Contributors

Thank You!

We are grateful to our patrons, donors and subscribers for supporting our programming. Your contributions make it possible.

“We thought last season was just terrific – best yet – and really love supporting CEWM and looking forward to November and beyond.” — Peter

Close Encounters With Music gratefully acknowledges the generous contributors whose support allows us to fulfill our mission, continue our artistic excellence and provide the highest level of chamber music performance for the Berkshire community. We are most grateful!

Leaders

Richard and Nurit Amdur
Anonymous
Kathleen Chrisman
Stanley Cohen and Carrie Chen
Michael L. Gordon
Katherine and Hans Morris
Claudio and Penny Pincus
Kenneth Stahl and Shirley Ripullone

Endowers

James and Lorraine Abruzzo
Richard and Nurit Amdur
Fredrick W. and Candace Beinecke
Rita Blitt Fund
David Grunberg
Dan Grunberg
Eric and Carol Haythorne
Pavel and Susan Hillel
Beverly Hosokawa
Fredric and Marcie Imberman
Leslie Ann Lassiter
John and Nina Lipkowitz
Krystyna Meisinger
Marcie L. Setlow
Susan and Judd Shoval
Reid and Laird White
Michael Wise and Susan Pettee

Benefactors

Helene Berger
Maggie Buchwald
James and Joan Hunter
Drs. Mark Cannon and Marcia Levy
Trevor and Denise Forbes
Carol Saginaw and Dr. Joachim Frank
Andrew Green and Shelley Horwitz
Teresa Ribadeneyra and Joseph P. Lalka
Douglas Mishkin and Wendy Jennis
Robert and Jeanne Meister
Peter and Anne Most
Peter and Jeanine Schoeffer
Delanne Stageman
June Stahl *in honor of Kenneth Stahl
Kenneth Stark

Patrons

Charles and Deborah Adelman
Dr. Fredric and Nancy Fagelman
Drs. Anne and Michael Gershon
Dana Guiliano
Drs. Edwin and Roselyn Kolodny
Neal and Catherine Konstantin
Michele Levin and Dr. Thomas Naidich
Irving and Sharon Picard
Dr. Andrea Marks and David Warmflash
Sara and Jeffrey Palmer
Richard and Rachel Robbins
Dr. Gary Schlesinger and Dr. Sarah Stemp

Foundations

The T. Backer Fund
The Buchwald Family Foundation
The Feigenbaum Foundation
First Hungarian Literary Society Incorporated
Howard Gilman Foundation
Harold Grinspoon Foundation
Konstantin Family Foundation
The Claudio and Penny Pincus Foundation
The Prospect Hill Foundation
The Scone Foundation
The Shoval Foundation

Cultural Partners

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Saint James Place
WMHT-FM

Berkshire High Peaks Festival Festival Scholarship Fund 2025

Close Encounters With Music gratefully acknowledges the generous support that helps make it possible for over 50 young musicians from around the world and 14 distinguished faculty members to gather for ten days of instruction, inspiration, and joyful music-making.

Festival Donors

Leaders
Irene Schultz
Estate of Judith B. Grunberg
Stanley Cohen & Carrie Chen

Benefactors
Anonymous
Richard and Nurit Amdur
Peter and Sissel Cooper Boss
Donna A.Bernstein
Dr. Bernadette Dunham
Susan and Pavel Hillel
Beverly Hosokawa
Joan & Jim Hunter
Kenneth Stahl and Shirley Ripullone
Harvey and Mary Struthers
Garen and Stephen Tolkin

Patrons
Dana Guiliano
Ernest and Elsie Beard Hunt
Douglas Mishkin & Wendy Jennis
Kevin Morrissey
Susan & Elihu Rose
Delanne Stageman
Katherine Stookey
Ronnie Streichler
Malvina Wasserman
Sheralyn Watkins
Ann West

Friends

Donald Alberti
Thomas F. Bundy, Jr.
Sharon Cantwell
Peter E. And Carol D. Kaplan
Susan Ferris
Sharon Gregory
Sally Haver
Charles Houghton
Willa Lewis
Mariola S. Kind
Alice Model
Robert Nussbaun
Julie Olbert
Louis Pauly and Caryl Clark
Karen Richards
Lisa Rosselli
Rosalyn Smith
Timothy Struthers
Robin Scheman & Yigal Litvin Kelly Sund
Mary M. Tynes
Susan & Karl Widmayer

Foundations

The Scone Foundation

Special thanks to festival hosts:

Sharon Gregory
Seth Grosshandler and Kim Wainwright
Dr. Gillian Hettinger
Beverly Hosokawa
Marcie Setlow