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
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 + Bill 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
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
Norma Carroll
Corus Entertainment
Heather Edwards
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
$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
Judith + Terry Dalgleish
Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
Tibor Fekete
Estate of Geraldine Fish
glasswaters foundation
Estate of Winnifred Griffith
Elizabeth + Wayne Henuset
Imperial Oil Limited
Jeanette King
Estate of Evelyn Christine Kings
HD Klebanoff Memorial Fund
Kool 101.5
Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust
Macquarie Group Foundation
Allan Markin
Masters Gallery Ltd.
Estate of Mary McIntosh
Meludia SAS
Janice + James Morton
John + Jean Partridge
Anne Marie Peterson Legacy Fund
Rogers Charity Classic
Rabinovitz Family Fund
RBC Foundation
Seagram Company Ltd.
Clarice Siebens
Margaret Southern
Carla + Klaus Springer
Josie + Trent Stangl
Mary Ann Steen
Dori Wood + James Doleman
Shirley Zielsdorf
Three Anonymous donors
Ted + Lola Rozsa Endowed Chair – Music Director: Rune Bergmann
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 (née 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 + Hélène Côté-Sharp Endowed Chair – Second Violin Section Member: Craig Hutchenreuther
Dalgleish Endowed Chair 66– Second Violin Section Member: Minnie Min Kyung Kwon
Eckhardt – Gramatté 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
Judith + William Kilbourne Named Chair in Recognition of the Kilbournes’ long-term support – Assistant Principal Horn: Heather Wootton
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: vacant
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 2023 and 30 September 2024.
~ 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~
Gifts of $250,000 to $499,999
Calgary Arts Development Authority
Gerard Rostoker~
Taylor Family Foundation*
Gifts of $100,000 to $249,999
Heather Edwards
Honens Calgary Philharmonic Society Fund
Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999
Ellen + Allen Borak**~
Ms. Letha MacLachlan, K.C.**
Palmer Family Foundation**
Two Anonymous Donors
Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999
Azrieli Foundation
Jenny Belzberg**~
Brookfield Properties
Calgary Foundation**
Canadian Natural*
Walter + Irene DeBoni**~
Réal + Dominique Doucet
Annie Freeze**~
Government of Alberta
Jacky + Geoff Granville~
RBC Foundation*
Mary Rozsa de Coquet**
Robbin Shandel~
Rozsa Foundation*
One Anonymous Donor
Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999
Alan D. Castle Endowment for the Arts
AWS InCommunities Calgary Fund
Michelle Bailey + John Whelan
Bailie Family Foundation
Beverly Berkhold
Heather + Ian Bourne**
Burns Memorial Fund
Estate of Dorothy Madge Clarke~
Gertrude Cohos*~
Terry Dalgleish**
Deloitte
The Fidelio Foundation
Liz + Tony Fricke**~
Carol Gray**~
Ryan Green
Jan + Brian Grier
Ang + Sam Hayes*
Juli Hegg + Bill Hogg**~
Jim Hughes*~
Judith Kilbourne**~
Mawer Investment Management Ltd
Michael Lipnicki Fine Pianos
Nickle Family Foundation*
Nicola Wealth
Tae Nosal + John Reid~
Anne Marie Peterson Legacy Fund*
Lisa Poole
Rabinovitz Family Community Fund *
Rogers Charity Classic
Margaret Southern**~
Valerie + Allen Swanson**
TD Canada Trust*
United Active Living Inc.
Valentine Volvo + Volvo Cars Royal Oak
Two Anonymous Donors
Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999
Andal Family Fund~
Irene Bakker**~
Belinda +Tom Boleantu**~
Ann Calvert
Calgary Party 50
Chris Cran
Jane Crow + Michael Matthews
Rosemarie + Michael D’Avella
Ernest Enns*
Estate Of Jack Ferguson~
Chris Flodberg
Shirley Foster*~
The Herman Family Foundation *
William Hopson*
James and Patricia Burns Flow Through Fund
Mary Anne Katzenberg
Jeanette King**~
Ann Lewis + Tony Luppino*~
Sharon Martens
Masters Gallery Ltd.
Janet + Rick Matthews*
Ann McCaig**~
Jean + Roderick McKay
Drs. Marilyn Mooibroek +David Lau*
Janice + James Morton*~
Michelle O’Reilly Foundation
Maureen Payne
Sonia + Bob Reynolds
Betsey (Matthews) Ryan
Ruchi + Chris Ryley*
Sheelagh Mercer + Henry Schultz
ShineFM
Clarice Siebens**
Agatha Starczyk + Mike Miller*
Claire + Marc Stevens
Franklin Templeton~
Marvin & Catherine Waiand Foundation
Gloria Wong + Arthur Hibbard *
Bing Wu
Deborah Yedlin + Martin Molyneaux**~
Janet Yuchem + Roy Christie
Zissos Family Foundation Fund
Three Anonymous Donors
Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999
AfterTwelve Inc.
