ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We would like to express our deepest thanks to our Rising Stars Benefactors for sponsoring a student at Festival del Lago this year!Your support is vital to our organization, and because of your generosity, we are able to change the lives of young musicians across México.
There is no way to fully express our gratitude for your loyalty. We, at Festival del Lago, are continually inspired by the dedication and generosity of the Lakeside community, who answer the call to give again and again.
Thank you!
Chris Wilshere
Artistic and Executive Director
Festival del Lago: International Music Academy
FESTIVAL DEL LAGO SCHOLARSHIPS
We are excited to announce two new long-term scholarships!
Mitchell Stern Scholarship
The Mitchell Stern Scholarship will fund the tuition for a promising violinist every year to open doors to a world of musical possibilities, where passion meets excellence in a harmonious symphony of talent and professionalism. The Festival del Lago sincerely thanks Nancy Leff and her family for sponsoring this generous contribution.
El Premio de la Amistad Americana Scholarship
The El Premio de la Amistad Americana Scholarship will provide annual funding tailored for a gifted Mexican student of classical music. Funded by the generosity of Ted and Brigitte Pidduck, please join the Festival del Lago in expressing our thanks for their benevolent support.THANKS TO OUR 2024 SUPPORTERS!
Benefactors 2024
Hans Peter Aull & Gabriela Arrola Woog
Lorne & Wendy Hamblin
Bill Heath
Lynn & Larry Levine
Nancy Leff & Leslie Robbins
Jim & Gisele Phipps
Ted and Brigitte Pidduck
Michael Rodel
Dick Tremaine & Barbara Heffron
Patrons 2024
Armando Castellanos
Vivian Colvin
Robert DeRusso
Buddy Dowdy
Melanie Holmes & William LePage
Bruce Joachim
Eileen Markowitz
Susan Martz
Thomas Matts
Karen Ready
Anfelice Rogers
David & Eileen Rose
Andrew Small
Timm Stetzner
Peter B. & Elaine St. John
Joan Ward
Sharon & Steve Wilson
Larry Zomper & Zina Hart
Hosts 2024
John Adams & Teresa Sande
Matt Alspaugh & Liz Hill
Margaret Ancira & Jorge Corredor
Steve Balfour
Elaine & Larry Balliet
Virginia and Jack Bober
Jeanine Borgert & Bill Cash
Judy Cannon & Bruce Bernhart
Dee Chapon & Ken Moore
Stan Cohen
Carol Creager
Pamela Cucinell & Mario Pardillo
Nancy D'Souza & Peter Gaskins
Armando Garcia Davila & Laura Garcia
Franco Deloya
Cynthia Du Bois
David Ellison & Edgar Antonio
Ramon Farndale & Zeny Marquez
Andrea & Andy Funkhouser
Rex & Susan Gale
Joana Giles, Garden of Dreams Boutique Hotel
Lezlie Green
Leo Gutman and Gaby Pedroza
Susan Haas & Federico Rivera
Ann Hall & Jeff Billion
Trisha & Chris Harris
Melanie Holmes & Bill LePage
Linda & Peter Jeschofnig
Leslie Kingsbury
Marie & Larry Laframboise
Larry Levine & Dr. Lynn Alexander Levine
CC Longfield
Gene & Chiemi Ma
Laureen MacDonald & Jan Young
Barbara & Walt Manning
JoAnne Marquis
Daniel McMakin
Loretta Mitro & Ray Prescott
Jerry & Linda Mundel
Kristin Nauth & Michael Laskoe
Audrey Nixon
Paula Odom & Paul Bennett
Louie Pasine, Amanda Turner, & Lorraine Pasini, Estrellita Inn
Carol Peyton, & Amanda Stone, Old Hacienda del Lago
Sheila Poole
Lynn Powell
Gaby & John Schelling
Arlene & Tim Schubert
Elizabeth Shepard, Casa del Sol Inn
Pat Smith
Jennifer Stanley & Thom Weeks, La Cochera Cultural
Cindy & Jeff Stuart
Maureen & Michael Sullivan
Berne Thury
Don & Carolyn Vinton
Harold Watts & Jeff Diebley (Inn Ajijic Vacation Rentals)
Elizabeth & Mike Weaver
Anne Werth
Joan Wheaton
Roseann & Tony Wilshere
Hans Peter Aull & Gabriela Arrola Woog
Lorne & Wendy Hamblin
Bill Heath
Lynn & Larry Levine
Nancy Leff & Leslie Robbins
Jim & Gisele Phipps
Ted and Brigitte Pidduck
Michael Rodel
Dick Tremaine & Barbara Heffron
Patrons 2024
Armando Castellanos
Vivian Colvin
Robert DeRusso
Buddy Dowdy
Melanie Holmes & William LePage
Bruce Joachim
Eileen Markowitz
Susan Martz
Thomas Matts
Karen Ready
Anfelice Rogers
David & Eileen Rose
Andrew Small
Timm Stetzner
Peter B. & Elaine St. John
Joan Ward
Sharon & Steve Wilson
Larry Zomper & Zina Hart
Hosts 2024
John Adams & Teresa Sande
Matt Alspaugh & Liz Hill
Margaret Ancira & Jorge Corredor
Steve Balfour
Elaine & Larry Balliet
Virginia and Jack Bober
Jeanine Borgert & Bill Cash
Judy Cannon & Bruce Bernhart
Dee Chapon & Ken Moore
Stan Cohen
Carol Creager
Pamela Cucinell & Mario Pardillo
Nancy D'Souza & Peter Gaskins
Armando Garcia Davila & Laura Garcia
Franco Deloya
Cynthia Du Bois
David Ellison & Edgar Antonio
Ramon Farndale & Zeny Marquez
Andrea & Andy Funkhouser
Rex & Susan Gale
Joana Giles, Garden of Dreams Boutique Hotel
Lezlie Green
Leo Gutman and Gaby Pedroza
Susan Haas & Federico Rivera
Ann Hall & Jeff Billion
Trisha & Chris Harris
Melanie Holmes & Bill LePage
Linda & Peter Jeschofnig
Leslie Kingsbury
Marie & Larry Laframboise
Larry Levine & Dr. Lynn Alexander Levine
CC Longfield
Gene & Chiemi Ma
Laureen MacDonald & Jan Young
Barbara & Walt Manning
JoAnne Marquis
Daniel McMakin
Loretta Mitro & Ray Prescott
Jerry & Linda Mundel
Kristin Nauth & Michael Laskoe
Audrey Nixon
Paula Odom & Paul Bennett
Louie Pasine, Amanda Turner, & Lorraine Pasini, Estrellita Inn
Carol Peyton, & Amanda Stone, Old Hacienda del Lago
Sheila Poole
Lynn Powell
Gaby & John Schelling
Arlene & Tim Schubert
Elizabeth Shepard, Casa del Sol Inn
Pat Smith
Jennifer Stanley & Thom Weeks, La Cochera Cultural
Cindy & Jeff Stuart
Maureen & Michael Sullivan
Berne Thury
Don & Carolyn Vinton
Harold Watts & Jeff Diebley (Inn Ajijic Vacation Rentals)
Elizabeth & Mike Weaver
Anne Werth
Joan Wheaton
Roseann & Tony Wilshere
Many thanks to our business sponsors for 2024!
Our special thanks to the Lakeside Little Theatre for their support and for hosting one of our Rising Stars performances!
Our thanks to the organizers of the “Movies & Icons” show scheduled for March 14 - 16, 2025, a charity benefit show in support of the Festival del Lago. Please be on the lookout for additional information and show your support for our unique and talented community!
