australia
THE SECOND CENTURY CAMPAIGN
$200,000 to $249,000
Scott Dunn (MM ’97) and Robbie Moray
Frank Lotrario (BM ’63, MM ’65)
Walt (BM ’74, MM ’79) and Liz Sayre
Twiford Foundation
$100,000 to $199,999
Kishore Ballal and Maithili Rao
Fred J. Brotherton Charitable Foundation
Luisa G. Buchanan (BM ’63)
Baisley Powell Elebash Fund
Ruth Golden
William Goldstein (BM ’65)
John Graham and Paul Ochman
Carol B. Grossman
Marcia Clay Hamilton (HonDMA ’23) and Donald Hamilton
Warren Laffredo Estate
Linda and Tobia Mercuro*
PwC Charitable Foundation
Susan Rochlis
Paul and Joanne Schnell
Rosalie J. Coe Weir Foundation
$75,000 to $99,999
Gabrielle Bamberger
The Chisholm Foundation
Dorothy Strelsin Foundation
Claude and Michelle D. Winfield
*Deceased
MSM CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM PRESENTS TACTUS
January 22, 2024
Peckville, Pennsylvania
Waterville, Ohio
Adeline Marie DeBella (MM ’24)
Cole Habekost (MM ’25)
THE SECOND CENTURY CAMPAIGN
$50,000 to $74,999
Justin Bischof (BM ’90, MM ’92, DMA ’98)
Delin and Abelardo Bru
Anna Bulgari Estate
Shirley Katz Cohen Estate
Chloe Flower (PC ’00)
So-Chung Shinn Lee (MM ’19, PS ’21, PPD ’24)
Susan Madden
Yvonne and Howard Tsao
$25,000 to $49,999
Arts and Letters Foundation
Allen H. and Selma W. Berkman Charitable Trust
Richard Gaddes (HonDMA ’17)*
Marquis George MacDonald Foundation
The Clement Meadmore Foundation
The Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation
Perpetual Kindness Foundation
Rochlis Family Foundation
The Rohatyn Group
Horace Silver Foundation / Jemela Mwelu
Theodore E. Somerville (’78)
Harold and Ruth Stern Estate
Nils Vigeland
*Deceased
November 2, 2023 Jacob
THE SECOND CENTURY CAMPAIGN
$10,000 to $24,999
Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation
Alex Assoian Music Project
Michael Bamberger
Carl I. Baron
David (HonDMA ’07) and Susan Rahm / Rahm Family Fund
Irene Schultz
Up to $9,999
John K. Blanchard (MM ’89)
George S. Braverman
Xilun Chen
Jeffrey Cohen and Lucie Robert
Dan Epstein
Dianne Flagello (BM ’52, MM ’52, HonDMA ’99)
Donis Flagello
Adolphus Hailstork (BM ’63, MM ’65, HonDMA ’19)
Michael Keeney
Alan Lurie
Mike and Lynn McClellan
Jane Olian and Donna Gill, for Classical Singing and New York in June
Oliff and Waxenbaum Families
Jonathan Raskin
John K. Smith
Steinway & Sons
MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND JAZZ ORCHESTRA
December 6, 2023
Ken Kagawa (’23) Cupertino, California
CENTENNIAL PROJECT
Anchor Gift
Michael Neidorff (HonDMA ’17)* and Noémi Neidorff (BM ’70, MM ’72, HonDMA ’17) / Centene Charitable Foundation
$2,000,000 and above City of New York
$250,000 to $1,000,000
The Baisley Powell Elebash Fund
Donald and Marcia Clay Hamilton (HonDMA ’23)
David G. Knott and Françoise Girard
Peter Luerssen / Maecenata Foundation
Bill and Patricia O’Connor
Melody Sawyer Richardson
Sceneworks Studios
$150,000 to $249,999
Carla Bossi-Comelli (HonDMA ’20) and Marco Pecori
Lorraine Gallard and Richard H. Levy
Edward Lowenthal (HonDMA ’23)
$100,000 to $149,999
Ed Annunziato
James Gandre and Boris Thomas
Linda and Toby Mercuro*
Michelle Ong / First Initiative Foundation
$50,000 to $99,999
Alfredo and Mita Aparicio
Jane A. Gross
