Inspiring a Lifelong Passion for Music
Our Donors
The Whitney Circle
​​$2,000 +
​​When Chuck Whitney formed the precursor to Olympic Strings Workshop with Monique Mead and Dr. James Ray in 2018, we knew him already as an integral member of the music community in Port Angeles and even further afield. As OSW evolved, became a nonprofit, and moved to the NatureBridge campus, Chuck was secretary, treasurer, cheerleader, ideas man, nonprofit manager, and mover/shaker of everything from pianos to teenagers. He dedicated himself, his time, and his care to serving his community, in big ways but also in a myriad of small ways that we only understand in his absence.​​
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​Bill & Valerie Anders
Justin & Julie Knobel
David Millstein
Susan Nunely
Kate & Jeff Weller
Chuck & Darlene Whitney​
The Anders Circle
​​$1,000 - 2,000​​
Bill & Valerie were closely connected with Olympic Strings, both as founders of NatureBridge and founding patrons of Olympic Strings Workshop. In fact, students who attended in 2019-2022 will have seen the names of Bill and Valerie Anders on their scholarship announcements. ​​
Susan Chadd
Stan & Salley Garlick
Bart & Cari Gavin
Norman & Patricia Sadeh Koniecpol
Monique Mead
Marie Meyers
Alda Siebrands​​​
Gayle Strangburg
The Emilie Francis-Bauer Circle
​​$500 - $1000​
Born in Walla Walla, Emilie Francis-Bauer began studying music under her mother and went on to attend the Paris Conservatoire and become an acclaimed critic, editor, and composer.​​
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Mary & William Belshaw
Sarah & Rob Cooley
Michael Maxwell
Ruth & Charles Weller
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The Marion Bauer Circle
​​$1 - $500​​
The younger sister of Emilie, Marion first studied under her sister's tutelage and eventually became the first American to study under the legendary Naudia Boulanger. Primarily a teacher and composer, Marion played an active role in shaping American musical identity in the eary twentieth century. ​​
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Kurt Asplund
Thomas Baerman
Sarah & Pat Cooley-Beck
Stefanie Carrol
Dan & Carrie Cob
Valerie Cooley
Jaques & Susan DuPont
Carole Foss
Stephanie Goldstein
Jaye Ann Ito
Ryan Johansen
Michael Knobe
Ardyth Lange
Noah Larson
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Stephanie Loller
Sally MacAusland
Patrick & Janic Noonan
Connie Pannike
Jennifer & Dan Perrow
Carmen Quizon
Catherine Schmidt
Nathan Shields
Jessica Shiepko
Dewi Sprague
Kristin Smith
Marcia Smith
Gene & Norma Turner
Abigail Wren Fierro-Burdick
Erika & Jim Weller
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