Sponsored chairs

Donors can contribute in the form of a chair sponsorship, which pledges ongoing support to the DMO in honor of a performing member of the orchestra.

Koming Yeh & Shianhuey Chaing Principal Horn ChairMatt Taylor, principal horn
Chair in loving memory of Dr. Tóth Tibor FerencEniko Nagy, cello
Benefield Schlaseman Family ChairHalei Benefield, principal percussion
Benefield Schlaseman Family ChairSteven Schlaseman, percussion
Bandarenko Family ChairNick Bandarenko, principal clarinet
Chair in memory of Dr. Edward BossenHannah Lorber, principal trombone
Eleanor Allen ChairDeborah Sevart, violin

Supporters of the Durham Medical Orchestra

Conductor’s Circle ($1000 and up)

Duke Health System
NC Arts Council
The Ruth and Victor Dzau Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation
Eniko Nagy, MD and Krisztian Toth, MD, PhD
Kathy & Alexander Silbiger Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation
The Rosselli Family, in memory of Ricardo Ang
Michael Dzuricky and family
Caroline and Guy Schlaseman

Benefactor ($500-999)

Martin Brinkley
Larry Greenblatt & Cathleen Melton
Ron Carucci
Rebecca Horton
Eugene & Linda Kalnitsky
Robert & Joan Drucker
McDuff Family
Nicholas Bandarenko III
Tony Huang
Koming Yeh & Shianhuey Chiang
Roxana Bossen
John V. Brown, Vice Provost for the Arts at Duke University
Vivian Clark and Bryan Gilliam

Patron ($100-499)

Deanna Zhu
Kaitlyn Haynes
Byron Coulter
Catharine Carty
Kathie & Mike Dzuricky
Anonymous
Frank Levy & Katherine Swartz
Mary Anne Burkhalter
Carver Street String Quartet
John McDowell
Virginia A. Gilbert
Deb Ferrero and Chris Conover
Daryl and Joy Emery
James and Maria Bowie
Gene and Maryann Schroeder
Anne Emler
William Snead
Mary Anne Burkhalter
Roberta Hardaker
Anonymous (DMO member)
Anonymous
Anonymous (DMO member)
Christina Holloway
Elizabeth Holoman

Sarah and Mark Ringel
Tingrui Zhao
Anonymous (DMO member)
Eric Daniel
Diane Allison
Norman and Yvonne Acker
Debra Kantner
Nate Painter
Laura Jacox and Ilan Moyer
Spencer Marsh
Derek Robinson
Sara Peach
Paula Dilanchian
John and Laura Kelley
Marisa D’Silva Whitesell 
Ann & Bill Kirkland
Russell and Kathryn Eriksen
Anonymous (DMO member)
Jill and Matt Foster
Dr. W. Banks Anderson, Jr.
Lydia and Dave Kwee
Deborah Sevart

Friend ($50-99)

Carolyn Cone Weaver
Ellen F. Davis
Wanyu Huang
Judith Ruderman
Roy and Meredith Arkin
Qi Cao
Mark Rossnagel
Eric Wang
Arhant Rao

Erickson Smith
Cindy Ng
LT Barber III
George and Susane Nemecz
Linda Karolak
Anthony & Anne Fragola
Katherine Schwartz
David & Polly Hilsabeck

All DMO members support the orchestra at the Friend level or higher.


The DMO thanks Duke Health for the sustaining support they have provided for more than a decade for helping us fulfill our mission. We also thank our supporters and affiliates at Duke University, including John Brown, Vice Provost for the Arts; Rick Nelson, Concert Manager; and Colin Booy, Production Technician, Department of Music.