SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
For more information on how you can contribute to these funds or how you can
establish a scholarship, please contact Austin Stewart, Vice President for Advancement, at (970) 205-5060 or astewart@aspenmusic.org.
The Adele Addison Prize for Collaborative Piano, given by Robbie Moray and Scott Dunn
America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship
Julia V. Amos Memorial Scholarship for Brass, given by Dr. John E. Amos
Charles R. Anderson Fellowship for an Outstanding Female Musician
Deanna J. Anderson Life & Legacy Percussion Fellowship
Terry and Les Anderson Scholarship
Asian Cultural Council Scholarship
Courtlandt D. Barnes, Jr. Piano Scholarship, Robert B. Eichholz Bequest
Merle M. Barr Piano Scholarship
Benedict Opera Scholarship
Ed Berkeley Memorial Opera Scholarship Fund
James Conlon Prize, given by Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass
Aspen Opera Center Fellowship, in honor of Renée Fleming, given by Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass
Aspen Opera Center Fellowship in honor of Asadour Santourian, given by Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass
Robert Spano Conducting Prize, given by Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass
Mercedes T. Bass Opera Fellows
Mary Allen Bates Memorial Scholarship
Ed Berkeley Fellowship for Opera Funded by Linda and Alan Englander
Luciano and Giancarla Berti Scholarship
Rose Frishman Blatt Memorial Scholarship for a Female Pianist
Bowers Noyce Oboe Fellowship
Drs. Alice and Martin Brandfonbrener Student Scholarship Fund
Per Brevig Trombone Scholarship
Yefim Bronfman Scholarship, in memory of Janet Rae Naster
The Bulkley-Flint Scholarship in memory of Katherine MacKenty Bryan
Matthew and Kay Bucksbaum Scholarship
New Horizons Fellowship, Kay and Matthew Bucksbaum
Bucksbaum Family Scholarship
Marion and Leslie Chabay Scholarship
Merle Chambers Fellowships Fund for Minority Students
Fanny and Henry Claessens Scholarship
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Clarke Scholarship
Clow-Odén Scholarship in memory of Nancy and Robert Odén
Congdon Family Fellowship
Miné Sawahara Crane Memorial Scholarship
Joan Cundill Memorial Scholarship
Martha Daube Memorial Piano Scholarship
Terese David Scholarship
Jan DeGaetani Memorial Scholarship
Sheryl and Michael DeGenring Scholarship
Helen Warren DeGolyer Memorial Scholarship
Dorothy DeLay Fellowship
Edward H. Deming Piano Scholarship
Denver Young Artists Orchestra Scholarship, in memory of Janet Rae Naster
James DePreist Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
The Derfner Foundation Fellowship
The Al and Germaine Dietsch Memorial Scholarship Fund
Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation Scholarship
The Scott Dunn Scholarship
Edelstein Foundation Scholarship
Robert Edgerton Memorial Cello Scholarship
Eleanore Mullen Weckbaugh Foundation Scholarship
General Scholarship (Tena Farr)
Richard and Deborah Felder Foundation Extraordinary Talent Fellowship for Voice
Martha Fischer Memorial Scholarship
Alan Fletcher Endowed Scholarship
Flug Anniversary Scholarship
Martin Flug Scholarship
General Scholarship (J. Scott Francis and Susan Gordon, Francis Family Foundation)
Rosemary and Richard Furman Opera Apprentice
Nancy Goeres Bassoon Fellowship
Harriett and Richard Gold Scholarship
General Scholarship (Thorey and Barry Goldstein)
Edward A. Goldstein Scholarship
Marcelle Goltzer Memorial Scholarship
Alex Greene and Ben Darneille Memorial Scholarship
H. Paul and Mason Gudelsky Memorial Scholarship for Guitar