Dinesh + Rajendra Agrawal**
Marian + Paul Beer**~
Brad Boychuk*
Andrea Brussa*~
Eleanor + Lawrence Bryan**
Calgary Airport Authority
Monica Cheng + Ujay Kim
Harry & Martha Cohen Foundation
Rae + Phillip Cram**
Fern Cyr
Rao Darsi**~
Walter + Ute Dilger*~
E. Ann Falk*
Kate Fischer + Joel Douglas
Linda Le Geyt
Marty Grams
Pamela Grigg Charitable Fund
Corinne Grigoriu
Sharie Hunter
Madeleine King + Bob Taylor*
Dr. John Lacey**
Karen Neary + Robert Langill
Lennox Family Foundation
Ian Loch
Chris MacKimmie**
Mancal Corporation
Vickie + Russell McKinnon*
Elizabeth Middleton
Rosemary Moore
Shelagh + Faiz Nadir**
Tim Onyett
Joaquina + Fritz Painsi**
John + Jean Partridge**
Kelly Pitaoulis + Zack Laurent~
Polish Canadian Association
Polish Combatants Association in Canada Calgary Branch No. 1
Dori Wood + James Doleman**
Ruth + Garry Ramsden-Wood
Joan + Geoffrey Simmins*
Marie + Nathan Smith
Trépanier Baer Gallery
James Ulrich*
T. Gai Ward*
Christine Woolner
Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499
Accenture
Jim Allard~
Altalink Ltd. Partnership
Karen Ashbee + Dr. Paul Salo~
Matthew Atwood
Roy, Hazel and Nancy Austin Fund
Andrew Azmudeh
Mary Barr~
Barbara R. Beaton**
Blakes, Cassels & Graydon LLP
John Bonnycastle
BMO – Nesbitt Burns
Eleanor + Richard Byers**
Cassels Brock Lawyers
Chanel Canada ULC
Meredith + Pat Cashion
Jin Chun Yuan~
Georgina Clark
Marie-Josee Claveau + Nicholas Tremblay
Catherine Glaser + Stan Climie**
Michael Corner
Ruth Cross Fund at The United Church of Canada Foundation
David Daly*
Dr. Alice de Koning + Dr. Yrjo Koskinen
DIAMOND Integrated Marketing
Jane Ebbern*
Ecclesiastical Insurance
Lisa Evren
Tibor Fekete**
Philippa FitzGerald-Finch*~
Maria Geppert
Tony Hailu
Maggie Hall
Janice Heard + Bruce McFarlane*
Herringer Kiss Gallery
Anonymous
Matt Hill
Katt Hryciw
Imperial Oil Limited
Inspirati Fine Linens
Dr. Helen Isaac*
Arlene + Glen Johnston Fund
Val + Craig Johnstone
Jan + Chris Kayser
KDR Consulting Ltd
Keyera
Nick Kuzyk*
John Kwisses
La Maison Simons
Jennifer + Oscar Larios
Alison + Andrew Love
Nancy + Blake Lowden~
Diane + David Macdonald**
Mackenzie Investments
Aoife MacNamara
Simone MacRae**
Heather + Peter Marreck*
John Martin
Laurie Matiation
Elizabeth + Gene Maurice*
Jane McCaig
Mcleod Law LLP
Janet McMaster + Tom Byttynen
Doug Mcneill
The Estate of Joanne Meis
Joan + Dale S. Meister*
Patricia Moore**~
Louise Moore
Glen + Nancy Charitable Gift Fund
Dean + Leanne Newhouse
NFP Canada Corp
Sarah Palmer + Tom Plunkett
Panache Ventures
Patricia + Robert Peabody
Chris Petrik
Anonymous
Karin Richter
Marley Rynd Foundation
Wendy + Rod Schultz
Alison Scott
Tony Settari**~
Stacha + Stanislava Sikora
Lorna + Roger Smith
Alfred Sorensen**
Michele Stanners
Betty Stein**~
David Still
Susan Swan
The Donald Terry Swystun Charitable Fund
John Thompson**
Ryan Townend
Nadine Tratch + Tyler Cumberford
Adam Unick
Janna A Vaisman
Margaret + Russell Varnam**
VivianeARt
Stanley Waterman
Wellness and Leadership Inc.
Bruce Williams*
Rena Willson~
Terry + Anne Wilson**
Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies
Wood Pittman Fund
Reg Worsley
Lee Woytkiw
Helen Young + Don Smith *
Patricia + Frederick Young**
Mark Yousefzadeh
Anne + Frank Zinatelli*
Fourteen Anonymous Donors
Gifts of $500 to $999
Vlad Aldea
Gwen + Ian Anderson*
Laura Atherton
Barb Atnikov + Albert Rosengarten Foundation*
Diane M. Auld*
Heather Lynn Benson
John Burton
Eileen Butler**
Callow & Associates Management Consultants Inc.
