The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges contributions, grants and sponsorships received from individuals, corporations and foundations $500 and above, received between September 1, 2008 and August 31, 2009. 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.
Millonzi Society
$150,000+
The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation
Louis P. Ciminelli
Family Foundation
Carol & Angelo Fatta
First Niagara Bank
M&T Bank
The John R. Oishei Foundation
$100,000-$149,999
Clement & Karen Arrison
BlueCross BlueShield of
Western New York, Inc.
$50,000-$99,999
Community Foundation for
Greater Buffalo
HSBC Bank USA N.A.
Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP
Corinne & Victor Rice
$25,000-$49,999
Brent D. Baird
Mr. & Mrs. Gary M. Brost
Charles & Nancy Dowdell
Robert J. & Martha B. Fierle Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Peter B. Flickinger
Gibraltar Industries
Grigg-Lewis Foundation
Roberta & Michael Joseph
Mr. & Mrs. George F. Phillips Jr.
Target Stores
Time Warner Cable
Peter & Elizabeth Tower
Maestro’s Circle ($10,000-$24,999)
Ms. Cindy Abbott Letro and
Mr. Francis M. Letro
Elizabeth & John Angelbeck
Allentown Village Society, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Brian D. Baird
Mr. Bruce C. Baird & Mrs. Susan O’Connor-Baird
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Balbach
Bank of America
Paul & Catherine Beltz
Friends of the BPO
Anthony J. & Barbara Cassetta
The Robert and Patricia Colby Foundation
Members, Erie County Music Educators Association
Elderwood Associates
Ms. JoAnn Falletta & Mr. Robert Alemany
The Joseph E. Goodell and Mary Ellen
Hager Charitable Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. George G. Herbert
Hodgson Russ LLP
John & Cheryl Howe
Independent Health
Seymour H. Knox Foundation
Bradford Lewis, Ph.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Carl J. Montante
Moog, Inc.
National Grid
Niagara Wine Trail
Alphonso & Marcia O’Neil-White
The Vincent and Harriet Palisano Foundation
The Frederick S. & Phyllis W. Pierce Family Fund
Salvatore’s Italian Gardens
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Skerker
Harriet B. Stewart
Superior Group
Uniland Development Company
Concertmaster Circle ($5,000-$9,999)
Anonymous
Dr. & Mrs. Friedrich J. Albrecht
Ann P. Boland*
The Rev. & Mrs. Peter Bridgford
Mr.* & Mrs. William Christie
Mrs. George A. Cohn
Anthony J. & Carmela M. Colucci
CTG
Dr. Timothy G. DeZastro
Donald & Sarah Dussing
Ecology & Environment, Inc.
Ellicott Development Company
Neil & Doris Farmelo
Fisher-Price, Inc.
Dick & Pat Garman
George & Bodil Gellman
Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation
The Gioia Fund
Gordon & Gretchen Gross
Mr. Charles J. Hahn
Daniel & Barbara Hart
Carlos and Elizabeth Heath
Foundation
The Hicks Fund
Mrs. L. Nelson Hopkins, Jr.
Nick & Bonnie Hopkins
Carl Klingenschmitt & Sue Fay Allen
Mrs. Mary M. Koessler
Dr. & Mrs. Richard V. Lee
Linton Foundation
Bradford Lewis, Ph.D.
Merchants Insurance Group
Carolyn & Bob Montgomery
Mulroy Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Newman
Mr. & Mrs. Reginald B. Newman, II
Pinegrove Estate
Robitaille Relocation & Real Estate
Ms. Catherine F. Schweitzer
Mrs. Ann Swan
Univera Healthcare
Kathryn Warner
Joyce L. Wilson
Encore Circle ($2,500-$4,999)
Anonymous (5)
Axa Network, LLC
Ansie Baird
Anthony Baldi & Associates
Nancy S. Barrett
James M. Beardsley & Ellen M. Gibson
Richard & Barbara Byron
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Cantara III
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. DePaolo
Alan Dozoretz & Judith Clarke
E3 Communications, Inc.
Mrs. Harold M. Esty, Jr.
