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
Mary Rozsa de Coquet
Estate of Mario James Stella
Taylor Family Foundation

Honens Calgary Philharmonic Society Fund at Calgary Foundation
One Anonymous Donor

$500,000-$999,999

Estate of Marjory Barber
Irene + William Bell
Ellen + Allen Borak
Marg + Paul Boëda

Cenovus Energy Inc.
CNOOC (formerly Nexen)
Government of Alberta
Liz + Tony Fricke

Carol + Frank Gray
Letha MacLachlan, K.C.
Prairies Economic Development Canada
Robbin Shandel

Rozsa Foundation
One Anonymous Donor

$250,000- $499,999

Said Arrata
Leslie + David Bissett
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
Lois + Richard Haskayne

Judith Kilbourne
KPMG LLP
Estate of Murray Lipsey
Nickle Family Foundation
Palmer Family Foundation
Repsol Oil & Gas Canada Inc
RBC

Gerard Rostoker
Muriel Stewart
Sunesis Consulting Inc.
TC Energy
TD Bank Group
TELUS Corporation
Deborah Yedlin + Martin Molyneaux
Three Anonymous Donors

$100,000-$249,999

Air Canada
Alan D. Castle Endowment for the Arts
Anne Marie Peterson Legacy Fund
ARC Resources Ltd.
Jeff Arsenych
Jenny Belzberg
Beverly + Gerald Berkhold
BP Petroleum
Canada Life
Canadian Natural
Elaine + Jeremy Clark
Walter Dilger

E. Ann Falk
Tibor Fekete
Estate of Geraldine Fish
glasswaters foundation
Jacky + Geoff Granville
Jan + Brian Grier
Estate of Winnifred Griffith
Angela + Sam Hayes
Elizabeth + Wayne Henuset
Imperial Oil Limited
Jeanette King
Estate of Evelyn Christine Kings

H.D. Klebanoff Memorial Fund
Kool 101.5
Ann Lewis-Luppino + Anthony Luppino
Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust
Macquarie Group Foundation
Allan Markin
Masters Gallery Ltd.
Mawer Investment Management Ltd
Estate of Mary McIntosh
Meludia SAS
Janice + James Morton
National Bank

Jean + John Partridge
Rogers Charity Classic
Rabinovitz Family Fund
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

Endowed Chairs

Ted + Lola Rozsa Endowed Chair – Music Director

Mary Rozsa de Coquet Endowed Chair – Resident Conductor: Ilan Kumaranayake Mendel

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: Genevieve Micheletti

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

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

Naomi Lacey Endowed Chair in Honour of Philip Hansen — Principal Cello: Arnold Choi

John + Jean Partridge Endowed Chair – Cello Section Member: David Morrissey (on leave)

Deborah Yedlin + Martin Molyneaux Endowed Chair – Cello Section Member: Kathleen de Caen (on parental leave)

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: Maxwell Stein

Frank + Carol Gray Endowed Chair in Memory of Vincent Cichowicz – Principal Trumpet: Adam Zinatelli

Endowed Chair in Honour of Tom McCaslin – Principal Tuba: Jay Uschold

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

2025/2026 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 2025 and 30 June 2026.

~ 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 Foundation**
Government of Canada *~

Gifts of $250,000 to $499,999

Calgary Arts Development Authority*
Department of Canadian Heritage~
Taylor Family Foundation*

Gifts of $100,000 to $249,999

Honens Calgary Philharmonic Society Fund *
National Bank
One Anonymous Donor

Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999

The City of Calgary
Calgary Foundation**
Mary Rozsa de Coquet**~
Prairies Economic Development Canada
Two Anonymous Donors

Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999

Ellen + Allen Borak**~
Chayka Family Foundation
Terry Dalgleish **
Liz + Tony Fricke**~

Carol Gray**~
Jacky + Geoff Granville~
Judith Kilbourne**~
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

Nicola Wealth
RBC*
Sue + Mac Van Wielingen
One Anonymous Donor

Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999

Alan D. Castle Endowment for the Arts*
Anne Marie Peterson Legacy Fund
Michelle Bailey + John Whelan
Beverly Berkhold**
Jenny Belzberg**~
Heather + Ian Bourne**
Eleanor + Richard Byers**
Calgary Hotel Association
Calgary Co-Operative Association Limited
Monica Cheng + Ujay Kim
Deloitte
Réal + Dominique Doucet
Dream Community Foundation

