Donor Lists
As of June 2025
Our sincere appreciation goes out to each donor and volunteer who supports the Victoria Symphony and the Foundation for the Victoria Symphony. Every contribution, whether of time or treasure, holds great significance. Your invaluable support is the cornerstone of our success – we truly couldn’t do it without you. Thank you.
Conductor’s Circle
Benefactors ($25,000+)
Anonymous (2)
Egon Baumann Music Foundation
Brian Butler † ∞
The Clegg Family in memory of Tom McCool
Hugh Davidson Fund ◊
Murry & Lynda Farmer
A. Jill Gibson † ∞
Robert & Devi Jawl Foundation
Sandra Lackenbauer † ∞ ◊
Joan C. McCarter Foundation ◊
John H. and Margery M. McEown Trust for the Performing Arts † ◊
Barb & Steve McKerrell †
Terry Scandrett & Angela Bassage †
Suzanne & John Stewart †
Helen Stuart & Bob Hoogendoorn** Mozart Fund † ◊
Julie & Harry Swain † ∞
Foundation for the Victoria Symphony
Sapphire Baton ($17,500+)
Anonymous
A & A King Family Foundation
Dr. Fritz** & Dora Boehm
John & Carole MacDonald Legacy Fund ◊
The Potash Family Foundation
The Sunflower Fund
Diamond Baton ($10,000+)
ALACS Fund ◊
Reg & Susan Bird
The Christopher Foundation
Commodore & Mrs. Jan Drent
Dola Dubé
G.F. “Pat” Dunn Family Fund ◊
Carol Fedrau-Ens
Carole & Clint Forster Foundation ◊
Leslie & Murray Glazier Victoria Symphony Young Musicians Fund ◊
Jim & Betty Hesser
Petra Janusas & Bill Majercsik †
Grace Kamitakahara
Jim & Penelope Kingham †
Jane Lee
Tim McGee, KC & Mary Mullens
Sara Neely †
Shane & Christine O’Leary
Gail O’Riordan Climate & The Arts Legacy Fund ◊
Linda Pendray
Don & Marlene Recchi Fund ◊
W. & Darlene Southwell
Millingtons: Trustees of The Lou Williamson Scholarship Fund
Natexa Verbrugge
Platinum Baton ($5,000+)
Barbara & John Barton Fund ◊
Roger J. Bishop Legacy Fund ◊
R. Boyes & G. Wilson Fund ◊
Cathy Christopher in memory of Gordon Christopher
Dr. Wendy Clay †
Jennifer Coy in memory of Peter Coy
David Drinkwater & Adele Malo
Lois Fusé
Jade Gan
Debbie Gill & Stephen Cushing
Cary & Rob Gillespie
Gilda & David Good
Jan & Johanna GrootWassink †
Joanie & Kim Hesketh
Alan & Jean** Hollingworth
Peter & Sharon Jando
Donald & Roberta Johannessen
Eva Kiess & Iain Trevena
Nicola & David Komlodi
Marc & Patricia Lortie †
LYST Foundation through Canada Gives
Thomas Mayne Fund ◊
Deb McKinley
John Neal**
Sheila Protti †
Grace & Gordon Rogers
Sheridan Scott & David Zussman †
Gerhard & Ruth Suter Fund † ◊
Dr. Patricia Valentine**
Barbara Winters
Gold Baton ($2,500+)
Anonymous (2)
Pat & Anne Anderson
Kassianni Austin & Nick Blasko
Carol Bellringer & Greg Doyle
Chris Bolt & Paulette Marsollier
Jack Boomer & Stephen Hammond
Toni Bramley & David Kendall
Aurel & Adele Chanady Fund ◊
Jenifer Chilcott & Rob Ashwin
Jim & Mertie Ann Chilton Fund ◊
Ian & Marjorie Clark
Mike & Zora Creery
Tom de Faye** in memory of Valerie Raymond †
Glenna Duguid
Brenda Eaton & Brent Beach**
Ahmed & Wendelin Ezzat
Lee Ferreira
Karen Foubert
Donald N. Gain Fund ◊
Paul Gelpke in memory of Mary
George Glover & Penny Thomsen
Sandra & David Goodwin Fund ◊
Rear Admiral & Mrs. R. W. Greenwood
Floyd R. Hall Fund for the Arts ◊
Joe & Linda Harvey
Tony Joe & Susan Froher
Gwyneth Kingham
Sheila Madill
David Malone
Lesley Marshall †
John & Sarah McLeod
Dr. M. Nickason
Paul Pearlman & Stephanie Soulsby