Arjun Gupta Scholarship
The Joan and Rodger Gurrentz Family Scholarship, donated in memory of Susan and Morton Gurrentz
The Lynette Nelson Gutner Memorial Piano Scholarship
Lynette Nelson Gutner and Kenneth Howard Gutner Memorial Piano Scholarship
Lillian and Gordon Hardy Scholarship
Irving Harris Memorial Scholarship
Joan W. Harris Scholarship for Minority Students
Mr. and Mrs. Arch L. Harris Scholarship given by Robert A. Harris
Mme. Rosina Lhevinne Scholarship given by Robert A. Harris
Robert J. Harth Conductor Prize
William Randolph Hearst Scholarship for Minority Musicians
Ellen and Irv Hockaday Scholarship for Piano or Cello
Douglas Howard Percussion Fellowship
Robert J. Hurst Scholarship
Sharon Isbin Guitar Scholarship
Jaquish & Kenninger Scholarship
Sheila Johnson Fellowship
General Scholarship (Tae Terumoto and Bernard Josefsberg)
Barbara Koval Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
Beverley Peck Johnson Voice Scholarship
Ruth S. Kahn Scholarship in memory of her husband, son, and son-in-law
Seth Kahn Scholarship for Brass
David A. Karetsky Memorial Fellowship for a Young Conductor
Katcher Family Scholarship – New World Symphony
Jane W. Kitselman Fellowship
Sidney Knapp Memorial Scholarship
Donna and Edwin Kornfeld Piano Scholarship
Doris B. Kovner Chamber Music Scholarship
Therese S. and Harry J. Lackritz Scholarship
The Maria and Harry Hill Lawson Jr. Scholarship
Fred O. Lane Memorial Lemonade Stand Scholarship
Harry and Effie Lerner Trust Scholarship
Raphael Levy Memorial Foundation Scholarship
Lin Yao Ji Scholarship for Summer Studies in Music
LLWW Foundation Scholarships
Louis & Harold Price Foundation Fellowship
The Phyllis and Saul Lowitt Aspen Opera Center Fellowship
Ruth S. Luby Scholarship
Munro L. Lyeth Scholarship for a Pianist
Helen Mack Memorial Piano Scholarship
Maestro’s Circle Scholarship
Carole and Daniel Malkin Memorial Scholarship
Ernst and Wilma Martens Scholarship
Susan and Larry Marx Scholarship
Elaine and James McDade Charitable Trust Fellowship
Joyce McGilvray Endowed Scholarship
Charles E. Merrill Trust Scholarship
ACA Fellowship in honor of Jorge Mester
Sue and Leonard Miller Scholarship for an African American
Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra Scholarship
Caroline and John Moore Scholarship
Music Center of LA County Spotlight Scholarship
Musical Merit Foundation of San Diego Scholarship
Mu Phi Epsilon Scholarship
The Munroe Yale Artist Scholarship Fund
Becky and Michael Murray Scholarship
Elizabeth W. Musser Memorial Scholarship
Marcie and Robert Musser Endowed Scholarship
National Federation of Music Clubs Scholarship
Bert Neirick Scholarship
Neuman Family Foundation Scholarship
Lionel Newman Conducting Fellowship
Charles Owen Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth Paepcke Memorial Piano Scholarship
Rose Palmai-Tenser Scholarship
Papper Family Scholarship
Fonda and Charles Paterson Scholarship
Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation Fellowship
Michael and Ellen Pokress Memorial Scholarship for Strings
Polonsky Foundation Scholarship
Anne and Arnold Porath Scholarship
Jean Wood Preston Scholarship
Allen & Kelli Questrom Foundation Scholarship
Anne and Chris Reyes Scholarship
K. Lois Risley Flute Scholarship
John Rojak Bass Trombone Scholarship
Robert Rosenkranz Fellow in Music and Science
Ruth Coates Roush Scholarship
Stuart Sankey Scholarship
Susie and Barry Schub Endowed Scholarship Fund
Susan and Ford Schumann Scholarship
Jules Selcer Scholarship
Jacob Shaham Memorial Scholarship for Violin or Piano
Galen Shea Memorial Scholarship
