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Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association gratefully acknowledges the members of our evergrowing donor family! These individuals and organizations have demonstrated at commitment to the arts and improving our community. The following reflects gifts and pledges received from September 1, 2021 through May 10, 2022. Donor levels honor American composers whose works often feature in our concerts.
$5,000-$9,999 Florence PriceFlorence Price, 1887-1953. A 1906 graduate of the New England Conservatory, Price was the first African American woman to have her music played by a major orchestra — the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which performed her first symphony after she took first place in the Wanamaker Foundation Awards. She incorporated American folk tunes and material from the African American religious tradition in her native South in expressive, accomplished works.
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William & Janet James |
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- Recognition in our season brochure, printed programs, and here on our website.
- Opportunity to sit on stage among the Orchestra musicians during a concert rehearsal. Offered 2-3 times a year.
- Reserved seating at all concerts. Must notify 48 hrs in advance by emailing contact@wmpamusic.org.
- A tin of cool noiseless peppermints. Pick yours up at Will Call!
$2,500-$4,999 Joan TowerA doyenne of American orchestral composers, Tower, 78, is known to many for her six "Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman,” a pendant to Aaron Copland’s ubiquitous musical prelude. However, these are relatively small works in a catalogue that has moved from early serialism to music that is impressionistic, colorful, and direct, like “Sequoia” (1981). Another signature piece, "Made in America" (2006), was performed in all 50 states before taking a Grammy award for Best Classical Composition in 2008. In music, she told an interviewer in 2015, “the gender issue is nonexistent. … Now, outside the music, there’s all sorts of problems!”
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Gordon & Sheila Soper Warren Zwicky |
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- Recognition in our season brochure, printed programs, and here on our website.
- Opportunity to sit on stage among the Orchestra musicians during a concert rehearsal (offered 2-3 times a year)
- Reserved seating at all concerts (must notify contact@wmpamusic.org 48 hours prior to concert)
- A pair of engraved sommelier wine glasses and a tin of noiseless peppermints. Pick yours up at Will Call!
$1,000-$2,499 Aaron CopelandAaron Copland was born in Brooklyn, New York, and went on to study piano and composition and studying in Europe for some time. He became one of the century’s foremost composers with highly influential music that had a distinctive blend of classical, folk and jazz idioms. Some of Copland’s most prominent pieces included Fanfare for the Common Man, El Salon Mexico and Appalachian Spring, for which he won the Pulitzer. An Oscar-winning writer of film scores as well, Copland died on December 2, 1990.
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Jerry Anderson Margaret Ballard George and Marguerite Chadwick Martha Ellison Margaret Garriga Ulysses S. James Phoebe & Gary Mallard Maurice McCreary David & Suzanne Schwark |
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- Recognition in our season brochure, printed programs, and here on our website.
- Opportunity to sit on stage among the Orchestra musicians during a concert rehearsal (offered 2-3 times a year)
- Reserved seating at all concerts (must notify contact@wmpamusic.org 48 hours prior to concert)
- An eco-friendly umbrella and a tin of cool noiseless peppermints. Pick yours up at Will Call!
$500-$999 William Grant StillWilliam Grant Still, (born May 11, 1895, Woodville, Mississippi, U.S.—died December 3, 1978, Los Angeles, California), American composer and conductor and the first African American to conduct a professional symphony orchestra in the United States. Though a prolific composer of operas, ballets, symphonies, and other works, he was best known for his Afro-American Symphony (1931).
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Angela Anderson Moya Atkinson I appreciate the many years I played cello with the Philharmonic. Special thanks to Maestro James! May WMPA continue to provide great pleasure, not only to the audience but to the musicians and volunteers who support WMPA's ongoing success. Samuel & Patricia Boglio Stephen Carroll Rachel Colombana Michael & Elizabeth Davis Kay & David Green Michael & Anne Kuprenas In honor of Mr. James' tremendous contributions to youth and adult music performances opportunities Jennifer Lavallee Dennis Murphy |
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- Recognition in our season brochure, printed programs, and here on our website.
- An eco-friendly tote bag & a tin of cool noiseless peppermints. Pick yours up at Will Call!
$250-$499 Libbey LarsenShe has created a catalogue of over 500 works spanning virtually every genre from intimate vocal and chamber music to massive orchestral works and over 15 operas. Grammy award-winning and widely recorded, including over 50 CDs of her work, she is constantly sought after for commissions and premieres by major artists, ensembles, and orchestras around the world, and has established a permanent place for her works in the concert repertory.
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William Chadwick Carol Coose Marcia Crockett Bruce Davies Toward the continuation of Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Kristin & Clarence Dillon Alan Edelstein June Hajjar Saruhan & Kavita Hatipoglu David Labovitz Amy Medearis John Rees In honor of Maestro James John Reiser Lynn Ries Cheryl Stickley Robert Tomaro Sending heartiest congratulations to Maestro James on the upcoming completion of his remarkable tenure with WMPA! Irene Trowell-Harris |
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- Recognition in our season brochure, printed programs, and here on our website.
- An eco-friendly tote bag & a tin of cool noiseless peppermints. Pick yours up at Will Call!
$100-$249 Rebecca ClarkeRebecca Clarke achieved what she called “my one little whiff of success”
in 1919 when her Viola Sonata tied for first place in a competition sponsored by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge. Clarke lived much of her life in the US, although she was born and educated in Great Britain. Striking for its passion and power, her music spans a range of 20th-century styles including Impressionism, post-Romantic, and neo-Classical. Although she wrote nearly 100 works (including songs, choral works, chamber pieces and music for solo piano), only 20 pieces were published in her lifetime, and by the time of her death in 1979, at age 93, all of these were long out of print. Anonymous
Susan Bairstow Halina Banas-Jones John & Joette Bassler Beau Soir Ensemble Wendy Benchley Vladimir Beresovsky Grazina Blekaitis Carter Bryan, II Betty Bullock Adrienne G. Cannon Robert Clark Richard Darilek Douglas Davidson Shannon Dubicki John Sutherland Earle In honor of Ul James, with appreciation for all he has done to share great music during this difficult time Florence Fasanelli Robert Feldman In honor of my Brown U. classmate and stellar trombonist, Jim James David Fields Meira Fried Ines Garcia Gay Gardner Robert Gaskins Larry & Catherine Goldschmidt Carol Goodloe Julia Gershunskaya Deborah Haines Jane Hughes & William Jokela David Jourdan in memory of Kathleen Jourdan Carol Kelly Daena Kluegel Elizabeth Kluegel Meg Knemeyer Joan Leonard John & Vivian Lieb Barbara R. Lowrey Jessi Macleod Rosita Mang John Matzner Carol McGinnis Jasmine Milone Eileen Monnin Kirby Kevin Kirby Lisa Motley Mary Nayak Brittany Pemberton Vassilios Pipis Deidre Pistochini Carol Pyle Ron & Beverly Raphael David & Lynn Riggs Jennifer Roy Nancy Sage Ralph & Nancy Schuetz William K. Schultz Henry J. Sgrecci In support of the marvelous work by Ul, Caroline, Larry, David, Randy, and all the Board members. I applaud you for continuing to extend great music to the community during the pandemic. Richard Shea John Simpson Joan Singer Lee Smith Bruce & Pam Tinker Edward P. Walker & Brenda L. Kurlansik Patricia Washington Gayle & Joe White Sheri & Raymond Wolfe |
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- Recognition in our season brochure, printed programs, and here on our website.
- A tin of cool noiseless peppermints. Pick yours up at Will Call!