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The NBSO expresses its deep appreciation to all who support our concerts and educational programs. Donations of $100 or more received between January 1 and December 31, 2012, are listed below.

 

Season Presenting Sponsors

Season Underwriters

Concert Sponsors

Corporate Support

  • American Research & Management Company
  • Beauregard, Burke & Franco
  • DePuy Synthes Spine, Inc.
  • Friends Academy
  • HallKeen
  • Horizon Beverage Company
  • Joseph Barry Co., LLC
  • New Bedford Medical Associates
  • Northeast Ear, Nose and Throat, Inc.
  • Oral Surgery Associates Southcoast
  • Riccardi's Italian Restaurant
  • Rock Funeral Home
  • Rock Street Studios
  • Seamark Financial Services, Inc.
  • SouthCoast Hospitals Group
  • Spherion Staffing Services
  • Walmart Supercenter, Raynham
  • Webster Bank

 Angel Society ($20,000+)

  • Anonymous
  • Sheldon Friedland, In Memory of Shulamith Friedland

Virtuoso Society ($10,000+)

  • Robert Austin and Elizabeth Morse
  • Anonymous
  • Ellen Hocker
  • Anonymous

Continuo Society ($5,000+)

  • Charles and Christina Bascom
  • John and Nancy Braitmayer
  • Nelson S. Gifford
  • Andy Kotsatos and Heather Parsons
  • Michael Malone and Debra Gayle
  • Sandria Parsons
  • A Friend of the NBSO

 Composer Society ($2,500+)

  • Robert Booth
  • Jim and Carol Dildine
  • Prof. James T. Griffith and Prof. Susan J. Leclair
  • Dorothy Heath
  • Kenneth and Wendy Joblon
  • Betty K. Knowles
  • Mr. and Mrs. R. Henry Norweb III
  • Geoff and Judy Swett

Maestro Society ($1,000+)

  • Joel Alvord and Lisa Schmid Alvord
  • Richard Arthur and Sally Fallon
  • Michael and Margherita Baldwin
  • David and Laurie Barrett
  • Virginia and Robert Becher
  • Jan and Chuck Bichsel
  • Mrs. Carleton Burr
  • Sally Conkright and William Rogerson
  • Doug and Lindy Crocker
  • Prescott and Joan Crocker
  • Nancy C. Crosby
  • Anonymous
  • Dr. Leslie and Mrs. Helen DeGroot
  • Allan and Priscilla Ditchfield
  • Michael Esposito and Cynthia Redel
  • Ralph and Merry Eustis
  • Dr. Howard and Mrs. Myrna Hall
  • Tom and Ava Hallam
  • Robert and Cynthia Hamburger
  • Bill and Cile Hicks
  • Edward and Pamela Hoffer
  • Dr. and Mrs. Jack Howard
  • Dr. and Mrs. David S. Jenney
  • Nan Johnson and Alan Minard
  • Taylor and Richard Kane
  • Bill and Priscilla Kennedy
  • Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Killian
  • Peter L. Macdonald and Dora Beatty
  • Demarest Lloyd Macdonald
  • Dr. and Mrs. J. Greer McBratney
  • Kirtland and Susan Eldredge Mead
  • John and Nancy Mills
  • Michael and Hannah Moore
  • Joseph and Lucy Napoli
  • William R. Osier
  • David Prentiss and Lucy Iannotti
  • Anonymous
  • Maryellen and Norman Shachoy
  • Martha and Steven Shuster
  • Sue and Calvin Siegal
  • Barry and Meg Steinberg
  • Sally C. Taylor
  • Joan Underwood
  • Peter and Asha Wallace
  • Dean and Janet Whitla
  • David and Mary Wilson

Sonata ($500+)

