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SEYMOUR & FAYE OKUN FAMILY for forty years of continuous support

THE STANSELL FAMILY & BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP for hosting the Falcone Festival since its inception

BLUE LAKE FESTIVAL BAND & DR. TRAE BLANCO, CONDUCTOR, for their musical support for our 2025 guest artists and the Tuba Artist Finals

ELLIS FAMILY FOUNDATION for their decades of steadfast support

CECILIA FALCONE for continuing the Falcone family tradition

RICH ERNE & JIM ROSS for their guidance with BLFAC room scheduling, and to the BLFAC setup crew

MELANIE ROSIN & KIMIKO YAMADA for doing great work coordinating the preliminary application process, keeping track of overlapping deadlines, and answering contestant questions 

PETE MARVIN & JOY RIMPAU, Logistics Team, for communicating with our semi-finalists and alternates from their announcement to the week of and during the Festival

DR. JASON SMITH for updating programming for registration, adjudication, and comments for our Festival competitions 

TOBY SALZMAN for her hours spent composing, editing, and handling the program layout for the Festival program 

TRICIA & TOM HENTSCHEL for organizing the Monday night afterglow

TOM HENTSCHEL, roving photographer since 2016

GAIL BRECHTING & TERESA DUNN for organizing WMCW volunteers to help out at the Festival 

ANDREA ZACK, intrepid van driver

JOHN ENDAHL & TOBY SALZMAN, webmasters, for implementing responsive web design for the Falcone Festival website

And… our on-site logistics and operating support team that keeps the Festival running smoothly:
Cece Falcone • Doug Goodrich • Jane Goodrich • Tricia Hentschel • Scott Myckowiak • Joy Rimpau • Melanie Rosin • Toby Salzman • Abby Zarimba • Dan Zarimba

plus the volunteers from West Michigan Concert Winds: Jennifer Carey, Teresa Dunn, Jeremy Nienhouse, and Bob Tuttle