BPO Supporters
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges contributions, grants and sponsorships received from individuals, corporations and foundations $500 and above in the monthly program books and on this page. Click on the tabs below to see the names of these generous individuals and foundations who gave to the BPO through January 31, 2022. While the thousands upon thousands of donors whose gifts ranged from $1 to $499 are too numerous to list here, we gratefully acknowledge those additional individuals, groups, companies and foundations who give to us so generously.
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Allcare Family Services, Inc.
Mr. Joshua Arcadi
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Arena
Reverend James M. Augustyn
Ms. Joyce Bailey
Teo & Jennifer Balbach
Mrs. Susan Baumler
Ms. Elizabeth Bennett and Ms. Marietta T. Lorenzo
Berardi Immigration Law
Alice F. Bird
Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Blessing
Renate Bob
Bruce and Jill Brown
Mrs. Dorothy J. Brown
Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts
Buffalo Teachers Federation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. David Bullions
Drs. Douglas R.* and Barbara B. Bunker
John and Diane Burkholder
Tim and Belle Butler
CBRE – Buffalo
Mr. Robert Carnevale and Mrs. Christine M. Bylewski
Margaret C. Callanan
Joseph and Susan Cardamone
Janet M. Casagrande
Mrs. Therese Cavaretta
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Cecchini
Emmy Lou Churchill
Debby and Gary Cohen
Joan & Michael Cohen
Bob and Susan Conklin
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Conklin
John and Patricia Connolly
Mr. William J. Constantine and Ms. Margaret Wellington
Mrs. Donanne S. Coovert
Marilyn R. Cornelius
Dr. and Mrs. Harold G. Corwin, Jr.
Ms. Teresa Danforth
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dannhauser
Beverly J. Davies
Roger and Roberta Dayer
Julie Klotzbach and Gary Diamond
Deborah DiMatteo
Moira and David Dooley
Richard and Cornelia Dopkins
Ms. Marianne G. Dunn
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Eardley
Dr. Amy P. Early
Dr. Edward G. Eberl
Joan Michael Eschner
Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Evans
The Honorable and Mrs. Leo J. Fallon
Robert and Victoria Fernstermaker
Mr. and Mrs. Kim A. Ferullo
Michael R. Fiels & Mary T. Ricotta
Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Fisher
The Fitzpatrick Family
Mrs. Ruth Fleming
Maryann S. Freedman
Ellen S. Friedland, Ph.D. and Thomas A. Hays, M.D.
Rita A. Forman
Sue S. Gardner
William H. Gardner
Dolly Gernatt
Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Gibbons
Drs. Philip Glick & Drucy Borowitz
Mr. Otis Glover
George R. & Cecelia Grasser
Mr. William A. Greenman
Kenneth W. Gross
Ken & Gladys Hardcastle
Barbara R. Hayes
Heathwood Assisted Living
Dr. and Mrs. Reid R. Heffner, Jr.
Ms. Sharon M. Heim and Mr. David Wahl
Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Hemmer
Dr. Theodore Herman and Ms. Judith Ann Cohen
Dr. and Mrs. David Hohn
Duncan C. Hollinger
Dr. and Mrs. William J. Howard
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Howell
Mr. John Hurld
I Squared R Element Company
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy M. Jacobs, Jr.
