2024 Gala Donors
PRESENTER
Anonymous
BENEFACTOR
City of Conroe
VisitConroe.com
GUARANTOR
Dr. Douglas & Carol Aycock
Texas Commission on the Arts
CONTRIBUTOR
Nancy Dossey
Carol Fletcher
Annette & Ken Hallock
Dan & Lynda Kain
Myra & Ron Liston
Sue & Joe Warren
FRIEND
Anonymous
Shana & Tim Arthur
Charlotte Belin
Louise & Henry Bethea
Anne Dayton
Ken Davis
Brenda Gottlieb
Rick & Jamie Hamm
Christian & Fahima Hart
Lana & Bill Hazlett
Jeff & Daray Heard – UBS Financial Services
David & Suzanne Hwa
Sue Korhauer
Margaret Adams Madeley
Mary Ann & Tommy Metcalf
Sue Moorhead
Charline Muller
Caryn & Jack Patton
Elizabeth Pease
Ken & Terri Sebek
Austin O’Toole & Valerie Sherlock
Charles & Julie Smithson
Gaby & John Tryon
Joseph Warren
Mark & Karen Wilkerson
SUPPORTER
Anonymous
George & Kathy Boyle
Subeth Burge
Anne Carter
Ladoris Cates
Scott & Marsha Cutler
Leland & Jeri Dushkin
Bob & Kathryn Hurt
Randy & Carolyn Jones
Emmett & Garlaine Kelly
Karen & Steve Krauszer
Gary & Lee Ann Liebst
James Graham & Shelley Martin
Avis Masslovitz
Duane Windsor & Sandy Max
Beverley & Webb Medler
Marla Myers
Edna & Dr. C Downey Price
Annetta & Soren Rose
Mimi & Alan “Barb” Sadler
Marty & Ron Saikowski
Richard & Mary Schissler
Debra & Gill Staley
Bill Thompson
Janelle Volke
Ken & Donna Walker
Jim & Sylvia Wiggins
Angell Wright
SPECIAL SPONSORSHIPS
After Party – Conroe Service League
Gala Centerpieces – Bill Thompson
Grand Prize – Anonymous
Judges’ Dinner – Sue Moorhead
Judges’ Dinner Centerpieces – Annetta Rose
Theatre Rental – Sue & Joe Warren
Voice Judge – Carol Fletcher
Winner’s Medals – Jeri & Leland Dushkin
HONORING
Carol & Doug Aycock by Sue & Joe Warren
Lyn & Carl Howard by Susie & Jim Pokorski
Joyce Musselman by Bill Thompson
Joyce Musselman by Susie & Jim Pokorski
IN MEMORIAM
Alan Bell by Susie & Jim Pokorski
George Belin by Charlotte Belin
Helen Burwell by Susie & Jim Pokorski
Helen Burwell by Marlene Rubin
Carol Fletcher by Susie & Jim Pokorski
David Gottlieb by Brenda Gottlieb
Dr. Bernie Maslovitz by Avis Maslovitz
Jim Pease by Elizabeth Pease & Hilary Gorman
Warren Taylor by Susie & Jim Pokorski
Neddie Jane & Wally Wilkerson by Karen & Mark Wilkerson
Bill Wright by Angell Wright
SPECIAL THANKS
The Blossom Shop
Conroe Art League
Conroe Service League
Conroe Symphony Orchestra
Crighton Theatre
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Dave Clements, DWC Photography
Alan Everett
First Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
Homewood Suites by Hilton
Lyn & Carl Howard
Owen Theatre
Senator Brandon Creighton
Spec’s Wine, Spirits & Finer Foods
Steinway Hall – Dallas/Fort Worth/Plano
Texas Medical Center Orchestra
Woodlands Symphony Orchestra
All those who hosted YTA competitors in their homes
2023 Annual Fund Donors
Anonymous
Carol & Doug Aycock
Sarah Baxter
Alan & Penny Bell
Henry & Betty Blott
Jane Browder
Sam & Janet Cable
Ladoris Cates
Davie & Cathi Clements
Mary Margaret Coyle
Ken Davis
Justin & Kasey Davis
Nancy Dossey
Sue Downey
Sherri & Mike Duchin
Diane & Adrian Ethridge
Carol Fletcher
Alyson & Elliot Gershenson
Marty & Jeanne Getz
Terry & Mark Giles
Shelley Martin & James Graham
Rick & Jamie Hamm
Randy & Marlene Harding
Fahima & Christian Hart
Lana & Bill Hazlett
Jeff & Daray Heard – UBS Financial Services
Andrew & Monica Hoffman
Kathryn Lane & Bob Hurt
Randy & Carolyn Jones
Dan & Kynda Kain
Steve & Karen Krauszer
Gary & Lee Ann Liebst
Ron & Myra Liston
Avis Maslovitz
Duane Windsor & Sandy Max
Ann McAlpin
Flori Meeks
Charline Muller
Joyce Musselman
Marla Myers
Steven Myers
Frank & Maria Newton
Valerie Sherlock & Austin O’Toole
Jack & Caryn Patton
Carolyn & Richard Phelps
Susie & Jim Pokorski
Dr. C Downey & Edna Price
Judy Robert
Annetta & Soren Rose
Terrell & Joanie Sanders
Ken & Terri Sebek
Annette Spikes
Gil & Debra Staley
Bill Thompson
Gaby & John Tryon
Blaine & Greta Tucker
Bryan & Sha Valencia
Sue & Joe Warren
Jim & Sylvia Wiggins
Mark & Karen Wilkerson
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.