E. Ann Falk*~
Jan + Brian Grier
Angela + Samuel Hayes*
Anne + Robert Hobbs
Juli Hegg + Bill Hogg**~
Faye Huggins~
James A. Hughes
Mary Anne Katzenberg*
Tricia Leadbeater~
Letha MacLachlan K.C.**~
Heather + Peter Marreck*
Sharon Martens~

Elizabeth + Ross Middleton
The Fidelio Foundation
Nickle Family Foundation**
Rabinovitz Community Fund~
Rogers Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink
Rozsa Foundation*
The Scotlyn Foundation
Sunesis Consulting Inc.*
Susan Swan + Paul Moore
Valerie + Allen Swanson**
Madeleine King + Bob Taylor*
United Active Living Inc.
Vitol Foundation
Valentine Volvo + Volvo Cars Royal Oak
Bing Wu~

Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999

Dinesh + Rajendra Agrawal **
Alpine Park
Andal Family Foundation~
Irene M. Bakker **
Belinda + Tom Boleantu **
Brad Boychuk *
Patricia + James Burns **
Ann Calvert *~
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Stephen Chetner~
Joanne Cox + Chris Haygarov
Rosemarie + Michael D’Avella~
Walter + Ute Dilger **~
Shirley Foster *~
Caroline + David C Henley **~
Lisa Higham + Alan Covington *~

Horton Family Endowment Fund
Jeanette King **
Dr. Marilyn Mooibroek + David C. W. Lau *
Bernice + Jim Love
Janet + Rick Matthews *
Vickie + Russ McKinnon *
Sheelagh Mercer + Henry Schultz
Janice + James Morton **~
Margareta + Benno Nigg **~
Tae Nosal + John Reid *~
Michelle O’Reilly Foundation
Jean + John Partridge **~
Maureen Payne **~

Sonia + Bob Reynolds *
Robbin Shandel
Clarice Evans Siebens Arts **~
Alane Smith ~
Marie + Nathan Smith
Claire + Marc Stevens
Sheila Wappel-McLean + Brent McLean *
T. Gai Ward *
The Welty Family Foundation
Gloria Wong + Arthur Hibbard *
Dori Wood + James Doleman **
Nicholas Žekulin
Two Anonymous Donors

Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999

ARC Financial Corp.
Patrick Armstrong
Marian + Paul Beer **~
Andrea Brussa **
Meredith + Pat Cashion
Judy + Mendy Chernos & La Cachette Foundation
Kim + Julia Chua
David Daly*
Alexandra De Freitas*
Debbie Delvecchio
Perry Englot
Lisa Evren
Rhys Douglas Farrell
Kate Fischer + Joel Douglas~
Pamela Grigg Charitable Fund
Tony Hailu
Emily Halliday + Geoff Krause

Marcia Harris
Ivy Hoffman
Linda and Gordon Hoy
Allan Huber*~
Whitney Hughes-Plummer
Julie + Harold Jacques*
Karen Neary-Langill + Robert Langill
Jennifer + Oscar Larios
Linda LeGeyt
Lennox Family Foundation
Daphne Lucas
Judy MacInnes
Patricia Moore**~
Shelagh + Faiz Nadir**
Leanne + Dean Newhouse
Ellen Parker

Wood Pittman Fund
Mark Raffan
Ruth Ramsden-Wood
Candace Ross~
Tony Settari~
Joan + Geoffrey Simmins
Betty + David Smith
Michael Southern
The Donald Terry Swystun Charitable Fund
John Thompson**~
Philippa White
Catherine + Bruce Williams*~
Christine Woolner
Janet Yuchem*
Shirley Zielsdorf + Ed Letkeman**~
Two Anonymous Donors

Gifts of $1,000 to $2,499

Kristin + Vaclav Albrecht
John Anderson
Karen Ashbee + Dr. Paul Salo*~
Barb Atnikov + Albert Rosengarten*
Andrew Azmudeh*
Elizabeth Barker
Kim Berjian
Klaus Exner + Bette Beswick
John Bonnycastle
Barry Bortnick
Sheryl + Bob Bowhay
Callow & Associates Management Consultants Inc.
John Burton
Margaret Cole
C & M
Linda + Jack Crawford**
Ruth A. Cross
Ian + Nan Douglas
Daniel A. Downie
Shouli Fayt Family Foundation
Jan + Larry Fichtner**~
Philippa FitzGerald-Finch*~
Joan + Donald Greenfield**
Larisa Golovatskaya + Perry Jasson
Glen & Nancy Charitable Gift Fund
Don and Janet Hatch Family
Ian Hawkins*
Lisa Higham + Alan Covington*
Bruce McFarlane & Janice Heard Fund
Horton Family Endowment Fund
Linda + Gordon Hoy
Katt Hryciw
Faye Huggins~