Sigma Alpha Iota Voice Scholarship
Simms Family Foundation Scholarship
Simms/Mann Family Foundation Fellowship
The Brooks Smith Memorial Prize for Collaborative Piano, given by Robbie Moray and Scott Dunn
Dorothy K. Sommer Memorial Scholarship
Spiegel Family Scholarship
Pearl Zeid Steinberg Memorial Scholarship for Piano
Cita and Irwin Stelzer Fellowship, in memory of Marina Stelzer
The John N. Stern Scholarship for students of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Nancy and Herbert Stessin Memorial Piano Scholarship
ACA Fellowship in memory of Jack Strandberg
Andrea and Lubert Stryer Flute Scholarship
Talent and Inclusion Scholarship Fund
Talented Students in the Arts Initiative, a collaboration of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Foundation and the Surdna Foundation Scholarship
Goodrich and Norris Taylor Scholarship
ACA Fellowship in memory of Albert Tipton
Becky Topelson Piano Scholarship
Sylvia Eisenberg Tucker Memorial Scholarship
Aube Tzerko Memorial Piano Scholarship
Roberta and Terry Turkat Endowed Spotlight Award Scholarship
United Jewish Appeal Aspen Valley Powered by JEWISHcolorado Scholarships
Nadine Asin and Thomas van Straaten Flute Scholarship
Linda and Dennis Vaughn Scholarship
David and Ann Verdrager Memorial Scholarship
Wall Family Foundation Fellowship
Phil West Memorial Scholarship
Helen F. Whitaker Fellowship
Vincent Wilkinson Foundation Scholarship
YoungArts Creative Opportunities Fellowship
Avedis Zildjian Company Percussion Scholarship
ENDOWED CHAIRS AND PROGRAMS
The Aspen Music Festival and School thanks those listed below for their ardent support of our endowment and for their role in ensuring a bright future for the organization. The AMFS also strives to secure additional endowed funding for existing and new programs, thereby guaranteeing the resources necessary to both maintain excellence and reach newfound heights.
Community Concert Fund, a gift by Mary Hugh Scott
David Karetsky Music Lawn, given in his memory by family and friends
Dr. John E. Amos Endowed Chair for Brass
Edgar Stanton Audio Recording Center
Faculty Salary Enhancement Fund
Gail and Alfred Engelberg Collaboration Fund
Guest Artist Conductor Residency, a gift by Marjorie B. and Henry L. Stein
Guest Ensemble Residency, a gift by Marcie and Robert Musser
Guest Pianist Residency, a gift by Kay and Kenneth R.* Whiting
Isaac Stern Concertmaster Chair, a gift by Mary and David Zinman
Joan and Irving Harris Concert Hall 20th Anniversary Fund
The Munroe President and CEO, a gift by Alexandra Munroe and Robert Rosenkranz, and the Rosenkranz Foundation
Music Garden Fund, in honor of Sylvia Fine Kaye and Danny Kaye, given by Dena Kaye
New Horizons Faculty Chairs, a gift by Kay and Matthew Bucksbaum*
Richard and Deborah Felder Guest Lecturer Program
Robert Harth Harris Hall Maintenance Fund
Robert McDuffie Violin Faculty Chair, a gift by Elizabeth W. Musser*
AMFS Commissioning Fund in honor of Asadour Santourian
Simms Family Piano Faculty Chair
Susan and Ford Schumann Center for Composition Studies
Susan and Ford Schumann Composers-in-Residence
Winter Music Fund, a gift by the Irving Harris Foundation
* denotes deceased
GORDON AND LILLIAN HARDY PLANNED GIVING SOCIETY
We are honored to recognize the following donors, who have generously included the Aspen Music Festival and School in their estate plans through a planned gift. We thank these donors for their long-term vision. We know that our list may not be complete. To learn more or to be added to the Hardy Society, please contact Lenor Leeds at lleeds@aspenmusic.org, or call (970) 205-5062.
