The Board of Directors of the Empire State Youth Orchestra, Inc. gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following individuals, businesses, corporations, foundations, and government agencies, whose support of ESYO is so essential. The following list represents gifts of $1,000 or more received during the 2007-08 season, including some contributions dedicated specifically to support the Youth Orchestra's April 2008 European Tour.

25th Anniversary Dress Circle
Comfortex Window Fashions
Nigro Companies
Review Foundation, Inc.
Stewart’s Shops

Concert Sponsors
Time Warner Cable
Times Union

Platinum Angel
($50,000 and up)
The Jerome and Marlene Brody Foundation
New York State Music Fund

Gold Angel
($25,000 - $49,999)
CBS 6 / Albany
The Schenectady Foundation

Silver Angel
($15,000 - $24,999)
UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Maestro's Circle
($10,000 - $14,999)
The Keith Chapman Scholarship Fund, Norman Rea, Donor
Elizabeth Taylor

Encore Circle
($7,500 – $9,999)
The Community Foundation for the Capital Region:
Frank C. Steiner Instrumental Music Memorial Fund

Bravo Circle
($5,000 – $7,499)
Albany Medical Center Foundation
The Howard and Bush Foundation

Fanfare Circle
($2,500 – $4,999)
The Albany Academies
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Community Art$Grant Connection/NYSCA and The Arts Center of the Capital Region
General Electric More Gifts, More Givers
Roger and Sherley Hannay

Conductor's Circle
($1,000 – $2,499)
Albany – City of Albany Arts Grants Committee
Juanita Billetdoux
Ann Bish
Charlotte  and Charles Buchanan
Henry M. Butzel Family Foundation
Helen Cha-Pyo
Community Care Physicians, P.C.
Alan and Beth Diedrich
Fox and Schingo Plastic Surgery
David and Patricia Gosda
Joan Gould
Robert Ludwig
M & T Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. D. Lee Miller
The Employees of the Phantom Laboratory
Pitney Bowes Mapinfo Corp.
Barry L.Richman Group/Pearl Grant Richman’s/Crabtree and Evelyn
Daniel and Meris Ruzow
Schenectady County Initiative Program
Stewart’s Shops
The Swyer Companies
Whiteman, Osterman and Hanna, LLP
Anonymous (2)

The ESYO organization also extends sincere thanks to the many individuals, businesses and families listed below.

In-kind Donations
2 Guys D.J.
A.O.W. Associates, Inc.
Bountiful Bread
Cellos2Go
Cole’s Woodwind Shop
CS Arch Architecture/Construction Management
The Desmond Hotel
William B. Hillig
The Jewish World
John Keal Music Co., Inc.
Mangia’s
Mirror Lake Inn
News Talk 810 WGY
Northeast Music
Parkway Music
Party Warehouse
Pat Wood
Picture People
John, Brenda, and Brian Quinn
Schenectady Van Curler Music
Simmons Machine Tool Corp.
Subway at Hannaford Plaza, Albany
Time Warner Cable
Times Union
Steve Weiss Music
Windham Mountain

Special Thanks
The Albany Academies
Albany City Schools
Karen Amedio
Beth and John Antonio
Joseph Ashworth
Michael Atchley
Mark Bardack
Bunny Barnum
Carole Baumes
Lisa Callahan, Bethlehem Music Association
Beth Emeth Congregation
Liz Bishop
Paul Black
Chuck Brome
Barry Butterfield
College of Saint Rose
Crossgates Mall
The Desmond Hotel
First Niagara
Joe Galuski
David and Patricia Gosda
Joan Gould
Fei Han
Bev Harrington
Charles Jones
John Kafer
John Keal Music Co., Inc.
Paul Lamar
Nathan Lawrence
Patricia Manning
Blaine Miller
George Miller
Tony Mosca, Northeast Commercial Printing
Martina Müller
Tim Olsen, Union College
Tom Prawdzik, M&T Bank
Proctors Theatre
John and Brenda Quinn
Paula Ransbury, Voorheesville Friends of Music
Dan Ruzow
Chuck Shank
John Spinelli
Richard Stamp
Sony Stark, Pilotgirl Productions
Camille Wing
WMHT Radio

Facilities Providers
City of Albany
The Albany Academies
Beth Emeth Congregation
Bethlehem Central High School
Clayton A. Bouton High School, Voorheesville
College of Saint Rose
Doane Stuart School
First Baptist Church, Troy
First United Methodist Church, Schenectady
Guilderland Public Library
LaSalle School
Proctors Theatre
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
St. Pius X Church
St. Vincent de Paul Church
Schenectady County Community College
Shenendehowa High School
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Union College
University at Albany

ESYO, 432 State St, Suite 230, Schenectady, NY 12305
Phone: 518-382-7581 | Email: esyoed@proctors.org

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