Friends of the symphony

Symphony donors

A special thanks to all the organizations and individuals below that have become Symphony Supporters by making significant contributions to the Jacksonville Symphony’s Annual Fund. The Friends of the Symphony is a group of like-minded arts lovers who are forging the future of the arts within our community. Your gift helps bring the Jacksonville Symphony to life and unlocks special opportunities for you to engage with the music you love.

As of January 16, 2025


Conductor’s Club Founder


$1,000,000+

Mr. and Mrs. Gilchrist B. Berg
Haskell Endowment Fund for Artistic Excellence
Mrs. Ann Hicks
C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry*
Mr. Michael J. Ward and Ms. Jennifer Glock


$500,000 - $999,999

Henry and Lucy Gooding Endowment advised by the Bryan Family
Poppy and Rob Clements
Ms. Lory Doolittle

*denotes deceased

$250,000 - $499,999

Bob* and Monica Jacoby
Dr. and Mrs. Ross T. Krueger
Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund
Mr. Quentin E. Wood*
Douglas and Karen Worth

*denotes deceased
$100,000 - $249,999

Anonymous
Carl and Rita Cannon
Blanche B Coggin*
Mr. & Mrs. Martin C. and Mistie A. Eltrich, III
Mary Carr Patton
Mary Virginia Skinner Jones

*denotes deceased

Conductor’s Club Benefactor

$25,000 - $99,999

Mr. & Mrs. Jacob F. Bryan, IV
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Cost
Jean Cox
Sally and Tyler Dann
Stephen and Suzanne Day
Dr. Sandra Every Dean and Mr. Michael Dean
Mr. and Mrs. R. Chris Doerr
Mrs. Susan Doherty
Mr. Richard Cullen and Mr. Robert Finnerty
William E. and Josephine V. Flaherty Family
Mrs. Ann D. Gibbs
Mr. William G. Gingrich and Penney Burnett
Lillian and Bunky Johnson
Charles and Sandra Johnston
Drs. Anne and Robert Lufrano
Bill and Barbara Maletz
Tom Vickery* and Elizabeth McAlhany
Lee and Darlene Nutter
Lily Pollard in memory of Nelson C. Pollard
Mrs. Deborah Quazzo
John A. and Amy B. Reed
Susan and John Ryzewic
Helen Morse and Fritz Skeen
Joseph and Anna Spiak
Sanjay and Preeti Swani
Chip and Phyllis Tousey
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tyree
Dr. Warner Webb and Sherrie Calvert Webb
The Winston Family Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Charles N. Winton
Dr. Eugene and Brenda Wolchok

*denotes deceased

Conductor’s Club Platinum

$10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous
Ms. Linda R. Alexander
Dr. George F. and Mrs. Kay* Armstrong, Jr.
Drs. Julie R. and James D. Baker, III
Mr. and Mrs. Don Baldwin
Mr. Peter E. Bower
Mr. David B. Boyer
Kenneth and Mary Burbach
In Memory of Pete Carpenter
Dr. and Mrs. John D. Casler
Jack and Dorothy Cernik
The Clinton Family Foundation
Dr. Elizabeth Lovett Colledge
Suzanne Burns Dalton
Mr. John A. Darby and Dr. Barbara Darby
Rajeeb and Sher-Lu Das
Virginia A. Deroy
Ms. Bonnie Drewes
Jon A. Ebacher and Jill T. Wannemacher
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Edelman.
Barbara and Brian Fay
Margaret and David* Foerster
Margaret Gomez
Rabbi Robert and Mrs. Marilyn* Goodman
Cynthia and Walter Graham, Jr.
Mr. Glenn & Mrs. Denise Hansen
Michael Harper and Kay Turner
Bill and Nancy Hetzel
Dorothy Iaconis
Ira and Eva Jackler
Magnolia Foundation
Jim and Lanie Johnson
Mr. Edward Skinner Jones
Charlie and Anne Joseph
Dana and Londra Karzan
Bob and Cindy Kastner
Mrs. Helen M. Lane
Trevor Lee
Dr. Anjali J. Lueck
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Marcin
Kelley Matthews
Mrs. Frances W. McCurry
Julie and Michael McKenny
Sheila McLenaghan and Duke Butler
Margaret Leu Means
Lydia Saris, M.D. and Daniel Mechenbier
Ms. Carol J. Neville
Mrs. Jacqueline W. Nichols
John and Anne Petersen
Mrs. Betty Petway
Deborah and David Pierson
Mr. Joseph Porter and Mr. Carter Elliott
Conchita Robinson
Annette and Monte Salsman
Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Shorstein
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Singletary
Ann F. Skinner* and Dr. R. G. Skinner Jr.*
Kent and Marie Smith
Dr. Timothy Snyder
David* and Linda Stein
Pat and Bob Stichweh
David and Elaine Strickland
Robert Stringer
Mrs. C. G. Strum
Mr. and Mrs. John Tancredi
Together Strong Community Fund
Bob Tonsfeldt
Rolf* and Neely Towe
Henri Landwirth Family Advised Fund
Derold and Nancy Wertz
Dr. and Mrs. Scott Wiedenmann
Dr. Tim and Mrs. Evelyn Woodward
Hon. Gwen Yates and Lt. Col. Alton Yates (Ret.)
The Simon Yates and Kevin Roon Foundation

