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We are thrilled that you are joining us for our 2016– 2017 Season.You are now part of an Ogden cultural tradition going back sixty-seven years!

Speaking of traditions, I feel blessed that music and dance have been central to so many of my own personal traditions. As a child, I attended Kansas City Symphony performances with my parents. I confess that I did not always manage to stay awake for the entire performance.

(In my defense, the concerts ended well after my regular bedtime). Still, I always looked forward to these concerts.

They were an event—a special treat. Not only did I get to dress up and spend quality time with my parents, but I also loved to watch the musicians. And I marveled at the composers who crafted brilliant masterpieces using some of the very same chords I struggled to play.

Recently, I had the chance to share a similar experience with another younger generation when I brought my nephews to last seasons’ Utah Symphony Family Shows. I loved introducing them to something I love. One nephew could not stop asking questions afterwards, and several have since asked me when the next performance is. They are all coming back again this season, so I count it as a huge success!

I am sure you have similar stories as well. Each of us has been inspired and touched by live arts performances. This is why the Ogden Symphony Ballet Association exists. We want to continue to inspire, to engage, to educate, and to uplift our community. So again, we are thrilled you are joining us this season. And we hope you make some new, amazing memories with us this year.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Paul C. Kunz President Robert Fudge President Elect Robert Newman Vice President Jennifer Webb Secretary Tina Olsen Treasurer Genette Biddulph Past President/Nominating Melissa Bennett Brenda Burton Linda Forest John Gordon Russ King McClain Lindquist Scott Major Stephanie Moore Shane Schvaneveldt Jan Slabaugh Paul Sonntag John Starley Mark Stratford

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ADVISORS Marlene Barnett Karen Fairbanks Alan Hall Robert Harris Sharon Lewis Thomas Moore Suzy Patterson FOUNDATION Russ King Chair Marti M. Clayson Secretary Richard White Treasurer Beth Baldwin Paul C. Kunz Andrea Lane Robert E. Lindquist Michael S. Malmborg Judith Mitchell Meg Naisbitt Tina Olsen Ellen Opprecht Carolyn N. Rasmussen Sherm Smith

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ABOUT OSBA Under the direction of numerous dedicated Board Members and longserving Executive Directors like Jean Pell (27 years) and Sharon Macfarlane (14 years), OSBA has expanded its programming but remains committed to its mission to enrich the lives of people in northern Utah by sponsoring world-class classical music and dance programming in the Greater Ogden Area.

Since its inception, OSBA has presented over 800 performances.

In 1949, Beverly Lund and Ginny Mathei decided they wanted to add even more culture to Weber County, so, with the help of a few friends and their husbands’ checkbooks, they brought the Utah Symphony to Ogden for a single performance.The total cost was $400, and three hundred people attended the concert.

This 1949 concert was a big success, so the women decided to present even more concerts in Ogden. They organized a committee within the Welfare League (later the Junior League) to raise funds for the Symphony Concerts. Then, in 1957, this committee reformed and incorporated as the Ogden Guild. After a few more name changes and the addition of Ballet West performances in 1982, the organization became the Ogden Symphony Ballet Association.

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In addition, OSBA actively works to engage and educate younger patrons. For example, our Youth Guild has provided generations of high school students with opportunities to serve and socialize. We also offer a variety of music education classes, from Masterworks Music Detectives to Symphony Summer Camps.

And we are partnering with several local community organizations to expand these programs to reach even more kids, especially children in under-served communities. This year, we will also be holding our first Youth Benefit Concert, featuring Young Concert Artist Gleb Ivanov and young aspiring musicians from our very own community. The proceeds from this concert will go to fund music education scholarships for local children.

If you would like to know more about any of these programs, please do not hesitate to call our office!

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OSBA 2016 –17 SEASON Emanuel Ax plays Beethoven’s “Emperor” September 15, 2016 | 7:30 p.m.

Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 February 2, 2017 | 7:30 p.m.

Soul Unlimited featuring Ellis Hall September 22, 2016 | 7:30 p.m.

Jerry Herman: The Broadway Legacy Concert February 9, 2017 | 7:30 p.m.

Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 October 20, 2016 | 7:30 p.m.

Brahms & Tchaikovsky November 10, 2016 | 7:30 p.m.

