Donor Recognition

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

Leadership Giving

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
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
One Anonymous Donor

$500,000-$999,999 

Estate of Marjory Barber
Irene + William Bell
Marg + Paul Boëda
Cenovus Energy Inc.
CNOOC (formerly Nexen)
Carol + Frank Gray
Honens Calgary Philharmonic Society Fund at Calgary Foundation
Mary Rozsa de Coquet
Robbin Shandel
Taylor Family Foundation
One Anonymous Donor

$250,000- $499,999 

Said Arrata
Leslie + David Bissett
Ellen + Allen Borak
Heather + Ian Bourne
Andrea Brussa
Calgary Herald
Mrs. Norma Carroll
Corus Entertainment
Heather Edwards
Encana Corporation
Jan + Larry Fichtner
Liz + Tony Fricke
Lois + Richard Haskayne
Judy Kilbourne
KPMG LLP
Estate of Murray Lipsey
Letha MacLachlan KC
Deborah Yedlin + Martin Molyneaux
Palmer Family Foundation
Repsol Oil & Gas Canada Inc
Rozsa Foundation
Muriel Stewart
Sunesis Consulting Inc.
TELUS Corporation
TransCanada Pipeline Ltd.

$100,000-$249,999 

Air Canada
ARC Resources Ltd.
Jeff Arsenych
Jenny Belzberg
Beverly + Gerald Berkhold
BP Petroleum
Calgary Shaw Charity Classic Foundation
Canada Life
Elaine + Jeremy Clark
Judith + Terry Dalgleish
James Doleman + Dori Wood
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
Estate of Mary McIntosh
Macquarie Group Foundation
Allan Markin
Masters Gallery Ltd.
Meludia SAS
Janice + James Morton
Nickle Family Foundation
Jean + John Partridge
Rabinovitz Family Fund
RBC Foundation
Seagram Company Ltd.
Clarice Siebens
Margaret Southern
Carla + Klaus Springer
Josie + Trent Stangl
Ms. Mary Ann Steen
TC Energy
TD Canada Trust
Shirley Zielsdorf
Three Anonymous donors

Endowed Chairs

Ted + Lola Rozsa Endowed Chair – Music Director Rune Bergmann

Mary Rozsa de Coquet Endowed Chair – Resident Conductor Julianne 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

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 Found. 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

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 Chairin Recognitionof Tim Rawlings 42 years of service to Calgary Phil – Principal Percussion

Joyce + Dick Matthews Endowed Chair – Piano

2022/2023 Donors

2022/2023 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 2022 and 30 June 2023.

~ Gifts to the Calgary Philharmonic Foundation Ad Astra Campaign

* 10 years or more of lifetime giving

** 20 years or more of lifetime giving

Fanfare: Gifts of $500,000 and above

Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Canada Council for the Arts
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Foundation
Government of Canada~

Fanfare: Gifts of $100,000 to $499,999

Estate of Marjory Barber~
Calgary Arts Development Authority
Carol Gray**~
Honens Calgary Philharmonic Society Fund
Taylor Family Foundation*

Fanfare: Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999

Irene + Walt DeBoni**~
Globe and Mail
Government of Alberta
Letha MacLachlan, K.C.**~
One Anonymous Donor