*denotes deceased

Conductor’s Club Gold

$5,000 - $9,999

Anonymous
Martha Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Darren Alcus
Mr. and Mrs. Karsten Amlie
Thomas and Kathleen Argyris
Dr. George F. and Mrs. Kay* Armstrong, Jr.
David and Beth Arnold
Teri and Jim Babcock
B. Hudson Berrey
Cherie Billings
Amanda and Francesco Borghese
Borkowski Family Foundation
Paul and Kathy Bosland
Mr. John C. Bryan
Cecilia Bryant and Dr. Richard Lipsey
Nancy and Ted Burfeind
Lt. Col. Robert Burkart
Sandra Burnaman in memory of Phillip Burnaman
The Burroughs Family Foundation
Mrs. Diane Cannon
Sandra and Andrew Clarke
Poppy and Rob Clements in honor of Ann Hicks
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Clyne
Mr. Paul Conley, Jr.
E. and S. Cornehl
Husein and LeAnna Cumber
Mr. and Mrs. Henry D'Hulst
Peter Dalmares
Dattilo Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Duffy
Mr. George and Dr. Anne Egan
Mr. Mark R. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Fairley
Karen H. Farrell
Mr. Julian E. Farris
Mrs. George Fipp
Dr. Lawrence and Phyllis Goldberg
Mr. Mattox Hair
Mary Helen and Bill Halloran
Gretchen Harris
Barbara Haugen
Jordan and Shirley Ansbacher Family Foundation
David and Margaret Hicks
Mr. Robert Huhta
Peter and Ruth Igoe
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Imbriani
Dr. Diane D. Jacobsen
Jennifer Johnson Duke and Joe Duke
Rebecca and Randolph Johnson
Donald E. L. and Susan J. Johnson
Dr. Justin Stowell & Travis Joyal
Peter and Kiki Karpen
Rosa Maria and Fitch King
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kinsella
Kenneth M. and Dianne Kirschner
Mr. Merrick Kleeman
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Kovarik
Dr. and Mrs. Ross T. Krueger
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas LaFon
Mrs. Debra K. Layton
Ben Leaderman and Rickie Rubenstein
Janine Leland and Thomas Larson
Dr. Lawrence and Emily Lisska
John Lock and Eleanor Commander
Mrs. Katharine and Dr. David Loeb
Kenneth M. Manning
Tony and Gayle Manning
Judith and Ray Mantle
Steven D. McCormick
Mr. John McKee
Marcia Mederos
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Menezes
William Messer
Beth and Billy Morris
William and Karla Newton
Dr Christine Ng
Janet and Joseph Nicosia
Bob and Flo Anne O'Brien
Capt. John E. O'Neil, Jr. (USN Ret) & Mrs. Caron S. O'Neil
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick D. Page
Ms. Sue Patton
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Y. Paul
Dr. and Mrs. Michael D. Pentaleri
Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Peter
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pippin
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Preuss
Ashley Quamme
Mr. Alan Ragan
Ronald and Karen Rettner
Ann Saunders Roberts
Eric and Judy Rosemund
Dr. and Mrs. Wilbur C. Rust
Peter Ryan in memory of Sandra J. Ryan
Dr. Rebecca Stafford and Eric Sakurai
Mr. Ryan Schwartz
Ed and Whitney Selover
Stephen and Joan Shewbrooks
Mr. Benjamin Shorstein and Ms. Nicole Shorstein
Samuel Shorstein
Ms. Laura Shumay
Steve and Judy Silverman
Page and Bryan Simpson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Sisisky
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Skilton
Sandra and Richey* Smith
Debra J. Snyder
Mireille and Dr. Robert* Threlkel
Diana Ray Tope
Jim and Joan Van Vleck
Gabriele Van Zon
Lon and Terry Walton
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Watson
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Watson
David and Jill Weisblatt
Taylor and Avery Williams
Carleton and Barbara Zacheis
Carolyn and Elliot Zisser