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DWIGHT & CINDY BALDWIN CRAIG & EMILYN UMBRELL JON & JENELLE ADAMS JOHN & HEATHER GORDON Vocalists KLEA BLACKHURST SCOTT COULTER JASON GRAAE DEBBIE GRAVITTE RON RAINES Piano JOHN BOSWELL

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Director SCOTT COULTER

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Original Orchestrations by DON PIPPEN New Orchestrations by RYAN SHIRAR Special thanks to Don Pippen and Terry Marler

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PROGRAM ACT I

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Herman Overture Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “It’s Today!” from Mame COMPANY

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Wherever He Ain’t” from Mack and Mabel DEBBIE GRAVITTE

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . “Look What Happened to Mabel” from Mack and Mabel KLEA BLACKHURST

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . “Let’s Not Waste a Moment” from Milk and Honey RON RAINES

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “You I Like” from The Grand Tour JASON GRAAE

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Shalom!” from Milk and Honey COMPANY

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “It Only Takes a Moment” from Hello, Dolly!

SCOTT COULTER

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Love, Look in My Window” from Hello, Dolly!

KLEA BLACKHURST

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “If He Walked Into My Life” from Mame DEBBIE GRAVITTE

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Mame” from Mame COMPANY ACT II

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Movies Were Movies” from Mack and Mabel JOHN BOSWELL

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “The Best of Times” from La Cage aux Folles COMPANY

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . “With You on My Arm” from La Cage aux Folles Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Song on the Sand” from La Cage aux Folles JASON GRAAE

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Kiss Her Now” from Dear World SCOTT COULTER

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “World Take Me Back” from Hello, Dolly!

KLEA BLACKHURST

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “I Won’t Send Roses” from Mack and Mabel RON RAINES

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Time Heals Everything” from Mack and Mabel DEBBIE GRAVITTE

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “I Am What I Am” from La Cage aux Folles JASON GRAAE

Jerry Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . “Before the Parade Passes By” from Hello, Dolly!

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LETTERS FROM THE ARTISTIC TEAM

I have been so blessed to be able to spend my creative life in the theatre and to give musical voice to such wonderful characters as Dolly Levi (Hello, Dolly!); Georges and Albin (La Cage aux Folles); and Mame Dennis (Mame). I always wrote for specific characters and specific situations. To know that my songs could also have a life outside of their respective shows was always a welcoming surprise to me.

Jerry Herman could not have asked for a better master teacher than Irving Berlin. Mr. Berlin’s influence is clearly evident when you listen to the songs of Jerry Herman.

Like Mr. Berlin’s, Jerry’s songs couple deeply heartfelt lyrics with gorgeous strong melodies.They go straight to the listener’s ear with a heft of emotion and sincerity.

This accounts for the love affair that audiences have with the music and lyrics of Jerry Herman.

When The ASCAP Foundation approached me about presenting a new program consisting of nationwide concerts featuring my songs with symphony orchestras and a series of master classes targeting university/ college students in writing and performing for the musical theatre I was thrilled. And I couldn’t have asked for a more sterling cast to sing my songs.

They are some of Broadway’s most acclaimed talents: Debbie Gravitte, Ron Raines, Jason Graae, Klea Blackhurst and Scott Coulter.

This evening’s concert features many of those Jerry Herman classics that are certain to have you beaming with the recognition of meeting an old friend.

These will be the songs from his biggest hit musicals: Hello, Dolly!; Mame; and La Cage aux Folles. We also wanted to possibly introduce you to a few songs from musicals you may not have seen: Dear World; Milk and Honey; Mack and Mabel; and The Grand Tour.

I am delighted to have them representing my musical legacy and bringing my songs to you this evening. Clearly, for me, the “Best of Times is Now.” Jerry Herman

Jerry Herman’s love affair with musical theatre began as a very young child when his parents took him to see Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun. Jerry was so engaged by the musical’s score that when he returned home from the theatre he went straight to the piano and was able to play some of the songs from the show.

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All these shows represent the golden legacy that accounts for the durability and timeless quality of Jerry’s enormous catalogue of songs. These shows and songs have earned Jerry virtually every award imaginable: Tonys; Grammys; the Richard Rodgers Award; the Johnny Mercer Award; the Oscar Hammerstein Award; and the richly deserved Kennedy Center Honors.

