Annual Giving
It is our hope that you truly understand how much we appreciate your deep commitment to the Maryland Symphony Orchestra. Your generous support has been instrumental in ensuring our continued success as the Maryland Symphony Orchestra. With a strong vision and purpose, we are forming a deeper connection within our community through a series of fascinating programs and engagements which embrace the music of our time.
Because of your support, we are able to strengthen our impact throughout the region providing a series of educational concerts for students of all ages, featuring Maryland Symphony Orchestra performances in a myriad of venues. This program is growing exponentially and is continuing to significantly increase interest in the MSO across all age demographics.
Music & Well-Being Society
If you’re interested in supporting the Maryland Symphony Orchestra’s latest initiative aimed at enhancing community well-being through music, we invite you to make a gift today and become a founding member of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra’s Music & Well-Being Society. Your contribution will directly impact our efforts to use music as a tool for improving overall community health.
Giving Levels
PATRON ($50+)
Become a friend of the symphony and be recognized in BRAVO! Magazine with your gift of $50 or more.
FRIEND ($100+)
Receive two “Share the Symphony” vouchers for any Masterworks concert throughout the season to gift to friends or family.
PARTNER ($250+)
Enjoy exclusive access during classical performances to the VIP Lounge located on the second floor of the Maryland Theatre. VIP card holders will enjoy the opportunity to mingle with other supporters of the symphony, MSO musicians and guest artists.
BENEFACTOR ($500+)
See the music as it’s made by attending a concert rehearsal as our special guest.
CONDUCTORS CIRCLE ($1,500+)
Receive an exclusive invitation to the MSO’s annual Conductors Circle Celebration.
SILVER BATON ($3,000+)
Take part in the Conductor’s Circle Celebration and receive your special Silver Baton recognition displayed on the front stage of the Maryland Theatre before every Maryland Symphony Orchestra performance! Visit the Maryland Theatre’s beautiful concessions for a complimentary beverage throughout the season (10 vouchers per season).
GOLD BATON ($5,000+)
Relish in the fun of our Conductors Circle Celebration and enjoy recognition as a Gold Baton member displayed on the front stage of the Maryland Theatre before every Maryland Symphony Orchestra performance! Experience the unique perspective of what goes into creating a Maryland Symphony Orchestra concert. Invitational Rehearsals offer Gold Baton members an inside look at a working rehearsal.
PLATINUM BATON ($10,000+)
Platinum Baton members are vital to the Maryland Symphony Orchestra’s operational endeavors, as this philanthropic support allows us to expand artistic programming and invest in innovative learning programs. Enjoy Platinum Baton recognition on the front stage of the Maryland Theatre before every Maryland Symphony Orchestra performance and receive an exclusive invitation to the Conductor’s Circle Celebration as well as a special invitation for dinner with Music Director, Elizabeth Schulze.
All levels include benefits from the preceding levels.
Platinum Baton Donors
Antietam Broadband
Anonymous
Deborah & Gary Bockrath
Mary K. Bowman Foundation
George & Margaret Comstock
Katie Fitzsimmons in memory of Brendan Fitzsimmons
Fletcher Foundation
Groh Charitable Trust
Robert & Marjorie Hobbs
Stephen & Linda Hood
James & Mary Schurz Foundation
George & Connie Manger
James & Mindy Marsden
Meritus Medical Center
Middletown Valley Bank
James & Georgia Pierne
William Pitzer
Mary Ann Schurz
Nick Mohar-Schurz
Hugh & Martha Talton
Gold Baton Donors
William & Patricia Abeles
Anonymous
Joann Bousum
Blackie and Ginny Bowen
Dr. Katie Carr & Mr. Ned Taylor
Rev. D. Stuart Dunnan
Ewing Oil
Hershey Group
William Hunsberger
William “Tad” Holzapfel
J. Chris & Patricia Ramsey Fund
Larry Klotz
David & Karen McKinney
Michelle Leveque & Patrick McFadden
Leveque Intellectual Property Law, P.C.
