Newport Classical gratefully recognizes the generosity of the following individuals and foundations, whose extraordinary annual support contributes significantly to the organization’s artistic programs and education and community engagements.
(September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024)
MAESTRO SOCIETY
($25,000 and above)
Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust
BankNewport
Barry M. Berger and Kathleen A. Vieweg
Bazarsky Family Foundation
Gruben Charitable Foundation
Jennie and Steve B. Huttler
Suzanna and John Laramee
Mary and Robert Marra
Ms. Terry Morgenthaler and Mr. Patrick Kerins
National Endowment for the Arts
Melanie and David Niemiec
Cynthia A. Sinclair
Joan Sweeney and Jim Godbout
STRADIVARIUS CIRCLE
($1,500 – $24,999)
$15,000 to $24,999
The Brenton Hotel
Ms. Virginia Gambale and Dr. Austin W. Feeney
Irene and Stephen D. Johnson
Rebecca and Randolph Johnson
Kathy and Doug O’Brien
Donald Osborne and Frank Garofolo
Prince Charitable Trusts
Kenneth Scigulinsky
van Beuren Charitable Foundation
$10,000 to $14,999
Carrie and John T. Boxer
Karen and Richard Calo
Robert H. Connell and Michelle Duffy
Erica and Vin Di Bona
Esmond and Jerome Harmsworth
Leslie Mathieu Hogan
Alys and Jack Krichavsky
Marilyn and Don Malpass
Diana Pearson
Linda and Jack Purdy
Rhode Island Foundation Community Grant
Jackie Savoie and Dennis McCool
Meg and Don Steiner
Maria Elena Vergara and Isaac Valentin
Dennis and Roseanne Williams
Marjorie Yashar and Gerald Gibian
$5,000 to $9,999
Anonymous
Audrain Hospitality Group
Lynn and Bill Choquette
Ingrid Chung and Michael Obuchowski
Judy and Kim Davis
Ronald and Maureen Early
Andermine Edouard and Paul Schnitzer
EJMP Fund for Philanthropy
Anne and Matt Hamilton
Sue Klau
Laura and Stephen Lang
Torre and Patricia Miller Peterson
Connie Procaccini
Lisa and Robert B. Richardson
George M. and Barbara H. Sage Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation
Nicholas and Shelley Schorsch
Lorna and Jerry Shafir
Dwight and Susan Sipprelle
John J. Winkleman, Jr.
Ken and Dorothy Woodcock
$2,500 to $4,999
Anonymous
Janet P. Atkins-Watkins and Tarleton H. Watkins II
Mitchell Berg and Leni Klaimitz
Carol and Miles Bidwell
Laurie and Ruud Bosman
Elisabeth and George E. Clark, Jr.
Deirdre Driscoll-Lemoine and Michael Lemoine
Melissa Fairgrieve
Nancy and Robert Grasing
Christine and Joshua Hayes
Judith G. Holcomb
Hope Foundation
Lawrence and Kim Ingeneri
W. Curt LaFrance, Jr., MD
Renee Lamontagne and George “Herk” Herchenroether
Elizabeth and Bill Leatherman
Louise Levin
Dr. Jane Moffett and Mr. Mark Blycker
NewportFed Charitable Foundation
Dianne and Dave Piccoli
William Peter Rademsky
Rhode Island Foundation Newport County Fund
Arlene and Chester Salomon
Barbara and Larry Schoenfeld
Sharon and Jim Seymour
Frank and Betsy Steel
Inna and Arthur White
Jim Van Winkle and Betsy Blair
$1,500 to $2,499
Karen and Stuart Bevan
Rita and Joe Conklin
Kimberly and Glenn Darden
Susan and Steven Eisenberg
Gillian and Michael Fox
Toni and Fred Green
Lori Hall and David Sleeman
Thomas Hockaday and Bill Martin
Island Carpet & Flooring LLC
Louise Johnson
Marcellene S. Doctor Kane
Sandra Liotus Lighting Design, LLC
Marcia Morris and Arnold Hiatt
James and Ellen Patterson
Karen Piacentini and David Mirkin
Elizabeth Procaccianti
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Debbi and Aldo Roldan
Dr. Cynthia Stack
Ingrid and Richard Taylor
Marjorie H. Turley
Dr. Joseph Weiss and Georgette Pan
Della and Jere Wells
Angela Wier
FRIENDS OF NEWPORT CLASSICAL
($1 – $1,499)
$500 to $1,499
David and Vicki Altounian
Denny L. Anderson
Robert C. Anderson
Dr. M. Therese Antone
Patricia Antonelli
Lisa G. Arrowood and Philip D. O’Neill
Mary Brunell
Jim and Elaine Burress
City of Newport
Kay and Michael Conover
Dan Corrigan
Sandra Craig
Marysue and Thomas DePaola
Dr. Leo P. Donovan, Jr.