*denotes deceased

Conductor’s Club Silver

$2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous(2)
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Anderson
Ansbacher Law
Stephen E. and Phyllis C. Bachand
Sally and Jim* Baldwin
George and Carole Banks
Claudette* and Richard Barker
Jeffrey Bernardo
Dr. James and Lisa Bolling
John and Cletia Bowron
Peter T. and Hollis J. Boyd
Nancy and Peter Bragan
Edward W. Brink
Mark and Beth Brockelman
Beverley Brooke
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher and Andrea Bultinck
Mr. Kevin J. Chase and Ms. Ileana Fernandez
Ron Clark
Bill Coates
Jonathan Coles
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Commander
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cooper
Mr. Kevin Craig
Jacqueline Crane
Ms. Beverly Crowe
Dr. Nick Curry and Dr. Cara Tasher in honor of Steven Libman and Carol Killworth
Julie B. and Thomas P. Davis
Regine Denis
Mrs. Gracia Drew
In Memory of Shirley Collupy
Charles and Virginia Dunn
Greg and Helen* Euston
Bill and Judy Franson
Clark and Lauretta Gaylord
Susan Goldring
Mr. Wayne Greenberg and Mrs. Elizabeth Shahan
Martha and Adam Greene
Gloria J. Griffin
Richard Habres
Gisela Haemmerle
Clay and Jimmy Hall
Janice Hall
Jack and Grace Hand
Drs. Alfred & Katherine Harding
Mr. and Mrs. Alva A. Hollon, Jr
David and Carole Holt
Peter Hunt
In loving memory of Hansell (Ted) Jeffers
Mr. and Mrs. C. William Johnson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Kaplan
Ruth and Jack Kelly
Linda Kimmel
Mr. and Mrs. E. Michel Kruse
Annette Laubscher and Ken Mattiace
Mr. Courtney Lewis and Mr. Jeff Lewis
Steven B. Libman and Carol Killworth
Leyse Lowry
Mr. Bruce and Mrs. Susan Lueck
Dr. Joseph A. Marasco, Jr.*
Mrs. Daria M. Martin
In memory of Pat Mayhew
Alison McCallum
Davis and Sandra McCarty
James McGuffin and Kathleen Mullen
Chris McNevin
Kylie McQuain
Mr. and Mrs. David Miron
Mrs. Jeanne Moomaw
Dorothy Nutant
William H. Owen
Marie and Joel Pangborn
Dr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Patterson
James Peter
Honorable John S. Peyton
Yolanda Piazza
Martha Planton
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Price
Judith J. Ratcliffe
John and Billie Rawot
Mr. Gilles Renaud and Mrs. Gladys M. Draper-Renaud
Jim & Jeri V. Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ruhsam
Kevin P. Russell
Sheila and Louis Russo
The Scheidel Foundation
Mr. Jeffrey Schroer
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Sheffield
Mr. Joseph E. Sherin
Dr. Edward and Mary Ellen Smith
Kevin and Rena Smith
Mrs. Isobel Spink
Steve Stem
Dr. and Mrs. Michael A Stephens
Dr. Kip and Ann Strasma
Mr. and Mrs. James D Thompson
Suzanne Tierney
Lori & Jim Tilley
Richard and Helen Tufaro
Mr. Perry Vieth
Chris Walker
Mary V. and Frank C. Watson
Dr. Lowell B. and Leslie Weiner
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Wilchek
Linda F. Wilkinson
Mr. Stephen C. Williams
Dr. Daniel & Cindy Wohl
Mr. and Mrs. A. Daniel Wolff, III
Alan Worley
Dr. Mary Ellen Young