Robert J. Peck & E. Lorraine Peck Fund ◊
Diana & Immo** Scheffler
Tom & Terri Siemens
Lee & Karl Soberlak Foundation †
Dr. Melvin** & Marilyn Weisbart
Janis & Gordon Wheatley
Matthew White & Catherine Webster
Richard & Frances Young
Pearl Baton ($1,500+)
Anonymous
APM Fund for the Arts ◊
Matthew Baird & Heather Wood
Dr. Pervez (Perry) and Late Annamaria Bamji †
Vicky Barkley
Keith and Jean** Bateman
Helen Bochonko
Gordon & Barbara Bonn
Kathryn & Pierre Burke
Sylvia A. Calder
Margaret Cornish
Ethne Cullen & Hon. Roy Cullen †
Denise de Pape
Peter Garrett & Peggy Gray
Michelle Hardy
Edie Jefferson
Dawn & Verne Johnson
Matt & Danelle Law
In Memory of Harmon Lewis
Diana Leung
Larry & Gillian Licht
Daryl & Nancy Michell
Mort Nelson
Kirk & Beate Northcott
Jean Rorke
Alison Talarico & Don Greene
Karen Wilson
Silver Baton ($1,000+)
Anonymous (7)
Ian Alexander & Marilyn Dalzell
Pam Allen †
Marie-Andrée Beauchemin
Nancy Bell
Jaimie Boyd
Dawn Bradley
Mary Browne
Sandra Bryson
Barbara & Syd Bulman-Fleming
Jennifer Burton
Christine Chapman
Judy Charman in memory of Eric & Shirley Charman
Ed & Mary Chwyl †
John & Elizabeth Cruickshank
Charlotte Danard
Eleanor Dilts in memory of Bob Dilts
Malcolm & Darlene Elliott
Susan Findlay
Alexandra Gardner
Drs. Joanne Gaul & Joe Rallo
Chris Graham
Bud & Joanne Henning
Murray & Shirley Hesje
Leah Hollins
Patricia Howard
Norma Hunter Memorial Fund
David Johnson
Nancy Johnson
Chris Jones & Catherine Wright
Robert & Sydney Kalef
Susan G. Kennedy
In memory of Jean Elizabeth Kõdar
Brian Lentle
Eric Lovett
Don & Lee Macnamara †
Nancy Martens
Roberta Mason & Colin Wilson
Anne McFarlane
Kathryn McIntosh
Barbara Meek
Peter & Lisa Miller
Jan & Ernest Molgat
Patricia Montgomery in memory of George Jex
Moonen & Miller Family Fund
Jason Moore
David Moore & Margot McLaren Moore
Lee Morris
Andrew & Stephanie Osinchuk
Pass-Through Grants Fund ◊
Ronald Pearlman
Steve & Alicia Pearce
Raymond Protti
Robert Ross
Dean Sahara
Liz Sansoucy-Jones
Jane & Emily Schudel
Basil Shammas
Diana Shnider
Robert Smillie in honour of Dean & Dianne Smillie
Frances Stetson
Lorraine & Jay Tanner
Anne Taylor
Stanton Tuller
Michael & Anne Tyler Fund
Maria Valdes
Michael & Jessica Warburton
Dr. Rene Weir & Mrs. Allison Weir**
Douglas & Susan Wilson
Dr. Lydia Wingate
Worth Family Enhanced Distribution Fund ◊
Musician’s Circle
Impresario ($500+)
Anonymous (9)
Janet Arnston & Brian Decker †
Renee Bauert †
Katherine Black
Sandra Bryson
Elaine Calder
Brock Campbell
Carl Chalk
Jane & Raymond Ciacci
Patricia Clement
Barbara & Les Copley
Dr. John & Jane Currie in honour of Lorraine Tanner †
Donald & Judith Daly
Peter & Mary Darling
In memory of Hugh Davidson
John & Renate Dorken
Crystal Elton
Rita Estock
Katherine Farris & Kit Pearson
Caren Fitzgerald
Sue Fleck in memory of Patrick Fleck
Amanda Forbis
Janine Gleiner
Mary Hallson
Marsha Hanen Fund †
Carol Hannon Foundation
Doreen Hart
Carol Hartwig
Jolanta Hess
Amy Hinrichs & Paul Faber
Mary Lou Holland
Robert Howell
Marilyn Hutchinson
Donald Inch
Betsy Ives
Brian Jackson
Sally Jeffery in memory of her friend Jean
Carey Johannesson
Mr. & Mrs. Donald John
Andrew Karwowski & Sylvie Cote
Maria Kenwell
Jeremy & Hana Kinsman
Yvonne Kupsch
Piet Langstraat & Sybil Harrison
Ute Leng
Trevor Lewis
Dr. L. Ligate
John T. Lucas in memory of David Ruddy
Valerie Martel
