Support the GWYOA
Support the GWYOA
To make a donation by check, please make payable to: GWYOA, write Donation on the notes section of the check and mail to:
Greater Westchester Youth Orchestras Association
Farhad Ameen, GWYOA Treasurer
P.O. Box 111
100 Fisher Avenue
White Plains, NY 10602
The Greater Westchester Youth Orchestras Association, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1953, greatly appreciates donations of any amount. Your donation provides funds for need based tuition assistance, giving young musicians the opportunity through classical music training in an ensemble, to receive an excellent grounding in collaboration, the ability to boost self-esteem, and helps foster an open-mindedness about our ethnically diverse community, worlds and traditions.
DONATION LEVELS
$100 Friend - Friends are mentioned in our Spring Gala Concert, Lincoln Center Playbill program.
$200 Donor - Donors are mentioned and receive a complimentary family tribute in our Spring Gala Concert, Lincoln Center Playbill program.
$300 Sponsor - Sponsors receive a complimentary ticket to our Spring Gala Concert, David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center. Are mentioned and receive a complimentary family tribute in our Spring Gala Concert, Lincoln Center Playbill program.
$500 Patron - Patrons receive two complimentary tickets to our Spring Gala Concert, David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center. Are mentioned and receive a complimentary family tribute in our Spring Gala Concert, Lincoln Center Playbill program.
$750 Benefactor - Benefactors receive three complimentary tickets to our Spring Gala Concert, David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center. Are mentioned and receive a complimentary family tribute in our Spring Gala Concert, Lincoln Center Playbill program.
$1000 Principal Player - Principal Players receive four complimentary tickets to our Spring Gala Concert, David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center. Are mentioned and receive a complimentary family tribute in our Spring Gala Concert, Lincoln Center Playbill program.
$1500 Conductor’s Circle - Conductor’s Circle members receive six complimentary tickets to our Spring Gala Concert, David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center. Are mentioned and receive a complimentary family tribute in our Spring Gala Concert, Lincoln Center Playbill program.
The Mutlu Family
Principal Player
The Ellen Lee and Pak Family
The Family of Leila Ibrahim
Patrons
Laura M. Chmielewski and Herman R. Eberhardt
New Castle Scone Co.
Sponsors
Alvin Zhou and Family
Aimee and Matthew Kaplan
Jeffrey Glatzer In Honor of Hannah Loges
The Family of Harrison Lorenz
Donors
Brian Toolan
Drs. Jennifer and Danil Makarov
Ida and Bernard Klinger
Terence Flanagan
The Family of Mark Li
The Family of Nate Hopper
The Geller Family
The Medar-Sharma Family
The Webster Family
Albena Tasholova
Amy Vijayanagar
Bonnie and Samuel Berger
Emilly Moskowitz and Family
Jad & Rani Benslimane
Madhu Huggahalli
Min Lucy Luo and Ziming Eddy Zou
Philip Lee
Surui Fang
The Chong Family
The Driver Family
The Family of Aadi Sethi
The Family of Aanya Shetty
The Family of Alice Enokida
The Family of Ariana and Viviana Chung
The Family of Ava Snyder
The Family of Charlotte Eve Kaplan
The Family of Chase Kwon
The Family of David Jihewl Lee
The Family of Drew Neiman
The Family of Henry Jaeger
The Family of Grace Donaghy
The Family of Mira Taur
The Family Penn Harris
The Family of Scarlett Hartzman
The Family of Teddy Stern
The Family of Thomas Yan and Miles Yan
The Family of Tiantong Wang
The Hudson River School of Music
The Lanza Gamarra Family
The Lebwohl Family
The Lee Yoon Family
The Lord Family
The Nwankpa-Ejiogu Family
The Tomioka Family
The Wilke-Olsen Family
The Yau Family (Hsun-Mei Teng & Jeng-Bang Yau)
Wei Cheng and Ying Yang
Yunting Lin and Claudio Ciacci
Thank you GWYOA for all the years of wonderful performances and fellowship through music. We are proud to support GWYOA in memory of Stanley C. Chmielewski and Herman L. Eberhardt. Maria Eberhardt, we’re so proud of all your talents and achievements and can’t wait to see the wonderful things your next chapter will bring! Love, Mom, Dad and Beatrix
We are proud of you Aanya!
Anna and Alexander: Congratulations on your hard work this year! We look forward to a beautiful concert in this world-renowned space. Love, the Makarov Family
Best wishes to all the musicians at Lincoln Center! The Driver Family
Bravo to all the musicians from the Hudson River School of Music - Lily, Mira, Kassidy, May, Jake, Henry, Zoe, Serine, Arya, Aleah, Leon, Avi, Amir, Issac! Your music is an inspiration to all!