Marion S. Fay
Ms. Lynne M. Finn
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Frederick
Joseph & Anna Gartner Foundation
Ms. Constance A. Greco
Robert* & Roberta Grimm
Dr. Elisabeth Zausmer &
Dr. Angel A. Gutierrez
Mrs. Halim A. Habib
The Hahn Family Fund
Mr. Thomas J. Hanifin
Harter, Secrest & Emery, LLP
John J. & Maureen O. Hurley
Dr. Robert & Hana Jacobi
Ms. Nancy Julian &
Mr. Kenneth Schmieder
Dwight E. King & Leslie Duggleby King
Kenneth A. & Gretchen P. Krackow
Rev. & Mrs. Warren W. Lane
The Margaret V. Manzella Trust
Ms. Marie A. Marshall
Sandra & Dennis McCarthy
Dr. Enrico & R. M. Mihich
Mrs. Frances L. Morrison
Emmett & Carol Murphy
Dr. & Mrs. George H. Nancollas
NOCO Energy Corp.
Mr. Burton Notarius
Jane & Don Ogilvie
Karen & Richard Penfold
The Ralph F. Peo Foundation, Inc.
The Reid Group
Robitaille Real Estate and Relocation
Ms. Anne Schneider & Mr. Ronald L. Frank
Joan & Roger Simon
Gerry & Sue Strauss
Mr. Ivan Tarnopoll
Nancy & Donald B. Thomas
Carolyn & Joe Voelkl
Michal & Jim Wadsworth
Dr. & Mrs. John M. Wadsworth
Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Wiedenhaupt
C. Richard & Joyce T. Zobel
Bravo Circle ($1,000-$2,499)
Anonymous (4)
Morton & Natalie Abramson
Charlotte C. Acer
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip C. Ackerman
Vanda Albera
Hon. & Mrs. Richard Arcara
Drs. Kevin J. & Elizabeth A. Barlog
Tom & Judy Beecher
C. S. Behler, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Biondolillo
John & Joan Bozer
Elaine & Mel Brothman
Grace E. Caines
Rudolph & Ann Casarsa
Barbara & Jerry Castiglia
Mr. Mark Chason &
Mrs. Mariana Botero-Chason
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Christie
Mrs. John Churchill
Elizabeth G. Clark
Dr. Elizabeth Conant &
Ms. Camille Cox
Ellen Todd Cooper
Donald & Andrea Copley
Mrs. Betty Cornelius
Beverly J. Davies
Roger & Roberta Dayer
Lois & Tim DiCarlo
Joan M. Doerr
Richard & Cornelia Dopkins
Bob & Doris Drago
George T. Driscoll, Jr.
R. Irene Dwigans
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Eardley
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas P. Easton
Jeanne C. Eaton
Dr. Edward G. Eberl
Mr. & Mrs. Warren E. Emblidge, Jr.
Dr. Cara Felton
Thomas & Grace Flanagan
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fleischmann
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Fleming, Jr.
FlexOvit USA, Inc.
Mrs. Burt P. Flickinger, Jr.
Frey Electric Construction Co., Inc.
Reed E. Garver
General Motors Powertrain
Mary L. Glatt
Ms. Grace Goodell
Goya Foods
Saxon P. Graham Jr.
Susan Graham & Jon Kucera
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Guttuso
Edwin P. Hart
Mr. & Mrs. G. Wayne Hawk
Dr. & Mrs. David F. Hayes
Ms. Michele Heffernan &
Mr. John J. Cordes
Mr. & Mrs. Sherlock A. Herrick, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Hinds III
Lynn & Richard Hirsch
HSBC Bank USA Matching Program
Monte & Lulu Hoffman
Dr. & Mrs. Curtis F. Holmes
Hooper Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. John G. Horn
Howden Buffalo, Inc.