William & Genevieve James
Renee Joffe and Children
Mr. and Mrs. Mark I. Johnson
Mr. Alex Jokipii and Ms. Shari L. McDonough
Drs. Richard & Barbara Jurasek
Mr. Charles J. Kaars
Kathie A. Keller
Joseph Kelly
Ms. Bettyann Kinyoun
Ms. Juliet Kline
Robert and Barbara Klocke
Ms. Eleanore A. Klodzinski
James & Mona Kontos
Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Koppman
Paul & Marilyn Koukal
Joan Kuhn
Ms. Catherine A. La Porte
Dr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Lanighan
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Laping
Mr. Donald Latt
Dr. John Leddy and Dr. Carmen Alvarez
Joel and Fern Levin
Dorothy Lien
Drs. David B. and Madeline A. Lillie
Mrs. Celia Linder
Howard and Lorna Lippes
Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Lubick
Frank and Kitty Lysiak
Karen Magee
Lucy C. Maisel
Ms. Karen L. Mathews
Dr. and Mrs. Walter S. Mayo
Stephen McCabe and Gretchen Wylegala
Ms. Barbara A. McCulloch
Dr. G. Allen McFarren
Kate McGhee
Mrs. Louise D. McGrath
Ms. Lucille Melton
The Honorable Judge Ann T. Mikoll
David and Gail Miller
Dr. and Mrs. Donald E. Miller
Mr. John E. Milner
Denis and Elizabeth Miranda
Ms. Pennie C. Misuraca
Mrs. Sally Moehlau
Dr. and Mrs. Herman S. Mogavero Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Morey
Ms. Sandra G. Morrison
Sarah and Richard Munschauer Fund at the Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo
Eleanor T. Murray
Michael & Janette Neumeister
New Music USA
Philip Nicolai and Mary Louise Hill
Dr. and Mrs. James P. Nolan
Susan D. Nusbaum
Tim O’Brien Fund at the FJC
Bernard & Linda O’Donnell
Barbara Ann Oliver
Ann C. Pappalardo
Laurence & Sylvia Paul
Mary Jane and Walter Pawlowski
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Peterson
Dr. and Mrs. John H. Peterson
Rev. Diane & Craig Phinney
Gregory Photiadis & Sandra Chelnov
Gunther & Dorothy Piepke
Karen L. Podd
Mr. Keith Podgorny
Dr. Christopher Peter Poje
Mr. James and Mrs. Nancy Poole
John and Betty Preble
Charles and Joanne Privitera
Carol Dean Privitera
Scott Propeack and Heidi Friedman
Peter & Nancy Rabinowitz
Mr. Charles Korn and Dr. Deborah Raiken
Remedy Intelligent Staffing
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Ripley
Diane Rittling
Mr. Philip Rumore
Rev. Melody Rutherford
Mrs. Harriet W. Sacks
Salit Specialty Rebar
Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Schack
Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Schaefer
Scott & Ardeen Schaefer
Dr. William L. Scheider
Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Schintzius
Gwendolyn R. Schopp
Mary Anne Seifert
Henry and Tricia Semmelhack
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Shewan
Edward and Elizabeth Simmons
Dr. Joyce E. Sirianni
Mr. Carlton M. Smith
Kurt & Melissa Spaeth
Robert & Jeanne Spampata
Ruth & Ted Steegmann
James and Karen Stephenson
Edwin F. Stohrer, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Strachan
Mr. Joseph Sullivan
Marilyn & Irving Sultz
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Symons
Robby Takac
Guy Tomassi
Garin Tomaszewski
Mr. Mutsuo Tomita
Lyle and Phil Toohey
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur V. Traver, Jr.
Sheila Trossman
Joan B. Trump
Dr. John H Twist, D.D.S.
Ms. Mary K. Twist
Susan & Ron Uba
Mrs. Roberta M. Vincent
Ms. Melva D. Visher
Mr. Robert T. Vosteen
Mr. William Vosteen
Ms. Marlene A. Werner
Ms. Karen Wielinski
Pierre & Barbara Williot
Edwin* & Judy Wolf
Quinn & Jewell Wright
Arden and Julie Wrisley
Mr.* and Mrs. James C. Yuhnke
Gregory and Donna Yungbluth
Zaxis Architectural, PC
Amy M. Zeckhauser
Susan & David Zebro
Dr. Greg Castiglia & Dr. Valerie Zingapan
Irene D. Zinter
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Zylka
*deceased
Anonymous (8)
Morton & Natalie Abramson
Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Ackerman
Judith Albino
Dr. and Mrs. Fred Albrecht
JoAnne Alderfer
Burtram W. and Ellen Anderson
Liz & John Angelbeck
Reverend James M. Augustyn
BPO Diversity Council
Mary L. and Ronald E.* Banks
Jennifer Barbee and Steve Earnhart
Drs. Kevin and Elizabeth Barlog
Dave & Wendy Barth
Ms. Patricia S. Beagle
Dr. David B. Bender
Ms. Brenda B. Benzin
