Our Donors
Now more than ever, your support plays an important role in helping us sustain the quality of our performances for you and for generations to come. Consider making a donation. Each gift makes a profound difference in our success and in the lives of many musicians, students, and music lovers in Kingston and beyond. We gratefully acknowledge the donations received from June 1, 2024 onwards. Thank you to the donors listed below and to those who have chosen to remain anonymous.
2024-2025 Donors
Encore Society
Gold Baton
$25,000+
- W.J. Henderson Foundation
- Kingston Symphony Volunteers
Symphonic Circle
$10,000 - $24,999
- Kathy Beers
- Ameena & Taj Jaffer
- Charles Milne
Maestro Circle
$5,000 - $9,999
- Dr. Eric Carstens & Dr. Anita Krebs
- Davies Charitable Foundation
- Peggy Geracimo
- Juliet Milsome
- Marion Westenberg
Orchestra Circle
$2,500 - $4,999
- Community Foundation for Kingston & Area
- Peter & Reine Dawe
- Janice Payne
- Gord & Carol Ramer
- Sherry Richardson
- Rotary Club of Cataraqui-Kingston
- Gloria & Gavin Shanks
Patron
$1,500 - $2,499
- Luca Andolfatto
- Marilyn E. Bennett
- John & Nancy Burge
- Mark Chen & Mara Shaw
- Anna & Edward C. Churchill Foundation
- Dorothy & Murray Cotton
- Gunnar & Pauline Heissler
- Crawford M. MacIntyre
- Charles Simonds
- Gord Simons & Helene Kommel
- Robert H. Thomas
- Fenton & Jennie Weston
- Denise Williams
- Jean & Jim Wilson
- Beth Woodley
Friends of the Symphony
Benefactor
$800 - $1,499
- Arlene Aish
- Josette Arassus
- Kim Carter
- Susan Cole
- Dubuc & Tien
- Robert & Elizabeth Harlow
- Dale & Sylvia Jones
- Larry & Sheilagh Manuel
- Julia McArthur & Justin Connidis
- Valerie & William McCready
- Neil & Karin McVean
- Terry & Katherine Murphy
- Elinor Gill Ratcliffe, C.M, O.N.L, LLD (hc)
- Tom & LaVerne Russell
- Sonny & Gillian Sadinsky
- Dr. Steven Salterio & Family
- Kathi Toth-Switzer & Rob Switzer
- Daryl Tremain & Stephen Bonnycastle
- Lorraine & Peter Watson
- Rob Wood & Janet Lee
- Todd & Carol Wright
Partner
$500 - $799
- Barbara & George Aitken
- Alice Baumgart
- Dieter Brueckner
- Maureen Farr-Eagan & Bob Hotrum
- Dr. Tanya Grodzinski
- Myrna Haughton
- Sharon Johnson & Axel Thesberg
- W. Peter Kissick
- David Kister
- Kathy, Mike, and Sandy Lawless
- Ann & Steve Lukits
- Dr. David Mitchell & Dr. Susan Till
- Gordon Muir
- Daniel Norman
- In Honour of David Notman
- Robert & Angelyn Paul
- Gordon & Sandra Sinclair
- Joyce South
- Kelvin & Catherine Tang
- D.J. & M-L. Thomson
Friend
$300 - $499
- Catherine Bell-Sood
- Shiraz & Nurjehan Bharmal
- Eleanor M. Christopherson
- Keith & Harriet Collins
- Jon Dessau
- Peter & Judy Froud
- Eleanor Grennell
- John & Liz Harrison
- Gerald McGrath
- Thelma Mott
- Dale & Orla Myrfield
- David Notman
- Susan Watt O'Reilly
- Cynthia Phipps
- Michael & Penny Robinson
- Diane Sackfield
- Gisela Selkirk
- William & Claudia Stevenson
- Gillian Turnbull
- Dr. Margaret Walker
Member
$20 - $299
- Bill Adamthwaite
- David Allan & Laura Talbot-Allan
- Judith Austin
- Earl Bardswich
- Gordon Bales
- Sue Bates
- Donald & Sharon Beattie
- Sonia Bergstrom
- Franceen A. Berrigan
- Jim Biagi
- Patricia Bogstad
- Ben & Haroula Borrel
- Pamela Bough
- Maxine Bowen
- Joan & Doug Bowie
- Kathleen Brady
- Alan Bronskill & Dominique Alward
- Susan Buckingham
- Robert & Marilyn Campbell
- Christine J. Cannon
- Katherine Carleton
