Donors
To All Bach Society of Minnesota Contributors, with Gratitude
Thank you to all who have given so generously; allowing us to keep the music of J.S. Bach alive.
Bach Society of Minnesota was founded in 1932 by musicians and educators from the University of Minnesota, a movement led by music Professor Donald Ferguson that brought together two music fraternities to prepare a Bach cantata under his direction. The organization was one of the first in North America to take the legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach as an exclusive starting point for performances and programming featuring the timeless music of the great composer and those he inspired. In 1959, nearly 30 years into its founding season, the society’s new leader Dr. David LaBerge developed programming that included works by composers other than Bach.
In 1980, Henry Charles Smith, resident conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra, became artistic director and initiated an annual collaboration between Bach Society and the Minnesota Orchestra performing Handel’s Messiah. Subsequent artistic directors include Paul Oakley, 1987; Roderick Kettlewell, 1997; Myles Hernandez, 2000; Thomas Lancaster, 2004; Paul Boehnke, 2007; and Matthias Maute, 2016. Under Maute’s direction, the Bach Society continues to communicate the depths and passions of Bach’s compositions through period instruments and historic practices, and – much like the musical experimentation that typified the Baroque era – artistic collaborations and performances that occasionally infuse renowned compositions with references to other genres and eras.
Donors
To All Bach Society of Minnesota Contributors, with Gratitude
Thank you to all who have given so generously; allowing us to keep the music of J.S. Bach alive.
$100 to 499
Alan & Jolene Hansen
Aleta Borrud and Jim Findlay
Alvin Kvaal
Amanda Knoke
Andrea Leap
Anonymous
in honor of Jonathan Morgan
Anonymous
Arturo Steely
Barbara DeGrote
Benjamin & Sarah Scott
Carlton Kittleson
in memory of Marilyn Kittleson
Carol d'Arbelles
Carolyn & Philip Brunelle
Carolynne and Bill Mathis
Charles & Pamela Nichols
Charles Driscoll
in memory of Cynthia Brackett Driscoll
Christine Huelster
Christine Laughlin
Colleen Halpine
Craig Campbell
Cynthia Burns
Cynthia Stokes
Daniel & Nora O'Sullivan
David & Kathleen Christenson
David Weinberg
David Morris
Dick & Marit Nowlin
Donna Morgan
Dorothy Lageroos
Duane Esterly
in memory of Crystal Rossow
Dynnell Hein
Elizabeth Kautz
Elynn & Chet Welle
in honor of Jay Kurtz
Erik Haaland & Daniel Holmgren
Francis Luikart
Fred & Kaaren Grimstad
Gary & Lorilee Petrangelo
George Ehrenberg
Georgia Duncan
Gerard & Louise Olson
Gordon & Dorothea Anderson
Grace Wiechman
Handong Tu
Harald Eriksen
Helena Li
James & Merrie Stolpestad
Jay & Gretchen Bratvold
Jayne Gardner
Jeffery Saarela
Jeffrey Daehn
John Windhorst
Judith & Steven Madole
Julia O'Brien
Julie Brown & Jones Adkins
Lester & Dianna Horntvedt
Linda Forsberg
Lynn and Scott Okuno
Mark Lystig in memory of Becky Lystig
Michael & Lise Barone
Michael & Martha Koch
Michael Dickson
Michael Hollerich
O'Shaughnessy Family
Pamela Marentette
Paul & Joyce Riedesel
Paul Boehnke & Julie Elhard
Pauline Siepka
Peter and Carol Parshall
Pollack Family
Richard Helling & Charles McCormick
Robert Riesberg & Christine Hartmann
Ryan & Jennifer French
S.E. Hodulik
Scott Schilbe
Stephanie Summers
Steve & Barb Demlow
Susan Richardson in memory of Janet Richardson
Theresa Quinn-Accurso
Virginia Miller
William & Stephanie O'Brien
William Gamble
William Wallace
Yvonne Grover
Up to $99
AmazonSmiles
Anonymous
in memory of Mendelssohn's revival of Bach's music
Anonymous
Anthony & Allison Harder
Barbara Wismer
Brandy Johnson
Carol Peterson
in honor of James R. Buskirk
Charlotte Peterman
Christie Dauphin
Cléa Galhano
Daniel & Hannah Borup
David & Jane Townsend
Deb Tetzlaff
Denis Ryono
Diane Steen-Hinderline
Dwight Jilek
Elaine Alper
in memory of John E. Landgraf
Elizabeth Woolner
Ellen & Rusty Turpin
Eric Bigalke & Zhiyu Wang
Garth & Norma Hunt
Gloria H. Horowitz
Glynn E Behmen
Greg Sauve
James Rentz
Jeffrey Ulku
Jodie Carlson
John & Solveig Pearson
John K Dalland
John W Albers
Karl Fiegenschuh
Karrol Butler
Laura Potratz
Leda Barnes
Martha Mangan
Michael Kohout
Michele Deslauriers
Minnesota Chinese Daycare
Pamela Tezak
Patricia & Bradley D. Larson
Paul Walker
Paul Westermeyer
Paulette Lenz
Philip Friedlund & Lisa Isenberg
Rex & Arlene Holzemer
Richard Bell
Ruth Lincoln
Sara Hall
Sharleen Spear
Susan & Paul Stageberg
Victoria Van Slyke
Winston Kaehler
$10,000 and Above
David & Terry Gilberstadt
Jay Kurtz & Joan Rabe
Jonathan & Martha Morgan
Katherien B. Andersen Fund of Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
Minnesota State Arts Board
Steven Savitt & Gloria Kumagai
$5,000 to 9,999
Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of The HRK Foundation
Boss Foundation
Carl & Verna Schmidt Foundation
Cynthia Chapman
Kustritz Family in memory of Arnold
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Management Improvement Fund
Susan Doherty & Steven Mayer
Thrivent Employee Matching Grant
$1,000 to 4,999
3M Donation and Matching Gifts
Alfred & Ann Moore
Anonymous
BankCherokee
Barbara and Richard Resch
Bruce Jacobs & Ann Jennen
Diane & Paul Jacobson
Dutton & Caroline Foster
Emerald Financial Group
General Mill Corporate Matching Gifts
Harry M. Walsh
Heide Buettner
Holly Fistler & Andrew Leung
Jane & Dobson West
Marcia Leatham
Michael & Julie McKenny
Paola Sandroni
Randall M. Egan, Publisher of Music Ltd.
Ruiqi Li & Chi Gao
Sarah & Richard Amos
Schmitt Music Company
Shuang Liang
Thomas & Laurie Rossin
Wiessner Insurance Agency
William Hauser
Woodbury Andrews
Ying Fan
Yunyue Liu & Marco Real
$500 to 999
Amy & Jack Fistler
Dianne Legg & Claire Selkurt
IBM Matching Gifts
Janet Hickenbottom
John Isch
John S Setterlund
Liu Inc CPA
Nancy Werner
Pat & Colin Aldis
Paula & Michael Goldstein
Philip Asgian
in honor of young musicians
Phyllis Kahn
Ronald Weiss
Shelley Cross
The above list of donors includes those who have contributed between August 1, 2021 and May 1, 2023. If we have mistakenly left your name off this list, please let us know so we can correct the error.