Jeanne Martin
Susan K. McMillan
Christi Meyers & John Fletcher
Earll & Rena Murmann
Eric & Sally Murphy
Shahid Naqi
Carol Navickas in memory of Edmund Navickas
Barbara Ollis
Marilyn Palmer
Gwen & Wayne Phillips
Bruce & Wendy Piercy
Provincial Employees Community Services Fund
In memory of E.J. Purkis
Karan Riarh
Brad & Shelagh Rinald
Mel & Penny Rinald
Carla & Larry Robinson
Frances Rosenberg
Heidi & Bernd Rust
Alexander Schmid
Mark Seemann
In Honour of Mary Sedgwick and Dr. Joanne Gaul
Brian & Barbara Smith
Mary & C. Stephen Smith ∞
Marne St. Claire & John Schrieber
Christopher Steinbach
Patti Sullivan & Don Reed
Kiirsten Suurkask
Lyn Tait
Pamela Taylor
Georgia Thorneycroft
In memory of Lisa & Jack Valikoski
N. & C. Van der Westhuizen
Ann Wilson
Cidnee & Henk Wind
Art Wright** & Sylvia Bews-Wright
Joan Yates
Virtuoso ($250-$499)
Anonymous (10)
Ed** & Agnes Balzer
H. Diane & G. Doug Bell
Henry Benoit
Susan Boyer
Joe Bradley
Rowena Bradley
Sigrid Bredin, in memory of John Bredin
Marianne Bromley
Hildegard Burkart
Christopher Butterfield & Merrie-Ellen Wilcox
Alexander Bychkov
Mrs. Joan Cavers
Andrew Chalmers
Meredith & Larry Christensen
Tammy Coates
Sheridan Cooper
Terry Crawford
Ian & Linda Dallas
Lorrainne Dixon
Sheila Douglas †
Ann Elliott-Goldschmid
Harold & Margot Forrest
Ellen & Marc Foulkes
Gari & Grace Family Fund
Hannah Gibson
Eleanor Gjelsten
Dr. William Graham & Mary McKechnie-Graham
H. Irvine Hare
Mary & John Harker
Joan Hassett
Harry & Sylvia Haywood-Monk
Karen Herriott
June Hobart & David Fricker**
Jacaline & Lance Homych †
Kathy Horne
Suzanne Hudon
Barbara Jenks
Leonard & Diana Jenks
Dr. Joan Johnston
Robert & Audrey Jubien
Paula Kahn in memory of Naomi & Emam
Lynn Kobierski
Margaret H. Kortes
Donna Laughton
Jenny Lorentowicz
Pam MacDonald
Robert & Diana MacDonald
Rob & Maria MacDonald
Diane Malcolm
Karen & Glen Manders
Julie Martay
Karen McDiarmaid & Dan MacDougall
Candyce McDonald
Dave McKercher
P.D. McNab & E. Scraba
MCVO Studios Inc.
William Moyer
J.M. Mulders †
Kathleen Nichol
Stephen O’Connor
Paula O’Driscoll
Cheryl Osborn
John & Margaret Paul
Alyssa Polinsky
Denis & Patricia Protti
Madeline Reid
Dan Rimek
Cindy Rodgers
Susan Ross
Joan & Paul Rushton
Annie Sauer
Patricia Schibli
Linda Scott & David Shugarman
Susan Snell
Peter Sosnkowski
Barry & Sheila Spence
Doneen Sprowl
Christine St. Peter & John Tucker
Hugh & Catherine Stephens in memory of Jean Hollingworth
Margaret Taylor
Kathy Teghtsoonian
Jeanette & Stephen Titus
Brenda Waksel
Dave & Andrea Warner
Bill & Kathy Warning
Penny Werle
Myrna Wilkins
Janice Williams
Robert & Irene Williamson
Sheila Wynn & Pieter de Groot in memory of Jean Hollingworth
Maureen Yip
Principal ($100-$249)
Anonymous (31)
Peter Abrams
Mary Andrews
Marlyn Armitage
Andrew Armitage
Kristen Atwood
Margaret Badger
Susanne Barker
Shirley Barrett
Susan Bartol-Drinker
Linda Barnes
John P. Bates
Brad & Katheryn Bauer
Kathryn Berge
Adrienne Betty
In memory of Guy Bicknell
Robert Bigalke
David Blair
Catherine Boland
Alicia Bolton
P.M. Bond
Gisele Bourgeois-Law
Robbi Bowden
Frances Boylan
Penny & Peter Brand
Richard & Marianne Brimmell
Joe Brown
Sidonie Buicliu
P. Burch
Kerry Busheikin
Lisa Cairns in memory of Beverley Cairns
Terry Carson
Peter Cary
Brenda Cawsey
Catherine Chang
Christina Chiu
Beatrice Christensen
