Contributors

Thank You!

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

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
Donna A. Bernstein
Stanley Cohen and Carrie Chen
Neil and Kathleen Chrisman
Eitan and Malka Evan
Michael L. Gordon
Claudio and Penny Pincus
Kenneth Stahl and Shirley Ripullone

Endowers

James and Lorraine Abruzzo
Frederick W. and Candace Beinecke
David Grunberg
Dan Grunberg
Eric and Carol Haythorne
Beverly Hosokawa
Fredric and Marcie Imberman
Irene Schultz
Susan and Judd Shoval
Marcie Setlow
Reid and Laird White
Beverley Zabriskie

Benefactors

Helene Berger
Don and Maggie Buchwald
Mary and Robert Cohen
Joanne Dreher
Drs. Mark Cannon and Marcia Levy
Elizabeth and Jonas Dovydenas
Trevor and Denise Forbes
Dr. Leslie Gold
Drs. Edwin and Roselyn Kolodny
Leslie Lassiter
Renaissance Investment Group, LLC
Carol Saginaw and Dr. Joachim Frank
John Sandeen
Peter and Jeannine Schoeffer
Kenneth Stark
Edith Velmans
Michael Wise and Susan Pettee

Patrons

Charles and Deborah Adelman
Stuart Breslow and Anne Miller
Dr. Richard and Constance Culley
Audrey and Ralph Friedner
Susan and Pavel Hillel
Dr. Magda Gabor-Hotchkiss
Joan and James Hunter
Michele Levin and Dr. Thomas Naidich
Dr. Andrea Marks and David Warmflash
Rosemarie McManus
Sharon and Irving Picard
Anne A. Schnesel
Delanne Stageman
Ronnie Streichler
Jonathan Swartz
Garen and Stephen Tolkin

Foundations

The Amdur Family Fund
The T. Backer Fund
Berger Family Philanthropic Fund
The Don and Maggie Buchwald Foundation
E. Evan Foundation
Howard Gilman Foundation
Massachusetts Cultural Council
The Claudio and Penny Pincus Foundation
The Prospect Hill Foundation
Shoval Foundation
The Sorel Organization
The Velmans Foundation, Inc.

Contributions to the CEWM Commissioning Project

James and Lorraine Abruzzo
Helene Berger
Donna Bernstein
Moisha and R. O. Blechman
Drs. Mark Cannon and Marcia Levy
Robert and Mary Cohen
Stanley Cohen and Carrie Chen
Margaret Deutsch
Jess and Marcia Fardella
Dr. Joachim Frank and Carol Saginaw
Eric and Carol Haythorne
Beverly Hosokawa
Joan and Jim Hunter
Gordon and Carole Hyatt
Merle Kailas
Paul Kopperl
Leslie Lassiter
Stephen Sagarin and Janis Martinson
Walter and Mary Miller
Alice Radosh
Karen Richards
Marcie Setlow
Delanne Stageman
Ronnie Streichler
Jonathan Swartz
Kenneth Stahl and Shirley Ripullone
Reid and Laird White
Michael Wise and Susan Pettee
Harriet Ziefert

Cultural Partners

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

Berkshire High Peaks Festival Festival Scholarship Fund

We gratefully acknowledge the generous supporters who make the 2023 Berkshire High Peaks Festival possible.

Richard and Nurit Amdur
Sheila Baird
Helene Berger
Donna Bernstein
Dr. Bernadette Dunham and Dr. Raymond Petryshyn
Beverly Hosokawa
Charles Houghton
Kangnam University, Korea
Ian and Manon Slome
Barbara Snyder
Kenneth Stahl and Shirley Ripullone
Katherine Stookey
Liana Toscanini
Michael Wise and Susan Pettee

Generous Donors

Maestro

Anonymous
Helene Berger
Donna Bernstein
Irene Schultz

Virtuoso

Richard and Nurit Amdur
Stanley Cohen and Carrie Chen
Dr. Bernadette Dunham
Dr. Raymond Petryshyn
Kenneth Stahl & Shirley Ripullone
Pierce and Alton Sioussat
Harvey and Mary Struthers
Garen and Stephen Tolkin
Sherry Watkins
Ann West

Grandioso

Sheila Baird
Susan Ferris
Pamela Graf
Beverly Hosokawa
Charles Houghton
Elsie and Earnest Hunt III
Michael Wise and Susan Pettee
Susan and Elihu Rose
Ian and Manon Slome
Delanne Stageman
Katherine Stookey
Liana Toscanini