Western Reserve Chorale
Ways to support WRC
The Western Reserve Chorale could not reach the level of success we do without the generous support of donors who support us directly with donations or through sponsoring ads in our concert programs. Your support helps us to continue to bring music to our community.
DONATE TO OUR
ANNUAL FUND
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$500 will cover half the cost of sheet music for one performance
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$250 will help us pay for our audio and video production
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$100 helps fund the accompanist who assists in rehearsals and performances.
Your donation will help WRC continue its mission of bringing free choral music to the Greater Cleveland community and beyond.
Please click the Donate button for credit card.
Checks may be mailed to
Western Reserve Chorale
c/o First Baptist Church
3630 Fairmount Blvd.
Shaker Heights, OH 44118
WRC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in Ohio. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
WRC is grateful to receive a grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture in support of our work in 2026.
Western Reserve Chorale is grateful to receive a 2026 Capacity Building grant made possible in part by an investment of public funds from the Ohio Arts Council.
WRC appreciates the work of WCLV and ClevelandClassical.com to promote live classical music in Northeast Ohio.
Benefactors ($500+)
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Cynthia Ahern
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Anonymous
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David & Christine Bell
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John & Susan Blackwell
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Christopher Brandt & Beth Sersig
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Bonnie & David Cook
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Rhona & Robert Jacobson
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Leona Jackson
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Jeanne Leinbach
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Laura Otis
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Jane Richmond
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Ruth & Daniel Shoskes
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Katherin Swanson-Harbage & Robin Harbage
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Virginia Taft
Patrons ($100-$499)
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Anonymous (2)
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Andrea Ber
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Sharon Core
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Fredrich Dengel
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Richard & Cheryl Drake
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Robert & Rosalyn Gaier
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Rolf Geibach
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Alison & Aaron Gross
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Gilbert & Barbara Harrington
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Alex & Nancy Jamieson
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Janice Katz
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Rheta & Stephen Leece
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Lynda Mayer
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Roy Meier
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Dean & Maxine Myers
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Stacy Newman
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JoAnne & Linn Raney
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Linda & David Rainey
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Sarojini Rao
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Lawrence Richmond
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Margaret Robinson
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Pat & John Rydquist
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Wanda & Demo Solaru
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Sue Stewart-Palmisano
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Ban & Ruth Twaddell
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Diana Vargo
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Margo Vinney
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Lisa & Tom Wadsworth
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In memory of Bob Rittenhouse
Supporters ($50-99)
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Linda & Chris Bartel
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Mark & Kathleen Binnig
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Yvonne Bolitho
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Bo Carlsson
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Barbara & Earl Cavender
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Lana Cowell
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Ruth Fox
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Marianne Gordon
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Fern Grunberger
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Linda Haligowski
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Judy Harrison
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Alaina Hession
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Stephen Hotchkiss
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Kathleen Kern-Pilch
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William Lavezzi
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Alan Lettofsky
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Bryan McGucken
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Linda Merriam
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Sheryl Modlin
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Marcia Owen
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Theresa Pretlow
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Quentin & Gay Quereau
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Heather Rainey
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Michelle Raymond
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Gunter Schwegler
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Timothy & Linda Tuthill
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Peter Vanden Broeck
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Mark Wallach
Friends ($10-49)
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Mazie Adams
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Tracy Backer
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Amy Bartter
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Michael Beckman
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Barbara Bibbee
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Diana Carter
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Hazel Cramer
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Barbara Framke
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Veronica Gallo
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Sadie Bashay Hatcher
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Sandra Kaups
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Carl Klingenschmitt
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Frances Kluter
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Domas Lapkus
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Dale McMillin
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Betty Jo Mooney
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Paul Murphy
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Albie Nicol
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Michael & Lisette Piepenburg
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Robert Quartell
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Emily Rainey-Barger
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Diane Scillia
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Michelle & Christopher Smith
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Jack Spiegler
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Carol Steiner
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Marissa Williams
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Jene Wilson
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Jennifer Woda
The WRC Piano Fund
Chromatics $6,000+
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Cynthia Ahern
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Richard & Cheryl Drake
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Virginia Taft
Harmonics $1,000+
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David & Christine Bell
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Wendy Deuring
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David Gilson & Suzanne Harrington
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Judy Harrison
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Rudy Ivancic
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Rhona & Robert Jacobson
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David & Linda Rainey
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Gunter Schwegler
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Todd Smith
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Mary Lou Sykora
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Mark Wakefield & Kristina DuBois
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Margo Vinney
Persons of Note $500+
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Anonymous
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Debra & Daniel Drew
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Ruth Fox
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Mary Ann Hile
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Doris Simpson
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Ed & Gill Solem
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Gilbert & Barbara Harrington
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Victoria & Stephen Hoffman
(in honor of Rosemary Woodruff)
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Leona Jackson
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Alex & Nancy Jamieson
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Bryan McGucken & Elisabeth Canfield
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Dean & Maxine Myers
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Marianne Prebet
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Wanda & Demo Solaru
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Sue Stewart-Palmisano
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Sally B. Taft
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Sally Wilson & Aaron Ballonoff
Other Contributors
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Deena Barrett (in honor of Judi
Kaufman's 80th birthday)
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William Benish
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Jo Bennett
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Andrea Ber
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Stephen Broker
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Barbara & Earl Cavender
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Mary Lou Core
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Susan Evans
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Elizabeth Gockel & Ed Rosenberg
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Debby & Warren Goldenberg
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Carol Heitz
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Patricia Klaas
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Christie Leece
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Samantha Miller
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Arlen Overholt
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James Pintner
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Joanne Poderis
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Frank Ragone
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Michelle & Christopher Smith
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Diana Vargo
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Hamilton Throckmorton
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Mark Wallach & Karla Bell
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Summer Watterson
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Blossom Williams
The Consultant Project Fund
Mission Supporters $250+
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Christie Leece
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Todd Smith
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Mary Lou Sykora
Collaborators $100+
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Anonymous
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Debra & Daniel Drew
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Alex & Nancy Jamieson
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Dean & Maxine Myers
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Lydia Oppman
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Progressive Insurance Foundation
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David & Linda Rainey
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Doris Simpson
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Ed & Gill Solem
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Margo Vinney
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Mark Wallach & Karla Bell
Other Contributors
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Joe & Marge Geiger
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Carol Heitz
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Samantha Miller
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Stacy Newman
WRC's Corporate Sponsors
2025-26 Season
Cleveland Chamber Music Society
Educational Opportunities Tours
Leona Jackson, CPA
Katherine McCarty, Realtor
Laura Wadsworth Art
Dean Myers, Author
Schwegler Clock Repair
Working with Nature Inc.
We Love our Sponsors!
Would you like to know more about supporting a project or becoming a corporate sponsor?
Please call Stacy Newman at 216-282-4022
or send an email.
PURCHASE AN AD IN OUR PROGRAM BOOKLET
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Sponsors will be acknowledged in our advertising and with full page ads in our programs.
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