I have known Jerry Herman for over 30 years. I can tell you for a fact that the joy and love that are in his musical legacy are also in the man himself. His musical genius and his stature as one of the most beloved Broadway icons are what we are celebrating this evening!

Michael A. Kerker (Associate Producer)

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ARTISTS’ PROFILES Randall Craig Fleischer Conductor

With three music director positions, arrangements and compositions played around the world, a demanding guest conducting schedule, major awards, and a career spanning four continents, Randall Craig Fleischer is making a substantial impact. Mr. Fleischer has appeared as a guest conductor with many major orchestras in the United States and internationally including engagements with the Boston Pops, China Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Utah Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and Festival Cesky Krumov (Czech Republic). Mr. Fleischer studied with Leonard Bernstein as a conducting fellow at Tanglewood in 1989.

He served as Assistant Conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra from 1986 to 1989. While working toward his Master of Music degree at the Indiana University School of Music, he served as chorus master of the IU Opera Theater program from 1983–85. Fleischer received his Bachelor of Music Education from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and has studied conducting privately with Otto-Werner Mueller and in masterclass with Seiji Ozawa, Riccardo Muti, Gustav Meier, and others. Mr. Fleischer lives in Los Angeles with his wife Heidi and daughter Michaela.

Debbie Gravitte Vocalist

One of Broadway’s biggest personalities, Debbie Gravitte has found herself in demand from the Broadway stage to the concert stage and beyond. She won the prestigious Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance

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in Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, along with a Drama Desk Award Nomination and New York Showstopper Award.

A favorite with symphony audiences, she has sung with over 100 orchestras around the world. She has toured with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops, appeared with Lang Lang and the Chinese Philharmonic in Beijing, along with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, the New York Pops with the legendary Skitch Henderson, Cleveland Orchestra, and the National, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Utah, St. Louis, Houston, Dallas, and San Diego Symphonies. Debbie has sung with the New York City Ballet in Peter Martin’s Thou Swell at Lincoln Center, appeared with Bette Midler in the Universal feature, Isn’t She Great?, and can be heard as one of the voices in Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Debbie is the proud mother of three beautiful children. For more info, please visit debbiegravitte.com or debbietunes.com.

Klea Blackhurst Vocalist

Klea Blackhurst is an actress, singer and comedienne known for her awardwinning tribute to Ethel Merman, Everything the Traffic Will Allow. Most recently she starred in the highly acclaimed production of Hello, Dolly! at the Goodspeed Opera House as well as in The Nutty Professor, which premiered in Nashville, directed by legendary comedian Jerry Lewis and featuring a score by Marvin Hamlisch and Rupert Holmes. She’s performed with symphony orchestras and in theatrical productions across the country and abroad. Theatre credits include: New York—A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, Bingo, By Jupiter, Radio Gals, and Oil City Symphony; Regional—Call

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NOTES ON THE PROGRAM Me Madam, Chicago, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Red Hot and Blue, and Anything Goes. Klea’s albums are on the Ghostlight Records label and available at www.ghostlightrecords.com. She’s featured on Jule Styne in Hollywood on PS Classics; the original cast recordings of Bingo and Radio Gals; Lost in Boston IV; Unsung Irving Berlin; and The Best of Off Broadway. Klea is a Distinguished Alumna of The University of Utah and a member of Trinity Boxing Club NYC. Ron Raines Vocalist

A Tony Award nominee for the acclaimed production of Follies, Ron has had an illustrious international career spanning musical theater, opera, concert, and television. Born and raised in Texas, Ron Raines attended Oklahoma City University and The Juilliard School. He was a three-time Emmy and Soap Opera Digest Award nominee for his role as villain Alan Spaulding on CBS’s longest running daytime drama Guiding Light. Ron has appeared on Elementary and Person of Interest. He starred on Broadway in Annie, Newsies, Chicago and Show Boat, and also originated the role of Nick Longworth in Teddy & Alice with Len Cariou. He has delighted audiences around the world with his memorable starring roles in virtually every major American musical and operetta. He has soloed with over 50 major American and international orchestras, including the Boston Pops, the BBC Concert Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony, and the Israel Philharmonic, and has performed at Carnegie Hall, the 92nd Street Y, the London Palladium, and Royal Festival Hall. He has appeared on four PBS “Great Performances,” and has made two solo recordings on Jay