Mrs. Theron Rinehart
Drs. Tara Rumbarger & James Schiro
Donald & Paula Trumble
Roberta (Bunny) Waltersdorf
Victoria Willman
Washington County Arts Council
Washington County Health Department
Silver Baton Donors
Anonymous
John & Teresa Barr
David & Elizabeth Beachley
Dr. J. Emmet & Mrs. Mary Anne Burke
Scott & Kim Bowen
Jason & Dadra Call
CNB Bank
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Janice Cirincione
Charles Clark
Dr. Allen & Mrs. Judy Ditto
Andrew C. Durham
Howard Garrett Fund
Dr. Frederic & Mrs. Suzanne Kass
William & Monica Lingenfelter
Dr. Ira & Mrs. Carrol Lourie
Paul & Mary Ann Miller
George & Nancy Mulholland
Douglas & Sue Ellen Spotts
Lee Stine, Jr.
James & Colleen Stone
William & Kathleen Su
Drs. Paul Waldman & Mary Money
David & Shannon Wolf
Conductor’s Circle
Capt. William & Mrs. Jacquelyn Alexander
Anonymous
Michael & Sybil Attardi
The Honorable and Mrs. W. Kennedy Boone, III
Joan Canfield & William Kramer
Twila & Sun Cheung
Michael Cusic
Robert & Louise Finch
Anne E. Garrett Fund
Garrett Lakes Arts Festival
Dr. Jay & Mrs. Roberta Greenberg
Jean Hamilton
Mr. & Mrs. James Holzapfel
Jean Inaba
Rick & Donna Kipe
William & Judith Lawrenson
John & Judith Lilga
Susan Michael
William & Cynthia Myers
Benefactor
Paul & Harriet Muldowney
Northwestern Mutual
H. Edward & Barbara Peters
David & Suzanne Solberg
Thomas Tarpley
Visit Hagerstown & Washington County
James & Nicole Waltersdorf
Mike & Marlene Young
Younger Motorcars
Jack Anderson
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Jane Anderson
Anonymous
William & Phyllis Beard
Marina Bigsby
Julie A. Boehler
David Bottini & Ray Everngam
Jake & Diana Caldwell
Frank Carden
Charities Aid Foundation America
Angela & Chris Chase
CNB Bank, Inc.
Sherry Cramer
Melissa & Richard Evans
Philip Fearnow
Susan Fiedler
Cynthia Garland
Jessica & Cory Green
Gary & Iris Heichel
Jan Kochansky in memory of Mary Kochansky
Patrick & Sharilyn Larkin
Doris Lehman
Michael & Sandy Martin
Doug & Beth Mills
Ella Mose
Valerie Owens and Mike Dunkum
Karine & Roger Ptak
Jim & Yvonne Reinsch
Harry & Patricia Reynolds
Rotary Club of Hagerstown – Sunrise
Elizabeth Schulze
Frank & Cheryl Stearn
Robert & Mary Helen Strauch
Niki & Ralph Thrash
Tee Michel
Dr. Matthew & Bernadette Wagner
Margaret Waltersdorf
Cassandra Wantz
Carl & Monika Wertman
Terry Wills & Christine Parfitt
William & Frances Young
Partner
Anonymous
Ashley Armstrong
Robert & Kathy Bell
Mary Kay Chaudrue & Charles Charpiat
Amy Cheung & Steve Marshall
Tom Cummings
Frederic & Anne D’Alauro
Timothy & Vernell Doyle
Patricia Enders
Tracie Felker
Patricia Ford
A. B. & Janet Fulton
Carl & Louise Galligan
Fred & Kathy Gleason
Thomas & Gwendolyn Hard
Roland & Leslie Hobbs
Lucy Hogan
Douglas & Anna Hutzell
Michael Jordan
Jacqueline & Jeff Kelley
James King
Duane Lawson & Susan Alsip-Lawson
John League & April Dowler
Virginia Lindsay in memory of Thomas Lindsay
Ed & Julie Lough
Alfred & Claudia Martin
Steve McDaniel
Kathy & William McKinley
Peter & Vicki Michael
Larry Miller
William O’Toole & Catherine Bodin
Michael Peter
Phyllis Price
Denis & Susan Rocco
Susan Roza
Aileen Schulze
Robert & Mildred Steinke
Jennifer Sutton & Sonny Smoyer in memory of Gaby Bronk
James & Darlene Stojak
Ron & Leura Sulchek
Dwight & Nancy Swope
Christine & Joseph Tischer
George Tompkins, Jr.