Helen Isaac Fund**
Arlene and Glen Johnston Fund
Katimavik
Michael Kaumeyer
Janice + Christopher Kayser
Rhonda Kerr
Jennifer + Martin King
Judith Phair King + Roland King
Aleksandra Komorowski
Dr. Alice de Koning + Dr. Yrjo Koskinen
Sue +Logan Kruger
James Kusie~
Alison + Andrew Love
Diane + David Macdonald**
Simone Macrae**
Alla Magid
Pat + John Martin
Mary Jo Leslie Endowment Fund
H. Matsune*
Elizabeth and Gene Maurice Fund
Ann McCaig**~
Jim McClimans
Dennis McDermott*
Liz McFetridge
Jean + Rod McKay*~
Sheila Wappel-McLean*
Andrea Mcmanus
Jim Merchant*
Elizaveta Mironova + William Zho
Sheila Mong
Patricia Moore**~
Louise Moore

Rosemary Moore
Jessica Myers
Tim Onyett**
Patricia + Robert Peabody
Adrian Plummer
Karen Prentice~
Rajiv Ramchandra
Barb Atnikov + Albert Rosengarten Foundation*
Maxine Rystephanick
Rod & Wendy Schultz
Tracy Seaman
Donald Seaman~
Mary + Richard Shaw~
Barbara + Ken Smith
Alfred Sorensen**
Michele Stanners
Betty Stein**
Nadine Tratch + Tyler Cumberford*
Heather Treacy, K.C.*
Nicholas Tremblay~
Margaret + Russell Varnam**
David Wallach
Fang Alexandra Wang
Dixie + Tony Webb
Archie Wells*
Laura Williams
Rena Willson*~
Anne + Terry Wilson**
Jan Wittig~
Susan + Mark Wittrup
Lee Woytkiw
Maria Wu
Helen Young + Don Smith
Mae Yuchem
Tamar Zenith
Anne + Frank Zinatelli**
Ten Anonymous Donors

Gifts of $500 to $999

Deborah & Thomas Ambrose
Gwen + Ian Anderson*
Matthew Atwood
Tadeusz Baczkiewicz
Barry Bortnick~
Callow & Associates Management Consultants Inc.
John Burton
Eileen Butler**
Jeremy Clark*
Carole + Steve Clement*
Penny Crown
Linqi Dai
Svava Davies
Frank Davis
Deane House
Larry + Jan Fichtner**~
Mary Fishman~
Beverley + David Foy
Audrey Fry
Gatsby’s Restaurant
Irene + David Hanley*~

Gerda Harrity*
Brenda + Robin Harwig
Phoebe + Richard Heyman
Vivienne Huisman
Nikhil Joshi
Elzbieta A Kaminska
Mike Kennedy~
Judy + Roland King
James Kinnear~
Marion Krause*
Sandra + Jack Lee
Margaret Lockwood
Gisa+ Bernhard Mayer
Dennis Mcdermott
Bradford Musgrove Family
Jackie + Fritz Painsi**
Elizabeth Peters~
Bruce Rabik
Kristýna + Jeff Rempel
Francesco Rizzuti
Romeo Rojas

Karen Rostad
Salt & Brick
Stacey + Allen Selley
Sarah Shaikh
Mike Shrimpton
Barbara Soles + Nathan Smith
Shannon Stevenson*
Donald Stinton**
Laurie + Douglas Strother*
Julie + Jeff Sutherland
Jody Sutherland + Marco Baldasaro
Jonathan Szeto
Frank & Cathy Van Humbeck
Ingrid Vicas
Alex Wan
Meghan Waters
Peggy Wedderburn + Richard Oppenheim
Lok Chow Wong**~
Ray + Agnes Woods
Jamie Zebedee
Four Anonymous Donors

Gifts of $100 to $499

La Boulangerie Bakery Cafe
Bar Gigi
RnR Wellness Spa
Ms. Joan Bricker
Kittiwake Nature Fund
Uptown Nail Boutique & Spa
Beth + Peter Adams
Carrie Aiken
Wendy Aitken
Dean Allatt*
Martin Al-Najar
Charishe Amante & Gabriel Grey
Daniel Baek
Bonnie Baker
Christine Banage
Dawn Barcham
Mark W. Bartel
Beverly Bateman
Paul Beke
Michelle Beldi
Tim Bell*
Elizabeth Bennett
Thomas Benson**
Donald Blakely
Randy Booth + Brad Thompson
Minako Bowden~
Tricia Bray*
Joan Bricker*
Rosrmary + Richard Buckland
Helga Budwill**
Geoff Burrowes*
Carolyn Byers*
Nicole Cabaj
Karen + Don Cameron
Sandy + Marie Cameron**
Indrani Chatterjee
Ana Cherniak-Kennedy
Cynthia Clark
Keith Conley**
Chad Conrad
Bernadette + Robert Constantin*
Kim Couillard
Angela Cox
Devon Cranstone
Ann Crawford
Rowena Cromwell
Debra Crossman

