The Choral Excellence Honor Roll

Thanks to all for your commitment to the future of the choral arts!
Updated April 1, 2023

Maestoso: $25,000 and above

  • Anonymous
  • The Board of Directors of Choral Arts New England
  • Former Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Choral Arts New England
  • Lodowick F. Crofoot, III [NH]
  • Carrie Hammond [CT]
  • Joseph and Fiona Lovell Horning [MA]
  • Peter Pulsifer [MA]
  • Jon Saxton and Barbara Fox [MA]

Appassionato: $10,000 – $24,999

  • Alex and Patricia Vance [CT]
  • Ann Marie Lindquist [MA]

Vivace: $5000 – $9999

  • Anonymous
  • Susan R Fox/Gregory Melville [CT]
  • Susan Martin [MA]
  • Nathaniel Pulsifer [MA]
  • Suzan Smith [MA]
  • Diane Sokal and D. Randolph Meiklejohn [MA]
  • Geoffrey Steadman and Danielle Maddon [MA]

Allegro: $1000 – $4999

  • Anonymous
  • Luellen Best [MA]
  • Elaine Bresnick [MA]
  • Gregory Brown [MA]
  • Richard G. Brown [CT]
  • Richard M. Coffey [CT]
  • Diane L. Droste [MA]
  • Robert Farrell [MA]
  • Mary Jean Farrington [MA]
  • Margery S. Forbes [MA]
  • Susan Fox-Erlich [CT]
  • David Giessow [MA]
  • Edward & Angelynne Hinson [NH], in honor of Carolyn Scobey Hinson Lakes, an avid choral singer for most of her life
  • Joseph Horning [MA]
  • Adrian Jones [MA]
  • Jennifer Kane [MA]
  • John Kefferstan [DC]
  • Susan Kendall [MA]
  • Will Koffel [MA]
  • Bernard Kreger [MA]
  • Nancy Kurtz [ME]
  • Amelia LeClair [MA]
  • Cailin Manson [MA]
  • Catharine Melhorn [MA], in honor of Scott Metcalfe
  • Marjorie Merryman [NY]
  • Richard Oedel [MA]
  • James Olesen and Lynn Nowells [MA]
  • Laurie Stewart Otten [MA]
  • Don Peck [MA]
  • Martha Pratt [MA]
  • Melanie Salisbury [MA]
  • Janet Shapiro
  • Elizabeth J. Saunier [MA]
  • Voce, Inc. [CT]
  • Ellen Gilson Voth [CT]
  • Edward Wertheim [MA]
  • Channing Yu [MA]
  • Benjamin Zander [MA]
  • Majie Zeller and David Kravitz [MA], in memory of Martha H. Zeller, an alto who was chair of the board of the Susquehanna Valley Chorale for many years

