Sponsor a Chair

 

Help  ensure that beautiful music will play a vital role in our community for years to come.

Click here to view a complete listing of all Orchestra Chairs and Chair Sponsors!

"Prior to any TSO performance, as I look out at the gathering audience, I get a feeling of intense pride knowing there is one person out there who cares enough about this orchestra to put her name next to mine in the program.  This pride affects my performance in a positive way, and I know that my colleagues are experiencing similar feelings."

-- David McBride, horn



Join us in making music happen now and in the future!  You can designate a musician's chair in your name, your family's name, or the name of a company or loved one.   Your gift of $500 and up will designate a musician's chair for 12 months.   Many chair sponsors have underwritten the same musician for years and developed special friendships.  At this time we have only a few chairs remaining that have not yet been assigned to at least one sponsor.  Call (253) 272-7264 or email Executive Director Andy Buelow for more information. 

 

Chair Sponsorship Levels

  • Conductor: $75,000
  • Guest Artist: $50,000
  • Concertmaster Chair: $25,000
  • Associate Concertmaster Chair:  $7,500
  • Assistant Concertmaster Chair:  $5,000
  • Principal Chairs: $2,500-$5,000
  • Assistant Principal Chairs: $1,000-$2,500
  • Section Chairs: $500-$1,000

 

 

 

Chair Society Members by name

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Mary Cooper Agnew, CFP®

Dick Ammerman

Don Ammerman (Kathryn Ammerman James Memorial Chair)

Anonymous donor

Applebaum Violin Shop

American Reprographics Corporation (ARC)

Richard Bartolatz & Tom Sawyer

William & Margaret Barton

Sue Batali & Fred Knox

Don & Inge Beardsley

Pam & Gary Beil

Dr. Richard & Sara Bowe

Pamela Boyles & Roger Johnson

Pamela Boyles & Roger Johnson

Don & Joan Brown

Don & Joan Brown

Andy & Beth Buelow

Howard & Karen Burd

Erick & Ruth Camp

J.C. & Renee Cannon

Janet Clarke (in honor of Gene and Marilyn Clarke)

Clark & Eileen D’Elia

Clark & Eileen D'Elia

Jon & Susan Duncan

Karla & Gordon Epperson

Karla Epperson

Karla Epperson

B everly A. Evans

Laura Foltz & Cynthia Martin

Ralph Friedenberg & Betty A. Hagaman

John & Jennifer Guadnola

John & Jennifer Guadnola

John & Jennifer Guadnola

Dr. & Mrs. Jordan Harris

Frederick & Jean Hayes

Michael & Rosemary Hitt

Freya K. Hutt

Andrea Hynes (in memory of Paul C. Bender)

JAG31 Marketing Agency

Blaine & Cathy Johnson

Cathy Johnson

Peggy Kopf & Patricia Mail

J. Karl & Lois Kreitzer

Ken Walker Jewelers

George & Lisa Lackermayer

Ottie & Clara Ladd

June L. Lane

Todd LePique & Lysa Barbano

Paul & Lita Luvera

Paul & Lita Luvera

Alexis Macdonald

Tony & Shirley Mahar

Anne Mattis & Bryce Kerker

Dr. Harold & Jean Mayer

Maggie & Greg McGuire

Roger D. McLennan

Kevin Miller

J. Patrick & Linda Naughton

William & Ruth Newell

Rick & Maggie Oldenburg

Lester & Peggy Olson

Karen & Dan Patjens

George & Leslie Patton

Cynthia Probst & Judith Turcotte

Nancy Rising

Paul S. Rising

Larry & Joanne Roth

Sharon Rushing (in memory of Antoinette Lanza Bourne)

Steven Schneider

James & Marilyn Sheasley

Martha Shields

Celia Shields

James & Phyllis Shoemake

Gary & Jennifer Smith

Dugald & Norita Stewart

Wendell & Pauline Stroud

Norm Tremaine

Marcia Walker & Frank Hagel

Natalie & William Whitcomb

Tim & Carol Williams

S.L. Williamson

Patricia & James Wooster

Carol Zukowski

 

Endowed Chairs

Lynn Wainwright-Palmer Principal Harp Chair

Wayne C. Timmerman Memorial Principal

   Trumpet Chair

 

Endowed Chairs can be started with as little as $25,000 – call 272-7264 for information.

 

Maria Bokor, violin

Jeffrey Snyder, trumpet

Brian Chin, Principal Trumpet

John Ruze, principal oboe

Erica Johansen, violin

Paul Evans, Principal Tuba

Gwendolyn Taylor, Assistant Concertmaster

Elizabeth Paterson, bassoon

Paul Evans, Principal Tuba

Moriah Neils, bass

Matthew Drumm, Principal Timpani

Carol Minkema, violin

Katherine Schultz, Assistant Principal Cello

Bren Plummer, double bass

Joseph Dyvig, double bass

Beverly Setzer, bass clarinet

Craig Rine, Principal Clarinet

Kristy Preheim, violin

Noelle Burns, oboe

Thane Lewis, Principal Viola

Rebecca Evans, cello

Mary Jensen, Principal Flute

Debra Ackerlund, violin

Denali Williams, percussion

Amy Windus, Principal Cello

Christopher Burns, Principal Double Bass

Begin Scarseth, violin

Peter Williams, cello

Florie Rothenberg, clarinet

Anne Herfindahl, piano

Lisa Dyvig, viola

Seth May-Patterson, viola

Kai Chen, cello

Danielle McCutcheon, violin

Colin Todd, viola

James Snyder, percussion

Matthew Swihart, trumpet

Cynthia Iverson, violin

Dona Rain, viola

Margaret Bradley-Thorndill, cello

Christopher Burns, Principal Double Bass

Amy Putnam, Principal Percussion

Jennifer Hinkle, bass trombone

Rebecca Evans, cello

Katrin St. Clair-Groschel, violin

Teo Benson, violin

David McBride, horn

Richard Reed, principal horn

Svend Ronning, Concertmaster

Denise Dillenbeck, Associate Concertmaster

Rachel Nesvig, violin

Judson Scott, Acting Principal Trumpet

Hallie Johnston, viola

Gordon Robbe, percussion

Grace Youn, violin

Sally Strohm, cello

Hallie Johnston, viola

Monica Boros, violin

Beverly Setzer, bass clarinet

Anna Jensen, Assistant Principal Bass

Janis Upshall, Principal Second Violin

Janet Utterback-Peck, violin

Julie Cho, cello

Karolyn Bredburg, violin

Larry Vevig, horn

Arlyn Curtis, bass

Paul Evans, Principal Tuba

Gina Gillie, Assistant Principal Horn

Patrick Urion, trombone

Matthew Swihart, trumpet

Jennifer Rhyne, flute

Christopher Burns, Principal Bass

Evelyn Gottlieb, Assistant Principal Second Violin

Janis Upshall, Principal Second Violin

Jenna Calixto, piccolo

Keith Winkle, Principal Trombone

Lisa Ingraham, violin

Selina Greso, Principal Oboe

Ilya Shpigelman, viola

Anne Herfindahl, piano & celeste

Andrea Bryant, violin

Calista Koven, Principal Harp

Kevin Stirret-Jones, horn