*denotes deceased

Concertmaster Circle

$1,000 - $2,499

Anonymous
Cathy Andorfer
Mrs. Nicole Ansbacher and Mr. Bob Gardner
G Anthony
Mr. Stanley Arkin
Barbara H. Arnold
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Ashourian
Dr. John & Janet Avendano
Dr. William and Linda Ann Bainbridge
Ms. Martha E. Barrett
Dr. Joseph Barton
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Bergren
Sara Berman
Taylor Black
Annette and Bill Boling
Douglas and Mary Braaksma
Mr. and Mrs. William Braddock
Ms. Deirdre Brewster
Michael Britten-Kelly and Janet Markham
Sarah Brooke
Derek Brown
Ms. Sandra Bryant
Mrs. Lynn Cabrera
Capt. James and Pamela Christenson-Callan
Warren and Clarissa Chandler
Mr. Kevin J. Chase and Ms. Ileana Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clare
Mike Cobb
Dr. and Mrs. Yank D. Coble Jr
Lisa Cochran
Ms. Jean C. Coker P.A.
Susan and John Coman
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Commander
Mrs. Jacolynn Conners
Mrs. Robert C. Corbett
Michael Corbitt
Jackie Cornelius
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Darnall
Marilyn and Bernard Datz
Mr. Robert D. Davis
Emily Dawkins
Bob Dieringer
Downes Family Foundation
Hanna Duncan
The Bondi-Ernoehazy Family
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ezequelle
A. Zachary Faison, Jr.
Mr. William J. Fern
Nancy Fishback
Ms. Laurie Flynn
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fogarty
Fred Franklin
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. French
Mr. John Gaver
Dr. and Mrs. Michael O. Gayle
Mr and Mrs. James Giblin
Mrs. Soo Gilvarry
David C. Gnage
Yvonne P. Goldsmith
Drs. Thomas Gonwa and Dr. Mary Alice Westrick
Christopher Goodin
Mr. and Mrs. Otis C. Gregg Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grune
Mary Helen and Bill Halloran
Anna Harper
Mrs. Harriet Hart
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Hayden
Mrs. Elizabeth Head
Thomas C. Heagy
Sahar Aboudan, MD
Dr. and Ms. Mike Hillyard
Mrs. Susan Hitch
Tarah Hunt
Ms. Jo Carol S. Hutchins
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Iannucci
Luke and Sandy Karlovec
The Kazlauskas Family
Kristin Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Kirk
Ruth and Richard Klein
Ashley Koenigsknecht
Elizabeth Kumbhari
Mr. David Lakari
Christopher Lambert
Leslie Lohse
Bob & Judy Lonergan
Dr. Albert Lopez
Mrs. Patricia Ludwig and Mr. Sam Winternitz
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Lynch
Eric Mann
Mrs. Susan C. Masucci
Ann and Bob Maxwell
Rosemary and Allan McCorkle
Judy and Scott McCue and the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Mr. John McKee
Drs. Mark & Barbara McKinney
Mr.& Mrs. Frederick W. McNabb Jr.
Judge P. L. McWhorter
Harold* and Pamela Medina
Janet B. Metcalf
Eileen C. Miele
Constance Miller
Velma Monteiro-Tribble
William Moss
Kenneth Munsch
Robert and Monica Mylod
Newman Family Foundation
Jennifer Olsen
Mg Orender
Miguel Ortega
Clifford H. Parrish and Thomas P. Rodgers
Dr. and Dr. Paryani
Drs. Lawrence & Patricia Pereira
Suzanne C. Perritt
Dr. Eric and Barbara Puestow
Wynn Redmon
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Roberts
Rachel Roberts
Mrs. Virginia Roemhild
Tamra Rushing
Sheila and Louis Russo
Miss Mollie A. Saunders
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Sawyer
Jeff and Chelly Schembera
Laura M. Schepis
Becky Schickley
F J Schonfeld
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Seubert
Brad & Jeannine Smith
Darnell Smith
Jonathan M. Smith Esq.
Townsend and Eileen Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Stein Jr
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Sur
Ina Taffet
Bernadette E. Tasher
Brandyn Thomason
Cyndy Trimmer
Sherilyn Van Orden
Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Walton
Mary V. and Frank C. Watson
Dr. and Mrs. Carl H. Weidenmier Jr
Tracy Williams
John Willim
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Witczak
Drs. Steven G. and Linda Younkin
Mary Jean Zimmerman
Mr. Seeman H. Zimmerman