Raul M. and Magdalena Gutierrez
New York State Council on the Arts
Maria E. Salgar
Chiona Xanthopoulou-Schwarz
Mónica and Angel Sosa
Maria and Guillermo F. Vogel
*Deceased
MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
September 28, 2023
David Baker (DMA ’25)
Livermore, California
Jaehyuk Lee (MM ’24) Seoul, South Korea
Zachary Kern (BM ’25) Cypress, California
CENTENNIAL PROJECT
$25,000 to $49,999
Delin and Abelardo Bru
Susan Ennis and Owen Lewis
Richard Gaddes (HonDMA ’17)*
Thomas Hampson (HonDMA ’09)
Nancy Freund Heller and Jeffrey Heller
Margot Alberti de Mazzeri
McKinsey & Company
Margot and Adolfo* Patron
Leonard Slatkin and Cindy McTee
Epp K. J. Sonin (MM ’70)
$10,000 to $24,999
Joyce Aboussie
Joan (HonDMA ’14) and Alan Ades-Taub Family Foundation
Louis Alexander (MM ’79)
Chartwells
Sharon E. Daley-Johnson (BM ’88, MM ’89)
Evco Mechanical Corporation
Capt. Kenneth R. Force, USMS (ret.) (BM ’64, MM ’65, PD ’70)*
Ruth Golden
Hyde and Watson Foundation
Warren Jones
Henry A. Kissinger* and Nancy M. Kissinger (’54)
Orin O’Brien
Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation
Carl and Aviva Saphier
Dona D. Vaughn and Ron Raines
*Deceased
December 13, 2023
João Bernardo Valinho Rosa (BM ’27) Fiaes, Portugal
ANNUAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
Richard E. Adams French Horn Scholarship
Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Scholarship
The ASCAP / Fran Morgenstern Davis Scholarship
Augustine Foundation Scholarship
Theodore H. Barth Foundation Scholarship
Bettina Baruch Foundation Scholarship
Elizabeth Beinecke Scholarship
Frank & Lydia Bergen Foundation Scholarship
EALgreen Scholarship
International Advisory Board Scholarship
J.C.C. Fund, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York Scholarship
Jephson Educational Trust Scholarship
Hugh Masekela Heritage Scholarship
Walter W. Naumburg Foundation Scholarship
Arthur and Mae Orvis Annual Opera Scholarship
Jim Petercsak Annual Scholarship
Presser Undergraduate Scholar
Rochlis Family Foundation Scholarship
David Rose Scholarship for Composing
Sabian / Robert Zildjian Memorial Scholarship
Harold and Helene Schonberg Pianist Scholarship
Glen K. Twiford Piano Scholarship
L. John Twiford Music Scholarship
April 23, 2024
June Cavlan (MM ’25)
Miami, Florida
ANNUAL PRECOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
Susan E. Deaver Precollege Woodwinds Scholarship
Janice B. and Milford D. Gerton Precollege Scholarship
Hansoree Scholarship
Joel Foundation Precollege Scholarship
Chloé Kiffer Precollege Scholarship
Nancy Kissinger Precollege Scholarship
Josephine Luby Precollege Scholarship
Maureen MacDougall Precollege Scholarship
Jason Mraz Foundation Precollege Scholarship
Rochlis Family Foundation Scholarship
Alfred and Jane Ross Foundation Precollege Scholarship
Victoria Fasani Williams Precollege Scholarship in Piano
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CONCERT
April 1, 2024
Seoul, South Korea
Ye In Kwak (MM ’24)
ENDOWED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
Alan M. and Joan Taub Ades Scholarship
Licia Albanese Scholarship
Augustine Guitar Scholarship
Herbert R. and Evelyn Axelrod Scholarship
