Bequests
Naming the Chamber Orchestra as a beneficiary of your estate or retirement plans helps secure our future and ensures a musical legacy that will last beyond lifetimes.
Read more about some of the bequests that have changed the trajectory and secured the future of the Chamber Orchestra.
Lisa Mondori
Lisa Mondori, the middle child of Bernard and Barbara Arnest, grew up in Colorado Springs. An exceptional person, she did not possess a high school diploma - yet earned three post-graduate degrees! In 1995, Lisa resigned her partnership in the California law firm of Graham & James for a two-year assignment in Romania with the Peace Corps. Her later position as a lawyer for World Vision took her around the world, doing humanitarian work.
Lisa fell in love with Romania and its people, retiring there before passing away in December 2021. Her bequest is a cherished legacy for the Chamber Orchestra.
John Wallace Hobson
John was a world traveler whose multiple degrees attested to a lifelong passion for learning. He will be remembered for the joy he found sailing his beautiful Seafarer, and his love of classical music. John had a deep interest in the musical education of young people; in honor of his interest, John’s bequest to the Chamber Orchestra was dedicated to our educational and community outreach.
Virginia Lee Snow
Virginia her husband John Carter moved to Colorado Springs in 1989, after ‘Jinny’s’ long career working as a general manager for many Broadway and touring productions. The pair were incredibly generous and active in the city’s arts and animal-focused organizations, and we have enormous gratitude for their civic and artistic leadership.
Virginia’s extraordinarily generous bequest was placed in a board-restricted reserve fund, dedicated to raising musician pay.