Cantabile: Up to $999

  • Anonymous (2)
  • Gail Abbey [MA]
  • Susan Adams [CT]
  • Nicholas Altenbernd
  • Gail Amato [CT]
  • TJ Anderson [GA]
  • Annette L Anfinrud [MA]
  • Barr Foundation [MA]
  • Stuart C. Battle [CT]
  • Tom Berryman and Joan Ellersick [MA]
  • Nathan Black [MA]
  • Donna Brezinski [MA]
  • Mary Brody [MA]
  • Marguerite Brooks [CT]
  • Valerie Brown [ME]
  • Jeffrey Buettner [VT]
  • Victor Calcaterra [MA]
  • Abbey Dalton Clark [MA]
  • Loring and Louise Conant [MA]
  • Thomas Cooke [CT]
  • Ethel Crawford [FL]
  • William Cutter [MA]
  • David M Dahlbacka [MA]
  • Paula Dickerman [MA]
  • Martin H. Dodd [CT]
  • Holly Druckman [MA]
  • Carola Emrich-Fisher [NV]
  • Jean Esselink [CT]
  • Margaret Felice [MA]
  • Mary Ann Feller [MA]
  • Susan Fox-Erlich [CT]
  • Eleanor M. Fraser [MA]
  • Hugh W. Gabrielson [MA]
  • Alexander Goldberg [NY]
  • Steve Groff [MA]
  • Mary Hamilton [MA]
  • Amy Harris and Jim Merullo
  • Sarah Heile [MA]
  • Barbara D. Howard [CT]
  • Kathleen Howard [MA]
  • Joan Hultquist [CT]
  • Judy Hyde [CT]
  • Betty Jenkins [MA]
  • Gerald Jones [MA]
  • Susan Klebanow [NC]
  • John Knowles [MA]
  • Paul Kowal [CA]
  • Yangming Kou [PA]
  • Deborah Kreuze [MN]
  • Patricia Krol [MA]
  • Sarah Kyder [CT]
  • Ryan Landry [MA]
  • Cathy Lanigan [NH]
  • Michael Lemire [MA]
  • Donald LeRoy [NH]
  • Barbara Levy [MA]
  • Amy Lieberman [MA]
  • Gale Livingston [MA]
  • Adlyn Loewenthal [CT]
  • Kristen McEntee
  • Carol McKeen [MA]
  • Lanning M. Melville [CT]
  • Nancy F. Meneely [CT]
  • Frank Mihovan [MA]
  • Susan Miron [MA]
  • Kieran Murray [MA]
  • Lisa Nappi [CT]
  • Network for Good
  • Peter Owens
  • Peggy Pearson [MA]
  • Dwight Porter [MA]
  • Neil Powell [NY]
  • Marian Rambelle [MA]
  • Brian Robinson [MA]
  • Francis Rogers [MA]
  • Robert Russell [ME]
  • Yayra Sanchez [PR]
  • Clara Schuhmacher [NY]
  • Julie Scolnik [MA]
  • Blake Siskavich [MA]
  • Peter Smith [MA]
  • Patricia Spackman [MA]
  • Stephanie Steele [MA]
  • Julie Steinhilber [MA]
  • Martin Thomson [MA]
  • Lynn Torgove [RI]
  • Charles Turner [MA]
  • Susan Turner [MA]
  • Benjamin Van Vort [MA]
  • Allison Voth [MA]
  • Spencer Wright [MA]
  • Carl Wrubel [MA]
  • Lidiya Yankovskaya [IL]
  • Cynthia Young [MA]
  • Channing Yu [NY]

Number of donors by New England state

  • Connecticut: 24
  • Maine: 3
  • Massachusetts: 91
  • New Hampshire: 4
  • Rhode Island: 1
  • Vermont: 1
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Choral Arts New England named grants

Thanks to the "Maestoso" Donors who made possible these awards!

  • The Hammond Family grant, instituted by Carrie and Jonathan Hammond, is intended to support a collaborative effort or to celebrate a milestone, preferably in Connecticut. First presented in 2020.
  • The Saxton Family grant, instituted by Jonathan Saxton and Barbara Fox, is intended to support a unique, engaging effort in an underserved area or by a non-auditioned choir. First presented in 2020.
  • The Irving Forbes Centennial Grant seeks to support projects involving community choruses performing large works with orchestra and/or music that celebrates nature and the outdoors. First presented in 2022.
  • The Richard Coffey grant, instituted by friends of the visionary conductor and organist Richard Coffey, seeks to support projects of any kind that are transformative for the funded institution, whether musical, organizational, or experiential.
  • The Lorna Cooke deVaron grant, named in memory of one of the leading women choral conductors of the 20th century and instituted by Joseph and Fiona Horning, is intended to support new music or adventurous programming. First presented in 2023.
  • The Choral Arts New England Board grant, sponsored by contributions from the Board members of Choral Arts New England, is intended to advance the priorities of the Board in any given year. First presented in 2020.
  • The Choral Arts New England Board Chairs' grant is sponsored by contributions from the former Chairs and Vice Chairs of Choral Arts New England. First presented in 2021.

More details about these special awards can be found on elsewhere on this site.