Frances Hall Ballard Scholarship
Artur Balsam Scholarship
Hans & Klara Bauer Scholarship for Cello
Jordan Berk Scholarship
Selma W. Berkman Memorial Scholarship
Vera Blacker Scholarship in Piano
Luisa Buchanan Graduate Piano Scholarship
Carmine Caruso Scholarship
Edgar Foster Daniels Scholarship in Voice
Scott Dunn and Robbie Moray Scholarship in Collaborative Piano
Baisley Powell Elebash Scholarship
Gart Family Foundation Scholarship
Lloyd Gelassen Fellowship Fund Scholarship
Elva Van Gelder Memorial Piano Scholarship
Rita Y. and Herbert Z. Gold Scholarship
Ruth Golden Classical Voice Scholarship
William Goldstein Scholarship
John Graham and Paul Ochman Scholarship
Michael W. Greene Scholarship
Charles Grossman Memorial Scholarship
Grusin / Rosen Jazz Scholarship
February 21, 2024
Gao (MM ’24) Shenzhen, China
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ENDOWED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
Adolphus Hailstork-Mary Weaver Scholarship
Marcia Clay Hamilton and Donald Hamilton Classical Flute Scholarship
William Randolph Hearst Scholarship
Helen Fahnestock Hubbard Family Scholarship
Alexandra Hunt Vocal Scholarship
Deolus Husband Scholarship for Composition
Eugene Istomin Capital Campaign Scholarship
Peter Karpati Scholarship
Phillip Kawin Piano Scholarship
Peter J. Kent Scholarship
Marga and Arthur King Scholarship
Kraeuter Violin Scholarship
Edith Kriss Scholarship
Lado Scholarship
Warren Laffredo Memorial Scholarship
Ilene and Edward Lowenthal Scholarship
Marquis George MacDonald Scholarship
Robert Mann Scholarship for Violin and Chamber Studies
Viola B. Marcus Memorial Scholarship
Masolinar “Mackie” Marks Scholarship
Joseph F. McCrindle Scholarship
Clement Meadmore Scholarship in Jazz
Homer and Constance Mensch Scholarship
Charles B. Nelson Jr. Scholarship in Classical Piano
Samuel and Mitzi Newhouse Scholarship
Birgit Nilsson Scholarship
May 11, 2024
Keya Upadhyaya New York, New York
Isabel Zheng Centerport, New York
Evelyn Ray New York, New York
Violet Siu Forest Hills, New York
ENDOWED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
Scott Edward Oakley Scholarship in Musical Theater
Mae Zenke Orvis Opera Scholarship
Ethel Hollander Plancher Scholarship
Paul Price Percussion Scholarship
Rahm / Berkman Scholarship
Judith Raskin Scholarship
Susan Rochlis Scholarship
Jay Rubinton Scholarship
Leon Russianoff Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth Byrne Sayre Scholarship in Musical Theatre
Walt Sayre Trombone Scholarship
Robert Sharon Scholarship in Collaborative Piano
Scott Shayne Sinclair Scholarship
Steven P. Singer and Alan Salzman Scholarship in Clarinet
Joseph M. Smith Scholarship
L. John Twiford Violin Scholarship
Glen K. Twiford Piano Scholarship
Margaret Hoswell van Der Marck Scholarship in Opera
Flavio Varani Scholarship in Piano
Dona D. Vaughn Voice Scholarship
Emily M. Voorhis Scholarship
Rachmael Weinstock Scholarship in Violin
Dora Zaslavsky Scholarship
Avedis Zildjian Percussion Scholarship
October 16, 2023
Kyrese Washington (MM ’25)
Raleigh, North Carolina
ENDOWED PRECOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
An Anonymous Jazz Precollege Scholarship
An Anonymous Precollege Scholarship
