Human, Inclusive, Excellence, Inspiring, and Current
ensembleNEWSRQ strives to manifest the creativity of the current generation and inspire audiences to participate in musical culture in a profound way, through high-level curated concert experiences that sustain and transform the relevance of contemporary classical music.
Founded in 2015 by violinist Samantha Bennett and percussionist George Nickson, ensembleNEWSRQ (enSRQ) is a versatile chamber music ensemble in Sarasota, FL, dedicated to playing and advocating for the music of contemporary composers. Through thoughtfully curated and innovative programs, enSRQ demonstrates how contemporary music is a reflection of our world and cultural experience. The ensemble strives to manifest the creativity of the current generation and inspire audiences to participate in musical culture in a profound way.
Our Donors
$10,000+
- Eric Dean and Pat Michelsen
- The Gardener Foundation
- Gigi and Ben Huberman
- Jean Pagani
- Patterson Foundation
- Community Foundation of Sarasota County
$5,001-$10,000
- Appleby Foundation
- Ben Huberman in Memory of Gigi Huberman
- Gerald Genova and Robert Evans
- Pamela Anne & Richard H. Palmer
- Charlotte and Charles Perret
$2,501-$5,000
- Michael and Ann Brooks
- Linda Buxbaum
- Edward and Annette Eliasberg
- Robert and Deborah Hendel
- Alison Madsen
- Susan Robinson
- Bob and Camille Thinnes
$1,001-$2,500
- Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar
- Marta Bennett
- Ted and Judy Beilman
- Linda Buxbaum
- Kay Delaney and Murray Bring
- Dr. Jenne Britell
- Sara and Jim Coffou
- Joseph Deutsch
- Joan Golub
- Camilla Kilgroe
- Arthur and Marcella Levin
- Christopher and Margo Light
- Stephen Miles and Kathy Killion
- Raymond Morrissey
- Hobart and Janis Swan
$501-$1,000
- Victoria and Brian Eckl
- John T. Grant and Daniel Weiss
- Pocha and Douglas Horton
- The Huisking Family Fund
- Marie Pogozelski and Richard Belle
- Marita Renner
- Richard Russell
- Margot Schwartz
- Anne Scott
- Bonnie and Bill Sexton
- Elske Vermaas
$251-$500
- Pat and Bob Baer
- Josh Baker
- Adrian Bennett
- Nancy Bennett
- Helga and Jerry Bilik
- Richard and Joan Boyce
- William and Barbara Brian
- Heather Bush
- Su Byron
- Jesse Christeson
- Stephen and Sandi Cooper
- Brenda Lee and Sam Digiammarino
- Catherine Eaton
- Stephanie Economou
- Calvin Falwell
- Carol Gaskin
- Elliot Himelfarb
- Joan Golub in Memory of Gigi Huberman
- Sue Jacobson
- Peter Kretzmer
- Bruce A. Lehman
- Joseph and Dede Mallof
- Dean Miller
- Margaret Pennington
- Chantal Perrot
- David Robertson
- Stan Rutstein
- Sharon Seager
- Jeffrey Sebellca
- Paul Sexton
- Michael Truesdell
- Fremajane Wolfson
- Lynne Woodman
$1-$250
- Kenneth and Diana Abraham
- Sandra Abraham
- Shawn Allison
- Francesca Arnone
- Deborah Arola
- Michael Avitabile
- David Bagaus
- Ray Baker
- John Bannon
- Robyn Bell
- Richard Benedum
- Bruce Bennett
- Gail Berenson
- Derek Bermel
- Jon Bisesi
- Penelope Bodrey-Sanders
- Len Booth
- Brian J. Boyd
- Meghan Brennan
- Robert Brown
- Gregory Brukhman
- Sam Brukhman
- Judith Burgis