Donald Dwares
George and Lin Torosian Dymond
Ken and Sherry Fardie
Bernard S. Gewirz
Maureen and Bill Goldfarb
Jacqueline and Peter Gordon
Daniel S. and Mary C. Gregory
Fredye and Adam Gross
Donna and Jay Grossman
Gustave White Sotheby’s International Realty
Deborah A. Hawkins
Allan Hodges
Diana and Stephen Lewinstein
Karen Mancini
Patricia McDermott
David and Patricia Melrose
Denise Pelle
Frederick and Diana Prince Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Everett E. Salisbury
Janet and Harold Schofield
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Stephen R. Seiter
Stephen Silva and Joseph DeFalco
Thomas Simpson
Capt. Kelly Valente and Brian MacFarland
Robert Velardi
Deborah E. Wiley
$1 to $499
Anonymous (8)
Alexandra A. Allardt
Patricia Andeweg
Alicia Anthony and Xay Khamsyvoravong
Douglas and Kathryn Arent
Jaime Asciolla
Barbara S. Ashley
Scott Avedisian
Mary Jo and Duncan Bailey
Barbara and Richard A. Baker
Nancy and James Baker
Michael Barrett
Patrick Barry-Nolan
Steve and Debbie Barth
Alan Bates and Michele Mandrioli
Patricia and Peter Baylor
Diane Bell
Marie Bennett
Dale Bernardoni
Anne Marie Biernacki-Smith and Ken Smith
Dr. Matthew M. Bodah
David E. Boenning
Helen L. Brennan
Elizabeth and John Brooks
Winifred Brownell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Carawan Jr.
Ms. Nancy Caswell
Ernest Chornyei
Alicia Cipriano
The Clarke Family
Marsha Cohen
Peter M. Cosel
Hope Darigan
Arthur M. DeAscentis
Domenic DeGaetano
Karen S. Deibert
Joel Dennison
Dina M. DiRuzzo
The Drayton Family
Elaine Edelberg
Christine Edine
Mark and Pattie Federico
Lisa Fertik
David and Mary Ann Fiaschetti
Roger and Jane Fontaine
Janice Forsstrom
Matt Forster
Mona Freedman
Mark A. Frey
Joseph Friedman
Suzanne Gagnon and Steve Zimniski
Jean and Karen Gallup
Susan and Paul Gauthier
Sarah Gideon
Bernadette and John Gleeson
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gosling
Carol Grant
Dr. Robert W. Guimond
Robert Guyon
Kate Haakonsen and Christopher Lamourine
Jessica Hagen
Nancy Harris
Sepideh Hashemi
Claudia Helt and Susan Barnes
Dorothy Henderson
Barbara Holland
Roberta M. Humble
Mary Ann Hungerford
Diane and Ed Iannuccilli
Marilyn Jablonski
Peter Jeffreys
Stephen B. Johns
Ken and Chrissy Johnson
Carole A. Jolie
Jessica and Paul Julius
Marilyn and Stephen Kaplan
George and Jill Kassis
Karlene Katz
Thomas J. Kennedy
Marc Kerremans
The Kilzi Family
Jeffrey Kohl
Grace Lee
Mike and Betty Lenehan
Penny Lowenstein and Mark Weremchuk
Marguerite Marano
Lynne Markus
Candace Martin
Valerie and Michael Martin
Joan M. Mason
Beth and Russ Milham
Lynn Molyneux
Michael J. Moran
Stephen Morin
Linda Moulton
Melony and Robert Muller
William Nahill
Michael and Margaret Nash
Caroline Niemczyk
Mr. Francis Donal O’Brien
Miki Ohlsen and John Carr
Lawrence and Ruth Page
Stephen Petteruti
John and Diane Pfautz
The Pianka Family
Calvin J. Pierce, DMD, PhD
Charles and Gretchen Pierce
Margaret Polski
Alicia and Kenneth Quirk
Michael and Debra Raizman
W. G. and S. S. Reese
Dr. Tina Rizack and Mr. Christopher Langlois
Victoria Roach
Janet L. Robinson
B. Joshua Rosen
Tom and Peggy Sandman
Katie Schaffer
Paul and Mary Beth Schmitt
Doris Shaw
Elizabeth and Eric Shealy
Anne Sherman
Gail Skidmore
Anne and Chris Spaight
Jane Steele
Gail Storms
Ann Strong
Henry Sykes and Josephine Maguire
Alesia Tringale
Mary and Heath Twichell
James Van Cleve
Mark Wallace
Barbara Warner
Thomas and Margaret Waugh
Mary Weaver
Patricia and Loel Weiss
Peter J. Wender
Karen and William Wilkens
Katherine Williams
Cliff Wise and Marilyn Shea
Ruth Yancovich
The Yonov Family
Nancy Zitka
TRIBUTE GIFTS
Betsy and Frank Steel
Christine Edine
Deirdre Driscoll-Lemoine and Michael Lemoine
George and Lin Torosian Dymond
Renee Lamontagne and George “Herk” Herchenroether
Jessica and Paul Julius
Jean and Karen Gallup
Allan Hodges
Christine and Joshua Hayes
Della and Jere Wells
Peter Jeffreys
Alicia Cipriano
Beth and Russ Milham
Jaime Asciolla
Donald Dwares
Della and Jere Wells
Doris Shaw
Toni and Fred Green
Gail Skidmore
Michael J. Moran
Sue Klau
Judith G. Holcomb
Douglas and Kathryn Arent
Gail Skidmore
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Carawan Jr.
W. G. and S. S. Reese
Gail Skidmore
Winifred Brownell
Ruth Yancovich
Anonymous
We are so grateful to those individuals, foundations and companies who continue to support us year after year. Please visit our Gratitude Reports from past seasons to learn more:
2022/23 Season Gratitude Report
2021/22 Season Gratitude Report
