OUR SUPPORTERS

The New York Choral Society gratefully thanks the following individuals and
organizations for their generous support of our programs, fundraising events,
and annual fund gifts:

 

As of September 15, 2025

Visionary Circle

$20,000 and above

Darin Arita
The Estate of Martin L. Finkelman, M.D.
Joanna Grossman
The Estate of Reverend Olivia Holmes
New York State Council on the Arts
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Michael Roos

Chairman’s Circle

$10,000 and above

Robert & Mae Carpenter
Michael Colosi, Esq.
Edith & Robert DuPuy in memory of Joanne Lawson
Carl M. Ellison & Judith Bigelow
Corey Kinger
David Munkittrick
Gary Pai
Rex Perlmeter & Rachel Hertzman

President’s Circle

$5,000 and above

Anonymous
Karen Artz Ash & David Ash
Moshe Kam
Melinda & Denis Kelly
Rae Charitable Trust
The Estate of Irene Soskin
Stephen Weitzman & John Kneapler

Patron’s Circle

$2,500 and above
The John N. Blackman Sr. Foundation
Charles Chromow
Mark Hanlon
Lyell & Joi Haynes
Timothy & Sealy Ann Gilles
David Hochberg Foundation
Marion & Ronald Stein, in memory of Andrew Rubin
Rosanne Zoccoli

Benefactor’s Circle

$1,500 and above
Mario Bonsignore & Philip Gautreau
Susan E. Ellison, in memory of Andrew Rubin
Ruth Ferguson
Jane A. Gross
Kenneth Kahaner
The Rothschild Family Trust, in memory of Andrew Rubin
Judith A. Rubin
Michael Smargiassi, The Plunkett Group

Sustainer’s Circle

$1,000 and above

Paul Burkhart & Carl Koivuniemi

David & Aryana Chan

Karen & John Citow, in memory of Andrew Rubin

Jodi M. Conti & David Waldes

Renee & Steven Finn, in honor of Judith N. Rubin

Fred Chandong Kim

David & Janet McKenzie

Wesley Moon

Bette Rice

Judith N. Rubin

Collette L. Ryder

Aniket Shah & Alexa Bordner

Ellen Sleeter, in memory of Joanne and John Lawson

Karen W. Solorow

Supporter’s Circle

$500 and above

Anonymous
Carlin Black
Kaylynn Callister
Susan Chagrin
Deborah Craft
Richard Einhorn, in memory of Peggi Einhorn
Renee & Steven Finn
Colleen Geier
Lisa Guida
John & Inge Konther, in memory of Patrick Hayes
Karen La Rosa
Michael Lasky
Grace Lee

David McKenzie
Patrick Owens
Anne Pope, in honor of Richard Einhorn
Katherine M Romberg, in memory of Margot Romberg
Daniel Sager
Jennifer Salant
Susan A. Seigle, in memory of Andrew Rubin
Mary W. Sherwin
Karen & David Snow
Daniel Stewart
Robert Sundeen
David Tucker
John A. Vila, in memory of Terry W. Bishop
Janet Wikler & Arthur Hyams

Prelude Circle

$250 and above

Anonymous
Kaila Barker
Kenneth G. Bartels & Jane Condon
Janet Benton
Karen Bodner
Dr. Priscilla J. Dixon, in honor of Robert Carpenter
Holly Dodge
Laurie G. Dunn

Kenneth Epstein
Sheila F. Epstein
Amir Farid
James Ferrara
The Gale Family, in memory of Margot Romberg
Catherine Gold
Johan Halsberghe
Steve Heller

Irene C. Junge, in honor of Rosanne Zoccoli
Steven E. Lane

Stephanie Lawal
Claudia Marks, in memory of David H. Marks
Barbara Bahou Milligan
Juey Chong Ong
Dianne & Frank Peterson
Dr. Michael Pratts

Tom & Henri-Ann Reynolds
Florence & Crayton Rowe
Maria & Norman Schwab
Ina Gillers Shivack
Alaina C. Smalley
Caroline Suter, in memory of Andrew Rubin
The Tillyers, in memory of Andrew Rubin
Cristine Van Schoick
Clint Walker
Jonathan White

Monthly Giving Society

Carole Bahou (in memoriam)
Stephanie Berger
Stewart Clarke
Joanna Grossman
Steve Heller
Gary Pai
Soren Reck
Lynda Richards
Mary Lee Rubens
Judith A. Rubin
We extend our deepest gratitude to the members of our Legacy Society, whose generous foresight ensures the future of the New York Choral Society for generations to come:
Michael Colosi, Esq.
Peggy Daniel
Joanna Grossman

Toni Levi
William Pine
Pamela Reich
Michael Roos
Judith A. Rubin
Susan A. Seigle
Mary Sherwin
Ina Gillers Shivack
Karen W. Solorow
Stephen Weitzman
We honor the memory of our Legacy Society members who have passed. Their gifts continue to inspire and sustain the future of the New York Choral Society:
Joseph Bookmyer
Dr. Martin L. Finkelman

Reverend Olivia Holmes
Sylvia Hoisington

Margot S. Romberg
Irene Soskin
David Uskali

Thank you for the following foundations and government agencies for their support:

 

The John N. Blackman Sr. Foundation
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York State Council on the Arts
The Rae Charitable Trust

Let’s Build the Chorus of the Future Together

Because choral music isn’t just about the past, it’s about what’s next.