- Martha Clarke
- Gillian Cleghorn
- Janice Coles
- Elaine Collins
- Lyn Connock & Bob Wilson
- Linda Craig
- Gisèle Dalbec-Szczesniak
- Merv Daub & Elaine Forshaw
- Dawn Davis
- Jon Dessau
- Hanna Dodwell
- Lesley Donald Benderavage
- Mary Ann D'Souza
- Adam Dwosh
- Elizabeth & Robert Duffin
- John Eby
- Leslie Farmer
- Glen Fast
- Diana Duncan-Fletcher & Fred Fletcher
- Edward Fowler
- Ted Friesen
- Carina Canonico and David Gazaille
- Elizabeth Gibson
- Arlene Glynn
- Michael Godkin
- Mary Gordon
- Susan Grigg
- Beverley Harris
- Rev. & Mrs. William & Lorna Hendry
- Kathryn Innes
- Jill Irwin
- Mark Jamison
- Andrew & Pronica Janikowski
- Dan Kasaboski
- David Kingsley
- Stephanie Lafond
- Donald & Anita Lamarche
- Katie Legere
- Sylvia Lennon
- Ann Levison
- Bernard Li
- LifeLabs
- Linda Lysne
- Anne MacDermaid
- Zoe MacKenzie
- Linda MacKinnon
- James MacLachlan
- Cathy & David McCart
- Kathryn McConnell
- Janet & Art McDonald
- David McGoey
- Larry Meikle
- Doreen Morrison
- David Mott
- Wayne Myles
- Jill Nansen
- Robert and Rose Nolan
- Olga Oleinikow
- Janet Panabaker
- Ron & Clara Paquin
- Bill Park
- Susan Parker
- Carol Pepper
- Peterborough Police Service Board
- Karen Peters
- Margaret Petrie
- Frank & Linda Poce
- Kelly Purpura
- Thomas Rance
- Lyn Rapin
- Helga Rausch
- Mary Sue Riggs
- John & Hana Rossiter
- Beate Scheffler
- John Schlueter
- David Scott
- John & Pamela Sheff
- Peter & Claire Shragge
- Cheryl & Gordon Skinner
- Konrad Smelser
- Gerda Smith
- Rachael Souch
- Carole Steele
- Frank Steele
- Mary Stewart
- Heather Sutherland
- Gabrielle Thirlwall
- Yolande Trudeau-Atkinson
- Jill Vitols
- Emilia Warriner
- Gordon Wight
- Jane Wilson
- Carolyn & Michael Woogh
- Fran Wright
In Honour
- Kathy Beers
- Ross Beers
- Don Taylor
In Memoriam
- Marilyn Campbell
- Arthur R.C. Cole
- Kye Dalziel
- Michael Davies
- Corkie Davis
- George Stephenson Duncan & Susanne Fletcher
- Andy Geracimo
- Alan Grant
- Taj Jaffer
- Judy Lawless
- Bobbie Frances Lyon-McKnight
- Russell Lyon
- David Notman
- Susan Jean Purvis
- John Toohey
- Denise Williams
2023-2024 Donors
Encore Society
Gold Baton
$25,000+
- Estate of Barbara M. Parrott
- Estate of Helene Pratt
- Kingston Symphony Volunteers
- W. J. Henderson Foundation
Symphonic Circle
$10,000 - $24,999
- Kathy Beers
- Charles Milne
Maestro Circle
$5,000 - $9,999
- Ameena & Taj Jaffer
- Marion Westenberg
Orchestra Circle
$2,500 - $4,999
- Dr. Eric Carstens & Dr. Anita Krebs
- Peter & Reine Dawe
- Peggy Geracimo
- Elinor Gill Ratcliffe, C.M, O.N.L, LLD (hc)
- Janice Payne
- Gord & Carol Ramer
- Sherry Richardson
- Charles Simonds
Patron
$1,500 - $2,499
- Luca Andolfatto
- Marilyn E. Bennett
- John & Nancy Burge
- Mark Chen & Mara Shaw
- Dorothy & Murray Cotton
- Janis Grant
- Gunnar & Pauline Heissler
- Gloria & Gavin Shanks
- Gord Simons & Helene Kommel
- Robert H. Thomas
- Fenton & Jennie Weston
- Denise Williams
- Jean & Jim Wilson
- Ross Wilson
Friends of the Symphony
Benefactor
$800 - $1,499
- Arlene Aish
- Josette Arassus
- Dr. James Beliveau & the Honourable Helen MacLeod-Beliveau
- Stephen Bonnycastle & Daryl Tremain
- Dawn Davis
- Dubuc & Tien
- Dale & Sylvia Jones
- Larry & Sheilagh Manuel
- Melba Matthews
- Julia McArthur & Justin Connidis
- Katherine & Terry Murphy
- Tom & LaVerne Russell
- Sonny & Gillian Sadinsky
- Dr. Steven Salterio & Family
- Nancy South
