
Board of Trustees
as of November 11. 2024
Trustees
Alexandra Munroe, Chair
Michael Klein, Vice Chair
Charles Wall, Vice Chair
Sam Brown, Treasurer
Carrie Wells, Secretary, Co-President, of National Council
Robert J. Hurst, Co-President of National Council
Alan Fletcher, Munroe President and CEO
Charles Anderson
Amy Margerum Berg
Stephen Brint
Sarah Broughton
Jack Carter
Victoria Chiang*
Joy Dinsdale
Elaine Douvas*
Nicholas Paepcke DuBrul
James Dunham*
Richard Felder
Ann Friedman
Nancy Swift Furlotti
Mary Giese
Arjun Gupta
Jonathan Haas*
Cornelia Heard*
Linda Vitti Herbst
Sheila Johnson
Jonathan Lee
Anthony Mazza
Michael Mermagen*
Willem Mesdag
H. Gael Neeson
Anton Nel*
Janet O’Connor
Fonda Paterson
Timothy Pitts*
Aaron Podhurst
Dan Porterfield, ex-officio
Dana Powell
John Rojak*
Caryn Scheidt
Albert Small III
Brinton Averil Smith*
Victoria L. Smith
Alia Tutor
Bing Wang*
Bryant Welters
Josh Wolman, ex-officio
*denotes artist-faculty-trustee
Honorary Trustees
Joan W. Harris
ltzhak Perlman
Robert Spano
Pinchas Zukerman
Life Trustees
Paula Bernstein
Carolyn Bucksbaum,
In Memoriam
Gerri Karetsky
Michael Murray
Members of the Corporation
As of November 11, 2024
Artist-Faculty Corporation Members
Richard Aaron
Darrett Adkins
Nancy Allen
Renata Arado
Nadine Asin
Andrew Bain
Joan Balter
William Billingham
Per Brevig
Choong Jin Chang
Hung-Kuan Chen
Victoria Chiang
Kevin Cobb
Warren Deck
Ellen dePasquale
Elaine Douvas
James Dunham
David Finckel
Renée Fleming
Simin Ganatra
Nancy Goeres
Jonathan Haas
David Halen
Wu Han
Christopher Hanulik
Stephen Hartke
Austin Hartman
Cornelia Heard
Desmond Hoebig
Mark Holloway
Douglas Howard
Myra Huang
Jeffrey Irvine
Sharon Isbin
Yoheved Kaplinsky
Masao Kawasaki
Alexander Kerr
Eric Kim
Stephen King
Espen Lilleslåtten
Robert Lipsett
Julian Martin
Raymond Mase
Demarre McGill
Michael Mermagen
Ken Merrill
Edgar Meyer
James Miller
Anton Nel
Timothy Pitts
Erik Ralske
Eric Reed
Kevin Rivard
John Rojak
Michael Rusinek
Brinton Averil Smith
Robert Spano
Mark Sparks
Edward Stephan
Stuart Stephenson
Cameron Stowe
Patrick Summers
Naoko Tanaka
Christopher Theofanidis
Titus Underwood
Joaquin Valdepeñas
Brandon Vamos
Carol Vaness
Arie Vardi
Bing Wang
Timothy Weiss
Kathleen Winkler
Stephen Wyrczynski
Cynthia Yeh
At-Large Corporation Members
Raehann Bryce Davis
Elizabeth Buccheri
Heidi Castleman
Patrick Davila
Melissa Eisenstat
Elizabeth Hynes
Gerri Karetsky
Robert McDuffie
Eric Owens
Golda Schultz
Conrad Tao
Anthony Trionfo
Art Williams
Joyce Yang
Hurst Chair's Circle of the National Council
Aspen Times
Sasha and Ed Bass
Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass
Amy Margerum Berg and Gilchrist Berg
Stephen Brint and
Mark Brown
Kay Bucksbaum*
Ruth Carver and
Jim Schmidt
Joy and Chris Dinsdale
Maja and Nicholas
Paepcke DuBrul
Richard Edwards and Kevin Ramnaraine
Jane and Michael Eisner
Gail and Alfred Engelberg
Linda and Alan* Englander
Deborah and
Richard Felder
Ann and Tom Friedman
Jessica and John Fullerton
Nancy Swift Furlotti
Mary E. Giese
Harriett Gold
The Arjun Gupta
Family Foundation
Shirley and Barnett Helzberg, Jr.
Linda Vitti Herbst
Sharon and Lawrence Hite
Soledad and Robert Hurst
Betty Wold Johnson Foundation
Ms. Sheila Johnson and Hon. William Newman
Joan Fabry and
Michael Klein
Barbara and Jonathan Lee
The Lowe Foundation
Lugano Diamonds
Mona Look-Mazza and Tony Mazza
Anne W. McNulty
Nancy Meinig
Lisa and Will Mesdag
Alexandra Munroe and Robert Rosenkranz
Becky and Mike Murray
H. Gael Neeson
David Newberger
Janet and Tom O’Connor
Mary Catherine and
Trevor Person
Dr. Doren Pinnell
Dana and Gene Powell
Querencia Private Golf & Beach Club
Kelli and Allen Questrom
Mary and Patrick Scanlan
Judith Z. Steinberg* and Paul J. Hoenmans*
Nancy Wall and
Charles Wall
The Rob Walton Foundation
Carrie and Joe Wells
Bryant Welters
Stephanie and
Dan Zilberman
* denotes deceased
National Council
Carrie Wells and Robert Hurst, Co-Presidents
Alpine Bank of Aspen
Pamela Gross and
Charles Anderson
Nadine Asin and Thomas van Straaten
Aspen Sojourner
Aspen Square Condominium Hotel
Holly and Albert Baril
Barbara and Bruce Berger
Nancy L. Blank and
Paul Alter
Marianne Boesky
Jo and Bill Brandt
Gabriel and
Deborah Brener
Karen Brooks
Sarah Broughton and John Rowland
Douglas and Abby Brown
Sam Brown and Alison Teal
Glenn Bucksbaum
Jon Busch
Shelley Senterfitt and Ken Canfield
Dr. Pamela Cantor
Carl’s Pharmacy
Caribou Club, Inc.
Jack Carter and Charlie Pohlad
Merle Chambers
Janet F. Clark
Clark’s Market
Martha and Bruce Clinton
Pat Cooper
Bunni and Paul Copaken
Barbara and Herschel Cravitz
The Crown Family
Ginny Dabney
Elissa and Gary Davis
Laura Donnelley
Marsha and David Dowler
Holly and David Dreman
Jennifer DuBrul and
Derek Foster
Antonia Paepcke DuBrul
Scott Dunn and Robbie Moray
Lee and Mel Eagle
Marcy and Leo Edelstein
Melissa Eisenstat and Jonathan Blau
Mary Ann Hyde*
Samia and A. Huda Farouki
First Western Trust, Aspen
Judith Fisher
Alan Fletcher and Ron Schiller
Carla D’Arista and George Frampton
Scott Francis and Susan Gordon
Karen and Jim Frank/J.S. Frank Foundation
Jane and Bill* Frazer
Fusion Design and Catering
The Gant Condominium Association
Sandy and Lee Godfrey
Barbara Gold
Ramona Bruland and Michael Goldberg
Thorey and Barry Goldstein
Andi and Jim Gordon, The Edgewater Funds
Jan and Ronald Greenberg
Maryann and Adrian Gruia
Brenda and James Grusecki
Vinod and Laurel Gupta
Julia Hansen
Courtenay Hardy
Irving Harris Foundation, Joan W. Harris
Eric Harrison
Ellen and Irv Hockaday
Hotel Jerome
Elyse Seidner-Joseph and Kenny Joseph
Amanda and Avi Kalichstein
Edith Kallas and Joe Whatley
Gerri Karetsky and Larry Naughton
Dick Kipper
Mary Jo and
Dick Kovacevich
Karen Kribs
Bertel M. Lewis
Melony and Adam Lewis
Marianne and Sheldon Lubar
John Madigan
Marlene A. Malek
Denise Monteleone and Jim* Martin
Dr. Nancy Maruyama
The Melville Family
Diane and Mead Metcalf
Renee and Bruce Michelson
Bettie McGowin Miller
Miners’ Building Hardware
Beller Moses
Family Foundation
Ilene and Jeff Nathan
Sara and Don Nelson
Ann and Bill* Nitze
Drs. Amy D. Ronner and Michael P. Pacin
Jean Lee Parelman
Fonda Paterson
Merbie and Tom Payne
Pat and Ed Peterson
Piranesi
Pitkin County Dry Goods
Dorothy and Aaron Podhurst
Kathryn and Richard Rabinow
George J. Records
Myra and Robert Rich
Judy* and Gary Rubin
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Rutherfoord, Jr.
The St. Regis Aspen Resort
June and Paul Schorr lll
Phyllis and David Scruggs
Jeannie and John Seybold
Isa Catto Shaw and Daniel Shaw
Victoria and Ronald Simms
Albert Small, lll
Gayle Stoffel
Marcia Strickland
MaryAnn Tittle
Carol and Mack Trapp
Penny Pritzker and
Bryan Traubert
Linda Vaughn
Fitz and Herb Washer
Marilyn Wilmerding
Tamara and Frank Woods
* denotes deceased

