Support

The Sebastians are a 501(c)3 non-profit. We rely on the generous support of music-lovers to help us bring baroque music to life all year round.

Your 100% tax-deductible support helps us to pay musicians, rent venues, and produce recordings for you and others to enjoy. You’ll also be helping sustain our commmunity comp and student ticket programs that grant free admission to students and low-income individuals.

Make a tax-deductible gift now:

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You can give using the secure form above, or make out a check to “Sebastian Chamber Players” and mail it to 163 Saint Nicholas Ave. #2H, New York, NY 10026. Feel free to contact us to discuss larger gifts or in-kind donations.

Legacy Giving

We would be so grateful if you consider the Sebastians in your estate planning. You can designate a gift to the Sebastian Chamber Players, Inc. and please contact us so we can acknowledge your generosity.

Corporate Gifts

Many companies offer matching gifts that can double your charitable impact. Contact us for help arranging a matching gift from your company, or to discuss other corporate support.

Host a Fundraiser

Want to share your love of the Sebastians? Host a concert at your home, church, country club, or community center, and you’ll be helping the Sebastians continue our mission to bring you the best of the baroque!

Volunteer

Opportunities to usher, host a reception, or otherwise assist with concert preparations and the Sebasitans music-making are available! Get in touch to let us know how you may be able to help bring baroque music to life.

Thank You to Our 2023–2024 Supporters

$20,000+

  • New York State Council on the Arts

$10,000+

  • New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
  • Jeff & Beth Davidson

$5,000+

  • The Maplewood Foundation
  • Carol Stein

$2,500+

  • Janice Blum
  • William Seltzer & Jane Berger

$1,000+

  • Texas Hemmaplardh & Robert McCarter
  • Bradford & Christine Hinze
  • Tamara Mitchel & Daniel Ross
  • Alfred & Jane Ross

$500+

  • Yvonne Chang
  • Irene Rosner David
  • Cheonae Kim
  • Claire Scarano & Robert Faraci
  • Jim and Joyce Javid

$250+

  • Anonymous
  • Mark Dow
  • Stuart Frankel
  • Jeffrey Friedman
  • Jonathan Rosenthal
  • Sharon Lee Ryder
  • Neal Matticks
  • Karen McLaughlin & Mark Schubin
  • Martin Smith

$100+

  • Anonymous (2)
  • Louise Basbas
  • Peggy & Johnny Bishop
  • Gail Brousal & William Hogeland
  • Michele Dellinger & Daniel Clifton
  • Jason Dobney
  • Donna Firer in honor of Brian McLaughlin
  • Bruce Garetz
  • Catherine Hancock in memory of Henry Hancock
  • Kim Heinlein
  • Michele Jerison
  • David & Lori Kahn
  • Robert Kenet
  • Joseph & Gloria Latona
  • Arthur Leonard
  • Arthur Shippee & Mary Porterfield
  • Michael & Evelyn Solomon
  • David Starr
  • Vasanth Subramanian
  • Frederick Toms

Up to $100

  • Todd Breitbart
  • Darlene Challberg
  • Alan Goldberg
  • Cynthia Guile
  • Ray Knaus
  • Judith Moldover
  • Barbara Myrvaagnes
  • Alicia Ostriker
  • Doug Ramsdell
  • Paul and Faina Ross
  • Susan Schuur

The Sebastians 2023–2024 activities were additionally made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

*This list up-to-date as of February 4, 2023. Please forgive any errors or omissions.

Thank You to Our 2022–2023 Supporters

$10,000+

  • New York State Council on the Arts
  • New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
  • Jeff & Beth Davidson

$1,000+

  • Stephanie Connor
  • Bradford & Christine Hinze
  • Philip & Iliana Mindlin
  • Tamara Mitchel & Daniel Ross in honor of Jeffrey Grossman
  • The Alfred & Jane Ross Foundation
  • William Seltzer & Jane Berger
  • Martin Smith

$250+

  • Anonymous (2)
  • Yvonne Chang
  • Irene David
  • Richard DiEugenio & Janet Stafford
  • Texas Hemmaplardh & Robert McCarter
  • Jamshid & Joyce Javid
  • Neal Matticks
  • Karen McLaughlin & Mark Schubin
  • Sharon Lee Ryder
  • Fran Samuels
  • Claire Scarano &Robert Faraci
  • Robert Schulman
  • Arthur Shippee &Mary Porterfield

$100+

  • Anonymous
  • Robert Alcala &Neil Gray
  • Louise Basbas
  • Michele Dellinger &Daniel Clifton
  • Martha J. Fleischman
  • Joel &Debra Grossman
  • Dorothy Haase
  • Frances Harrison
  • Kim Heinlein
  • Jessica Honigberg
  • Cheonae Kim
  • Gloria C. &Joseph J. Latona
  • Seung H. Lee &Eun Mi Ham
  • Arthur Leonard
  • Tess and Josh Lewis
  • Francoise Marcus
  • Judith Moldover
  • Andrea Prigot &Haig Hovaness
  • Stephen Sands
  • Michael &Evelyn Solomon
  • David Starr
  • Vasanth Subramanian
  • Lisa Terry
  • Frederick Toms
  • Allan Winkler
  • Robert &Melanie Woo

Up to $100

  • Anonymous
  • Roger & Whitney Bagnall
  • Peggy & Johnny Bishop
  • Gail Brousal & William Hogeland
  • Gordon Collins
  • Darlene Challberg
  • David Doster
  • Alan Goldberg
  • Barbara &Lon Grossman
  • Cynthia Guile
  • Paul Hinze
  • Lynne Killin
  • Adrian Iosifescu & Susan Rosenbaum
  • Michele Jerison
  • Lynne Killin
  • Gaétan Mathieu
  • Barbara Myrvaagnes
  • Deborah Purdon
  • Nancy Reynolds
  • Paul & Faina Ross
  • Stephen Serwin
  • Jackie Spycher

The Sebastians 2022–2023 activities were additionally made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

*This list up-to-date as of March 17, 2023. Please forgive any errors or omissions.

