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A HUGE THANK YOU for the hours and hours of work and creative talents that the board of directors, including committee chairs, individual participants, and staff, provide for the success of the Falcone Festival! In addition, the Festival could not exist or thrive without the gifts of time and expertise of our guest artist, adjudicators (both preliminary round and semi-final and final rounds), and collaborative pianists.
Our Supporters
SEYMOUR & FAYE OKUN FAMILY for over forty years of continuous support
THE STANSELL FAMILY & BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP for hosting the Falcone Festival since its inception
ELLIS FAMILY FOUNDATION for its decades of
committed support
CECILIA FALCONE for ongoing enthusiastic support of the Festival
BLUE LAKE FESTIVAL BAND & DR. TRAE BLANCO, CONDUCTOR, for their excellent musical support for our 2026 guest artist and the Euphonium Artist Finals
RICH ERNE & DAVID MCCORMICK for their guidance with BLFAC room scheduling, and to the BLFAC setup crew
TRICIA & TOM HENTSCHEL for providing the Monday night afterglow, and TOM, our photographer since 2016
TOBY SALZMAN for handling composition, editing, and layout for the Festival program since 2010
TERESA DUNN for organizing WMCW volunteers to help out at the Festival
ANDREA ZACK, dauntless van driver
Our logistic and operating support team:
Cece Falcone • Doug Goodrich • Jane Goodrich • Tricia Hentschel • Scott Myckowiak • Joy Rimpau • Melanie Rosin • Toby Salzman • Abby Zarimba • Dan Zarimba Also volunteers from West Michigan Concert Winds: Jennifer Carey • Teresa Dunn • Jeremy Nyenhuis • Robert Tuttle
. . . and last but not least, congratulations to DR. CHRIS COMBEST for a most successful first year of leadership as President of the Falcone Festival