Alex Assoian Music Project Precollege Scholarship
Dr. Michelle Solarz August Precollege Scholarship in Piano
Kate Bamberger Memorial Violin Scholarship
Matilda Cascio Precollege Scholarship
Cuker / Stern Precollege Scholarship
Florence Duvall Precollege Scholarship
Marion Feldman Cello Scholarship
Dianne Danese Flagello Precollege Scholarship
Chloe Flower Scholarship
Dorothy Hales Gary Scholarship
Jocelyn Gertel Precollege Scholarship
Rosetta Goodkind Precollege Scholarship
Andrew Goodman Memorial Precollege Scholarship
Constance Keene Precollege Piano Scholarship
Patinka Kopec Precollege Violin Scholarship
Mary B. Lenom Scholarship
Carol Lieberman Precollege Scholarship
Frank and Joseph Lotrario Precollege Scholarship
Susan Madden Precollege Scholarship
Sassa Maniotis Precollege Scholarship
Masolinar “Mackie” Marks Scholarship
Jan Morreel Precollege Classical Music Scholarship
Nana’s Way Precollege Division Scholarship
Carl Owen Memorial Scholarship
Maitland Peters and Karen Beardsley Precollege Voice Scholarship
Precollege Parents Scholarship
Rita and Morris Relson Scholarship
Jonathan and Conrad Strasser Memorial Scholarship
Yvonne and Howard Tsao Precollege Scholarship
Elva Van Gelder Memorial Piano Scholarship
Michelle Deal and Claude L. Winfield Precollege Jazz Scholarship
February 15, 2024
New York, New York
Ayla Gittelman Ipek (BM ’25)
GALAXY SOCIETY
An Anonymous Donor
Richard E. Adams (MM ’61)
Joan Taub Ades (HonDMA ’14)
Louis Alexander (MM ’79)
Terry L. Allison and Sylvain Hétu
Frank Bamberger
Gabrielle Bamberger
Alan J. Barry (BM ’66)
Renee Bash
Peter Basquin
Elizabeth Beinecke*
Yvette Benjamin
Justin Bischof (BM ’90, MM ’92, DMA ’98)
Blanche H. Blitstein
Louis M. Bonifati
Seymour Bortner
Carla Bossi-Comelli (HonDMA ’20)
Susan Brenner
Luisa G. Buchanan (BM ’63)
Morton B. Cohen (BM ’65 MM ’67)*
James B. Coker
Michael Devine (MM ’80)
Maurice Eisenstadt*
J. S. Ellenberger
Susan Ennis
*Deceased
A Legacy of Support
By remembering MSM in their wills or other planned gift vehicles, members of the Galaxy Society create living legacies that will influence both music and musicians for generations to come.
November 15, 2023
Haolun Zhang (MM ’24) Chendu, China
GALAXY SOCIETY
Dianne (BM ’52, MM ’52, HonDMA ’99) and Nicolas* Flagello
Capt. Kenneth R. Force, USMS (ret.) (BM ’64, MM ’65, PD ’70)*
Janet F. Frank
Rabbi Mordecai Genn
Ruth Golden
William Goldstein (BM ’65)
John Graham and Paul Ochman
Marian Greathouse (BM ’77)
Carolyn Zepf Hagner (MM ’69)
Heather A. Hamilton (MM ’93, MM ’95)
Phillip N. Kawin (BM ’82, MM ’85)*
Diane Kettering (BM ’78)
Alan M. and Karen Schiebler Knieter
Doris Konig (’66)
Warren Laffredo (’59)*
Gail Levine, PhD
Carol Lieberman
Frank Lotrario (BM ’63, MM ’65)
Susan Madden
Alta (BM ’69) and Marc I. Malberg
Shigeru Matsuno (’63)
Margaret Park Mautner*
Charlotte Mayerson*
Claire A. Meyer
Solomon Mikowsky*
Warren R. Mikulka
Charles B. Nelson Jr. (MM ’54)
Constance E. Nickel and Saul D. Raw
Barbara and Dermot O’Reilly
*Deceased
April 23, 2024
Jordan Leftridge (BM ’22, MM ’24)
Valles Mines, Missouri
GALAXY SOCIETY
John A. and Catherine Prince*
Anthony Posk (BM ’64)*
Barbara L. Reissman
Regina Rheinstein (MM ’79)