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Records and numerous cast albums. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter. ronrainesonline.com Jason Graae Vocalist

Jason made his Metropolitan Opera House debut as the male vocalist in Twyla Tharp’s Everlast with American Ballet Theatre. Jason has performed his one-man show all over the country from Rainbow and Stars and Birdland in New York City to Feinstein’s and the Plush Room in Los Angeles and San Francisco, winning four Bistro Awards and a New York Nightlife Award. His current critically acclaimed show with Faith Prince, The Prince and the Showboy, was recently seen at 54 Below, and the pair won a second Nightlife Award for Best Duo. He made his Los Angeles Opera debut as Njegus in The Merry Widow, repeating the role with Dallas Opera, New Orleans Opera, and Houston Grand Opera. Also with LA Opera he was featured as Offenbach in The Grand Duchess directed by Garry Marshall. He has played Frosch in Die Fledermaus with the Washington National and San Francisco Operas, the Manhattan School of Music, and most recently with Houston Grand Opera. Jason has recorded over 45 CDs, including original cast albums, concerts, compilations, and his two solo CDs. Upcoming recordings include And The World Goes Round (Kritzerland) and Roberta (New World Records).

John Boswell Piano

John Boswell has served as musical director for Judy Collins, Andy Williams, and Bob Newhart, as well as the concert

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ARTISTS’ PROFILES tours of Cinema Toast; That’s Life: a Toast to Sinatra; Blockbuster Today; Three Men and a Baby Grand; Blockbuster Broadway!; and The Spy Who Loved Me starring Sheena Easton. John played the role of Moose in the national tour of Crazy for You. Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include Crazy for You, The Secret Garden, Back to Bacharach and David, and The Kathy and Mo Show: Parallel Lives. Most recently John composed music for the HBO special “Kathy and Mo: The Dark Side.” John has six CDs of original music on Hearts of Space Records: The Painter, Kindred Spirits, Count Me In, Festival of the Heart, Trust, and Love.

Scott Coulter Director / Vocalist

Scott Coulter is one of New York’s most honored vocalists. Scott has received five MAC Awards (Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs), five Bistro Awards and two Nightlife Awards for Outstanding Vocalist, and has also performed at most of New York City’s top rooms including Birdland, 54 Below,The Oak Room at the Algonquin, and Feinstein’s at The Regency, where he spent a record-setting eight months performing the revue 11 O’Clock Numbers at 11 O’Clock, which he also co-created. His self-titled debut CD won the 2003 MAC Award for Outstanding Recording and was chosen as the best recording of the year by TheatreMania and Cabaret Scenes magazine. Scott regularly performs in concert both as a solo artist and with a variety of legendary performers including Stephen Schwartz, Tony-winner Ben Vereen and Grammywinner Sheena Easton. He has performed with symphonies all over the world, and

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has taught masterclasses from Los Angeles to Kalamazoo to Riga, Latvia. He is also the creator of his own unique group vocal coaching series called “Songbook.” Scott recently wrote the book for the new musical Got to Be There, which celebrates the life and music of songwriter Elliot Willensky. Scott is founder/owner of Spot-On Entertainment. He’s a resident director of programming at 54 Below (Broadway’s Supper Club) in NYC and is a graduate of the Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music.

The ASCAP Foundation Producer

The ASCAP Foundation, established in 1975, is a publicly supported charitable organization dedicated to nurturing the music talent of tomorrow, preserving the legacy of the past and sustaining the creative incentive for today’s creators through a variety of educational, professional and humanitarian programs.

Included in these are songwriting workshops, scholarships, awards, recognition and community outreach programs, public service projects for senior composers and lyricists, and providing grants to other 501(c) (3) non-profit organizations engaged in educational programs for aspiring songwriters and composers. The ASCAP Foundation supports programs in all musical genres that are national and regional in scope.