Martha Aarons
Estate of Dr. John E. Amos
Pamela Gross and Charles Anderson
Nadine Asin
Thomas H. Baer
Susan Beckerman
Daniel Benavent
Melissa Eisenstat and Jonathan Blau
Estate of Ann Bowers
Estate of Mark Bradley
Dr. Eugene L. Brand
Stephen Brint and Mark Brown
Kay Bucksbaum
Helen and Phil Burnett
Jon Busch
Dr. Janet Claman
NancyBell Coe and William Burke
Noël and Tom Congdon*
Evelyn R. David*
Adelaide* and James Davis
Sheryl and Michael DeGenring
Lee W. Dorsey
Estate of Merle Dulien
Charles B. Edison Memorial, Mrs. Charles B. Edison*
Gary A. Fisher and Judy Fisher Family Trust
Alan Fletcher and Ron Schiller
Jane and Bill* Frazer
Rich and Riley Garvin
Mary E. Giese
Barbara and Gary* Goldstein
Estate of Loette Goodell
Howard Gottlieb
Christine Grad, M.D.
Mark Gurule
Estate of Lillian and Gordon Hardy
Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr.
Casady M. Henry
Juliane Heyman*
Shirley Holst
Soledad and Robert Hurst
Estate of Mary Ann Hyde
Larry Issacson
Estate of Montae and Richard Johnson
Estate of Mary H. Kalmes
Linda and Eugene Kalnitsky
Jane Kessler*
Estate of Bob Klineman
The Barbara Koval Trust
Estate of Christine H. Leister
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Leventhal
Estate of Nancy R. Levi
Estate of Mary Crouch Lilly
Phyllis and Saul Lowitt
Mona Look-Mazza and Tony Mazza
Estate of Elaine and James McDade
Joyce McGilvray
Lydia Morrongiello
Bert Neirick
Estate of Heinz G. Neumann
Ann and Bill* Nitze
Drs. Amy D. Ronner and Michael P. Pacin
Jean and Allen* Parelman
Merbie and Tom Payne
Estate of Virginia Pearce
Terry Lee and Bill Perich
Lt. Col. and Mrs. R. L. Pickard*
Estate of Jean Pokress
Estate of Irma Prodinger
Marilynn and Charles Rivkin
Noyes W. Rogers
Betty* and Lloyd Schermer
Estate of Vera Sears
Pamela Shockley-Zalabak
Norma Jean and Arthur Shufro
Eric Simon
Estate of Freda Gail Stern
Norma and Don Stone
Marcia Strickland
Barbara C. and Robert P. Sypult
Estate of Magda B. Tenser
Michael Teschner
Estate of Mimi C. Teschner
Leslie and Joe Waters
Estate of Cynthia and Gerald Weinbrum
Laura Werlin
Kay and Ken* Whiting
* denotes deceased
MEMORIAL GIFTS
In memory of Mariann Altfeld
Philip Altfeld
In memory of Edward Berkeley
Daniel Benavent
In memory of Carolyn (Kay) Bucksbaum
Cindy and Warren Baker
Cindy and Mitchell Caplan
Andrea and Mike Druckman
JoAnn and Marshall Eisenberg
Susan and George Fesus
Alan Fletcher and Ron Schiller
Harold Gross
Susan Helm
Abby Hetherington
Carolyne T. Hyde
Marcia Jaffee Koester
Larry Kugler
Lisa and Stephen Lebovitz
Myrna and Elliott Merker
Lorie and Robert Michaels
Samantha and Geoge Olenik
Hensley and James Peterson
Lynda and Stewart Resnick
Lythia Rousseas
Shelley Gorson and Alan Salpeter Family Fund
Mary and Patrick Scanlan
Tina and Albert Small, Jr.