Congratulations Iheoma Nkem Ejiogu on an excellent performance! You make us so proud. We love you! Continue to shine! Cheers to Conductor Jacqueline Stern and GWYOA! We appreciate you! Blessings always! -from the Nwankpa-Ejiogu family
Congratulations to all the players and to Conductor Feldman. With thanks from The Geller Family
Congratulations to Evan Kaplan and to all of the members of the Westchester Youth Orchestra (Junior Strings). You have brought joy into the world. Aimee and Matthew Kaplan
Congratulations to GWYOA Elementary Strings! And Gracie, we are so very proud of you. You are dedicated and have learned so much. We are cheering for you! We love you to the end of the numbers. Mom, Dad, Jimmy
Congratulations to Harrison and all the GWYOA musicians!
Congratulations to our son Evan Kaplan and the other members of the Westchester Youth Orchestra (Junior Strings). Thank you for bringing joy to our lives through music.
Congratulations, Emilly! We are so proud of your accomplishments with the GWYOA! Love, Mom, Dad, & Andrew
Dear Avi, What a wonderful violinist you have become! Mama, papa, and Shriya are very proud of you. Continue to play/grow and cherish these moments. -Medar- Sharma Family
Dear Zoe, Congratulations! We are so proud of you for all your hard work and the accomplishments you made since joining GWYOA! May music always fill your life with joy and happiness! Special thanks to Mrs. Stern and congratulations to all! Love,
Mom & Dad (Hsun-Mei Teng & Jeng-Bang Yau)
In support of our talented young musicians and the wonderful opportunity afforded to them by GWOYA. Terence, we are proud of your hard work and participation in this group.
Isa, congratulations! We are so proud of you and your accomplishments as a talented viola player. Your dedication and hard work have paid off, and we can't wait to see where your musical journey takes you. Keep shining and making beautiful music!
love you, mom, dad, Matteo!
Issac Chong- Congratulations!!! We are so proud of you! Nine years of GWYOA! You are a superstar! Love, Dad, Mom, Samantha, Sydney, Chewie and the Pak/Lee/Chong families!!!
It is great pleasure to join GWYOA! Mr. Klinger is such wonderful musician!
Kyungen,
“When you play, never mind who listens to you.” – Robert Schumann
Play boldly or go home. We are so proud of you and you never cease to amaze. Keep sharing your love of music with the world.
Love Ma, Unnee, Da and Jedi
Lily, we are so proud of you! Thank you for bringing more music into our lives. Love, Mom, Dad, Jakey, and Miri
Luke Padovano . . . Congratulations, we are so very proud of you! We love hearing you play, seeing you perform, and watching you grow as a musician. You and your music are a gift to us all. With love and hugs from Mom, Dad, and Mia
To our beloved Leila, We are so proud of you. It has been a joy listening to your music and watching you grow. May your dedication and music stay with you and cheer you up forever! With much love from your parents and the entire family
We are so proud of you, Nate. Music is in your soul—keep sharing it and spreading joy. Love Mom, Dad, and Bea.
Webster Family wishes all the musicians good luck!
We love listening to the great music GWYOA is making together. - Lee Yoon Family
Bob McCarthy and Family
Principal Player
Thaira Oweity
Benefactor
The Lien Family
Patrons
Ellen Lee and Pak Family
Laura M. Chmielewski and Herman R. Eberhardt
New Castle Scone Co.
Sponsors
Chiu Lin Sung
Dorothy Dougherty
Ula Hwang
Donors
The Cheng Family
Shilpi Chandra
Su Wenjuan
Susan Lee-Chong
Tecia Kamanja
Family Tributes
Maria Eberhardt, we are so proud of all of your achievements, especially in the performing arts. Thank you. GWYOA musicians and conductors, for another wonderful yearof beautiful music! We are pleased to support GWYOA in memory of our classical music loving dads, Stanley C.Chmielewski and Herman L. Eberhardt. Congratulations to all!
-Laura M. Chmielewski and Herman R. Eberhardt
Kyungah,
“Music can name the unnameable and communication the unknowable” – Leonard Bernstein. May the music of life guide and support you on your next adventure. We are so proud of your beautiful heart.
-Forever, Ma, Da, Do & Jedi
Dear Lian & Zoe, Congratulations! You’ve done an amazing job with your fellow friends from GWYOA this year! We are so proud of your hard work and we really enjoyed the music. Many thanks to the GWYOA orchestras, and wonderful conductors. Best regards!
-The Guo Family
Cheers to GWYOA and years of brining music and fun to our children, families, community, and Westchester! We are grateful for the years Zoe has had as part of the GWYOA family! May she continue to find such a welcoming and amazing orchestra in college, like she has with GWYOA. We are so proud of you Zoe!!