  • Dr. Vanda and Dr. Alan Blinn
  • Lee Ann Bordas
  • Anonymous
  • John and Zelinda Douhan
  • Josephine DuBois
  • Dr. and Mrs. C. Douglas Fogg
  • Clark and Margaret Gee
  • David and Jan Kaiser
  • Trudy Kingery
  • Michael and Susan Kramer
  • Edith R. Lauderdale
  • Clinton and Frances Levin
  • Jane Loos
  • John and Doris Ludes
  • Regina Mak and Kar Ching
  • William and Sarah Pinney
  • Terrence and Barbara Reideler
  • Clifton and Margaret Ann Rice
  • Galen and Anne Stone
  • James Tye
  • Catherine MacIntyre Williams
  • Mrs. Diana M. Worley

Cadenza ($250+)

  • Robert and Meg Ackerman
  • Scott Anderson and Joan Kelly
  • Christopher and Trish Arnold
  • John Baillieul
  • Alan H. Bates and Michele Mandrioli
  • Nicholas Blake
  • Alfred M. Bongiorno
  • Norm and Irene Buck
  • Ms. Janice Z. Clark
  • Sheila Powers Converse
  • Dr. and Mrs. John Conway
  • Barbara Cook and John Donaldson
  • Tony and Judy Cope
  • Lincoln and Susan Ford
  • Sheldon Friedland
  • Dennis and Angela Fusco
  • John and Anne Gorczyca
  • Sam and Gerry Gray
  • Anonymous
  • Lawrence and Lucie Iannotti
  • Nicholas and Susan Iwanisziw
  • David and Hope Jeffrey
  • Edward and Nancy Kurtz
  • Melvin and Katherine Levine
  • Annie and Shawn McGuire
  • Susan McLaren and Philip Guymont
  • Faith and Dick Morningstar
  • John Newton and Janice Weber
  • Tom and Mina Otis
  • Peter Ouellette
  • Emily Paul
  • Richard Pline and Roseann Radosevich
  • Donald and Genie Rice
  • Margaret Rodgers
  • Ms. Katharine Russell
  • Barbara Sanderson
  • David and Anne Shih
  • Wick and Sloan Simmons
  • John and Eileen Sorrentino
  • Steven and Ginny Spiegel
  • Jane Stankiewicz and Mark Southworth
  • Ron Teachman and Pamela Souza
  • Teb and Kathy Truscott
  • George and Dagmar Unhoch
  • Richard and Norma Warburton
  • Donale and Ellen Watson
  • Anne V.V. Webb
  • Chris and Terry Wolkowicz
  • Mr. and Mrs. David and Grace Wyss

Overture ($100+)