- Kathi Toth-Switzer & Rob Switzer
- Beth Woodley
- Carol & Todd Wright
Partner
$500 - $799
- Barbara & George Aitken
- Alice Baumgart
- Dr. Robyn Brown
- Kim Carter
- A. & A. Dierick
- Mark Frederick & Wendy Pentland
- John & Jane Glassco
- Dr. Tanya Grodzinski
- Robert & Elizabeth Harlow
- Sharon Johnson & Axel Thesberg
- W. Peter Kissick
- Janet Lee & Rob Wood
- Ann & Steve Lukits
- Valerie & William McCready
- Neil & Karin McVean
- Dr. David Mitchell & Dr. Susan Till
- Gordon Muir
- Daniel Norman
- Robert & Angelyn Paul
- Gordon & Sandra Sinclair
- Joyce South
- H.J. Sutherland
- D.J. & M-L Thomson
- Gordon Thomson
- Meikle & Margaret Turner
- Peter & Lorraine Watson
Friend
$300 - $499
- Dieter Brueckner
- Madeleine & Edward Chown
- Eleanor M. Christopherson
- Keith & Harriet Collins
- Jon Dessau
- Nicole Eaton & Bill Park
- Maureen Farr-Eagan & Bob Hotrum
- Peter & Judy Froud
- Eleanor Grennell
- Beverley Harris
- John & Liz Harrison
- Linda & Robert Harrison
- Myrna Haughton
- Judy Jeswiet
- Phyllis Kearns
- Janet Lee
- Janet & Art McDonald
- Sona Moffat
- Mariella Morrin
- Thelma Mott
- Wayne Myles
- Dale & Orla Myrfield
- David Notman
- Susan & Miles O'Reilly
- Howard Pulver
- Lyn Rapin
- Michael & Penny Robinson
- Diane Sackfield
- Meg & Michael Shirlaw
- William Stevenson
- Kelvin & Catherine Tang
- Gillian Turnbull
- Margaret E. Walker
Member
$20 - $299
- David Allan & Laura Talbot-Allan
- Judith Austin
- Gordon & Joan Bales
- Ellen Barton
- Sue Bates
- Donald & Sharon Beattie
- Sonia Bergstrom
- Lorie Bell & Jake Hofstee
- Franceen A. Berrigan
- Marilyn Birmingham &
Matthew Gventer - Patricia Bogstad
- Kath Brady
- Alan Bronskill
- Bob & Marilyn Campbell
- Christine J. Cannon
- Carl Chevalier
- Patricia Chown
- Martha Clarke
- Janice Coles
- Nancy Cosgrove
- Jayne Craig
- Judith Dalché
- Merv Daub & Elaine Forshaw
- Helen & Ray Di Rinaldo
- Rosemary Dobbin
- Hanna Dodwell
- Elizabeth & Robert Duffin
- Diana Duncan-Fletcher &
Fred Fletcher - The Dwosh Family
- John Eby
- Leslie Farmer
- Caroline Farrell
- Meg Freer
- Renka Gesing
- M. Elizabeth Gibson
- Arlene Glynn
- Sandra Hamp-Lane-Mortensen
- Rev. & Mrs. William & Lorna Hendry
- John & Henrietta Henson
- Ian & Jill Hodkinson
- Andrew and Pronica Janikowski
- Gayle Johnstone
- Silvina Kade
- Dan Kasaboski
- Gizella Keppel-Jones
- David H. Kister
- Laura Knap
- Diane Lawford
- Justine Lord
- Vivien Ludwin
- Linda & Brenden MacKinnon
- John & Marj Mason
- Kathryn McConnell
- Gerald McGrath
- James McLellan
- Michelle McNichol
- David Mott
- Astrid Muschalla
- Nancy Nicol
- Olga Oleinikow
- Anne Palmer
- Ron & Clara Paquin
- Janice Payne
- Carol Pepper
- Cynthia Phipps
- Frank & Linda Poce
- Lynnette Purda-Heeler
- Nigel & Ann Raincock
- Thomas B. Rance
- Dianne Raniowski
- Jennine Reid
- John & Hana Rossiter
- Andrea Rowley Panet
- Claire & Peter Shragge
- Cheryl & Gordon Skinner
- Rachael Souch
- Joanne Sparks
- Carole Steele
- Frank Steele
- Rachel Stewart
- Carole Thierrin Nemeth
- Margaret E. Walker
- Michael & Carolyn Woogh
In Honour
- Ross Beers
- Mara Shaw
In Memoriam
- Laszlo & Eva Acs
- Julian Brown
- Kye Dalziel
- Michael Davies
- Andy Geracimo
- Alan Grant
- Elizabeth Krehm
- Mary Lindt
- Bobbie Frances Lyon-McKnight
- Russell Lyon
- Douglas Morren
- Iris & Paul Smits
- George Stephenson Duncan & Susanne Fletcher
- Dr. Hans Westenberg
- Konrad Wolf