Susan & David Trail
Chris & Lauren Vaccari
Daniel Webber & Dr. Candice Mowbray
Friend
A. F. & Louise Abdullah
Austin Abraham
Teresa Angle
Anonymous
Caryl Austrian
Janeane & Jim Avery
Harold & Elizabeth Baker
Kenneth & Anne Barton
Robert Batson
Stephen Becker
Mike & Grace Bennett
Cori & Troy Bragunier
H. Wallace & Susan Brubaker
Shawn Buck
Barbara Clary
Larane & Roger Craig
Arthur & Sondra Crumbacker
Samuel Cushman
Charles C Deane
Larry & Cathi DeHaan
Richard & Kandyce Douglas
Thomas & Sandra Druzgal
Kenneth & Pamela Duncan
Nancy L. Dunn
James Failor
Marvin Fischbaum
Stephen & Kathy Garlitz
Carl & Rosemarie Gearhart
Robin Hammett Gigger
Teresa Gordon
Brooke Grossman
Michael & Rowan Harp
Bryan Hanes
Andrew Harvey
Hillary Hawkins
Donald & Kathryn Henry
Laura Herrera
Ski & Sheila Holm
Janelle Horst
Edward & Kathy Hose
Sharon Isbin
Mark Jameson
Karen Jenneke
Judith Jones
Keith Dagliano
Caitlin Kelch
Mary Ann Keyser
Robert & Barbara Kott
Susan & Robert Larivee
George Limmer
Maryanne Ludy
Emma Lyles
John Lyons
Charles Mackley
Marianne Gooding
David & Louisa McCain
Diane & Michael McCormack
Henry & Mary McKinney
Douglas Meyer, Sr.
Leslie Mills
Annellen Moore
Nancylee Moore Dr.
Raymond & Mrs. Merry Morgan
Daniel & Stacie Mullenix
Meta Nash
Beth & Tim Newhardt in honor of Judy Ditto
Allen Oberholzer
Lee Ann O’Brien
Cherie Pedersen & Robert Cook
Catherine Poropatic
Brenda Price
Miles Price, III
David & Monica Quin
Howard & Francine Reynolds
James Patrick Roan
Michael Roehm
Roy Rogers & Susan Warrenfeltz
Mario & Magaly Rojas
Eric Rollins
Beverly Schaff
William Seabrook
Jeffrey Selby in memory of Henry Leo Sines
Dustin & Ashley Simmons
Carolyn Snyder
Wilbur & Deanna Soulis
Carolyn Sterling
Jeanne Stoner
David & Naomi Styer
Andrew & Sally Sussman
Thomas Sloan
David & Henrietta Tyson
Frank & Annette van Hilst
James & Stephanie Vaughn
David Wallace
John & Donna Weimer
Mary Wetzel
Mary Wiseman
Patron
Robert Abdinoor
Christopher Amos
Anonymous
Marian Auer
Louise Bucco
Darryl Clopper
Anton Dahbura
Ryan Deal
Jennifer Dopson
Andrea Ernest
Donna Ersek
Stephen Ginaitis
Terri & Al Gwizdala
Sarah Hall
Mark Halsey
Brian Harris
Yuman He
Klaus & Becky Hein
Michael Heyser
Lawrence Hoeck
Donna & Douglas Hoffman
Judy Houck
Judy & Clyde Kernek
Karlen Keto
Patricia Kulas
Bruce & Carol Lapham
Amanda Lewis
Teresa Lum
Beth Maconaughey
Mary Malaspina
William Mandicott
Benjamin Marlin
Paula Master
Vivian Michael
Tereance Moore
Robert & Paige Nitzell
Renee Nutwell
Barry O’Neill
Theresa Norene O’Sullivan
Sarah Polzin
Beverly Plutnick
Jonathan Prince
Mark Reback
Agnes Ritchey
Keith Rodgers
Mary Schultz
Joan & Edward Schupp
Robert Shipley
Anita Shively
Town & Country Garden Club
Clarence White
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