Our Donors - Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

Donor Recognition

The generous support of these people and organizations make everything we do at the Calgary Philharmonic possible.

Leadership Giving

The Calgary Philharmonic expresses its deep gratitude to the passionate and dedicated supporters whose significant lifetime giving to the Calgary Philharmonic Society and Calgary Philharmonic Foundation helps us achieve our vision.

$10,000,000 and above

Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Foundation
Department of Canadian Heritage
Joyce + Dick Matthews

$1,000,000- $9,999,999

Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Calgary Arts Development Authority
Canada Council for the Arts

Irene + Walt DeBoni
Ethelene + John Gareau
Government of Canada

Dr. John Lacey
Morningside Music Bridge Foundation
Drs. Ted + Lola Rozsa

Estate of Mario James Stella
Taylor Family Foundation
One Anonymous Donor

$500,000-$999,999

Estate of Marjory Barber
Irene + William Bell
Marg + Paul Boëda

Cenovus Energy Inc.
CNOOC (formerly Nexen)
Government of Alberta

Carol + Frank Gray
Honens Calgary Philharmonic Society Fund at Calgary Foundation
Mary Rozsa de Coquet

Prairies Economic Development Canada
Robbin Shandel
One Anonymous Donor

$250,000- $499,999

Said Arrata
Leslie + David Bissett
Ellen + Allen Borak
Heather + Ian Bourne
Andrea Brussa
Calgary Foundation
Calgary Herald
Mrs. Norma Carroll

Corus Entertainment
Judith + Terry Dalgleish
Heather Edwards
Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
Encana Corporation
Jan + Larry Fichtner
Liz + Tony Fricke
Lois + Richard Haskayne

Judith Kilbourne
KPMG LLP
Estate of Murray Lipsey
Letha MacLachlan, K.C.
Nickle Family Foundation
Palmer Family Foundation
Repsol Oil & Gas Canada Inc
Gerard Rostoker

Rozsa Foundation
Muriel Stewart
Sunesis Consulting Inc.
TC Energy
TD Canada
TELUS Corporation
Deborah Yedlin + Martin Molyneaux
Two Anonymous Donors

$100,000-$249,999

Air Canada
ARC Resources Ltd.
Jeff Arsenych
Jenny Belzberg
Beverly + Gerald Berkhold
BP Petroleum
Canada Life
Canadian Natural
Elaine + Jeremy Clark
Tibor Fekete
Estate of Geraldine Fish

Glasswaters Foundation
Jacky + Geoff Granville
Jan + Brian Grier
Estate of Winnifred Griffith
Elizabeth + Wayne Henuset
Imperial Oil Limited
Jeanette King
Estate of Evelyn Christine Kings
HD Klebanoff Memorial Fund
Kool 101.5
Ann Lewis-Luppino + Anthony Luppino

Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust
Macquarie Group Foundation
Allan Markin
Masters Gallery Ltd.
Estate of Mary McIntosh
Meludia SAS
Janice + James Morton
Jean + John Partridge
Anne Marie Peterson Legacy Fund
Rogers Charity Classic
Rabinovitz Family Fund

RBC
Seagram Company Ltd.
Clarice Siebens
Margaret Southern
Carla + Klaus Springer
Josie + Trent Stangl
Ms. Mary Ann Steen
Dori Wood + James Doleman
Shirley Zielsdorf
Three Anonymous donors