Fanfare: Gifts of $10,000 to $49,999

Irene Bakker**
Jenny Belzberg**
Berkhold Family Foundation
Ellen + Allen Borak**
Heather + Ian Bourne**
Brookfield Properties
Kim Bruce
Calgary Foundation**
Alan D. Castle Endowment for the Arts
CH Financial
Community Foundations of Canada
Terry Dalgleish**
Heather Edwards
Estate Of Jack Ferguson~
Annie Freeze**
Liz + Tony Fricke**~
glasswaters foundation*
Jacky + Geoff Granville
Ryan Green
Jan + Brian Grier
Angela + Sam Hayes
Denise + Don Herman*
Juli Hegg + Bill Hogg*
James Hughes*
Judy Kilbourne**
Michael Lipnicki Fine Pianos
Sharon Martens
The Honourable Lois E. Mitchell
Janice + James Morton*
Jill + Brian Neufeld
Anne Marie Peterson Legacy Fund
Janet Poyen*
RBC + RBC Foundation*
Mary Rozsa de Coquet**
Rozsa Foundation*
Shaw Charity Classic Foundation
Cheryle Sherwood/Sherwood Associates
Margaret Southern**
Claire + Marc Stevens
Valerie + Allen Swanson**
TD Canada Trust
The Palmer Family Foundation**
United Active Living Inc.
Viewpoint Foundation
Four Anonymous Donors

Ensemble: Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999

Andal Family Foundation~
Marian + Paul Beer**~
Blakes, Cassels & Graydon LLP
BMO – Nesbitt Burns
Eleanor + Lawrence Bryan**
James + Patricia Burns
Calgary Airport Authority
Canadian Natural Resources
Deloitte Consulting
Amy Dryer
Mary Duthie~
Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.
Cristine + Allan Huber
Imperial Oil Ltd*
Keyera
Jeanette King**
Dr. Marilyn Mooibroek + David Lau
Masters Gallery*
Roderick + Jean McKay
Marilyn Moldowan
Rabinovitz Community Fund *
Sonia Reynolds
Rogers together with Shaw
ShineFM
Clarice Siebens**
Joan + Geoffrey Simmins*
Catherine + Marvin Waiand
The Welty Family Foundation~
Michelle Bailey + John Whelan~
Gloria Wong + Arthur Hibbard*
Bing Wu
Deborah Yedlin + Martin Molyneaux*
Zenato

Dynamic: Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999

Dinesh + Rajendra Agrawal**
Belinda + Tom Boleantu**~
Brad Boychuk*
Gloria & Walter Chayka**~
Rae + Phillip Cram**
Fern Cyr
Paula Davies*
Walter & Ute Dilger*
James Doleman and Dori Wood**
Tibor Fekete**~
Mark Ferrier
Denis Fonteyne*
Shirley Foster*~
Joan + Don Greenfield **~
Pamela Grigg Charitable Gift Fund
Daniel Heng
The Herman Family Foundation
Valerie + Craig Johnstone
Mary Anne Katzenberg
Madeleine King + Bob Taylor*
Dr. John Lacey**
Anita Loeck
Chris MacKimmie*
Janet & Rick Matthews*
Rene + Mark McManus*
Elizabeth + Ross Middleton
Rosemary Moore
Tae Nosal + John Reid
Tim Onyett
Joaquina + Fritz Painsi**
John + Jean Partridge**~
Maureen Payne**
Phil Chong Flower Bar
Leanne Ritter + Peter Paauw
Blake Senini
Marie + Nathan Smith
Agatha Starczyk + Mike Miller*
Llyn L Strelau
James D. Ulrich
Janet Yuchem
Anne + Frank Zinatelli*
Two Anonymous Donors