HSBC Bank USA Matching Program
Mr. & Mrs.* Philip H. Hubbell
Ingram Micro
Drs. Clement & Margot M. Ip
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Irwin
Mr. & Mrs. Luke T. Jacobs
Dr. LuJean Jennings
Gail & Bruce Johnstone
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Kahn
Kavinoky & Cook
Kathleen Keenan-Takagi
Mrs. Pia Maria Klein
Ms. Ellen Koessler
Bob & Liz Kolken
William R. Plarr & Lynne P. Kriss
Rise & Kevin Kulick
C.F. & A.F. Kurtz
Paul & Claudine Kurtz
Norma Jean Lamb
Dr. & Mrs. William D. Lawrence
Dr. & Mrs. Louis Lazar
Blossom Levy
The Lippes Family Charitable
Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Lippes
Dr. & Mrs. Edward J. Marine
Jim & Kathy Marshall
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Mathias II
Mattel Children’s Foundation
Matching Gifts Program
Elsie P. & Lucius B. McCowan
Private Charitable Foundation
Ray & Louise McGrath
McLain Foundation
Richard Miller
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Mitchell
Mr. & Mrs. Leo W. Nalbach
Donald F. & Barbara L. Newman Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin J. Nice
Mr. & Mrs. Randall M. Odza
Oliver’s Restaurant
Dr. Joseph A. Paris
Mrs. Judith Parkinson
Rev. Diane & Craig Phinney
The Pierce Family Charitable Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Polokoff
J. Forrest Posey
Ms. Georgeann W. Redman
Rigidized Metals Corporation
Harold J. Risler
Mr. & Mrs. David L. Rogers
Saldanha Family Foundation
W. Scott & Kristin Saperston
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Schaefer
William & Susan Schapiro
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Schmidt
Joseph & Carole Sedita
Drs. Robert & Maxine Seller
Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc.
Lowell & Ellen Shaw
Shuman Family Foundation, Inc.
Robert & Dixie Siegel
Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Silsby
Deetta & Frank Silvestro
The Simpson Foundation Inc.
Mrs. Maurice C. Smith
Drs. Steven & Monica Spaulding
Ruth & Ted Steegmann
James & Karen Stephenson
Joseph R. Takats Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. Peter R. Travers Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. D.J. Triggle
Try-It Distributing Co., Inc.
Mr. Joseph Varga
Persis & Robert Vehar
Connie & Jack Walsh
Nancy S. Warner
Nellie B. Warner Endowment
Dorothy Westhafer
Mr. & Mrs. Ted W. Wetherbee
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Wetter
Mrs. Mary W. Wickett
Dr. Michael F. Wilson
Janet & Wayne Wisbaum
Miss Betty Ann Withrow
Mr. Paul M. Wos
Dr. & Mrs. Stanley Zionts
Benefactor Circle ($500-$999)
Anonymous (6)
Burtram W. & Ellen Anderson
Architectural Resources
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Arena
Patrick & Dianne Baker
Mr. & Mrs. Bradford H. Banks
Mr. & Mrs. Tibor Baranski
Joseph F. & Shirley Basil
Mrs. Rudolf L. Bauer
Dr. David B. Bender
Natalee Benstock
Ms. Brenda B. Benzin
Dr. Charles W. Bishop
Dr. & Mrs. Theodore S. Bistany
Dennis & Leilani Black
Barbara & Alan Blackburn
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin B. Bossler
Mr. & Mrs. Donald K. Boswell
Mrs. Janet Boyce
Mr & Mrs. Hilary P. Bradford
Dr. Daniel V. Brislane
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Brown
Mrs. Dorothy J. Brown
Buffalo Philharmonic Musicians Inc.
Drs. Douglas R. & Barbara B. Bunker
Mr. John Burgess
Mr. William D. Burns
Tim & Belle Butler
Drs. Andrew & Helen Cappuccino
Joseph & Susan Cardamone
Jackie Castle
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Cecchini
Dr. Sebastian & Marilyn Ciancio
Nan & Will Clarkson
Debby & Gary Cohen
Joan & Michael Cohen
Mrs. Susan N. Convissar
Mr. Philip Coppens & Dr. Marguerite Coppens
Marilyn R. Cornelius
Mr. Roy H. Cunningham
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Dannhauser
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. Dautch
Dental Health Products
James & Mary Frances Derby
Mr. & Mrs.* Roger V. DesForges
George & Adele DeTitta
Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Divita
Don Davis Auto World
Mr. & Mrs. Peter B. Dow
David & Martha Dunkelman
Ms. Marianne G. Dunn
Amy P. Early M.D.
