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, 2024, through November 1, 2025. For more information on individual sponsorship with the Louisville Orchestra, please contact Jessica Underwood, Director of Development, at junderwood@louisvilleorchestra.org.


Champion | $100,000+

Anonymous

Eleanor Bingham-Miller

Christina L. Brown

Steven Epstein and Cary Brown

Estate of Rebecca Hentz

Paula and Frank Harshaw

David Jones Jr. and Mary Gwen Wheeler

Jim and Irene Karp

Lee and Rosemary Kirkwood

Estate of Elizabeth Jane McAdoo

Edie Nixon

Mary and Theodore Nixon

Victoria Phillips

Jeff and Paula Roberts

Michael and Chandra Rudd

Jim and Marianne Welch

William and Susan Yarmuth


Maestro | $50,000-$99,999

Susan Diamond

Paula and Frank Harshaw

Jennifer A. Moore

Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting

Lindy B. Street

Orme and Mary Wilson


Composer - $20,000-$49,999

Anonymous

John and Sallie Cunningham

Elisabeth U. Foshee 

Jordan and Kelsey Harris 

Carol W Hebel

Michele Mitchell

Timothy and Hedda Mulloy

Marla Pinaire

Bruce and Marcia Roth

Nitin and Michelle Sahney

Joseph and Winona Shiprek

Steve Wilson and Laura Lee Brown


Virtuoso - $10,000-$19,999

 

Anonymous (3)

Steve and Gloria Bailey

Carol Barr Matton

David Baughman 
Theresa Bondurant

Cornelia Bonnie 

Mac and Eileen Brown

Linda Dabney 

Tom and Helen Davis 

Steven Epstein and Cary Brown 

Ritu Furlan

Fred and Maryhelen Greaves 

Louise and Jay Harris

Donald and Ann Kohler 

Nana Lampton 

Leezer Living Trust

Kenneth and Kathleen Loomis

Sheila G. Lynch

Guy and Elizabeth Montgomery

David and Jill Mueller

Denise C. Schiller

Brook Smith 

Grace and Dennis Stilger, Jr. 

David Thomas Tao

Bryan and Ruth Trautwein

Lindsay Vallandingham 

Paul and Missy Varga

Michael and Susan Von Hoven

Elizabeth Helm Voyles and James R. Voyles

Matt and Kathy Watkins

Dr. Joan and Robert Wimsatt


Overture - $5,000-$9,999

Anonymous 

Daniel and Bunny Abbott 

John and Natalie Bajandas 

The Malcolm B. Bird Charitable Foundation 

Bradley L. Broecker

Augusta Brown

Jane Burbank

Dr. and Mrs. Bruce and Joan Burton 

Stephen P. Campbell and Dr. Heather McHold

Kelly Carson and Ernest Sampson

Robert and Karen Chatham

Thomas A. Conley III 

Anne Currier and George Hrycun

Ruth Eliel and Bill Cooney 

Diana Fink and David Smith 

Andrew and Trish Fleischman

Thelma Gault

Matthew and Lena Hamel

James and Sara Haynes 

Alfred and Anne Joseph

Joelyn & Ed Levy

Bethany Breetz and Rev. Ronald Loughry

Raulee Marcus 

Herbert and Barbra Melton

Steve and Merry-Kay Poe

Joseph A. Pusateri 

Carol Clow Pye

Susan Reardon 

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

Linda Wardell

Mary Bert Wolf


Prelude - $3,000-$4,999

 

Anonymous

Mary Alexander-Conte and Joe Conte

J. Mark and Susan Blieden 

Wanda Carol Hendrix

Walter Clare

Thomas and Janice Donan 

Rev. John G. Eifler

Dr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Fletcher

Joseph Glerum

Michael and Renee Golway

John R. Gregory

Gill Holland

Thomas Johns

Dr. Stephen S. Kirzinger

John MacLean and Maud Welch 

Donna McCoy 

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Morton 

Dr. Carmel Person

Jeanne Picht

Dr. and Mrs. Timothy B. Popham

Steve Robinson 

Rev. Edward W. Schadt

Sharon Sexter and Howard Berman

Susan and Raymond Smith

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

John Alagia

Carlyn and William Altman 

Deborah Amerman

Tamara Arnwine

Dr. Mildred Axelrod 

Robert Ayotte

Scott and Cindy Bagley 

Joseph and Linda Baker

John and Mary Beth Banbury

Christopher Barber 

Mariana Barzun 

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

Susan and Mark Bronner 

Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Brown

John Brown

Ms. J. Brown

Drs. Frank and Carolyn Burns

Dr. Diane M. Calhoun-French

Dave Christopher

John and Gretchen Clark

Jeff and Marjorie Conner

Chenault M. Conway

Robert Cox

Arthur and Virginia Cromer

David and Cynthia Daunhauer

Mohsen Deljoo

Carol W. Dennes

Judy Dickson

William and Christina Durham 

Uwe and Kathy Eickmann

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Ellison Jr. 

Michael and Jennifer Evans 

Dr. Vilma Fabre 

Ronald Farr

Michael and Maggie Faurest

Mark Feather

Dr. Walter Feibes

Joseph and Sabrina Ford 

Leslie and Greg Fowler

Jean W. Frazier 

Sandra Frazier 

Ed Garber 

Katherine Garrett 

Harold and Shirley Garwood

C. E. Glasscock

Daniel Glickman 

Mark Hack

Richard Hall 

Joseph Hammer 

June Hampe

Kenneth and Judy Handmaker

Dr. and Mr. Mary and James Harty 

Timothy and Natalie Healy 

Chris and Marcia Hermann

Cathy Hinko

William Holton and Moriah Ogilvie

Ruth Honigberg 

Thomas and Patrice Huckaby 

Tim Hughes 

Judith Hunt 

Barbara Jarvis

Christine and John Johnson

Yoram Katz 

Alfred Kelley

Maureen Kelly

Frank Kiley

Thomas Klammer 

Richard and Beth Klein 

Harry Knopf

Bill and Becky Lamb

Margaret Lanier 

Samuel and Stephanie Levine 

Philip Lichtenfels

Fairleigh and Abby Lussky 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lyons

Stanley and Sally Macdonald

Robert Macrae 

Gretchen Mahaffey

Edward and Sallie Manassah

Nancy Martin and Fred Hendler

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

Jan Pfeifer

James Pitt

David Polston

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 

Randall Ragsdale

Sharon Reel

Ann Rich

Mark Roberts 

Dennis Robinson 

Stephen Robinson 

Stinson Robinson 

David Rodger

Vicki Romanko

Margaret Scharre

Ellen and Max Shapira

Patricia Simpson

Tamina and Edward Singh

Alan and Jackie Singleton

Larry Sloan and Helen Cohen 

Alexa Smith

Richard and Terri Smith 

Mr. Sheryl G. Snyder and Mrs. Jessica Loving 

William A. Stone

Constance Story and Larry G. Pierce 

Anita and Rosalind Streeter 

Christine Swanson 

Thomas Temple 

Mary and John Tierney 

Alfred and Beverly J. Tilmes

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

Kim A. Williams, Sr., MD 

Blake Willoughby

Ashley and Andrew Noland 

Roberts Wood 

Dr. Susan G. Zepeda and Dr. Fred Seifer

Dr. and Mrs. Nathan Zimmerman


 

Ready to Get Involved? 

For more information about membership benefits, sponsorship opportunities, or ways to support, please contact:

Nathaniel Koch | Interim Executive Director

812.786.9565 or nkoch@louisvilleorchestra.org