Endowed Chairs

Ted + Lola Rozsa Endowed Chair – Music Director
Mary Rozsa de Coquet Endowed Chair – Resident Conductor: Juliane Gallant
Ellen + Allen Borak Endowed Chair – Chorus Director: Mark Bartel
John + Ethelene Gareau Endowed Chair – Concertmaster: Diana Cohen
Peter + Jeanne Lougheed Endowed Chair – Associate Concertmaster: John Lowry
Hotchkiss Endowed Chair – First Violin Section Member
H.D. Klebanoff Endowed Chair – First Violin Section Member: Olga Kotova
Gerard Rostoker in Memory of Pamela Bacchus Endowed Chair – First Violin Section Member: Maria van der Sloot
Esther Violet Hall (nee Young) Endowed Chair – Principal Second Violin: Lorna Tsai
Debbie Lynne Hall (daughter of Esther Violet Hall) Endowed Chair – Assistant Principal Second Violin: Stephanie Soltice-Johnson
Dennis Sharp + Helen Cote-Sharp Endowed Chair – Second Violin Section Member: Craig Hutchenreuther
Dalgleish Endowed Chair 66 – Second Violin Section Member: Minnie Min Kyung Kwon
Eckhardt – Gramatte Foundation Endowed Chair – Principal Viola: Laurent Grillet-Kim
Naomi Lacey Endowed Chair in Honour of Philip Hansen — Principal Cello: Arnold Choi
John + Jean Partridge Endowed Chair – Cello Section Member: David Morrissey
Deborah Yedlin + Martin Molyneaux Endowed Chair – Cello Section Member: Kathleen de Caen
Margaret + Paul Boëda in Memory of Jennifer Boëda-Dahl Endowed Chair – Principal Flute: Sara Hahn-Scinocco
Bill + Irene Bell Endowed Chair – Piccolo: Gwen Klassen
Janet Poyen Family Foundation Endowed Chair – English Horn: David Sussman
Judith + William Kilbourne Named Chair in Recognition of the Kilbournes’ long-term support – Assistant Principal Horn
Frank + Carol Gray Endowed Chair in Memory of Vincent Cichowicz – Principal Trumpet: Adam Zinatelli
Frank + Carol Gray Endowed Chair in Recognition of Tim Rawlings’ 42 years of service to Calgary Phil – Principal Percussion: Chris Sies
Joyce + Dick Matthews Endowed Chair – Piano

2024/2025 Donors

The Calgary Philharmonic expresses its deep gratitude to the following supporters who made generous gifts to the Calgary Philharmonic Society and the Calgary Philharmonic Foundation between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025.

~ Gifts to the Calgary Philharmonic Foundation
* 10 years or more of lifetime giving
** 20 years or more of lifetime giving

Gifts of $500,000 and above

Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Canada Council for the Arts*
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Foundation**
Government Of Canada*~
Prairies Economic Development Canada

Gifts of $250,000 to $499,999

Department of Canadian Heritage~
Taylor Family Foundation*
Janet Poyen Family Foundation**~

Gifts of $100,000 to $249,999

Honens Calgary Philharmonic Society Fund

Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999

Government of Alberta
Jan + Brian Grier~
Mary Rozsa de Coquet**~
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
Two Anonymous Donors

Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999

Ellen + Allen Borak**~
Terry Dalgleish**
Liz + Tony Fricke**~
Jacky + Geoff Granville~

Dr. John Lacey**~
Letha MacLachlan, K.C.**~
O’Donoghue Family Fund
Palmer Family Foundation*

Anne Marie Peterson Legacy Fund*
Sue + Mac Van Wielingen
RBC *
Two Anonymous Donors

Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999

Michelle Bailey + John Whelan
Bailie Family Foundation
Jenny Belzberg**~
Beverly Berkhold**
Belinda + Tom Boleantu**~
Brookfield Properties
Burns Memorial Fund
Calgary Arts Development Authority
Calgary Foundation**
Ann Calvert*
Canadian Natural*
Alan D. Castle Endowment for the Arts
Chayka Family Foundation**~
Monica Cheng + Ujay Kim

Gertrude Cohos*~
Irene + Walt DeBoni**~
Deloitte
Dominique + Real Doucet
Carol Gray**~
Ryan Green
Angela + Samuel Hayes*~
Juli Hegg + Bill Hogg**
James A. Hughes**~
Judith Kilbourne**~
Jeanette King**~
Janet + Rick Matthews*~
The Fidelio Foundation
Nickle Family Foundation**

Lisa Poole
Rabinovitz Family Community Fund *~
Rogers Charity Classic
Rozsa Foundation*
Ruchi + Chris Ryley*~
Margaret Southern**~
Valerie + Allen Swanson**
TD Canada*
United Active Living
Valentine Volvo + Volvo Royal Oak
Dori Wood + James Doleman**~
Two anonymous donors

Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999

Andal Family Fund~
AWS InCommunities Calgary Fund
Heather + Ian Bourne**
James and Patricia Burns Flow Through Fund
Stephen Chetner~
Joanne Cox + Chris Haygarov
Rosemarie + Michael D’Avella~
Walter and Ute Dilger**~
Calgary Finlandia Cultural Association
Shirley Foster*~
Emily Grier + Chris Chiasson
Gloria Wong + Arthur Hibbard*

Mary Anne Katzenberg
Marilyn Mooibroek + Drs. David Lau*
Tricia Leadbeater
Bernice + Jim Love
Chris MacKimmie**
Jane McCaig + Richard Waller
Vickie + Russell McKinnon*
Elizabeth + Ross Middleton
Tae Nosal + John Reid*~
Michelle O’Reilly Foundation
Jean + John Partridge**~
Maureen Payne**~