Erie and Niagara Insurance
Association
Mr. Paul F. Erisman
Mr. & Mrs. James S. Fanning
The Fatta Foundation
Mrs. Elizabeth Ferenczy
Ms. Gretchen Fierle
Ms. Joyce E. Fink
Mr. George Fisher
Edith M. Flanigen
Dr. & Mrs. William A. Fleming
Dr. Virginia M. Foley
Mrs. George H. Forman
Mr. Sergio Fornasiero
Ms. Leslie H. Fox
Laurence & Eileen Franz
Dr. Ellen Friedland &
Dr. Thomas A. Hays
Norman & Rose Furman
Mr. & Mrs. Philemon R. Galanis
Arnold & Sue Gardner
Bill & Marjorie Gardner
Mrs. Billie Jean Gates
Goldman Titanium, Inc.
Dr. Samuel Goodloe, Jr.
Goya Foods Great Lakes
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Greene
Kathryn Karlic & Peter Gross
Dr. James O. Grunebaum & Dr. Penelope Prentice
Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Guenther
Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Harrington
Ms. Maryanne Harvey
Hatch, Mott, MacDonald, Inc.
Arlene Haug
Dr. Brenda P. Haughey
Britta & Ernest Hausmann
Dr. & Mrs. Reid R. Heffner, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Henderson II
Ann W. Herman
Mr. & Mrs. Clinton F. Ivins, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Grover James Jr.
Dr. William I. James & Mrs. Genevieve James
Ms. Marilyn Jones
The Honorable & Mrs. Norman E. Joslin
Joy Family Foundation
Ms. Kathie A. Keller
Marie L. Keller
Mrs. Irvine J. Kittinger, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Klocke
Ms. Judith A. Klug
The Herbert & Ella Knight Family
Charitable Fund
James & Mona Kontos
Mr. Charles Korn & Dr. Debra Raiken
Ms. Joan Kuhn
Mr. & Mrs. Erick J. Laine
Fern & Joel Levin
Lexington Real Foods CO-OP Inc.
Howard & Lorna Lippes
Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Lubic
Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. MacClennan
Mr. James L. Magavern
Mr. & Mrs. Randolph A. Marks
Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. McCollum
Mr. & Mrs. Scott W. McCone
Dr. G. Allen McFarren
McGard, Inc.
Mrs. Nora K. McGuire
Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon E. Merritt
Mrs. Anita Kaye Militello
Dr. & Mrs. Donald E. Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh I. Miller, Sr.
Mr. John E. Milner
Mr. & Mrs. David Moog
Ms. Sandra G. Morrison
Dr. & Mrs. Richard W. Munschauer
Ms. Donna Nagle
Mr. & Mrs. Sanford M. Nobel
Dr. & Mrs. James P. Nolan
Drs. Howard & Karen Noonan
Mr. Robert North, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. John L. Pendley
Deborah & William Phillips
Dr. & Mrs. Theodore C. Prentice
Mr. Joseph Priselac, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore J. Pyrak
Ms. Elaine Ragusa
Mr. Calvin G. Rand
Dianne & Irving J. Rubin
Maureen W. & Dr. Richard J. Saab
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Schaefer
Mr. Daniel J. Schmauss
Darwin & Ruth Schmitt
Caren & Stuart Shapiro
Mrs. Brenda K. Shelton
Dr. Peter Siedlecki &
Ms. Lynnette N. Mende
Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Silsby
Mr. Carlton M. Smith
Edwin & Virginia Sprague
Miss Rosemarie C. Steeb
Mr. & Mrs. David G. Strachan
Mr. Richard G. Stratton
Marilyn & Irving Sultz
Mrs. Harrison Swados
Tapecon Inc.
The Herbert & Ella Knight Family
Charitable Fund
Dr. Dylan Tinnesz & Dr. Christine
Gray Tinnesz
Mrs. Sheila Trossman
Ron & Susan Uba
Raymond & Sheila Vaughan
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Waterhouse
Dr. Maryjane Petruzzi & Dr. Wayne R. Waz
Jeffrey & Susan Wellington
Ms. Marlene A. Werner
Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Wiesen
Willcare, Inc.
WNED
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Wood
Arden & Julie Wrisley
Gregory & Donna Yungbluth
Cynthia Zane & Stephen Mazurak
Amy M. Zeckhauser
* deceased