Aspen Music Festival 2025
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
Published

Alexandra Munroe
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Published

Robert Spano
Music Director
Published

Alan Fletcher
Munroe President and CEO
Published

About the Cover Artist
Wassily Kandinsky
Published

Renée Fleming and Patrick Summers
Co-Artistic Directors, Aspen Opera Theatre and VocalARTS
Published

Robert J. Hurst and Carrie Wells
National Council Co-Presidents
Published

Mensaje Del Editor
Joseph Pfender
Published

In Memoriam KAY BUCKSBAUM
Published

Catharsis and Active Listening: Concerning the Spiritual in Music
Markus Rathey
Published

Kandinsky, Painting, and the Spiritual in Modern Music
Julian Johnson
Published

"An Interview with Composer Christopher Theofandis"
Published

The Book of the World
Dr. Phil Ford
Published

2025 Aspen Music Festival Students
Published

Alumni Association and Alumni News
Published

Artist-Faculty and Guest Artists
Published

Further Information
Published

Festival Programs, Prizes, and Community Engagement
Published

A Brief History of the Aspen Music Festival and School
Published

A Special Thanks to our Annual Supporters
Published

Designated Annual Fund Gifts
Published

Contributing Authors
Published

Endowment Gifts
Published

Scholarships, Giving Programs, and Memorial Gifts, and Volunteer Thanks
Published

Where Dreams Begins Campaign Supporters
Published

Special Credits
Published

Administration and Summer Staff
Published

Aspen Promises
Published