Sonia + Bob Reynolds*
Sheelagh Mercer + Henry Schultz
Clarice Siebens**
Marie + Nathan Smith
Claire + Marc Stevens
Susan Swan
Swedish Society of Calgary
The Welty Family Foundation*
Susan + Mark Wittrup
Bing Wu~
One anonymous Donor

Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999

Dinesh + Rajendra Agrawal**
Irene M. Bakker**~
Marian + Paul Beer**~
Brad Boychuk*
Andrea Brussa**
Eleanor + Dick Byers**
Lori Caltagirone*
Ah-Ling Cheng
Mathilde + Emmanuel Coisne
Rae + Phillip Cram**~
Rao Darsi**~
Joel Douglas + Kate Fischer~
Lisa Evren
E. Ann Falk*~
Tibor Fekete**
Government of Canada

Pamela Grigg Charitable Fund at Calgary Foundation
Corinne Grigoriu*
Anne Hobbs
Julie + Harold Jacques*
Val + Craig Johnstone
Madeleine King + Bob Taylor*~
Lori Cutler + Nick Kuzyk*
Karen Neary-Langill + Robert Langill
Jennifer + Oscar Larios
Linda Le Geyt
Lennox Family Foundation
Heather + Peter Marreck*
Sharon Martens
Rosemary Moore
Shelagh + Faiz Nadir**
Leanne + Dean Newhouse

Benno Nigg**
Tim Onyett*
Kelly Pitaoulis + Zack Laurent~
Wood Pittman Fund
Mark Raffan
Ruth + Garry Ramsden-Wood
Robbin Shandel
Joan + Geoffrey Simmins**
Erica McBeth + Darwin Smith~
The Smith Vanstokkom Foundation
John Thompson**~
T. Gai Ward*
Catherine + Bruce Williams*~
Christine Woolner~
Janet Yuchem*
Four Anonymous Donors

Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499

Kristin + Vaclav Albrecht
Karen Ashbee + Dr. Paul Salo~
Barb Atniknov + Albert Rosengarten*
Roy, Hazel and Nancy Austin Fund
Andrew Azmudeh*
John Bonnycastle
Sheryl + Bob Bowhay
Meredith + Pat Cashion
Glen & Nancy Charitable Gift Fund
Georgina Clark
Catherine Glaser-Climie + Stan Climie **
Margaret Cole
Linda + Jack Crawford**
Ruth A. Cross
Fern Cyr*
David Daly**
Daniel A. Downie
Shouli Fayt Family Foundation
Jan + Larry Fichtner**~
Philippa FitzGerald-Finch*~
Joan + Donald Greenfield**
Larisa Golovatskaya + Perry Jasson
Emily Halliday + Geoff Krause
Glen & Nancy Charitable Gift Fund
Don and Janet Hatch Family
Ian Hawkins*

Lisa Higham + Alan Covington*
Katt Hryciw
Horton Family Endowment Fund
Linda + Gordon Hoy
Helen Isaac Fund**
Arlene & Glen Johnston Fund
Rhonda Kerr
Jennifer + Martin King
Dr. Alice de Koning + Dr. Yrjo Koskinen
Paul Lee
Diane + David Macdonald**
Lisa Mackay + Chris Petrik
Simone Macrae**
Pat + John Martin
Mary Jo Leslie Endowment Fund
Laurie Matiation
H. Matsune*
Elizabeth & Gene Maurice Fund*
Ann McCaig**~
Liz McFetridge
Jean + Rod McKay *~
Andrea McManus
Elizaveta Mironova + William Zho
Sheila Mong
Louise Moore
Patricia Moore**~

Janice + James Morton*~
One Big JAM
Sarah Palmer + Tom Plunkett
Patricia Peabody
Wendy + Rod Schultz
Dr. Tony Settari **~
Greg Shannon
Anonymous
Alfred Sorensen**
Michele Stanners
Mira Starczyk*~
Betty J. Stein**~
The Donald Terry Swystun Charitable Fund
Nadine Tratch + Tyler Cumberford
Randy Upright
Ingrid Vicas
Philippa White
Rena Willson*~
Anne + Terry Wilson**
Reg Worsley**
Helen Young + Don Smith*
Patricia + Frederick Young**
Mae Yuchem
Anne + Frank Zinatelli*
Eleven Anonymous Donors