Meaghan Cameron
Jim Campbell~
Robin Cox
Linda + John Crawford**
Tim Crawshaw
Deborah Cullen
Joseph De Angelis
Sherry + Harvey Doerr
Daniel A. Downie
Chris Dowdeswell
Matt Evans
Stephanie + Brian Felesky*~
Dianne + Thomas Ferguson
Mary Fishman~
Greg Fletcher*
Audrey + John Fry**
Jan Geggie + Paul Paetkau*
Larisa Golovatskaya + Perry Jasson
Danelle Hames + Matthew Law**
Brian Hamm
Kay Harrison**
Ian Hawkins
Chet Henderson
Caroline + David Henley**
Glenda Hess
Mary Ann + Bill Hews
Kristina Hill
J.E. Hodgson Family Fund
Christine + Allan Huber
Cathy + Frank Van Humbeck
Elzbieta Kaminska
Tricia Leadbeater~
Sandra + Jack Lee
Mary Jo Leslie and Joseph Dallaire Endowment Fund
Blair Lipkind
Herb Longworth
Donna + Dave Lougheed
Bernice + Jim Love
Ian Lucy
H. Matsune
Dennis McDermott
James Merchant*
Kent Milani*
Elizaveta Mironova + William Zhou
Francois Montandon**
Ooh La La
Ellen Parker
Dan Philips*
Maxine Rystephanick
Barbara Schneider
Don Seaman*
Toshimi + William Sembo~
Betty + David Smith
Ron Spafford*
Shannon Stevenson*
Llyn L Strelau
Jody Sutherland + Marco Baldasaro
Thominski
Rihanna Vanin
Ingrid Vicas
Dixie + Tony Webb
Shelley Weiss + Gordon Graham
Philippa White
Mae Yuchem
Six Anonymous Donors
Gifts of $100 to $499
John Abra*
Beth Adams
Travis Adlington
Timothy Ahrenholz
Wendy Aitken
Dean Allatt*
David L. Allen
Martin Andersen
Mary Anderson
Miriam Anderson
Brian G. Arcand
Michelle Archer
Patrick Armstrong
Ian Atkinson
Ryan Axani
Tadeusz Baczkiewicz
Bonnie Baker
Sonia + Maurice Bannayan
Claire Barber
Dawn Barcham
Debbie Baylin
Benoit Beauchamp
Tim Bell*
Hallgrimur Benediktsson*
Marcia Bergman*
Roberto Binda
Carmen Binns-Davis
Chad Bjorgan
Joanne Black
Shirley + Ron Bond
Kyle Boniface
Randy Booth + Brad Thompson
Paul Boundy
Sheryl + Bob Bowhay
Donna Bowles
Carole + Bob Brawn**
Tricia Bray
Richard Broenink
Teresa Brooks
Shawn Brooks
Carrie Bruno
Richard Buckland
Helga Budwill**
Nicole Bushfield
Carolyn Byers
Marie + Sandy Cameron**
Heather Campbell*
Adam Casole-Buchanan
Earl Charlton
Heather Chapple
Indrani Chatterjee
Bill Chestnut
Anne-Marie Crawford
Doreen Christensen
Heidi Christophel
Arlene Crowe
Carole + Steve Clement*
Kelly Colberg
Gayle + Don Colley
Mark Congram
Chad Conrad
Joyce + Keith Conley**
Shiela + Gordon Cook
Brad Corson
Devon Cranstone
Ann Crawford
Rowena Cromwell
Debra Crossman
Oana Cutlac
Diane + Kenneth Dahlman*
John T Dance
Diane Danielson*
Barbara Darichuk
Sandra Davenport
Sara Davies
Janine Dawson
Marie + Ary de Jong**
Darren Deacon
Marguerite De Freitas
Ivan Dixon
Rema + Evan Dixon
Shannon Doram + Allan Haigh
Donna + Glen
Erin Doyle
Sarah Drew
Noreen Dyck**
Ron Ellis**
Margaret Enders*
Brenda English
Alan Ernst
Espey family
Judith Engle
Gail Feltham
Roderick Ferguson
Louise Feroze Lawrence
Rebecca Finley-Schidlowsky
Foster Family Fund
W. Duncan Fitzpatrick
Beverley + David Foy
Edith + David Frank
Roger Frayne
Sim Galloway
Vanessa Gagnon
Frank George
Gallagher
Ian Gillmor
John Gilpin*
Eileen Gorrill*
Cecilia Gossen
Ross Gould
Donna Grandan
Patricia + Barrie Griffiths*
Michele Gunn
Eryka + Peter Haley
Karen Hall + Daniel Vera
Emily Halliday
Amanda Hamilton
Mark + Deanna Hamlyn
Merle + Robert Handy**
Joseph Handyside*
Irene + David A. Hanley*