  • Dr. William and Betty Abesh
  • Lucy Aptekar and Jerry Leader
  • Peggy Bacon and Jack McCarthy
  • Philip and Kate Beauregard
  • Dr. Laurence and Barbara Bedell
  • Anne Bedser
  • Arthur and Jean Bennett
  • Ruth L. Bolton
  • Edward and Elizabeth Brainard
  • David and Jeannette Brenneke
  • Peter and Joan Bullard
  • Richard and Patricia Burke
  • Elizabeth Cady
  • Trudi Cantonwine
  • Arthur J. Caron
  • George Charette
  • Paul Cienniwa
  • Deborah P. Clark
  • Greg and Kathy Clear
  • Cornelia Cook
  • Bob and Vickie Cunningham
  • Julie Curtis and Paul Fay
  • Jack and Tommie Desmond
  • Peter and Toby DeWalt
  • Leslie and Christine Dole
  • David and Darlene Domingos
  • Donald and Kari Douglas
  • Ben Dunham and Wendy Rolfe-Dunham
  • Norma L. Dyer
  • Timothy Holmes Dyer
  • Breck and Jeanne Eagle
  • Randall Elgin and Mark Whalen
  • David and Kate Fentress
  • Jesse and Karen Ferguson
  • John Folan and Judith Hanlon
  • Marie L. Fontaine
  • Margaret Francis
  • Will and Laura Gardner
  • Mr. and Mrs. William Giblin
  • David Gilbertson and Carolee Matsumoto
  • Bill and Joyce Gindra
  • Donald and Shannon Giumetti
  • Charles and Wendy Goldberg
  • Muriel Golden
  • Gary and Susan Grosart
  • Dr. Derek and Dr. Jennifer Hausladen
  • Anonymous
  • Susan and Andrew Hess
  • Mark Hosley and Bonnie Bower
  • Keith and Erin Hovan
  • Selena Howard
  • Austin and Felicity Hoyt
  • Thomas and Barbara Jansen
  • Patricia A. Jayson
  • Barbara and Ronald Kaplan
  • Mr. and Mrs. John Kendall
  • Stephan and Jane Koenig
  • Pamela and Robert Lasher
  • Ken Lipman and Evelyn Baum
  • Robert and Carolyn Lytle
  • Mr. and Mrs. James E. Marlow
  • Alex and Freddy McFerran
  • AnnMarie and Gilbert Medeiros
  • Hanna R. Milhench
  • Jon Mitchell and Ann Partridge
  • Anne Motley
  • Lois Ann Murray
  • Charlie and Louise Nadler
  • Adrienne and John Noble
  • Marcia Bornhurst Parkes and Jonathan Parkes
  • Dr. Elisabeth Pennington
  • Mark C. Perkins and Alice H. Rice
  • Daniel and Susan Perry
  • Gilbert Perry and Donna Sachs
  • James J. Perry 
  • Natalie Phillips
  • Dr. Allan Pineda
  • Donald Plant
  • Mrs. Judy Pollack
  • Anonymous
  • Harold I. Pratt
  • Robert and Ruth Prentiss
  • Alexander Preston
  • Toni Rego
  • John S. Reidy
  • Marcia and Stanley Revzin
  • Pauline Riding
  • Dr. M.C. and Mrs. Dora Rosenfield
  • Thomas and Donna Sargent, Sr.
  • Tom and Kate Schmitt
  • Richard and Julianne Schworm
  • Joseph Scionti and Elsa Nicolovius
  • Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Shapiro
  • Ransom and Carlotta Shaw
  • Donald and Otto Shaw
  • Kathy Shea
  • Ann and William Sheehan
  • Richard and Elizabeth Shriner
  • Deborah Siegal and Richard Payne
  • Sally Spooner
  • Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stickney
  • Margot Stone
  • Dr. John and Mrs. Susan Teal
  • Truman and Mary Terrell
  • John and Kathy Thompson
  • Coyt and Susan Tillman
  • David and Susan Titus
  • Bill and Suzy Trimble
  • Bob Unger and Barbara LeBlanc
  • Nonie Walder
  • Janet and LaVerne Wallace
  • Jack Walter and Betsy Spaulding
  • Anne and Alec White
  • Winn and Carolyn Willard
  • Nina and Kent Willever

Matching Gifts

  • DePuy Synthes Spine, Inc.
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • Prudential Foundation
  • State Street

Youth Orchestra Fund

  • In Memory of Audrey Quail
  • James and Ellen Hamilton
  • Partridge, Snow and Hahn, LLP
  • Ransom and Carlotta Shaw

Foundations and Cultural Councils

  • Acushnet Cultural Council
  • Barbara and Hershel Alpert Music Fund
  • Patrick Carney Foundation
  • Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts: Acushnet Foundation Fund, Frauwirth “Music for Youth” Endowment
  • Dartmouth Cultural Council
  • Demoulas Foundation
  • Helen Ellis Charitable Trust
  • Enable Hope Foundation
  • Fairhaven Cultural Council
  • Freetown Cultural Council
  • Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
  • Stasia Gorczyca Endowment Fund
  • Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation
  • Island Foundation
  • Leonard and Hilda Kaplan Charitable Foundation
  • Ladera Foundation
  • Marion Cultural Council
  • The Nelson Mead Fund
  • New Bedford Cultural Council
  • New Bedford Day Nursery Fund
  • Sovereign Bank

Massachusetts Cultural Council