The Marin Symphony Association
4340 Redwood Highway
Suite 409c
San Rafael, CA 94903

Tel: 415.479.8100
Fax: 415.479.8110


08 | 09  56th SUBSCRIPTION SEASON

A Chair of One’s Own

Create a gift of lasting support and cultural significance by endowing a musician’s chair in the Marin Symphony orchestra.

The Marin Symphony Endowment Fund provides an opportunity to honor musician and patron alike while ensuring the lasting legacy of the Marin Symphony, widely recognized as one of the Marin County’s greatest assets.

The endowment, established by the Marin Symphony Association Board of Directors,
designates these levels of funding:

Music Director $1,250,000
Youth Orchestra Conductor $1,000,000
Concertmaster $  200,000
Guest Artist $  125,000 (one set performance)
Principal and Assistant Concertmaster $  100,000
Assistant Principal Players $    75,000

The Board has arranged that monies designated to the Chair-Naming Endowment Fund may be paid over time.


The Marin Symphony expresses its profound gratitude to the following visionary individuals who have already claimed the chairs (or podia) of their own:

Marin Symphony Music Director’s Podium,
presently honoring Alasdair Neale, is now
The John & Maria Pitcairn Podium

Concertmaster’s Chair,
presently honoring Jeremy Constant, is now
The Catherine Munson Chair

Youth Orchestra Conductor’s Podium,
presently honoring George Thomson, is now
The Ann & Ellis Stephens Podium

Principal Viola Chair,
presently honoring Jenny Douglass, is now
The Elsie Rigney Carr Chair

Principal Clarinet Chair,
presently honoring Art Austin, is now
The Jack Bissinger & Robert Max Klein Chair

Assistant Principal First Violin Chair,
presently honoring Karen Shinozaki Sor, is now
The Schultz Family Chair
   In Honor of Niels Schultz

Assistant Principal Viola Chair
presently honoring Elizabeth Prior-Runnicles, is now
The Constance Vandament Chair

Section Chair, Clarinet,
presently honoring Larry Posner, is now
The Tom & Alice May Chair

To reserve a chair of your own in perpetuity and create a gift of lasting significance for the Marin Symphony, contact Marin Symphony Board President John Pitcairn at 415.479.8100.