Join our
Circle of Friends
Generous gifts of any size keep us culturally vibrant and educationally connected with our community.

2025/2026 Season
If the Symphony depended solely on ticket sales, the concert would end at intermission.
The fact is, ticket sales cover 30% of operating costs for the Auburn Symphony. Individual donations and grants must cover the other 70%. Please consider the value of classical music in your community, give generously, and make sure the Auburn Symphony continues to fill your life with the joys of live music.

Maestro Circle
– Four Mother’s Day Finale at the Mondavi Tickets
– VIP Event Invitations
– Recognition in Masterworks Series and Season Finale Programs

Composer Circle
– VIP Event Invitations
– Recognition in Masterworks Series and Season Finale Programs

Concertmaster Circle
– VIP Event Invitations
– Recognition in Masterworks Series and Season Finale Programs

Orchestra Circle
– VIP Event Invitations
– Recognition in Masterworks Series and Season Finale Programs

Classical Circle

Notable Circle
Circle of Friends 2025/2026
Our donor listing below is a compilation of total giving received
between April 6, 2025 and April 11, 2026.
MAESTRO CIRCLE $10,000 +
Dutch Bros Coffee • Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust • Mary Ann Flemmer
K&F Baxter Family Foundation • Barbara Machado • Nella Invest
Mary & Dr. Dwight Odom • Janet Pucci & Raymond Santana • Stephanie & Bob Snyder
COMPOSER CIRCLE $5,000+
Anonymous • Auburn Education Foundation • Susan & John Barnsdale • LaRaine Beadles
Candace Carlson & Christine Tennant • David & Claire Christensen • First Congregational Church of Auburn
Joan Frink • Ann Gaines • William Heisch • Jeanine & Christopher Jones • Marlene & John Knox
Gretchen Krugler & Paul Mercurio • Dorothea Mahan • Brenda Roper • Patrice Taylor & Dean Prigmore
CONCERTMASTER CIRCLE $2,500+
Auburn Rotary • LaRaine Beadles • Merry Benard • Paula Celick & Larry Laverne • Jacque & Chuck Erdrich
Margot & Jeffrey Fulmer • Lynda & Glenn Garabedian • Stephanie & Bill Kenney
Neva Kesselring & Jerry Rico • Gay & Barry Mackintosh • Linda Neuhauser & Craig Buxton • Old Town Pizza
Sierra Pacific Foundation • Betty & Kurt Simon • United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria
Irene & Ray Yamasaki
ORCHESTRA CIRCLE $1,000+
Arts Council of Placer County
Kathe & William Beadle
Laura & Stanley Bishop
BriarPatch
Anne & Greg Brown
Rachel Callison
Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC
Conrad Charitable Fund
Sherry & Richard Couzens
Ken DeJarnette
Marsha Dolkas
Edward Jones – Rachel Kenney
Lynn Evans
Cindy Gustafson
Mary Lee Hope
Hotel Vista Sierra
Robin Houston
Bettie Hunt
Joanna Jones & Lydia Jones
Sara Jotoku
Barbara Katz
Drs. Karen & Rodney Kihara
Carol & Bruce Lundberg
Gail & Gerald Mohlenbrok
Audrey & Jerry Mueller
Lucinda & Jerry Picaman
Christine Pieper & Dennis Grossman
Placer Community Foundation
Placer Land Trust
Marianne & Joseph Quinn
Susan & Don Rushton
Karen & Larry Schwartz
Maureen & Ken Sherer
Claudia & Steve Siegel
Caryn Slane
Teichert Materials
Barbara & Dr. William Tellman
U.S. Bank
Betsy Wagner
Patricia Wassum
Wilson, Myers & Dold
Allison & Gary Yee
CLASSICAL CIRCLE $500+
Sandy & Dirk Amara
Auburn Host Lions Club, Inc.
Auburn Kiwanis Foundation
Teresa & Jim Axton
Janet & Chris Benson
Marilyn Chambliss
Marland Clay
Jennifer Dahlgren
Robecca & Mark Denning
Suzanne Dings
David Fenolio
Ellen & Steve Gardner
Mary Ann Hamilton
Denese Holden
Mike Holmes
Stephanie & Chuck Hudson
Charlene Kelty
Margaret Kindig
Carolyn & Edward Koons
Jan & Michael Krug
Mary & Dale Kuehne
Patricia & James Leidigh
Leif Lowery
Diane & Bob McCarthy
Mary & Charles McLean
Rita Miller
Susan & Kenneth Moore
Linda & Bill Moyers
Nancy & Ken Nittler
Debra Oldziewski
Bonnie Potter
Leslie Rogers
Joan & Robert Rouse
Colleen & Tim Sands
Karen & Darrell Thomas
Sue Thompson & Jaya Perryman Fund
Thrivent Choice
Debbie & Ken Vanderford
Visit Placer
Sharon & Kenneth Winter
NOTABLE CIRCLE
Fritz Albrecht
Kathy Albrecht & Bob McKenzie
Christopher Allen
Anonymous
Ansel Park Assisted Living
Auburn Ravine Terrace
Shirley Ballinger
Valerie Baumer
Randi Beasley
Joyce Beeman
Marcia Bice
Karen Bleuel
Lisa Bloom
Nancy Bloom
Elliott Bond
Norma Brink
Judith Bromley
Jeff Bruner
Donna Burgess & George Hoffecker
Jackie & Jay Byers
Carol & Christian Chappell
Gabriela Chavez
Merrill Clarke
Patrick Coghlan
Colleen Conley
Carla Cox
Kari Coye
Janet & David Crosby
Mary Danner
Carole & Mick Darlington
Jeffrey Darlington
Jenny Darlington-Person
Hortense Davis
Mary Demsky
Jim Denman
Teresa & Lewis deWitt
Patty & Dennis Dong
Kathleen & Perry Edwards
Dotti Egel
Alana Eichenhofer
Sally & Jim Ellsworth
Wally Etterbeek
Stewart Feldman
Feldman-Vodden Family Fund
Marilou Ficklin
Alan Fong
Susan & Gary Ganong
Len Ganz
Nancy Gayner
Milton Gee
Jeanne Gerber
Barbara & Ed Gerletti-Weiss
Maria Geyer
Nancy Giffin
Golden 1 Credit Union
Ryan Goodpastor
Barbara & Ed Goodson
Ken Grimsley
Gary Haight
Jan & Steven Hallam
Jane Hamilton
Beth & Jon Handy
Kathleen Harvey
Andrew Hayes
Stephanie Haynes
Anthony Herrera
Jeff Hickman
Carol & Terence Holliman
Houston Magnani & Associates
Douglas Houston
Jessica Hubbard
Elizabeth Jackson
Jane & Peter Jaffe
Sheila Jefferson-Ross
Suzanne & Cliff Jones
Michelle & Kent Jordan
Merrill Kagan-Weston
Kathleen Kahrl
Rachel Kenney
Michael Kirby
Brian Knapp
Ketzia Kogan
Maquette Kuper Kubey
Stephanie Langley
Sue & Gary Larkins
Dee Leiker & Skip Andreae
Linda & Jim LoBue
Leslie & Jeffrey Lohse
Brandon Lopez
Magnusson’s Toyota of Auburn
Kimberly Maker
Paula Maxwell & Bob Bugay
Bryce McAnally
Matthew McClellan
Indira & Joshua McDonald
Doug McDougall
Heather McFadden
James McGregor
Charlene Messner
Marian R. Metson
Jeffrey Mikles
Barbara Milton
Karen Mitcheom
Lynn Morgan
Janie & Evan Morris
Shirley Morunga-Cassell
Lily & Matt Nichols
Janet & Rick Nicholson
Lars Nilsson
Betty & Frank Noey
Sue Oliveira
Annette Orella
Carol & Alec Ostrom
Robert Owens
Marty Pancoast
Heather Perry
Helen Phillips
Loretta Rector
Sandra & F.G. Reeves
Jennifer Reitz
Restaurant Josephine
Alexia Retallack
Eden Rock
Sarah Roeske
Jennifer & Brent Sanders
Claudie Schiller
Doris Schroeder
Jill & Thomas Schroeder
Robert Schwermann
Norma & Phil Sexton
Shu Shen
Katheryn Small & Viswanath Rao
Rose & Douglas Smoot
Tracy Snyder
Solstice Senior Living at Auburn
Phyllis Sorenson
Doug Souvignier
Charleta & Charles Spinks
Jan Stevens & Carole Cory
Kris & Joe Stuart
Margaret Thompson
Nancy Thym-Hochrein
Warren Tichenor
Karla & Martin Tilley
Nancy & Rodger Tognazzini
Kenneth Underwood
Sarah Unger
Joanne Valentine
Carl VanderVeen
Denise Verbeck
Carolyn Wadman
Jacquie & Neil Wallach
Barbara Weis
Sara Westerman
Frances C. & Craig Wheaton
Susan Wilfley
Lisa Wilson
Zinnia Lee & Kenneth Windholz
Marien & Anson Wong
Becky Wood & Mike Hoppe
Alice & Chris Woody
Legacy Gifts
Estate of Kay Atchison • Estate of Charlotte Coe • Estate of Larry Tyrell