Melody Sawyer Richardson
Mary S. Riebold
Susan Rochlis
Evelyn Ronell
Ted (BM ’81, MM ’83) and Lesley Rosenthal
Walt (BM ’74, MM ’79) and Liz Sayre
Gerry Sebesky (BM ’62, MM ’63)
Alex Shapiro
Robert B. Sharon (’79)
Marc Silverman (MM ’77, DMA ’83)
Allen Lee Smith (BM ’77)
Theodore E. Somerville (’78)
Amy R. Sperling
Carleton B. Spotts (BM ’53, MM ’59)*
Sondra Tammam (BM ’73)
Flavio Varani (BM ’68, MM ’70)
Dona D. Vaughn and Ron Raines
Keith L. Wiggs (BM ’84)
Theo George Wilson
*Deceased
December 12, 2023
Moses Sung
Park (MM ’24, PPD ’26) Seoul, South Korea
Hyun
APPLAUSE SOCIETY
Anonymous Donors (3)
Richard Elder Adams (MM ’61)
Joan Taub Ades (HonDMA ’14)
Meg Lowenthal Akabas (BM ’84, MM ’87)
The ASCAP Foundation
Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation
The Augustine Foundation
Alexandra Bacon (BM ’83)
Karen Faust Baer and Paul Baer
The Bagby Foundation for the Musical Arts
Gabrielle Bamberger
Michael Bamberger
The Theodore H. Barth Foundation
Wayne Bellet / Bellet Construction
Allen H. and Selma W. Berkman Charitable Trust
Justin Bischof (BM ’90, MM ’92, DMA ’98)
Delin and Abelardo Bru
Raymond J. Burghardt (MM ’81)
Mabel A. Campbell
Centene Charitable Foundation
Chartwells Dining Services
Annette Coco (BM ’73, MM ’74)
Alejandro Cordero
Frank W. Daykin III (BM ’83)
Nancy Zipay DeSalvo (MM ’72)
Marjory Duncalfe (MM ’75)
The Baisley Powell Elebash Fund
Susan Ennis and Owen Lewis
Steadfast and Loyal Support
Foundations and individuals who have made gifts to the School each and every year for ten years or more.
October 1, 2023
Vinton Hines (BM ’26)
Bridgeport, Connecticut
APPLAUSE SOCIETY
The Enoch Foundation
First Initiative Foundation
Dianne Flagello (BM ’52, MM ’52, HonDMA ’99)
Capt. Kenneth R. Force, USMS (ret.) (BM ’64, MM ’65, PD ’70)*
Lorraine Gallard and Richard H. Levy
James Gandre and Boris Thomas
Hans Gesell
Joseph and Toni Goldfarb
Joanne Greenspun
Laura Greenwald (DMA ’98)
Jane A. Gross
Carol B. Grossman
Raul M. and Magdalena Gutierrez
Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Haberly
Marcia Clay Hamilton (HonDMA ’23) and Donald Hamilton
Hansoree
Peter Horvath (BM ’64, MM ’65)
Susan Ingerman (BM ’65, MM ’66, MM ’68)
Jephson Educational Trusts
Susan and Robert A. Kaplan
Millen Katz (BM ’74, MM ’75) and Patricia Anders
Phillip N. Kawin (BM ’82, MM ’85)*
Ruth M. Knight Foundation
Michael J. Kokola
Michael Kollmer (BM ’80, MM ’83) and Rachael Kollmer
Patinka Kopec and Jay Selman
Michael Kowal
Ursula Kwasnicka (BM ’66, MM ’68)
*Deceased
July 31, 2024
Brooklyn, New York
Valentino Olivo
APPLAUSE SOCIETY
The Arthur Loeb Foundation
Carmel Lowenthal
Edward Lowenthal (HonDMA ’23)
Marquis George MacDonald Foundation
Margot Alberti de Mazzeri
James P. McCarthy (BM ’63, MM ’64)
Meredith Wood McCaughey (MM ’70)
Linda McKnight
Solomon Mikowsky*
Dorothy Gross Nadosy (MM ’69)
Michael (HonDMA ’17)* and Noémi Neidorff (BM ’70, MM ’72, HonDMA ’17)
Norma Nelson
Marjorie Neuwirth
James A. and Connie Newcomb
Yahui Olenik (BM ’74, MM ’83)
The Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation
Kathleen and Robert Pandos
Margot Patron
Jim Petercsak (BM ’66, MM ’68)
Henry Pinkham
Kariné Poghosyan (MM ’05, DMA ’07)
The Presser Foundation