Love,
Mom & Dad
(Ula Hwang & Don Lien)
Dear Victoria and Olivia, We are so proud of your accomplishments this year! May music always bring happiness to your life. Thank you, Mrs. Stern and Mr. Klinger, for your dedication!
-The Cheng Family
Congratulations to the GWYOA Elementary Strings on a wonderful season of beautiful music! Thank you to Mr. Klinger for all of your hard work with the children this season. They have learned so much from you and truly grown as performers. To Reed – you have come such a long way and we are so proud of you.
-Dorothy & Bryan Dougherty
Patrons
Gregory and Catherine Hannibal
Laura M. Chmielewski and Herman R. Eberhardt
Pak Family
Sponsors
Chiulin & Yao Guo
The Chung Family
Donors
Terence J. and Lisa Flanagan
Johann Fueting and Family
The Hansen, Rivera and Martin Families
The Hertlein Family
Juan Huera and Despina Stylianou
Ikjae Lee & Yesie Yoon
The Lee Family
New Castle Sconce Co,
The Sdao Family of Pleasantville
The Tetenman Family
Debra Auletta
Christine M. Chmielewski
Connie Dempster
In Honor of Vincent J. Lionti
Lisa Krouskoff
The Lien Family
Linda Shwab & Jackie Shwab Lutz
Susan Stanton
Westchester Music and Arts Camp
Jennifer K. Zeleny
In memory of Stanley C. "Staś" Chmielewski and Dr. Herman L. Eberhardt
Laura M. Chmielewski and Herman R. Eberhardt
Christine M. Chmielewski
Donna Cornachio
Sally J. Eberhardt and Graham Macphee
Mary Angela and Christopher Hardwick
Catherine A. Lewis
Patrick O'Neill and Beth Tondreau
Aviva F. Taubenfeld and Daniel I. Schloss
Principal Player
William Zhou and Family
Benefactor
The Lien Family
Patrons
Richard Cuneo and Family
Ling Family
Sponsors
Sapna Arvind
Shilpi Chandra and Anshu Goyal
Chiu Lin Sung
Donors
Priya Sampath
Jun Zhao
Miki Ambrogi
Margaret Bagley
Rosario Benavides
John, Diane, and Lauren Capurso
Noreen Childs
Patrick Dias and Family
Nicole Hazard
Rosemary Hochberg
Nancy Hoople
Mia Howson
Elena Inoue
Karen Keane
Audrey O'Connell
Jane Rosenstadt
Kimberly Rotondo
Jaqueline Stern
Chiulin Sung
Anne Tetenman
Licheng Wu
Thank you GWYOA for the joys of beautiful music, performance and friendship you've brought to our lives. Maria Eberhardt, you have come such a long ways since you toddled about clutching a red plastic violin! We are so proud of all you've done in music and your wonderful performances for GWYOA, school, church, and charity.
– Mom and Dad xoxoxo
Congratulations to all the musicians, conductors and Board members for continuing to create beautiful music through these eventful times. It lifts our spirits and brings us joy.
Thanks again – Shilpi Chandra and Anshu Goyal
To the 2021 GWYOA Family: Because of you, GWYOA's tradition of excellence has flourished even in the face of challenges that none of us thought we'd ever see. Thank you, and shine bright during the Spring Showcase!
– The Cuneo Family (Cali, 2020)
We are proud of our GWYOA musicians for their dedication to music in an extremely challenging year. We are grateful to our GWYOA volunteers, board, and our wonderful GWYOA conductors: Mr. Klinger, Ms. Stern, and Ms. Feldman for their stupendous efforts to bring music to our young kids again.
– The Zhao family
Our deepest gratitude to Ms. Jacqueline Stern for the wonderful opportunity given to the children to perform and bring joy even during this terrible pandemic. Through this platform, we have watched our son, Aniketh, develop a passion for violin and grow as a performer. We are so proud to be associated with the GWYOA and applaud the entire GWYOA team on a fabulous music season!