Thank You to Our 2021–2022 Supporters

$5,000+

  • New York State Council on the Arts
  • New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
  • Jeff & Beth Davidson
  • Carol Stein

$1,000+

  • Stephanie Connor
  • Dorothy Haase
  • Bradford & Christine Hinze
  • Tamara Mitchel & Daniel Ross
  • Saee Paliwal
  • The Alfred & Jane Ross Foundation
  • William Seltzer & Jane Berger

$500+

  • Yvonne Chang
  • David & Sandy Feingold
  • Susan & Chip Fisher
  • Bradford & Christine Hinze
  • Jim & Joyce Javid
  • Claire Scarano & Robert Faraci
  • Martin Smith
  • Rosalie E. Stone

$100+

  • Anonymous
  • Louise Basbas
  • Hannah Collins
  • Michele Dellinger
  • Richard DiEugenio & Janet Stafford
  • Donna Firer & Brian McLaughlin
  • Texas Hemmaplardh & Robert McCarter
  • Michele Jerison
  • Patricia Kuwayama
  • Arthur Leonard
  • Karen McLaughlin
  • Judith Moldover
  • Stephen Paschke
  • Sharon Lee Ryder
  • Arthur Shippee & Mary Porterfield
  • Michael & Evelyn Solomon
  • Janet Stafford
  • David Starr
  • Frederick Toms
  • Robert &Melanie Woo

<$100

  • Anonymous
  • Giuliana Carugati
  • Darlene Challberg
  • Alan Goldberg
  • Adrian Iosifescu & Susan Rosenbaum
  • Lynne Killin
  • Barbara Myrvaagnes
  • Deborah Purdon
  • Paul and Faina Ross

The Sebastians 2021–2022 activities were additionally made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

*This list up-to-date as of May 19, 2022. Please forgive any errors or omissions.

Thank You to Our 2020–2021 Supporters

$10,000+

  • Anonymous
  • Beth & Jeff Davidson
  • Edith Carol Stein
  • Pandemic support from the U.S. Small Business Administration

$5,000+

  • New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
  • New York State Council on the Arts

$1,000+

  • Susan & Chip Fisher
  • Dorothy Haase
  • Bradford & Christine Hinze
  • Patrick Ravey
  • Alfred & Jane Ross
  • William Seltzer & Jane Berger

$500+

  • Stephanie Connor
  • Claire Scarano & Robert Faraci
  • David & Sandy Feingold
  • Jim & Joyce Javid
  • Philip Mindlin
  • Tamara Mitchel & Daniel Ross
  • Claire Scarano & Robert Faraci
  • Michael & Evelyn Solomon

$250+

  • Anonymous
  • Roger & Whitney Bagnall
  • Peggy & Johnny Bishop
  • Yvonne Chang
  • Barbara Cooper
  • Martin Smith
  • Richard DiEugenio & Janet Stafford
  • Rosalie Stone

$100+

  • Anonymous
  • Janice Blum
  • Betsy and Wes Dain
  • Michele Dellinger
  • Jonathan Hatch & Eve Goodman
  • Ann Holtwick
  • Andrea Prigot & Haig Hovaness
  • Diane Huntzicker
  • Zina Jasper
  • Michele Jerison
  • Edward & Wendy Katkin
  • Robert Kenet
  • Gloria C. & Joseph J. Latona
  • Jack & Anne Mazelis
  • Donna Firer & Brian McLaughlin
  • David McLean
  • Arthur Shippee & Mary Porterfield
  • Sharon Lee Ryder
  • Fran Samuels
  • Alberto Minujin & Jace Schinderman
  • Karen McLaughlin & Mark Schubin
  • David Starr
  • Frederick Toms
  • Jane Troy

<$100

  • Anonymous (2)
  • Carol Holmes Alpern
  • Stephanie Arrell
  • Lewis Baratz
  • Gail Brousal
  • Ellen Maria Bruzelius
  • Giuliana Carugati
  • William Coakley
  • Hannah Collins
  • Ruth Cross
  • Cheryl Dixon & Erik Paul
  • David Doster
  • Elaine Edelman
  • Dennis Edemeka
  • Daniel M. Ellis
  • Alan Goldberg
  • Sue Gronewold
  • Randy Katz
  • Lynne Killin
  • Kenneth Kliban
  • Patricia Kuwayama
  • Joan Melton
  • Renée Mittler
  • Judith Moldover
  • Doug Ramsdell
  • Paul & Faina Ross
  • Margaret Spier

The Sebastians 2020–2021 activities were additionally supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Maxwell Shepherd Memorial Arts Fund.

*This list up-to-date as of June 30, 2021. Please forgive any errors or omissions.

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