Donor Impact

Donor Impact

At Boston Landmarks Orchestra, our music begins with you. It is only through the generosity of the community that makes it possible for professional musicians to bring free, live orchestral music into people’s everyday lives so that everyone, regardless of income, age, ability, or background, can be moved, connected, and inspired by music.

At a Glance: 2025 Season

14Concerts throughout the Greater Boston community.
58Pieces performed, with nearly 50% written by composers of color or women.
150Over 150 local artists and musicians engaged in sharing great music.
18000Audience members accessed great music for free.

Beyond the Numbers

  • American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreters and Haptic Suits translated music in new ways to d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing audience members at our Summer Concerts.
  • Families explored music through the Maestro Zone, Instrument Playground, and were inspired by Prelude Concerts performed by young artists from our partner organizations Four Strings Academy and Boston String Academy.
  • All concerts and activities were 100% free.

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Thank You

A special thank you to our Music Circle community listed below who have joined us at the Music Friends level and above during the 2026 season. The full community of donors who make our work possible is too numerous to list here, but our gratitude extends to every one of you. Because of your generosity, Landmarks can do what no admission price ever could: bring people together across cultures and neighborhoods through the power of great music, free to all. From the Hatch Shell to community stages across the city, you help ensure that a seat at the orchestra belongs to everyone.

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Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy
Stacey Alden and Donald Robinson
Benjamin and Caroline Ansbacher
Robin Lee Baker
Suzanne R. Bass
Keven Batt
Sally Benbasset
Martha and Robert Berardino
Ingvild Brown
Christopher Carey
Jill A. Christians
Courtney Clark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Laura Connors and Brian O’Connell
Thomas and Evon Cooper
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Chris Coveney
J. Scott Craig
Sandra Cullison
Benjamin DiNardo
Ann Dolbear
David Feinberg and Marina Kalb
Kirill Finkelshteyn
Morgan Stanley Foundation
Israel & Mollie Myers Foundation
Edmund & Betsy Cabot Charitable Foundation
The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation
Liberty Mutual Foundation
Giovanna Franchi
Midnight Tango Fund
Stinemack Family Giving Fund
Howard Gardner and Ellen Winner
Gary Gorczyca
Charlene Grant
Eric and Cathy Haines
Sylverlyn and Charles Hill
Kalon Ho
Ann Jansen
Joan Kenney
Carol Kort

Daniel L. Langenthal
James and Bonnie Lawton
James Liu and Alexandra Bowers
Katherine M. Mason
Mary McCormick
Bonnie Szarzynski McIsaac
Elizabeth P. Meyer
Amy Meyer
Amanda Miner
Paul Mueller
Stephen and Jeryl Oristaglio
Alan W. Pafenbach
John and Sharon Parisi
Rachel Perry
Daniel Perry
Audrey Prager and Steven Jakob
Elizabeth Reed and Ulrich Klingbeil
Gloria Riley
Richard and Kay Ryder
Cheryl Ryder
Allison Ryder and David Jones
David and Maurie Sachs
David Saums
Wendy Schwartz
Samuel and Jenni Seicol
Trudy Cole Sevier
Wendy Shattuck and Samuel Plimpton
Sarah-Jo Sinnott
Gabriella Spatolisano
Erin Stanley
Renee Sweeney
Stephen Symchych
David and Megan Szabo
Bill and Heli Tomford
LP Charitable Trust
Dorothy Vacca and Charles Valera
Michael Vinal
William Walczak
Sybil Williams
Michael Yogman and Elizabeth Ascher

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