– Sapna Arvind and Arvind Sriram
Sapna Arvind
Adam Bench
Paula & Matias Bercun
Roxanne & Justin Goh
Suzette & Jeff Vitak
Jean Bruder
Elena Inoue
Anne Tetenman
Trang Vuong
Sara Langbert and Tom Donofrio
Tina Moon-Lee and Don Lee
Principal Player
Mr. Paul Kaminski and Mrs. Katharina Plath-Nourry
Maria and William Pence
William Zhou and Family
Wahiba Sebbane Benslimane
Drs Sandra Demaria and Yuri Bushkin
John and Judie Cho
Poonam Arora and Arvind Kumar
The Chung Family
Kristine and Joshua Fenton
Jamie Geidel
Helmut Hoess
Dr. Susie Cheng-Lee and Chester Lee
The Loges Family
DioGuardi and Murdock CPAs PLLC
Suzie Hahn and Michael Pascutti
Mr. Kenneth Silverman and Ms. Carin Khatchikian
Suzette and Jeffrey Vitale
The Berg Family
David Chong and Susan Lee-Chong
Amy and Cyrus Driver
Lina and Vincent Graci
The Liao Family
Ms. Chung-Yu Wong
Liz Yamamoto and David Wentworth
Thank you to GWYOA for enriching the lives of so many children by giving them the opportunity to build connections with each other to combine their ability to create something beautiful. So proud to be part of this wonderful organization and such dedicated volunteers.
— The Moon-Lee Family
The family of Eric and Anna Langbert thank all the conductors, board members and fellow musicians for the many years of great music. We will miss you.
— The Langbert Family
Dear Maestri Lionti, thank you for a grand experience for our darling daughter. Rosa Sofia—you make the world sing and our hearts too ... we are so proud of you and thank you for the music you have given us since you were born!
— Your proud family
Dear Larisa, we are very proud of you and really enjoyed the concerts of the Youth Symphony! Bravo to all young GWYOA musicians and a special thanks to Vincent and Victor Lionti for providing such wonderful opportunity to the kids!
— The Bushkin Family
Emma, congratulations on your last GWYOA concert. We are so proud of you and all that you've accomplished! Seems like only yesterday you were learning Twinkle Twinkle on a 1/4 violin. Can't wait to see what you do next!
— Love, Mom, Dad, and Claire
Congratulations, Charlotte! We're so proud of your musical accomplishments, including all your GWYOA seasons, and excited to see what you do next. Good luck!
— D, M, & A
Thank you to Conductor Klinger, Conductor Stern, and Conductors Lionetti and Lionetti for all that you do for all the musicians today and throughout the year.
— The Vitale Family
You make us smile every day, Vicky-Ticky-Toria. You are everything that is sunny and right in this world. We are so proud of you and your hard work and we love you to the moon and back. Keep being fabulous you! XOXOXO
— Mom, Dad, William, Stone, & Ginger
Congratulations to the musicians of the GWYOA Youth Symphony! For Bea and all the seniors, good luck as you move on to the next exciting chapters in your lives.
— Maria and Bill Pence
Lucas Lee, we are so happy to see you grow as a musician and perform as a HS junior at GWYOA. I hope you continue to enjoy playing different instruments and music throughout your life. Looking forward to more concerts with you playing French Horn!
— Mom, Dad, Evelyn, and Abigail
To Maestri Klinger, Stern, and Lionti: The young music community is so fortunate for your dedication, patience, hard work, and incomparable expertise. Thank you! To my students: Congratulations on all your accomplishments, and keep up the great work! Your music sounds heavenly to my ears!
— Jamie Geidel
Dear Ariana, we are very proud of you and really enjoyed the concerts of the Elementary Orchestra! Congratulations to all the young GWYOA musicians, and a special thanks to Mr. Klinger for providing such a wonderful opportunity to the kids, and helping them to learn and appreciate music!
— The Chung Family
Our boys, Jad and Rani, have enjoyed playing with the GWYOA. We are grateful to their amazing conductors, and all the volunteers who make it happen! Best regards.
— Wahiba & Alaa Benslimane
Dearest Justine, congratulations to you and all your fellow GWYOA friends on an amazing year! We are so proud of your hard work and musical and personal growth. Many thanks to Bernard Klinger and all the wonderful parents who made this incredible experience possible. Love,
— Mom, Dad, and Matthew
Congratulations to the GWYOA class of 2019! Well done! Thank you so much to the Conductors, Board members, parents, and peers! Your effort means so much to me! I have the warmest memories of my time in GWYOA! All the best in the years to come!
— William Zhou and Family
Dear Hannah, congratulations on your first year with the GWYOA orchestra! We are so proud of you! You'll never know dear how much we love you. Love,
— Mom, Dad, Sarah, and Abigail
Dear Scott, we are immensely proud of the young man you have become and how music is the heart and soul of who you are. Congratulations on your GWYOA experience as it will stay with you for the rest of your life! Always stay true to yourself! We love you,
— Mom, Dad, Daniel, and Nanny
Thank you to the GWYOA orchestras, the wonderful conductors and supportive community for an amazing 7 years! Wishing Chirag and all the graduating seniors the very best for the future.
— Poonam Arora and Arvind Kumar