Celebration: Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499

John Abbott
Barb Atnikov + Albert Rosengarten*~
Anne Howard Human Resource Consulting
Art Space & Design
Matthew Atwood
Roy, Hazel and Nancy Austin
Andrew Azmudeh
Barbara R. Beaton**
Black Cat Metal
John Bonnycastle
Adrian Burns
Marion R. Burrus**
Richard + Eleanor Byers**
Centini Restaurant
Barbara Chang
Monica Cheng
Georgina Clark
Catherine Glaser-Climie & Stan Climie**
The Cote Sharp Family Foundation
Ruth Cross Fund at The United Church of Canada Foundation
Dawn + Rao Darsi**
Alexandra De Freitas*
Miriam Diamond
Ernest Enns*
Lisa Evren
Lawrence Fan
Philippa FitzGerald-Finch
Stephanie Fowler
Galileo Wine & Spirits Ltd
Coppi + Seamus
Glen & Nancy Charitable Gift Fund
Cecilia Gossen
Danelle Hames + Matthew Law**
Harry & Martha Cohen Foundation
Lois + Richard Haskayne
David Henley**
J.E. Hodgson Family Fund
Joan + Gordon Holland*
Kris + Sandra Smith
Dr. Helen Isaac*
Carrol Jaques + Bob Loov*
Glen + Arlene Johnston
Eva Kaiser
Barbara + Hugh Klaassen*
Dr. Alice de Koning + Dr. Yrjo Koskinen
Robert Kulhawy
Chethan Lakshman
Karen Neary + Robert Langill
Oscar + Jennifer Larios
Tony + Ann Luppino*
Dr. Jonathan Liu
Alison + Andrew Love~
Diane + David Macdonald**
Simone MacRae**
Cynthia Makara
Zai Mamdani
Patricia + John Martin
Laurie Matiation
Gene + Elizabeth Maurice*
Vickie + Russell McKinnon*
Joan + Dale S. Meister*
Graydon + Dorothy Morrison
Mike Morrow
Shelagh + Faiz Nadir**
Peter Paauw
Patricia + Robert Peabody
John Steve Poceta
Ruth + Garry Ramsden-Wood
Karin Richter
Louise + J. Norman Rokosh
Marley Rynd Foundation
Herny Schultz
Rod + Wendy Schultz
Hedy + Clark Seaborn*
Dr. Tony Settari**
Don Smith + Helen Young*
Alfred Sorensen*
Spirits with Smoke
Ryan Stasynec*~
Betty J. Stein**
Patti Stevenson
Barbara Storwick
Wood Pittman Fund
Susan Swan
John W Thompson**
Nadine Tratch + Tyler Cumberford
Heather Treacy, K.C. + Joe Nahman**
Frank + Cathy Van Humbeck
Grant + Rita Vogeli
Walsh LLP
Julie Westgate
Westjet
Terry + Anne Wilson**
Mr. Reginald Worsley**
Maria Wu
Four Anonymous Donors

Bravo: Gifts of $500 to $999

Gwen & Ian Anderson*
Rheta Borgal
Bridgette Bar
Eileen Butler**
By Jean Michel
Cadillac Fairview
Callow & Associates Management Consultants Inc.
Sandy + Marie Cameron**
Campbell-Stone United Church
Sylvia + Bob Carey
Mei Anne Chen
Dorothy Chisholm*
Tom Christie
The CORE
Tim Crawshaw
Daniel Culcea
cSpace
David Daly*
Judy Dofoo
Jane Ebbern*
Fairmont Banff Springs
Dianne + Thomas Ferguson
Ferrari of Alberta
Fortune Industries Ltd.
Audrey + John Fry
Helen Goodman
Michele Gunn
Dr. David Hanley*
Ian Hawkins
Holt Renfrew
Instrumental Society of Calgary
Mary Jo Leslie and Joseph Dallaire Endowment Fund
Marion + Federico Krause
Roland Labuhn
Loch Gallery
Ken Martens
Rolf Martin
H. Matsune
Jo-Anne McCulloch
Liz McFetridge
Chef Darren McLean
Kent Milani
Kathleen + Keith Nicholson
Tatianna O’Donnell
Richard Olver
Onna Boutique
Smita Patel
Dan Philips*
Anita Poscente
Ranchmen’s Club
River Cafe
Jane Robarts
Margaret + Donald Stinton*
Nick Suche
Suncor Energy Foundation
Jody Sutherland + Marco Baldasaro
Adam + Julie Unick
Ingrid Vicas
Patricia + Richard Wanner*
Dixie + Tony Webb
Norma + Ron Westcottt
Philippa White
Renate Willson
Agnes + Ray Woods
Five Anonymous Donors