Barry Clarke
Lynda Clarke
Wendy & Ian Clay
David Conway
Roberta Cook
Elspbeth Cooper
Kathryn Cowden
Susan Crow
Barb Currie
Donald Cyr
Deborah Dancik
Susheela Daniel
Leslie DeAthe
Tony de Jong
Gordon & Sarah Deck
Mark Dickie
Christian Dobbs
K&M Doetsch
Barbara Donaldson & James Kerr
Victor S. Dove
Dana Dubreuil
Margaret Dufour
Anne Duggan
Gail Duguid
Julie Durivage
Eva Eaton
Donna Ellis
Barbara Erickson
Gwyneth Evans
Karen Fast
Pat Ferns
Joan Firkins
Raymond Fischer
Avril Fitzgerald
David & Bernadette Fissel
Eric Flanagan
Dr. Loretta Foley
Norma Friedmann
Barrett Fullerton
Tami Fuson
Thomas & Debbie Fyles
Gail Gardner
Matt Garth
Pearl Gervais
Margaret Gibson
Glen Gilchrist & Katherine McKeen
Nicole Gilchrist
Olga Gill, in honour of Jennifer & Cory Balzer
Mark & Diana Gillis
E.A. Grant & P.H. Wesley
Jim & Ute Grayson
Brian & Darrell Gregersen
Alex Grey
Darin & Sam Guenette †
Ann Hadaway
Darlene Hammell & Gregory Andrachuk
Isabel Hansen
Kim Hart
Michael Harvey
Hanne Hindle
Bonnie Hoff
Margot & David Hogg
Constance Holmes
Wayne** & Grace Holmes
Susan K.E. Howard & Gregory Krantz
Ross & Doreen Husdon
Walt & Linda Hundleby
Vicky Jia
Gary Kahne
Marie Kaplan
Mary A. Kennedy
Dr. Mary F. Kennedy
Flora King
Evan Kirkwood
Louise Klassen
Walter & Barbara** Koop
Daniel Kosheluk & Guy Hamel
In honour of Benjamin Holt & Laura Monner
Elizabeth & Donald Lambton
P.D. Lawson
Colin & Glenda Leavett-Brown
Alec Lee & Linda Cross
Geri Lee
In Memory of Sheila A. Leslie
Elaine Lewis
Peter Lighthall
Maya & Bobby Lohcham
Christina Lunn
Claire Lynch
Hugh MacLean
Angus MacLeod
Judi MacLeod
Peter & Shirley Marcetta
Mary Lou Marksteiner
Ron & Patricia Matthews
Nicholas May & Nicola Marotz
M I Mayfield
Marks McAvity
Laird & Pat McConvey
Marilyn & Rod McCrimmon
Joan McGorman
Tracie McIntyre
Gerald McKeating
Susan McLauchlan
Bruce Melville
Elizabeth Metcalfe
Allan & Virginia Miller
William & Betty Milne
John Minshall
William & Sandra Moncur
Katrina Morgan
Janet Morningstar
Richard & Christina Morris
Lee Napier
David & Kati Nelson †
Victor & Audrey Neufeldt
Eileen Parker
Danielle Pastierovic
Lynne Patterson
Marilyn Pattison
Elizabeth Peck
R. Joan Penny
Sheryl Peterson
Andre & Kathryn Pickersgill
Jeff Pivnick
Audrey Prendergast
Geraldine Pugh
Carol Quartermain
Jocelyn Rea
Lloyd & Treacy Reddington
Rob & Sandi Riddett
Dennver Roberts
Irene Robirtis
Ron Samborski
Bill Sands
Larry Scott
Susan Scott
Kent Simpson
Lorne Simpson
Adam Skulsky
Barbara Smart
Sarah Smith
Sharlene Smith
Sheila Souliere
Gerald B. Stanford** & Gillian Minified Murad
Mrs. J. Steinmetz
Catherine Talbot
Drs. A.G. & D.E. Taylor †
Audrey M. Thomas
Roger Thomas
Florabel Lynn Thomson
Richard Thoreau
Guy & Shirley Tousignant
Ronald & Patricia Tranter
Judy Tsukijima
Michael & Audrey Ty
Tore & Alice Valdal
Beverly Verheyen
Nadine Vockeroth
Rosemary von Schilling
Alastair & Carolyn Wade
Elizabeth Wagner & Charles Kang
Barb Waldner
Margaret & Neil** Walker
John Walsh
Kiera Wannet
Renate Weber
Janine & Matthew Webster
Jiayuan Wei
Gary Weir
Sharon Wiener
Josephine Wigmore †
Deborah Williams & Dennis Fedoruk
Cameron Wong
David & Catherine Wooton
Alana & Doug Wrean
Ursula York
David & Barbara Young
Margaret Young
Tina Yu
Elaine & Tom Zandee
∞ Honorary Lifetime Member
† Tribute Circle Member
◊ Gift through the Victoria Foundation
** deceased