- Lena Cambis
- Patricia Caswell
- Bharat Chandra
- Troy Chang
- Greg Chestnut
- Hyun Chough
- Kirk Coelker
- Laura Conrad
- Robert Constable
- Carole Crosby
- Donna Cubit-Swoyer
- Dwight Currie and Michael Kohlmann
- Jim and Wendy Damoulakis
- Mark Dancigers
- Paul Demers
- Daniel Denton
- Daniel Druckman
- Brian Dunn
- Larry and Arlene Dunn
- Audrey Dunne
- Doreen DuPont
- Peggy Earnshaw
- Edith Emerson
- Douglas Endicott
- Jan Erfert
- Sally Feder
- Shirley Fein
- Mary Ferrillo
- Lucy Fitz Gibbon
- Thomas Garden
- Edward Gartner
- Lise Lotte Gammeltoft
- John Gattis
- Nancy Geer
- Marvin Geller
- David Green
- Eric Greenberg
- Joshua Hall
- Gail Harris
- Renne Hamad
- JeanneMarie Hamil
- Sangeun Han
- Jay Handelman
- Conor Hanick
- Lynne and David Harding
- Gail Harris
- Michael Harshman
- Natalie Helm
- Robert Hildebrand
- Petie Hilsinger
- Stephen Hoffman
- John P. Hooten
- Will Hudgins
- Kat Wingert
- Pat Hull
- Michelle Jessogne
- Trace Johnson
- Daniel Jordan
- Eugene Jongsma
- Lenora Jost
- Jonathan Katz
- Stephanie Key
- Jon Kieffer
- Yoko Kita
- Carolyn Kotlewski
- George Kotlewski
- Alex Koutelias
- Tomasz Kowalczyk
- Larry and Clarissa Kramer
- Kelsey Lamb
- Neil Larrivee
- Naomi Latoracca
- Donald Latoracca
- Malcolm Lazin
- Alyssia Lazin Kapic
- James LeBas
- Mark Lewis
- Emily Levin
- Sallie Light
- Richard Lobo
- Danny Lugo
- Christopher Lutz
- Maria Mandler
- Peter McCallion
- Francesca McNeeley
- Theodore Medrek
- Mike and Kate Meeuwsen
- Alan and Nancy Milbauer
- Janet Minker
- Kathie Moon
- Bert and Betty Morris
- Thomas Nash
- Lovella Naylor
- Christine Nickson
- Alexis Nickson and Matthew Naveda
- Mark and Connie Nickson
- Stan Nikkel and Ruthann Bromley
- Marco Nistico
- Thomas Novak
- Katherine Oarr
- Nancy Olson
- Nathan Olson
- Mark Ormond
- Joel Panian
- Charles and Rosalie Peirce
- Laura Stephenson Petty
- Andreia Pinto Correia
- W. Lawrence Ream
- Thomas Roberts
- William Robson
- Bruce Rodgers
- George Rogers
- Taylor Rothenberg-Manley
- Nancy Roucher
- Howard Rust
- Andy Sandberg
- Jane Sattler
- Diane Saunders
- Priscilla and Jack Schlegel
- Francis Schwartz
- Karen Selwyn
- Cynthia Sensenig
- Sue Shepard
- Munro and Jeanette Sherrill
- Carl and Claudia Shuster
- Kathleen Singer
- Ron Silver
- Kerry Smith
- Maria Spelleri
- Christian Stakenborg
- Pat Steck
- Hugh Steele
- Judilee Sterne
- Kenneth Stephenson
- Suzanne Stoltzner
- Jason Strauss
- Karen Stults
- Marcelina Suchocka
- Hannah Sun
- Michael Sweet
- Matthew Symanski
- David Sywak
- Jennifer Best Takeda and Christopher Takeda
- Vivian Tannenbaum & Nick Pocock
- Paul Tanaka
- Scott Taylor
- Rochelle Tepperman
- Shaun and Madoka Tilburg
- James Tolley
- Heather Urrlbarri
- Jose Uzcategui
- Daniel Van Grunsven
- Andrea Verier
- Shirley Verier
- Justin Vibbard
- Lee Vickman
- Tihda Vongkoth
- Shali Wade
- Katherine Walstrom
- Michael Warner
- Clark Weigle
- Louis Wells
- Patricia West
- Gail Williams
- Elizabeth White
- Eric Whitmer
- Robert Wilk
- Jared Wilson
- Sheila Vincent
- Kirk Voelker
- Ye Young Yoon
- Mike and Joan Zare
- Paul Zeitz