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For more information about membership benefits, sponsorship opportunities, or ways to support, please contact:
Eska Koester | Major Gifts Officer
502.587.8681 or ekoester@louisvilleorchestra.org
Individual Sponsors
Special thanks to our biggest supporters
We extend our deepest gratitude to all the individuals who generosly help make the Louisville Orchestra’s work possible. Your support enables us to bring world-class performances, innovative educational programs, and vital community initiatives to life. By donating to us, you play an essential role in enriching our community and fostering a shared love for music. Thank you for standing with us and investing in the arts—your commitment makes an enduring impact that resonates throughout Louisville and beyond.
The Louisville Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following donors of record for the period of November 1, 2025, through November 1, 2026. For more information on individual sponsorship with the Louisville Orchestra, please contact Eska Koester, Major Gifts Officer, ekoester@louisvilleorchestra.org.
Champion | $100,000+
Anonymous
Eleanor Bingham-Miller
Christina L. Brown
Doug and Ann Grissom
Jefferson County Public Education Foundation
Jim and Irene Karp
Lee and Rosemary Kirkwood
Jennifer A. Moore
Austin and Janie Musselman
Edie Nixon
Mary and Theodore Nixon
Victoria Phillips
Jeff and Paula Roberts
Robert W. Rounsavall III and Mary Rounsavall
Michael and Chandra Rudd
Brook Smith
Jim and Marianne Welch
Maestro | $50,000-$99,999
John and Sallie Cunningham
Fred and Maryhelen Greaves
Paula and Frank Harshaw
David Jones Jr. and Mary Gwen Wheeler
Vivian Ruth Sawyer
Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting
Lindy B. Street
Orme and Mary Wilson
Composer | $20,000-$49,999
Anonymous
Elisabeth U. Foshee
Jordan and Kelsey Harris
Carol W. Hebel
Marla Pinaire
Nitin and Michelle Sahney
David Thomas Tao
Steve Wilson and Laura Lee Brown
Virtuoso | $10,000-$19,999
Anonymous (2)
Steve and Gloria Bailey
Carol Barr Matton
David Baughman
Theresa Bondurant
Cornelia Bonnie
Mac and Eileen Brown
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce and Joan Burton
Linda Dabney
Tom and Helen Davis
Steven Epstein and Cary Brown
Louise and Jay Harris
James and Sara Haynes
Donald and Ann Kohler
Nana Lampton
Leezer Living Trust
Kenneth and Kathleen Loomis
Sheila G. Lynch
Michele Mitchell
David and Jill Mueller
Timothy and Hedda Mulloy
Stephanie and Andy Oberhausen
Bruce and Marcia Roth
Denise C. Schiller
Joseph and Winona Shiprek
Ruth Trautwein
Lindsay Vallandingham
Michael and Susan Von Hoven
Elizabeth Helm Voyles and James R. Voyles
Matt and Kathy Watkins
Wells Foundation
Dr. Joan and Robert Wimsatt
Mary Bert Wolf
Overture | $5,000-$9,999
Anonymous (2)
Daniel and Bunny Abbott
John and Natalie Bajandas
Bradley L. Broecker
Augusta Brown
Jane Burbank
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Callen
Robert and Karen Chatham
Thomas A. Conley III
Jennifer Cottingham
Anne Currier and George Hrycun
Ruth Eliel and Bill Cooney
Diana Fink and David Smith
Andrew and Trish Fleischman
Thelma Gault
Dr. Karen Abrams and Dr. Jeffrey Glazer
Matthew and Lena Hamel
Alfred and Anne Joseph
Joelyn & Ed Levy
Bethany Breetz and Rev. Ronald Loughry
Raulee Marcus
Ronald and Debra Murphy
Steve and Merry-Kay Poe
Joseph A. Pusateri
Carol Clow Pye
Susan Reardon
Lynne and Steve Rodeheffer
Nancy and Barry Sanders
David M. Sandoval and Theresa Dematas
Russell and Theresa Saunders
Daniel Schusterman
Tod Sedgwick
Joseph and Joan Sireci
Gary and Amy Sloboda
Dr. Gordon Strauss and Dr. Catherine N. Newton
Glenn and Ann Thomas
Bryan and Ruth Trautwein
Linda Wardell
Prelude | $3,000-$4,999
Anonymous
Randy Blevins
J. Mark and Susan Blieden
Wanda Carol Hendrix
Walter Clare
Mary Alexander-Conte and Joe Conte
Thomas and Janice Donan
Rev. John G. Eifler
