Houston Symphony Endowment

The Houston Symphony Endowment is a separate nonprofit organization that invests contributions to earn income for the benefit of the Houston Symphony Society. You can create an endowed fund or chair through a direct contribution or via planned gift such as a bequest. The fund can be designated for general purposes, or to endow an orchestra chair. Your gift will not only help strengthen the financial stability of the orchestra, but also create a way for your family and friends to celebrate your commitment to the Houston Symphony by contributing to the fund in your honor. For more information, please contact Alex de Aguiar Reuter, Senior Associate, Endowment & Administration, at alex.reuter@houstonsymphony.org or 713.337.8532.

James H. Lee III, President David Krieger William Dee Hunt Lynn Mathre Jerome Simon Scott Wise

Janice H. and Thomas D. Barrow Chair Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Cello The Brown Foundation Guest Pianist Fund The Brown Foundation Miller Outdoor Theatre Fund in memory of Hanni and Stewart Orton, Legacy Society Co-Founders Margarett and Alice Brown Fund for Education Janet F. Clark Fund Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair Juraj Valčuha, Music Director The Cullen Foundation Maestro’s Fund The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Fund for Creative Initiatives The Margaret and James Elkins Foundation Fund The Virginia Lee Elverson Trust Fund Fondren Foundation Chair Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs The General and Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Memorial Concert Fund in memory of Theresa Meyer and Jules Hirsch, beloved parents of General Maurice Hirsch, and Rosetta Hirsch Weil and Josie Hirsch Bloch, beloved sisters of General Maurice Hirsch General Maurice Hirsch Chair Aralee Dorough, Principal Flute Houston Symphony Chorus Fund Joan and Marvin Kaplan Fund Ellen E. Kelley Chair Eric Halen, Co-Concertmaster Max Levine Chair Yoonshin Song, Concertmaster Mary R. Lewis Fund for Piano Performance M.D. Anderson Foundation Fund Mary Lynn and Steve Marks Fund Barbara and Pat McCelvey Fund Mr. and Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Endowed Chair

William VerMeulen, Principal Horn Monroe L. Mendelsohn Jr. Fund George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Summer Concerts Fund C. Howard Pieper Foundation Fund Walter W. Sapp Fund, Legacy Society Co-Founder Fayez Sarofim Guest Violinist Fund through the Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Schissler Foundation Fund Spec’s Charitable Foundation Salute to Educators Concert Fund The Micijah S. Stude Special Production Fund Bobby and Phoebe Tudor Fund Margaret Alkek Williams Chair John Mangum, Executive Director/CEO The Wortham Foundation Classical Series Fund in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham