Thank you to our donors and funders!
Welcome to Metropolitan United, London’s new performance space jewel.
The major renovations to Metropolitan United, completed in fall 2022, are a tremendous gift to London Symphonia musicians and lovers of orchestral music alike. Enhancements to the sanctuary included a new stage that provides warmer, more reverberant sound and improved lighting to transform your concert going experience.
METROPOLITAN UNITED RENOVATION WINS LONDON HERITAGE AWARD
We’re thrilled that the Metropolitan United Church renovation project won the 2023 London Heritage Award in the Adaptive Re-Use Category! The Heritage Awards are presented annually by Architectural Conservancy Ontario - London Region and the Heritage London Foundation.
Every time London Symphonia performs here we appreciate the vision and commitment of the Metropolitan United congregation and management, and the tremendous support of the renovation campaign donors and funders whose generosity and quick response enabled the project to move ahead in record time. We can’t say Thank You enough!
“We are profoundly grateful to the Metropolitan United congregation for their vision and commitment to the transformation of this historically significant venue and to the many donors and funders who made this dream a reality.
Thank you!
The renovation of Metropolitan United is a wonderful example of what can happen when two organizations collaborate.”
– Moira Stewart, President, London Symphonia
Thank you!
Government and Foundation Support
The Tom and Sue Allan Foundation - a fund within the London Community Foundation.
A sincere thank you to all of the donors who supported this beautiful transformation of Metropolitan United Church.
To view a list of London Symphonia donors please click here.
Platinum ($100,000+)
Good Foundation Inc.
Silver ($25,000-$49,999)
Allan and Susan Edwards Family Fund
Bronze ($10,000-$24,999)
Ritchie Family Fund
Andy & Helen Spriet
Visionary ($5,000-$9,999)
Susan Agranove
The Tom and Sue Allan Family Fund - a fund within the London Community Foundation
Anonymous
Guarantor ($2,500-$4,999)
Louise Good
Benefactor ($1,000-$2,499)
Stephen Adams K.C. & Linda Frosst Adams
Eric & Karen Auzins
Jack & Lore Brown
C. R. Charlton
Janet V. Collins In memory of Michael Locke
Bing Siang Gan & Pearl Langer
Martin Joldersma
Mary Ellen Kirk
Janet E. Stewart
Krystyna Wojakowski & Bruce Murray
Bill & Hiedi Vamvalis
Partner ($500-$999)
In honour of Phil Murphy
Brenda & Kerry Benson
Rick Brokenshire
Diana Coates
Charles & Sharon George
Margaret Hewitt
Blair Mackenzie
Emilie Newell
Associate ($100-$499)
Marguerite Annen
David Beattie
Ron & Sharon Butler
Clare & Mike Callaghan
Elizabeth & Kym Kymlicka
Antje & David Laidler
Barbara Lent
Ted Misek
Ellen Singleton
Dr. Jeffrey Gandz & Elizabeth Spracklin
Susan Waugh
In memory of Constance L. Wilson
Jean Wuensch
Anonymous
Friend ($20-$99)
Lucy Buck
Andrew Chater
Mary Rixon
Our Partners
Architect - McMichael Ruth, principal, Tillmann Ruth Robinson, London
Acoustician - Bill Gastmeier, HGC Engineering, Mississauga
Project Consultant - Kendra Fry, Creative Collisions, Stratford