Dr. Ann M. Bisantz and Dr. Albert H. Titus
Ann Bonte
Don & Marilyn Boswell
The Reverend and Mrs. Peter Bridgford
Gary and Willow Brost
Fraser B. Drew* and James A. Brophy
The Buffalo Dental Group LLP
Dr. Barbara Bunker
John and Diane Burkholder
Dr. and Mrs. John L. Butsch
Janet M. Casagrande
Rudolph and Ann Casarsa
Mr. Joseph F. Casey
Jerry* & Barbara Castiglia
Ms. Cheryl Christie
William & Ida Christie Fund for Music
Robert and Karen Christman
Carol and Bob Chur
Dr. Sebastian and Mrs. Marilyn Ciancio
Ruth C. Cisek
Nan and Will* Clarkson
Ann Holland Cohn Endowment Fund at the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies
Mrs. Joanne Collins
Ellen Todd Cooper
Don and Andrea Copley
Dr. and Mrs. Harold G. Corwin, Jr,
Nancy A. Cunningham
Ms. Ellen J. Daly
Michael P. D’Ambrosio
Juan & Silvia* De Rosas
Dr. and Mrs. David C. Dean
James & Mary Frances Derby
Dr. Timothy G. DeZastro
Tim and Lois* DiCarlo
Duane and Nancy DiPirro
Joan M. Doerr
Rosemary Christoff Dolan – In memory of Gerald Christoff, Composer and Pianist
Ellen & Victor* Doyno
Wesley and Lucinda Dudley
Drs. Philip Dvoretsky & Linda Ludwig
Dr. Sanford H. Eisen
Joyce E. Fink
Thomas & Grace Flanagan
Robert & Ruth Fleming
William* and Beth Fleming
Rose H. and Leonard H. Frank Community Endowment Fund
Laurence & Eileen Franz
Patricia B. Frey, Ed.D.
Mr. Richard L. Friend
William H. Gardner
Theodore & Joan Geier
Dolly Gernatt
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Giambra
Joe and Lynne Giroux
Mark Goldman
Graham-Kucera Philanthropic Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Mr. Gary B. Greenfield
Kenneth W. Gross
Adrienne Tworek-Gryta & Matt Gryta
Thomas J. Hanifin
Van Ness & Dianne Harwood
Mr.* and Mrs. G. Wayne Hawk
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hayes
Michele O. Heffernan & John J. Cordes
Deborah Henning and Thomas Rolle
Mr. and Mrs. Sherlock A. Herrick, Jr.
Richard and Lynn Hirsch
Dr. Stuart E. Hirsch
Mrs. Pamela R. Jacobs
Thomas and Deborah Jasinski
Luella H. Johnson
Craig & Deborah Johnston
Benoy and Suzanne Joseph
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Joyce
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Kahn
Msgr. Patrick Keleher
Joseph Kelly
Milton Kicklighter
Douglas G. & Nancy Kirkpatrick
The Herbert & Ella Knight Family Charitable Fund
Carol & John Kociela
Mr. and Mrs. Jean Pierre A. Koenig
Kenneth and Paula Koessler
Bob & Liz Kolken
Kenneth A. & Gretchen P. Krackow
Robert J. and Mary Ann Kresse
Dr. and Mrs. C. Frederick Kurtz
Drs. Jeffrey Lackner and Ann Marie Carosella
Norma Jean Lamb
Mr. Donald Latt
Dr.* and Mrs. Louis Lazar
Legacy II Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Mrs. Kalista Lehrer
Jordan & Holly Levy
Gerald and Joy Lippes
Jack and Inez Lippes
The Lippes Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Margaret V. Manzella Trust
Judy Marine
Randy and Diana Martinusek
George L. Mayers
Elsie P. & Lucius B. McCowan Private Charitable Foundation
Drs. Kenneth McHenry and Mira Edgerton
Ann and John McLester
Drs. Michael M. and Erika A. Metzger
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mitchell
Ms. Sally J. Moehlau
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Montante
Mrs. Margaret Moriarty
Dr. Robert Moskowitz
Mr. and Mrs. Clarke H. Narins
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Newman
Franklin & Colleen Nice
E. J. Nobrak
Mr. Thomas Nochajski
Dr. Michael F. Noe
Dr. and Mrs. James P. Nolan
Douglas & Laurette* Oak
Mr. and Mrs. Randall M. Odza
Donald and Jane Ogilvie
William and Lori Pacer
Judith Parkinson
Lois & Tom Pause
Charles E. and Penelope R. Shuman Philanthropic Fund
Erin M. Peradotto
Christye Peterson and Peter J. Grogan
Robert S. Petersen
Mr. Gregory Photiadis and Ms. Sandra Chelnov
Gunther and Dorothy Piepke
Mr. David Pixley
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Plyler
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Polokoff
Mr. Paul Polokoff
Henry & Patty Porter
Joseph and Pamela Priest
Theodore and Mary Ann Pyrak
Peter & Nancy Rabinowitz
Ms. Elaine Ragusa
Corinne & Victor Rice Foundation
Mary Anne Rokitka
Russo Family Charitable Foundation
Maureen W. & Dr. Richard J. Saab
Anne Saldanha M.D.