Laura Winston
Denise and Ted Winston
In memory of Kit Bryan Bulkley
Kate Bulkley
In memory of Maria Casale
AMFS Artist-Faculty
In memory of John Denver
Dawn Medwid
In memory of Bert Dougherty, M.C., F.C.A.P.
Barbara and William Hamilton
Mary Hale McLean
Evelyne and Tim Taylor
Ann Trammell
In memory of Alan Englander
Deborah and Richard Felder
Alan Fletcher and Ron Schiller
Lisa Goldman
Sheila and Bob Kresch
In memory of Aaron Fleck
Alan Fletcher and Ron Schiller
In memory of Gary Goldstein
Barbara Goldstein
Thorey and Barry Goldstein
In memory of Susan and Morton Gurrentz
Joan and Rodger Gurrentz
In memory of Carlton Hunke
Kate Haugen
In memory of Mary Ann Hyde
Alan Fletcher and Ron Schiller
Carolyne T. Hyde
In memory of Richard D. Irwin
Virginia Davis Irwin
In memory of Dr. Michael Kappy
Peggy Kappy
In memory of Bette MacDonald
The MacMeier Foundation
In memory of Jim Martin
Anonymous
Susan and Steven Baird
Chief Executives Organization
Kasia and Lance Crain
Veronica and Mike Curran
Nancy and Jack Dinnerstein
Sheri and Robert Fleishman
Ellie and Michael Francisco
Dee and Jimmy Haslam
Paula and Monty Loud
Julie and Roddy Rodgers
Beverly and John Snyder
Austin Stewart and Charlie Dill
In memory of Lucy and John Merriam
Joanie, Guillaume, and Alexander Crété
In memory of Jurgen and Barbara Meyer-Wendt
Lorian and Chris Bartle
In memory of Trudy Milcan
Janet Peargin
In memory of Paul Penn
Katherine Allen
Kathy and Tom Cody
In memory of Dr. Gary Peterson
Nancy Peterson
In memory of Yale Pokress
Gail Hartley
In memory of Leonard Polonsky
Alan Fletcher and Ron Schiller
In memory of Judy Rubin
Barbara Goldstein
Thorey and Barry Goldstein
Bertel Lewis
In memory of Robert A. and Lydia M. Ruyle
Anonymous
In memory of Betty Schermer
Hensley and James Peterson
In memory of Bob Schneider
The Schneider Family
In memory of Paul Sperry
AMFS Artist-Faculty
In memory of Jean Brandeis Tachau
John Czuwak, John Beldon Scott, Paul Streveler, Katherine H. Tachau
In memory of Samuel Waters
Daniel Benavent
In memory of Jackie Wogan
Alan Fletcher and Ron Schiller
HONORARY GIFTS
In honor of Nadine Asin and Elaine Douvas: Tae Terumoto and Bernard Josefsberg
In honor of Martha Farish Oti, George Farish, and Steve Farish: Jennifer Engel
Marian Lansburgh
In honor of Alan Fletcher: Lori and Bob Brandon
In honor of Alan Fletcher and Ron Schiller: Martha and Bruce Clinton
In honor of Ron Fromm’s birthday: Paul Lux
In honor of Caroline Kaplan’s 60th birthday: Paul Lux
In honor of Jane and Gerald Katcher : Martha and Bruce Clinton
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kessler and Family: Martha and Bruce Clinton
In honor of Susan and Tom Lightbody: Martha and Bruce Clinton
In honor of Alexandra Munroe: Andi and Jim Gordon
Maja and Nic DuBrul
In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Sanders: Dr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Brener
In honor of Kathleen Wilson: Martha and Bruce Clinton
IN MEMORIAM
JOHN NELSON
Conductor John Nelson contributed to the Aspen Music Festival and School community over the course of decades. Nelson led the AMFS choral program, accepted multiple invitations (most recently in 2017) to lead the Aspen Chamber Symphony, and taught conducting at the Festival in the 1970s. Born in 1941, Nelson studied at Wheaton College and The Juilliard School. He went on to lead organizations including the Greenwich Philharmonia in Connecticut, New Jersey Pro Arte Chorale, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Caramoor Festival, and the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris; he also served as artistic director of Solo Dei Gloria. Mr. Nelson had a passion for Berlioz, performing and promoting the French composer’s work over the course of his transatlantic career. In March 1972 Nelson made his opera debut in New York City at Carnegie Hall in a performance of Berlioz’s Les Troyens with the Pro Arte Festival Chorus and Orchestra, later conducting the same work in his Metropolitan Opera debut. Notable recordings include Berlioz’s orchestral repertoire and Beatrice et Benedict; Haydn’s Creation; Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis and symphonies; Handel’s Messiah. For Deutsche Grammophon he recorded Handel’s Semele with the English Chamber Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus, featuring John Aler, Kathleen Battle, Marilyn Horne, Sylvia McNair, and Samuel Ramey. This release won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording. He also received a Diapason d’Or de l’Année for his recording of Berlioz’s Beatrice et Benedict.