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Ellison Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Fletcher
Michael and Renee Golway
Gill Holland
Yoram Katz
Guy and Elizabeth Montgomery
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Morton
Jeanne Picht
Dr. and Mrs. Timothy B. Popham
Sharon Sexter and Howard Berman
Dr. Anna Staudt
Robert and Silvana Steen
Mary C. Stites
Edith Tidwell
Linda and Chris Valentine
Mary Ellen Wiederwohl and Joel Morris
Rev. David H Zettel
Friends of the Louisville Orchestra | $300-$2,999
Anonymous (2)
John Alagia
Carlyn and William Altman
Deborah Amerman
Tamara Arnwine
Dr. Mildred Axelrod
Scott and Cindy Bagley
Joseph and Linda Baker
John and Mary Beth Banbury
Christopher Barber
Mary J. Beale
Stephen and Sharon Berger
Bob and Nora Bernhardt
Maariyah Bhayat-Poole
Regina and Colin Blake
Carol Blee
Elizabeth Blickenstaf
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Boram
Doris Bridgeman
Susan Bronner
Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Brown
John Brown
Ms. J. Brown
Drs. Frank and Carolyn Burns
Dr. Diane M. Calhoun-French
Will and Kathy Cary
Dave Christopher
Jan Cieremans
John and Gretchen Clark
Jeff and Marjorie Conner
Robert Cox
Arthur and Virginia Cromer
David and Cynthia Daunhauer
Mohsen Deljoo
Carol W. Dennes
Colleen Devlin and Gary Barrigar
Susan Diamond
Margaret Dickinson
Judy Dickson
Marilyn and Gordon Duke
William and Christina Durham
Uwe and Kathy Eickmann
Kate Eldemire
Michael and Jennifer Evans
Dr. Vilma Fabre
Ronald Farr
Michael and Maggie Faurest
Mark Feather
Joseph and Sabrina Ford
Paul Forrest
Leslie and Greg Fowler
Ed Garber
Katherine Garrett
Harold and Shirley Garwood
C. E. Glasscock
Joseph Glerum
Daniel Glickman
John R. Gregory
June Hampe
Kenneth and Judy Handmaker
Spencer Harper
Dr. and Mr. Mary and James Harty
Anne Haynie
Chris and Marcia Hermann
Cathy Hinko
Ruth Honigberg
Thomas and Patrice Huckaby
Judith Hunt
Lucy Beam Hurst
Barbara Jarvis
Christine and John Johnson
Faina Kaplan
Alfred Kelley
Maureen Kelly
Frank Kiley
Thomas Klammer
Klein Family Foundation - Richard and Beth Klein
Harry Knopf
Zachary Konkol
Wayne Krigger
Bill and Becky Lamb
Matthew Lane
Samuel and Stephanie Levine
Philip Lichtenfels
Fairleigh and Abby Lussky
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lyons
Stanley and Sally Macdonald
John MacLean and Maud Welch
Robert Macrae
Gretchen Mahaffey
Edward and Sallie Manassah
Janet Margerum
Nancy Martin and Fred Hendler
Donna McCoy
Patricia Buckner McHugh
Susan S. Means
Roy and Lynn Meckler
Bob and Barbara Michael
Susan Miller
Susan S. Moremen
Nancy Morris
Mary Nash
James Newberry
Erin Obenauf
Sarah O'Hare
Charles O'Koon
Dr. Naomi J. Oliphant
Judith Olliges
Miriam Ostroff
Kathleen Pellegrino
Dr. Carmel Person
Melissa Richards-Person
Jan Pfeifer
James Pitt
Eugenia and John Potter
Doug Elstone and Russ Powell
Arthur Pratt
Dr. Sarah Cox and Mr. Dwight D. Pridham
Gordon and Patty Rademaker
Jason and Chelsea Raff
Sharon Reel
Ann Rich
Stephen Robinson
Steve Robinson
Stinson Robinson
David Rodger
Vicki Romanko
Rev. Edward W. Schadt
Margaret Scharre
Ivan J. Schell
Tom Scovil
Ellen and Max Shapira
Connor Sheryak
Ruth Simons
Patricia Simpson
Tamina and Edward Singh
Alan and Jackie Singleton
Larry Sloan and Helen Cohen
Richard and Terri Smith
Mr. Sheryl G. Snyder and Mrs. Jessica Loving
Constance Story and Larry G. Pierce
Anita and Rosalind Streeter
Bonnie Taylor
Thomas Temple
Clark and Sharon Terrell
Paul Thompson
Mary and John Tierney
Alfred and Beverly J. Tilmes
Arlene P. Tuttle
Joyce van Berkel
Gordon and Cassandra Varner
Robert and Ann Wade
Rick and Denise Waggener
Marge Warden
Manning G. Warren III
Ashli Watts
Waverly and Brenda Townes
Robert and Sarina Weiss
Kendrick and Claudia Wells
Stephen and Patricia Wheeler
Kim A. Williams, Sr., MD
Blake Willoughby
Ashley and Andrew Noland
Stephen Wolford
Phoebe and Mark Wood
Roberts Wood
Mark Wourms
Ruth Wukasch
Dr. Susan G. Zepeda and Dr. Fred Seifer
Dr. and Mrs. Nathan Zimmerman