W. Scott and Kristin Saperston
William F. and Elizabeth Savino
Denise Scheig
Darwin Schmitt
William Kenneth Schmitt Fund
Ms. Sara Schneider
Gary & Barbara Schober
Ms. Catherine F. Schweitzer
Drs. Caren & Stuart Shapiro
Mrs. Brenda K. Shelton
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sherman
Mr. Herbert Siegel
Drs. George* and Sharon Simpson
Dr. Joyce E. Sirianni
Kurt and Melissa Spaeth
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Spear
The Society of the Buffalo
Mr. Stephen Still
Malcolm and Alma Strachan
Drs. Gerald and Janice Sufrin
Gary R. Sutton
Cynthia Swain and Stephen Edge
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Symons
Joseph R. Takats Foundation
Jim & Connie Tanous
Ivan Tarnopoll
Mr. and Mrs. Tucker Taylor
John and Susan Thomas
Nancy B. Thomas
Jeffrey J. Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Timmel
The Honorable and Mrs. Paul Tokasz
William and Patricia Townsend
Mr. Mark Travers
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Van Nortwick
Dr. & Mrs. Raymond C. Vaughan
Theodore B.K. Walsh and Amy Clifton
Nellie B. Warner Endowment Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Wiesen
Mr. Paul M. Wos
Paul Zarembka
Ms. Barbara M. Ziegler
Drs. Bill Ziter and Cathy Gogan
*deceased
Anonymous (1)
Dr. George N. Abraham
Joan and Peter Andrews Family Foundation
Douglas Bean and Elisa Kreiner
Joanne Castellani and Michael Andriaccio
Elizabeth G. Clark
Ms. Anne E. Conable
Richard and Cornelia Dopkins
R. Irene Dwigans
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Easton
Peter and Maria Eliopoulos
Paul Erisman
Marion S. Fay
Ms. Marta Fernandez
Peter & Ilene Fleischmann
Dr. Mildred Fischle
Friends of the BPO
Joseph & Anna Gartner Foundation
Dr. Samuel Goodloe, Jr.
Gordon and Gretchen Gross
Drs. James Grunebaum & Penelope Prentice
David and Katie Hayes
Michele O. Heffernan and John. J. Cordes
Barbara W. Henderson
Philip M. and Marion Henderson
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Hinds, III
Dr. Robert & Hana Jacobi
Mr. William P. Keefer
Dr. Kathleen Keenan-Takagi
Michael & Marilee Keller
James & Leslie Kramer
Norma Jean Lamb
Susan B. Lee
Steve and Sandy Levinthal
Sr. Beatrice Manzella
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Mathias II
Ann and John McClester
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon E. Merritt
Ms. Beth Mooney
Anne Moot
Michael and Lorrie Munschauer
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford M. Nobel
Pappalardo Family Foundation
Mary Jane & Walter Pawlowski
Richard and Karen Penfold
Susan Potter
Ms. Georgeann W. Redman
Denise & Ron Rezabek
David & Joan Rogers
Dr. Annie Schapiro
Nancy Julian* and Ken Schmieder
Anne Schneider and Ronald Frank
Dr. Gilbert Schulenberg
Betty J. Schultz
Joseph & Carole Sedita
Drs. Robert* and Maxine Seller
Lowell and Ellen Shaw
Frank & Deeta Silvestro
Joan and Roger Simon
Mr. Gerould R. Stange
Gary and Katharina Szakmary
Dr. Joseph R. Takats, III
Jeffrey J. Thompson
John and Deanna Zak
Cynthia Zane and Stephen Mazurak
C. Richard and Joyce T. Zobel
*deceased
Anonymous (3)
Mrs. Vanda Albera
Ansie Baird
James and Linda Beardi
James M. Beardsley & Ellen M. Gibson
Mr. Thomas Beecher
The Better Buffalo Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Mark Chason and Mariana Botero Chason
Mrs. Rosalie Ciminelli
Judith Clarke and Alan Dozoretz
Sally and Don Dussing
Peter and Maria Eliopoulos
Mr. and Mrs. Warren E. Emblidge, Jr.