Gifts of $500 to $999

Gwen + Ian Anderson*
Mary Bewick
Barry Bortnick
Callow & Associates Management Consultants Inc.
John Burton
Eileen Butler**
Cheryl Cohen*~
Kelly Colberg
Nan + Ian Douglas
Chris Dowdeswell
Audrey + John Fry**
Kore Grier
Carol Hanna**
Robin Harwig
Cindy Humphrey
Carolyn Hyndman
Almas Kassam
Judith Phair + Roland King

James Kusie~
Blair Lipkind
Marg + Herb Longworth
Dave + Donna Lougheed
Alla Magid
Rolf Martin
Melanie + Todd McBride
Jim McClimans
Dennis McDermott
Jim Merchant*
Danuta + Francois Montandon**
Cliff’s Notes Fund
Jackie + Fritz Painsi
Maureen Jenkins+ James S Pender
Phyllis Peters**~
Rajiv Ramchandra
Emma Rokosh
Karen Rostad

John Salopek
Kelly + James Scott*
Lila Smith
Nancy Stapley
Agatha Starczyk + Mike Miller*~
Shannon Stevenson*
Margaret + Donald Stinton**
Jody Sutherland + Marco Baldasaro
Cathy + Frank Van Humbeck
Alex Wan
Dixie + Tony Webb
Peggy Wedderburn + Richard Oppenheim
Archie Wells
Agnes + Ray Woods
Lee Woytki
Maria Wu
Campbell-Stone United Church
Thirteen Anonymous Donors

Gifts of $100 to $499

Jock Abra
Wendy Aitken
Dean Allatt*
Charishe Amante
Martin Andersen
Miriam + Tim Anderson
Michelle Archer
Kate Ray
Ian Atkinson
Diane M. Auld*
Ryan Axani
A Azmudeh
Tadeusz Baczkiewicz
Bonnie Baker
Claire Barber
Dawn Barcham
Mark Barker
Lurene Bates
Benoit Beauchamp
Sandra + Glenn Becker
Paul Beke
Tim Bell *
Mona + Howard Bell
Thomas Benson**
Giri + Ofer Berenstein
Marcia Bergman*
Kim Berjian
Chad Bjorgan
Donald Blakely
Shirley + Ron Bond
Sandra Bourlet
Tricia Bray
Shawn Brooks
Carrie Bruno
Helga Budwill**
Alex Burroughs~
Nicole Bushfield
Carolyn Byers*
Bishop O’Byrne High School
Nicole Cabaj
Marie + Sandy Cameron**
Nora J Casey
Heather Chapple
Charitable Impact Foundation
Indrani Chatterjee
Ana Cherniak-Kennedy
Bill Chestnut
Heidi Christophel
Marilyn Clare
Carole + Steve Clement
Jocelyn Colquhoun + Alexander Milne~
Keith Conley**
Chad Conrad
Jer Cox
Anne-Marie Crawford*
Rowena Cromwell
Debra Crossman
Arlene Crowe
Patricia + Ron Culver*
Richard Dahonick
Diane Danielson
Barbara Darichuk
Sandra Davis
Marguerite De Freitas
Ian de Haas
Anita Dennis
Kathleen + Gerald Deyell
Ivan Dixon
Erin Doyle
Graeme Duff
Jane Ebbern*
Edna + Bert Einsiedel
Brenda English
Ernst + Carol Enns*
Kajsa Erickson
Alan Ernst
Gail Feltham
Jennifer Fernando
Louise Feroze
Rebecca Finley-Schidlowsky
Foster Family Fund
Beverley + David Foy
Clyde Freeman
Sim Galloway

Jan Geggie*
John Gilpin*
Donna Grandan
Sandra Grassick
Patricia + Barrie Griffiths*
Michele Gunn
Dr. Manfred + Marilynn Hackemann
Karen Hall + Daniel Vera
Irene + David Hanley*
Anne Harding
Kay Harrison**
Gerda Harrity*
Robyn Hauck
Marsha Haug
Gerard Hawco
Andrea Hejtmanek
Chet Henderson
Jose Carlos Herrero
Kristina + Darren Hill
Lindsay Hood
Allan Huber
Connie Hunt + Ron Holdsworth*
Debbie Hunt
Ann Jackson
Corine Jansonius + Eric Tilbrook **
Christie Johnson
B + J Johnston*
Colin Jones
Lynn + Bill Judd*
Donna Kanewischer
Sylvia Kasper
Eve Keddie*
Ceril Kenny
Brenda Kenny
Jeanette Kish*
Yukio Kishigami
Mary Anne + Eric Klaassen
Pat Kover
Hendrik Kraay*
Arthur Krentz
Wendy Kunsman**
Shannon + Christopher Kuntz*
Calgary MFM
Cynthia Kwong
Greg Lake
Brenda Lang
John Laurence**
Linda + Donald Lauweryssen
Bill Lee
Sarah Lemon
Ken Levene
Catherine Lis
Ian Loch
Ian Lucy
Dave + Kathy
Sandra MacDonald
Daniel MacGregor
Judy MacInnes
Vaughn Marillier
Nikolas G Marsall-Moritz
Tyson Martin
Bernhard Mayer
Kim Mazar
James McClary
Pauline Jones + Duncan McCowan*
Allan McCray
Donna + James McDonald**
John Laurence
Jennifer McElhoes
Glenda McLean
Terrence McMahon
Alexandra McMeekin**
Elizabeth + William F. McNamee**
Lyndsay McPherson
Stephen Meyer + Deborah Urquhart
Jocelyn Michaud*
Betty Minifie
Jacqueline Mootoo
Michael Morrison**
Rebecca Morse
Walter Moscovitz
Catherine Mugford*
Allan Muller Foundation
Arlene + John Nash