David (HonDMA ’07) and Susan Rahm
Mary Riebold
Anthony Rios
Howard G. Rittner
Carol Robbins
*Deceased
December 1, 2023
Lisa Kim (MM ’23, PPD ’25)
Wonju, South Korea
APPLAUSE SOCIETY
Wendy Rolfe (MM ’76, DMA ’85) and Benjamin Dunham
Alex Romanov (BM ’72, MM ’74)
Roger F. Rose
Amy S. Rosen (MM ’76)
The Alfred and Jane Ross Foundation
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
Anthony Scelba (BM ’70, MM ’71)
Chiona Xanthopoulou-Schwarz
Marc Silverman (MM ’77, DMA ’83)
Ted Smith
Annaliese Soros
James Stalzer (BM ’78, MM ’79)
Mark Suozzo (MM ’96)
Peter Susser (MM ’84)
Sondra Tammam (BM ’73)
Tchaikovsky
Dace Udris
Dawn Upshaw (MM ’85, HonDMA ’98)
Mark Vandersall and Laura Mendelson
Keith L. Wiggs (BM ’84)
Noreen and Ned Zimmerman
Black History Month Concert
MSM BLACK STUDENT UNION
February 16, 2024
Orlando, Florida
Samara Bowden (MM ’24)
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Lorraine Gallard, Chair
David G. Knott, Vice Chair
James Gandre, EdD, President
Noémi K. Neidorff (BM ’70, MM ’72, HonDMA ’17), Secretary
Edith Hall Friedheim (MM ’72), Canada/United States
Raul M. Gutierrez, Mexico/Spain
Masaaki Maeda, Japan/United States
Chiona Xanthopoulou-Schwarz, Germany
Angel Sosa, Mexico
Flavio Varani (BM ’68, MM ’70), Brazil/United States
Guillermo Vogel, Mexico
Terence Blanchard (HonDMA ’17)
Anthony Roth Costanzo (MM ’08, HonDMA ’22)
Glenn Dicterow
Peter Duchin
Thomas Hampson (HonDMA ’09)
Stefon Harris (BM ’95, MM ’97)
Marta Istomin (HonDMA ’05), President Emerita
Bernard Labadie (HonDMA ’18)
Lang Lang (HonDMA ’12)
Bebe Neuwirth (HonDMA ’15)
Leonard Slatkin (HonDMA ’13)
Melissa Wegner (MM ’05)
Pinchas Zukerman (HonDMA ’93)
March
Colin Kim
Tenafly, New Jersey
THE PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
Ed Annunziato*
Wayne Bellet / Bellet Construction
Luisa G. Buchanan (BM ’63)
Edith Hall Friedheim (MM ’72)
Karey and Javier Gonzalez
Jane A. Gross
Carol B. Grossman
Dominque Laffont
Saul D. Raw
Karen Risi and Hon Joseph Risi / Gart Family Foundation
Susan Rochlis / Rochlis Family Foundation
Aviva and Carl Saphier
Walt (BM ’74, MM ’79) and Liz Sayre
Epp K.J. Sonin (MM ’70)
Michael G. Stewart, MD, MPH
Flavio Varani (BM ’68, MM ’70)
Ann Walzer / The Rubin-Ladd Foundation
Michelle and Claude L. Winfield
Laura and Allen Yang
Jean and Frank Zhang
*Former trustee
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
November 15, 2023
Johannes Linneballe (MM ’24) Copenhagen, Denmark
Sofia Gotch (MM ’23, PPD ’25) Oakland, California
ALUMNI COUNCIL
Justin Bischof (BM ’90, MM ’92, DMA ’98), Chair
Michael Fahie (MM ’02), Vice Chair
Chira Bell (BM ’22)
Blair Cagney (BM ’18, MM ’20)
Ming Fong (PC ’86, ’87)
Peng Guan (MM ’23)
Brian Holman (MM ’04)
Kyunghee “Kate” Kim (MM ’96)
Penny Prince (BM ’74, MM ’76)
Eganam Segbefia (MM ’18)
Jarrett Winters Morley (BM ’20)
MSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & OPERA THEATRE Opera in Concert,
February 21, 2024
Xiaowei Fang (MM ’25)
Jinan, China
We have made every effort to list MSM donors accurately. If your name is not listed as you wish, or if you notice an inaccuracy, please contact Jake Levyns in the Philanthropy Office at 917-493-4490, or at jlevyns@msmnyc.edu.