Carol Hanna**
Gerda Harrity*
Robin Harwij
Hamborger Family Fund
Gerard Hawco
Andrea Hawkes
Richard Henson
Maureen Higgins
Anne Hobbs
Joan + Gordon Holland*
Ken Hryciw
Sarah Hubbard
Gwen + Douglas Jamieson
Corine Jansonius + Eric Tilbrook **
Sherri Johnson
Rob Johnston
B + J Johnston*
Pauline Jones
Colin Jones
Lynn Judd*
Sylvia Kasper
Donna Kanewischer
Evelyn Keddie*
Jeanette Kish*
Yukio Kishigami
Jennifer + Martin King
Martha Clementine Koch
Pat Kover
Hendrik Kraay*
Patti Kramer
Ivy Krause-MacDonald
Arthur Krentz
Wendy Kunsman**
Shannon + Christopher Kuntz*
Greg Lake
Carol + Garry Lamb
Barbara LaPrade
John Laurence**
William Lee
Sarah Lemon
Ken Levene
Akiva Libin
Tara + Ken Lima-Coelho
Marilyn + Rodger Logan
Susan Lukey + David Robertson**
Kathy A Ma
Margaret E Macdonald
Sandra MacDonald
Daniel MacGregor
Alla Magid
Caitlin Maloney
Nikolas Marsall-Moritz
June + Ian Martin*
Tyson Martin
Bernhard Mayer
Kim Mazar
Katie McBeath
Allan McCray
Donna + James McDonald**
Andrea McManus
William F. McNamee**
Lyndsay McPherson
Brock Melnyk
Jessie + Richard F. Mercer
Jocelyn Michaud*
E + H Milone
Noela Moffit
Ken Moholitny
Chantal Moore
Jacqueline Mootoo
Laura + Michael Morrison**
Rebecca Morse
Walter Moscovitz
Catherine + Stuart Mugford*
Allan Muller Foundation
Allan Mulloy
Elsbeth + Terrence Murphy**
Jean + James Murray
Gert Nel
Ann Newman*
Gail Norton
Linda +John Nugent
William Nunn
Clayton Oberg
Erik Olsen
Beth + Richard Olver**
Earl Paddock
Rachelle Parker
Marie + Wayne Patton*
Barbara Pelz
James S Pender
Patricia Pereira**
Anastasiya Petruk
Michael Pierson
William Phillips**
Laureen Polson
Karen Prentice
Charles Prince
Anisoara Pupaza
Susan Quance
Bruce Rabik
Wendy Rae*
Heather Rambow
Kate Ray
Helga + Grant Richards
Peter Rilstone*
Megan Ritchie
Douglas Rix
Anne Rodger
Karen + Howard Roppel
Michael Ross
Rubaiyat Gallery
Janet Russell
Linda Ryan + J. Paul
Cayla Saby
Andrea Sam
Doreen Sandercock*
Bill Sands
Marius Saayman
Hans Schaffland
Heidemarie Schroter
Jose Segura
Timothy Shantz
Sandra + Keith Sharkey*
Betty A. Sherwood*
Ronald Sigal*
Susan Simm
Alane Smith
Carly Smith
Corey Smith
Douglas Soeder
Albi Sole
Barbara Soles + Nathan Berko
Terry Stankievech
Catherine Steele
Lenore + Patrick Stillwell**
Margaret + Donald Stinton**
Heili Strawbridge
Laurie + Douglas Strother*
Marshall Sumka
Jeff Sutherland
Mary Swaffield
Ty Tang
Andrew Tenham
Moira Thom*
C + W Tobman
Aritha van Herk
Adriane (Jane) van Oostwaard
Sophia Venter
Kelly von Dersch
Amy von Heyking
Richard Waller
Shirley Walker
Erin Wallace
Allison Webb
Peggy Wedderburn + Richard Oppenheim
Archie Wells
Kloria Wen
Ron Westcott
Monique Westra
Paul Wheaton
Connor White
Sabrina Wilde
L C Wong*
Debra M Wood-Zybutz
Elisabeth Woolner
Shela Woolner
Heather Wootton
Richard Wootton
Don Wren
Maria Wu
Amber Yeo
Raven Yip
Penny + Murray Young
Gerry + Chris Young
75 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
Diana Cohen
Reva Faber
Dr. John Lacey
Matthews Family Celeste Donation
Joyce and Dick Matthews
Liz Middleton
Peter + Jeanne
Beat Beethoven Campaign for runner Kristyna Rempel
Pamela Bacchus
Glennis Buehning
Dawn Darsi
Alf + Kay Longworth
Beverly MacLeod
Deborah Martinez
Larry Paterson
Ray Rystephanick
Stacey Christina Worsley