Gert Nel
Ann Newman*
David Ng
Linda + John Nugent
Earl Paddock
Rachelle Parker
Richard Patching
Angie Peters
Dan Philips
Michael Pierson
Jeff + Theresa Plotnick
Laureen Polson
Conrad + Mary Porth**
Pound Family
Charles Prince
Veronica Prokop
Susan Quance
Heather Rambow
David Ramsey
Kristyna Rempel
Frank Rigby
Peter Rilstone*
Julianne Rohel
Ann Rooney + Jim Artindale
Karen Roppel
Michael Ross
Janet Russell
Marius Saayman
Andrea Sam
Hans Schaffland
Peter Schalm
Heidemarie Schroter
Tracy Seaman
Jose Segura
Betty Sherwood*
A + M Siemens
Ronald Sigal
Faheem Siraj
Carly Smith
Corey Smith
Ken + Barb Smith
Duane + Bev Smith
Alane Smith
Casey + Julie Smith
Douglas Soeder*
Jason Sokolosky
Albi Sole
Ron Spafford*
Terry Stankievech
Catherine Steele
Lenore + Patrick Stillwell**
Jan + John Strokappe
Laurie + Doug Strother*
Ralph Strother
Jeff + Julie Sutherland
Mary Swaffield
Melissa Symanczyk
Ty Tang
Susan Teminsky
Andrew Tenham
Deb + Scott Thon
Colleen + William Tobman
Susan Tyrrell*
Aritha van Herk
Adriane (Jane) van Oostwaard
Linda L Vaxvick
Sophia Venter
Shirley Walker
Michelle Walker
William Walker
Erin Wallace
Tom Wanless
Patricia + Richard Wanner*
Monique Westra
Paul Wheaton
David Winter + Chris Divine
Ursula Wohlfarth
Lok Chow Wong*
Debra M Wood-Zybutz
Elisabeth Woolner
Don Wren
Amber Yeo
Chris + Gerry Young
Seventy Anonymous Donors

We’re grateful for the gifts received through:

Aqueduct Foundation
Benefaction
Benevity
Calgary Foundation
Canada Gives

Canada Helps
GiftFunds Canada
Jewish Community Foundation of Calgary
Private Giving Foundation
Raymond James Canada Foundation

Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation
United Church of Canada Foundation
United Way of Calgary & Area
WCPD Foundation

Gifts Made in Honour of:

Gordon & Irene Grier
Dr Bob Johnston
Dr. John Lacey
Peter Lougheed
Letha MacLachlan
Elizabeth Middleton
Patsy Lou Pantazopoulos
Kristyna & Jeff Rempel
Ken Sawka Family
Jason Stasiuk

Gifts Made in Memory of:

Brian G. Arcand
Susan Fulmer
Susan Kathleen Hanley
Olga Kolar
Alf + Kay Longworth
Larry Peterson
Muriel Roggensack
Heili Puhm Strawbridge
Stacey Christina Worsley
Bonnie Zwack

Legacy Gifts

Legacy Gifts:

Ellen Borak
Elaine + Jeremy Clark
Carol Gray
Angela + Samuel Hayes
Jean + John Partridge
Ryan Stasynec
Valerie + Allen Swanson
Ten Anonymous Donors

Golden Baton

About

The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra’s highest honour, the Golden Baton Award, recognizes the long-term support and contribution of deserving individuals or organizations.

We were delighted to present Letha MacLachlan with the 2021/2022 Golden Baton, which was announced on Friday 3 June 2023 at Kevin Chen in Concert.

Previous Recipients

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