2026 Gala Donors
PRESENTER
Anonymous
Carol & Doug Aycock
Sue & Joseph Warren
BENEFACTOR
City of Conroe
VisitConroe.com
Geneva Sue Moorehead
Texas Commission on the Arts
GUARANTOR
Rea Charitable Trust
PATRON
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Performing Arts Micro-grant in partnership with The Woodlands Art Council
Annette & Ken Hallock
CONTRIBUTOR
Nancy Dossey
Alyson & Elliot Gershenson
Brenda Gottlieb
Lana & Bill Hazlett
Margaret Adams Madeley
FRIEND
Anonymous
Shana & Tim Arthur
Charlotte Belin
Fahima & Christian Hart
Cindy & Bob Holloway
Myra & Ron Liston
Diane & Albert Madeley
Ann McAlpin
Mary Ann & Tommy Metcalf
Charline Muller
Lucinda & Rigby Owen
Caryn & Jack Patton
Mary & Rick Schissler
Terri & Ken Sebek
Amy & George Sowers
Gaby & John Tryon
Kay & Ken Walker
Suzanne Warren
Diana & Paul White
Karen & Mark Wilkerson
SUPPORTER
Sally & Jim Arnold
Terri & Ian Atkinson
Betty & Henry Blott
Kathy & George Boyle
Alice Coker
Marsha & Scott Cutler
Ken Davis
Charles Goeken
Jamie & Rick Hamm
Sue Korthauer
Karen Truman & Steve Krauszer
Avis Maslovitz
Tommy Moore
Edna & Dr. C Downey Price
Regina Rogers
Annetta & Soren Rose
Mimi & Alan “Barb” Sadler
Marty & Ron Saikowski
Valerie Sherlock
Janelle Volke
Sylvia & Jim Wiggins
Angell Wright
SPECIAL SPONSORSHIPS
Grand Prize – Anonymous
Emelyne Bingham Artistic Director Chair – Geneva Sue Moorehead
Judges’ Dinner Centerpieces – Annetta Rose
HONORING
Miriam Vaughn in honor of Susie Pokorski
Regina Rogers in honor of Valerie Sherlock
IN MEMORIAM
Charlotte Belin in memory of George Belin
Susie & Jim Pokorski in memory of Carolyn Bridger
Brenda Gottlieb in memory of David Gottlieb
Angell Wright in memory of Bill Wright
SPECIAL THANKS
The Blossom Shop
Conroe Art League
Conroe Service League
Conroe Symphony Orchestra
Crighton Theatre
Dave Clements, DWC Photography
Alan Everett
First Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
B.D. & Chevis Griffin
Greater Conroe Arts Alliance
Homewood Suites by Hilton
Lyn & Carl Howard
Jose’s Villa Italia
Texas Representative Will Metcalf
The Rea Charitable Trust
Spec’s Wine, Spirits & Finer Foods
Steinway Hall – Dallas/Fort Worth/Plano
Texas Commission on the Arts
Texas Medical Center Orchestra
All those who hosted YTA competitors in their homes
2025 Annual Fund Donors
Anonymous
Terri & Ian Atkinson
Carol & Doug Aycock
Sarah Baxter
Charlotte Belin
Louise & Henry Bethea
Laura Clyburn-McWilliams
Teresa Conrad
Lorraine Counts
Ken Davis
Nancy Dossey
Sue Downey
Annette & Ken Hallock
Jamie & Rick Hamm
Fahima & Christian Hart
Lana & Bill Hazlett
Jeff & Daray Heard – UBS Financial Services
Kathryn Lane & Bob Hurt
Carolyn & Randy Jones
Janie & Richard Kobes
Myra & Ron Liston
Margaret Adams Madeley
Avis Maslovitz
Sandy Max & Duane Windsor
Ann McAlpin
Tommy Moore
Geneva Sue Moorhead
Charline Muller
Becky Muse
Susie & Jim Pokorski
Edna & Dr. C Downey Price
Deborah Richoux
Judy Robert
Regina Rogers
Annetta & Soren Rose
Marty & Ron Saikowski
Mary & Rick Schissler
Terri & Ken Sebek
Marcella Shelton
Gaby & John Tryon
Greta & Blaine Tucker
Marie & Dave Underdown
Sue & Joe Warren
Sylvia & Jim Wiggins
Karen & Mark Wilkerson
Young Texas Artists and our programs are supported in part by grants from the Texas Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rea Charitable Trust, and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Performing Arts Microgrant facilitated by the Woodlands Arts Council.
OUR MOST GRATEFUL APPRECIATION
YOUNG TEXAS ARTISTS (YTA) is a one-of-a-kind nonprofit presenter of music competitions and events,
career development programs and cultural enrichment outreach.
We educate, inspire, and build audiences for classical music and the other fine arts.
YTA has been inspiring excellence in Texas since 1983.
YOUNG TEXAS ARTISTS has helped to launch careers of nearly 3,000 classical musicians in Texas and enriches the quality of life in our communities. A cultural jewel of Montgomery County, YTA is nationally and internationally recognized and has received official designation by the State of Texas. These achievements are made possible by our truly exceptional donors and volunteers.
Emerging Texas artists have seen dreams come true. YTA alumni include a Grammy winner and two nominees, leading singers at the Metropolitan Opera, a 2017 silver medalist in the famed Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, and others performing or teaching at major orchestras, opera companies, conservatories and institutions throughout the world.
Two cornerstones of YTA are the acclaimed Young Texas Artists Music Competition and the Career Development Program. They provide important professional guidance, including valued critiques from esteemed Competition judges, and performance opportunities vital to progress and jobs.
An Official Music Competition of the State of Texas, the YTA contest is unique. It is open to classical artists, ages 18-32, who are Texas residents or affiliated with a Texas music school. It is also the only competition in Texas with four divisions: Voice; Piano; Strings; and Orchestral Instruments. Judges are distinguished professionals from leading orchestras, operas and music conservatories.
Thanks to loyal supporters, YTA was able to weather two pandemic-canceled seasons and stage a major comeback in 2022, THE YTA FINE ARTS WEEKEND. Featured were YTA’s 37th annual music competition, its finalists’ concert & awards (Concert of Classics) and benefit gala (Bach, Beethoven & Barbecue). The YTA weekend also presented three invitationals to showcase young Texas artists in modern dance, literary arts, and a contemporary art show.
OUR MISSION IS TO ENCOURAGE
EXCELLENCE IN YOUNG TEXAS MUSICIANS,
INSPIRE THEIR AUDIENCES AND
ENRICH THE CULTURAL LIFE OF OUR STATE.