*denotes deceased

Player's Circle

$500 - $999

Anonymous(2)
Katie Athey
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Attner
Casey Ayers
Janean C. Baker
Michael Balistreri
Ms. Mayes W. Barnett
Mr. Quinn Baxter
Patrick Bell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bell
Lisa Benedict
Mrs. Amanda Bennett
Harriet Berson
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bishop
Peter Blackwood
Capt and Mrs. Michael Borns
Teresa Brewer
Caren and Dennis Buchman
Mrs. Dorothy Cahill and Dr. Thomas A. Marsland
David and Lynne Campbell
John and Audrey Canarina
David B. Case
Bill Caverly
Kenneth Chamberlain
Mr. Kenneth Charron
Monica Chavez
Steve & Jane Clark
Dr. Roy F. Clarke
Kirkland Clarkson
Jeff and Lee Ann Clements
Elizabeth Schell Colyer
Sarah Conners
Ken & Lucy Conrad
Jennifer Conway
Jennifer Cox
Mr. and Mrs. David Crum
BJ Davis
Dr. and Mrs. Julius Dean
Margie and George Dorsey
Ms. Sarah J. Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ehlig
Mr. David Engdahl
Carolyn Epting
Mr. Julian E. Farris
Mr. Thomas M. Fiorentino Jr.
Ms. Gina D. Fish
Sutton Fisher
Aubrey Fulmer
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Funderburk
Yves Genre
Mr. & Mrs. L. Frederick Gieg, Jr.
Mr. Richard Goodman
Paul and Nina Goodwin
Mr. and Mrs. John Grim
Travis Guthrie
Bruce Rosborough and Judy Ham
Henry and Meaghan Hamilton
J.E. Hammack
Helen Hause
Bill and Helen Hendrich
Mr. and Mrs. Al Herndon
Mr. Robert Hersh
Paula & Stephen Heuser
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Higdon
Paula and Kenneth Horn
Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Houseman
Barbara Ives
Mrs. Voncile Jackson
Arezou Jolly
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Kaplan
William Kastelz, Jr. in memory of Sandra
Ms. Ann-Marie A. Knight
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Kolar
Mr. Leo Kreisel
Sunny and Harold Krivan
Wayne Letizia
Drs. Jeffrey and Ilene Levenson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Linn
Dr. Leonard J. Lipkin
Dr. and Mrs. Dean C. Lohse
Ed and Sunnie Malesky
Dr. William J. Maples
Faith Martin
Mrs. Rose C. McCall
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. McCauley
Mr. and Mrs. William McNeiland
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Menezes
Lee and Bobbie Mercier
Dorcas Meroney
John H. Moore
Iva Nathanson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Nellson
Paul and Donna Nelson
John and Kathie Nevin
A M. Nogelo
Cmdr. Irvin F. and Mrs. R. Norwood
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Novak
David and Kathryn Olson
Paul and Zeina Ossi
Donna N. Parrish
Audrey B. Patterson
The Honorable Jimmy Peluso
Mr. Rickie Petersen
Mr. Thomas H. Petersen
John and Sally Pettegrew
Patricia and Gerard Powierski
Mrs. Jane Preston
Ms. Lucy Reep
Mr. Robert Richardson
James Ridley
Mrs. Lyn Rion
Mrs. Nancy K. Rochester
Daniel S. Yip, MD and Teresa Rodriguez-Yip
Mrs. Jeri Ross
Susan Rudov
Ms. Jennifer Salisbury
Joan Sapia
Blake Schlabach
James Schwarz and Trisha Meili
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Sekine
Betty J. Shepard
Mr. Peter Sheridan
Adam Silvers
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Slattery
Robin Smathers
Mrs. Julie Sorenson
George and Shirley Spaniel
Julie Spelman
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Sprott
Joyce Stebbing
Rebekah Stevens
Scott Stevenson
William J. Struck
Terence J. Sullivan
Mrs. Anita Taylor
Julia K. Theodore
John Thibeault
Ms. Marilyn P. Thornton
Mr. Winfred L. Thornton
Donald and Gwendolyn Todd
Mr. Patrick Toomey
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Torres
Dr. Marcie Turner
Mr. Rudolf E. Urban
Brad VanZee
Mr. Lester Varn, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James Verbeck
Gianni D. and Sonia Vivian
Mary E. and Grace L. Voyles
Billy J. and Nettie T.* Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Walker
Ms. Eileen Ward
Mary Warner
Mr. and Mrs. John Wegl
Matt Werder
Ms. Lisa Wetzel
Christa Wilson
Robert and Dianne Wilson
The Winston Family Foundation
Redmon Wynn
Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Young

*denotes deceased