Ken + Diane Dahlman*
Irene + Walt DeBoni**
Michael + Lindsay Decker
Ivan Dixon
James Dixon*
Erin Doyle
Pete Elliott
Catherine Evamy*
Jeff Evans
Gerald Fawcett
Foster Family Fund
David + Edith Frank
Clyde Freeman
Jackie Galambos
Sim Galloway*
Donald Gass
Jan Geggie*
John Gilpin*
Ruthella Graham
Donna Grandan
Dr. Manfred + Marilynn Hackemann
Carol Hanna**
Sue Harris
Kay Harrison**
Tarek Hatoum
Steven Hillsden
Debbie Hunt
Oghosa Idahosa
Denise Jakal
Anthony Jankowski
Corine Tilbrook + Eric Jansonius**
Dawn Johnson
Gloria + Hugh Johnson**
Christie Johnson
Bruce + June Johnston*
Pauline Jones + Duncan McCowan
Donna Kanewischer
Deborah + Larry Katz
Eve Keddie*
Dolores Killick
Mary Anne Klaassen
John B Kortbeek
Pat Kover*
Hendrik Kraay**
Wendy Kunsman**
Shannon + Christopher Kuntz*
John Laurence**

William Lee
Ken Levene
Penny Lewis
Michael Loberg
Wendy Lomnes*
Yaoyu Ma~
Kathy A Ma
Tyler MacDougall
Kanwal Mahal
Chris Maric
Anne Markovich
Donna McDonald**
Sandy McMeekin**
William F. McNamee**
Volker Mendritzki
S. Meyer + D. Urquhart
Jocelyn Michaud**
Luticia Miller
Daniel Mills
Dean Milner
Betty Minifie
Noela Moffit
Dale Moll
Dave Mombourquette
Paul Moore
Michael Morrison**
Walter Moscovitz
Catherine Mugford*
Terrence Murphy**
Professional Services Corporation
Ann Newman*
Valerie Nielsen
Andrina Nixon
Linda + John Nugent
Andy Orr
Mariela Parra
Marie + Wayne Patton*
Barbara Pelz
James Pender
Dan Philips
Alison Pidskalny
Michael Pierson
Mary Porth**
Marianna Pozdirca
David Ramsey
Anthony Reimer
Frank Rigby

Peter Rilstone*
Judith Rogers Dundas*
Julianne Rohel
Edward Ronald
Marjerie Salisse
John Salopek
Bill Sands
David Saude
Hans Schaffland
Jen Schmid
Karen Schonfelder
Heidemarie Schroter
Ken Scott
Sandra + Keith Sharkey*
Betty Sherwood*
Ronald Sigal*
Lorrie Sitler
Bev + Duane Smith
Douglas Soeder*
Mike Stasiuk
Catherine Steele
E. V. Stenroos
Pat Stillwell**
Ralph Strother
Rachel + Scott Sutherland
Andrew Tenham
Colleen + William Tobman
Tyler Tunney
Catherine Turnbull
Susan Tyrrell + Brian Mills*
Aritha van Herk
M and G VAN ROSENDAAL
Victor Vanorio
Linda L Vaxvick
Sophia Venter
Kelly von Dersch
William Walker
Patricia + Richard Wanner*
Steven Weisbrod
Sabrina Wilde
Heath Williamson
Andrew and Sarah Wilson
David Winter + Christine Divine
Sue + Chris Woodward
Elisabeth Woolner
Michael Wright
Fifty-Five Anonymous Donors

Gifts Made in Honour of:

Jenny Belzberg
Elizabeth & Ross Middleton
Ray Rystephanick
Dave & Val Williams

Gifts Made in Memory of:

Elizabeth Beyer
Susan Kathleen Hanley
Dr. Bob Johnston
Tom McCaslin
John Daniel Payne
John Ridge
Barbara Schneider
Gloria Wells
Susan

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 Mary Rozsa de Coquet with the 2026/2027 Golden Baton, which was announced on Friday 18 September at Nordic Nights.

Previous Recipients

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