How to Give

Of the many opportunities to support WYSO,  Endowing a Chair carries special significance. The Endowed Chair can bear your name, your family name, that of a friend or relative, or a group that has a special connection to WYSO. In all cases, the Endowed Chair becomes a permanent mark of recognition. Each Endowed Chair is titled according to the donor’s wishes and is featured in all WYSO printed orchestra programs. Chairs that have already been selected are darkened in the diagram above (with the list of donors below). Outlined principal and section instruments are still available to fund.

Why Consider Endowing a Chair?

Almost 55 years after auditioning for the first WYSO orchestra, Bruce Matthews continues to show his support for the organization. His lead gift, the Bruce Matthews Principal Horn Chair, ensures current and future WYSO students will continue to receive high-quality orchestral training. “We all want to make a difference and leave a legacy,” Bruce said. “My gift to the WYSO Endowed Chair program is a way for my money to work on behalf of future generations of students in perpetuity. Having my name associated with the principal horn chair will be part of my legacy as a charter member.”

Join the growing family of WYSO leaders. Give a gift that will last a lifetime
and will support WYSO in perpetuity:

John J. Frautschi Conductor’s Podium
Susan Hoeft Vandewalle Concertmaster Chair
Wilke Family Associate Concertmaster Chair
Marvin J. Levy Section Violin Chair
Miriam Schneider Memorial Section Violin Chair
Mei and Zhou Family Section Violin Chair
Maxwell C. Martin Section Violin Chair
Andrée and John Valley Principal 2nd Violin Chair
Inhorn Family Principal Viola Chair
John and Marian Bolz Section Viola Chair
Pei and Zhuang Family Section Viola Chair
Doug and Martha Maxwell Principal Cello Chair
Marvin J. Levy Section Cello Chair
Muldowney Family Section Cello Chair
Graham Fuguitt Principal Bass Chair
Nancy Ellis Wolf Memorial Section Bass Chair
Betty Bielefeld Principal Flute Chair
Irving and Dorothy Levy Family Section Flute Chair
Marc and Marcia Fink Principal Oboe Chair
James Smith Principal Clarinet Chair
Neal Williams Section Bassoon Chair
Bruce Matthews Principal Horn Chair
Charlie Williams Section Horn Chair
Roderick J. Lippert Section Horn Chair
Marvin J. Levy Section Trombone Chair
Karl Stadler Memorial Principal Tuba Chair
Anonymous Principal Harp Chair
Vicki Peterson Jenks Principal Percussion Chair
Andrew George Section Percussion Chair
Eric Douglas Batterman Memorial Section Percussion Chair

To learn more about the Endowed Chair Initiative, contact WYSO Development Director Susan Gardels at 608-733-6283 ext. 4.

Endowed Chair gifts are placed with the WYSO Foundation, a companion 501 (c)(3) organization established in 1999 for the purpose of accepting and managing gifts and bequests for the benefit of WYSO.