Mrs. John B. Fisher
Lynne Marie Finn
William Freyd & Diane Carlson
Mr. Edward N. Giannino Jr.
Sarah Goodyear
Ms. Constance A. Greco
Dr. Angel A. Gutierrez and Dr. Elisabeth Zausmer
Edwin P. Hart
David and Eva Herer
The Hicks Fund
Monte Hoffman and Niscah Koessler
Dr. and Mrs. Curtis F. Holmes
John J. and Maureen O. Hurley
Drs. Clement and Margot Ip
Lawton* and Linda Johnson
Joy Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs.* Phillip C. Kadet
The Linton Foundation
Mr. Ron Luczak
Dwight King & Leslie Duggleby
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Kreiner, Jr.
Mrs. Jennifer Lawner
Mr. and Mrs. William Maggio
Charles & Judith Manzella
Sandra and Dennis McCarthy
Frances L. Morrison
Nangee Morrison and Robert Warner
Mrs. Sheila M. Nancollas
Donald F. & Barbara L. Newman Family Foundation
Patricia Notarius/Premier Group
Mark and Stacy Parkinson
The Ralph F. Peo Fund at the CFGB
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Priselac, Jr.
Dennis P. Quinn
Robin Schulze and Adam Rome
Drs. Stephen and Monica Spaulding
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sperrazza
Steve & Nicole Swift
Lorinda McAndrew Voelkle Foundation
Jim and Michal Wadsworth
The Western New York Foundation
Dorothy Westhafer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Wetter
Wayne* and Janet Wisbaum
*deceased
Joan and Peter Andrews Family Foundation
Anonymous
Sue Fay Allen & Carl Klingenschmitt
Mr. Charles Balbach
Anthony J. & Barbara Cassetta
The Robert and Patricia Colby Foundation
Arthur W. & Elaine I. Cryer
Jennifer Dowdell, in memory of Charles and Nancy Dowdell
Bob & Doris Drago
Members, Erie County Music Educators Association
Ms. JoAnn Falletta and Mr. Robert Alemany
Patricia and William Frederick
The Garman Family Foundation
George and Bodil Gellman
Amy Habib-Rittling and Mark Rittling
Daniel and Barbara Hart
Carlos and Elizabeth Heath Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herbert
Hooper Family Foundation
Bonnie and Nick Hopkins
Mr. Philip H. Hubbell, in memory of Jayne T. Hubbell
Martha and Tom Hyde
Bruce and Gail Johnstone
Jack* and Ellen Koessler
W. & J. Larson Family Foundation
Bradford Lewis, Ph.D.
Donald MacDavid Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Montante, Sr.
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas B. Moreland
Mr.* and Mrs. Reginald Newman, II
Lori Pacer, in memory of William J. Pacer
The Vincent and Harriet Palisano Foundation
Thomas Rolle and Deborah Henning
Christine Standish & Chris Wilk
Scott R. and Rachel C. Stenclik
Nicole and Nicholas Tzetzo
Connie* and Jack Walsh
Martha and John Welte
The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation
*deceased
$150,000+
Anonymous
The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation
Louis P. Ciminelli Family Foundation
Carol and Angelo Fatta
The John R. Oishei Foundation
$50,000-$149,999
Anonymous (2)
Clement and Karen Arrison
Brent D. Baird
Cullen Foundation
Mulroy Family Foundation
John and Carolyn Yurtchuk
$25,000-$49,999
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Baird
Mr. Bruce C. Baird and Mrs. Susan O’Connor-Baird
The Baird Foundation
Anthony J.* and Carmela M. Colucci
Robert J. and Martha B. Fierle Foundation
Grigg Lewis Foundation, Inc.
Roberta and Michael Joseph
The Montgomery Family Foundation
Robert G. and Carol Morris
Mr.* and Mrs. George F. Phillips, Jr.
Steve and Nicole Swift
Mr. Gerald K. Thomas