IN MEMORIAM
JOHN PERRY
John Perry was a highly-distinguished mem-ber of the piano artist-faculty of the AMFS. After studying at the Eastman School of Music and on a Fulbright Scholarship with European pianists Władysław Kędra and Carlo Zecchi, he went on to win the Busoni, Viotti, and Marguerite Long international piano competitions. After holding positions at the USC Thornton School of Music, CSU Northridge, and the Colburn School, Perry taught for nearly three decades at the Glenn Gould School of Music within Canada’s Royal Conservatory of Music. Alexander Brose, the current president and CEO of the Royal Conservatory, has praised the long-time pedagogue, writing that John Perry’s “commitment to cultivating the individual voice of every student elevated the artistry of all who had the privilege of working with him.”
HOUSING THANKS
Beverly Campbell
Leslie Desmond
Margot Hampleman
Martha Madsen
Gail Mizner and Mike Kendrick
Sezanne Tener
Donna and Tom Ward
Ted Zislis
MATCHING GIFTS
Aspen Snowmass Sotheby’s International Realty
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
Eli Lilly and Company Foundation
AMFS encourages matching gift donations. Ask your employer if a matching gifts program might be available to you.
2024 Volunteer Thanks
Craig Aaker
Bob Albright
Linda Allsopp
Rosemary Bilchak
Sandy Bolton
Karen Bristol
Markey Butler
Susan Campbell
Amy Cecil
John Chambers
Jane Click
Susan Dodington
Jan Domaracki
Melissa Eisenstat
Pam Finkelman
Renée Fleisher
Greer Fox
Sara Garton
Cheri Grinnell
Adrian Gruia
Laurel Hake
Cheryl Hannah
Debbie Hanson
Ralph Hanson
Ann Harris
Linda Vitti Herbst
Linda Hoffman
Shirley Holst
Maryann Ingersoll
Elyse Seidner-Joseph
Kenny Joseph
Randi Kelly
Dinah Kinsman
Lois Knapp
Gretchen Kurt
Carol Kurt
Karen Kurt
Toby Larson
Wendy Larson
Jeffrey Lava
Joan Lava
Bruce Lee
Laurie Loeb
Tricia Louthis
Gordon MacAlpine
Bill McCanne
Deb McCanne
Joelle McDonough
Tish McFee
Charlotte McLain
Michael McLain
Sylvia Neff
Werner Neff
Susan Proctor
Enid Ritchy
Polly Ross
Anne Sale
Marlene Schroeder
Heather Scott
Jim Scull
Lorenzo Semple
Sheridan Semple
Barbara Shaw
Connie Sherman
Cari Shurman
John Shurman
Eric Simon
Sylvia Stauffer
Austine Stitt
Bill Stutts
Deborah Tullman
Linda Vitti
Ruth Waldman
Robin Watson
Sylvia Wendrow
Ginny West
Barbara Young
Ted Zislis
