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
Stanley Cohen and Carrie Chen
Kathleen Chrisman
Michael L. Gordon
Claudio and Penny Pincus
Kenneth Stahl and Shirley Ripullone

Endowers

James and Lorraine Abruzzo
Anonymous
Frederick W. and Candace Beinecke
Donna A. Bernstein
Dr. Leslie Gold
David Grunberg
Dan Grunberg
Eric and Carol Haythorne
Pavel and Susan Hillel
Beverky Hosokawa
Joan and James Hunter
Frederic and Marcie Imberman
Leslie Lassiter
Roger Persell
Marcie Setlow
Susan and Judd Shoval
Rita Blitt Fund
Reid and Laird White
Michael Wise and Susan Pettee

Benefactors

Helene Berger
Maggie Buchwald
Drs. Mark Cannon and Marcia Levy
Elizabeth and Jonas Dovydenas
Trevor and Denise Forbes
Lisa Fox Martin
Carol Saginaw and Dr. Joachim Frank
Andrew Green and Shelley Horowitz
Malinka and Kenneth Jackson
Douglas Mishkin and Wendy Jennis
Teresa Ribadeneyra & Joseph P. Lalka
Peter and Jeannine Scoeffer
Delanne Stageman
Kenneth Stark
Malvina Wasserman
Beverley Zabriskie

Patrons

Charles and Deborah Adelman
Scott Cooper
Dr. Richard and Constance Culley
Frederick and Mary McGowan Davis
Joanne Dreher
Dr. Frederic and Nancy Fagelman
Drs. Edwin and Roselyn Kolodny
Michele Levin and Dr. Thomas Naidich
Irving and Sharon Picard
Karen Richards
Susan and Elihu Rose
Abby Schroeder
Gary Schlesinger and Sarah Stemp
Dr. Andrea Marks and David Warmflash

Foundations

The Amdur Family Fund
The Buchwald Family Foundation
DAB Charitable Foundation
The Feigenbaum Foundation
Howard Gilman Foundation
Konstantin Family Foundation
May Family Foundation
Massachusetts Cultural Council
The Claudio and Penny Pincus Foundation
The Prospect Hill Foundation
The Scone Foundation
The Shoval Foundation

Cultural Partners

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Saint James Place
WMHT-FM

Generous Support for the Commissioning Program Has Come From

Key Commissioning Underwriters
James and Lorraine Abruzzo
Stanley Cohen and Carrie Chen
Kenneth Stahl and Shirley Ripullone

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Richard and Nurit Amdur
Anonymous
Richard and Nurit Amdur
Kate Barton
Frederick W. and Candace Beinecke
Bruce and Catherine Bernstein
R O and Moisha Blechman
Margaret Chapman
Kathleen Chrisman
Robert and Mary Cohen
Stanley Cohen and Carrie Chen
Frederick and Mary McGowan Davis
Trevor and Denise Forbes
Joachim Frank and Carol Saginaw
Virgina M. Giddens
Andrew Green and Shelley Horwitz
Sharon Gregory
Dana Guiliano
Frank and Trudi Gunsberg
Eric and Carol Haythorne
Beverly Hosokawa
Dr. Magda Gabor-Hotchkiss
James and Joan Hunter
Fredric and Marcie Imberman
Merle Duskin Kailas
Roger and Holly Ketron
Owen Lewis and Susan Ennis
Jay Lesenger and Hudson Talbott
Janis Martinson and Steven Sagarin
Bella Meyer
Walter and Mary Miller
Hans and Kate Morris
Peter and Anne Most
Tumar Mskal and Daniel Rozin
Jeffrey and Sara Palmer
Roger Persell
Irving and Sharon Picard
Lise Poirier and Werner Pfeiffer
Alice Radosh
Karen Richards
Richard and Rachel Robbins
Gary Schlesinger and Sarah Stemp
Marcie L. Setlow
Delanne Stageman
Kenneth Stahl and Shirley Ripullone
Ronnie Streichler
Jonathan Swartz
Amparo Vollert
Malvina Wasserman
Reid and Laird White
Michael Wise and Susan Pettee
Dr. Richard Ziter

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.

Richard and Nurit Amdur
Sharon Cantwell
Bernadette Dunham
Charles Houghton
Joan and James Hunter
Willa Lewis
Julie Olbert
Susan and Elihu Rose
Irene Schultz
Delanne Stageman
Katherine Stookey
Harvey and Mary Struthers
Ronnie Streichler
Kelly Sund
Garen and Stephen Tolkin
Ann West
Susan and Carl Widmayer

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
Sharon Cantwell
Sharon Gregory
Sally Haver
Charles Houghton
Willa Lewis
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