In the 40 years since its inception, The ASCAP Foundation has granted over $18 million to support countless music creators and over 2000 organizations nationwide. And it continues to find

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ARTISTS’ PROFILES new ways to nurture and develop music creators of all kinds. The ASCAP Foundation is funded by contributions, bequests and grants from music lovers throughout the United States. All contributions toward supporting the talent of tomorrow are tax deductible and greatly appreciated.

Spot-On Entertainment Producer

Spot-On Entertainment (www.SpotOnEntertainment.com) is a concert production/booking company based in New York City owned and founded

by Scott Coulter. Original Spot-On productions created for theaters and symphonies include The King: The Music of Elvis and ReImagined: The Music of the Beatles (both produced with TCG), Music of the Knights: Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John, The Fella Sings Ella!, You’ve Got a Friend: Carole King, Neil Sedaka and the Music of the Brill Building and Blockbuster Broadway! Other shows include Defying Gravity: Stephen Schwartz & Friends; Southern Comfort; Cinema Toast: The Music of the Movies and Jerry Herman: The Broadway Legacy Concert which is coproduced by Spot-On and the ASCAP Foundation.

Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) since 1990. In addition to coordinating ASCAP’s Musical Theatre Workshop in New York, he works with DreamWorks Theatricals to produce the ASCAP/DreamWorks Musical Theatre Workshop in Los Angeles, (both of which are led by composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz). Together with Michael Feinstein, he produces a regular series of concerts at Carnegie Hall highlighting the catalogue of both legendary and contemporary songwriters.

Michael is also producing a regular series of interview programs entitled “Broadway: Up Close and Personal” for the Kennedy Center. Michael’s onstage conversations with some of our nation’s most prominent songwriters have included evenings with Jerry Herman, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Charles Strouse, Sheldon Harnick, Marvin Hamlisch, and Stephen Schwartz.

Michael produced the ASCAP Foundation Jerry Herman Legacy Program, which is a series of seminars, master classes and concerts featuring the legendary composer/lyricist.The program has been presented nationwide in such cities as Chicago, Sundance, San Francisco, Phoenix, Savannah, Miami and Pittsburgh.

Michael A. Kerker Associate Producer

Michael A. Kerker has been Director of Musical Theatre for ASCAP (American

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Michael is proud to be a member of the Boards of the Actors Fund and the Johnny Mercer Foundation.

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UTAH SYMPHONY Thierry Fischer, Music Director / The Maurice Abravanel Chair, endowed by the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Rei Hotoda Associate Conductor Barlow Bradford Symphony Chorus Director VIOLIN* Madeline Adkins Concertmaster The Jon M. & Karen Huntsman Chair, in honor of Wendell J. & Belva B. Ashton Kathryn Eberle Associate Concertmaster The Richard K. & Shirley S. Hemingway Chair Ralph Matson Associate Concertmaster David Park Assistant Concertmaster Claude Halter Principal Second Wen Yuan Gu Associate Principal Second Karen Wyatt Acting Assistant Principal Second Leonard Braus• Associate Concertmaster Emeritus Jerry Chiu• Joseph Evans LoiAnne Eyring Lun Jiang Rebekah Johnson Tina Johnson†† Veronica Kulig David Langr Melissa Thorley Lewis Yuki MacQueen Alexander Martin Rebecca Moench Hugh Palmer• David Porter Lynn Maxine Rosen Barbara Ann Scowcroft• M. Judd Sheranian Lynnette Stewart Julie Wunderle

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SUSTAINING DONORS ($50,000+) Stewart Education Foundation Weber County RAMP Grant SEASON SPONSORS ($10,000+) Alan & Jeanne Hall Foundation Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation Robert & Marcia Harris The Norman C. Tanner & Barbara L. Tanner Charitable Support Trust Matthew B. Ellis Foundation Richard K. & Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation CONCERT SPONSORS ($5,000+) Edith Dee Green Foundation George S. & Delores Dore Eccles Foundation Mrs. Paul T. Kunz The London Connection State of Utah, Division of Arts & Museums GUEST ARTIST SPONSORS ($2,500+) Beaver Creek Foundation Paul & Cindy Kunz Sharon Lewis Merrill Lynch Ogden City Corporation through Ogden City Arts Carolyn Nebeker Rasmussen Dr. Paul & Carol Sonntag BENEFACTORS ($1,000–$2,499) Dr. Nelson L. & Carole W. Astle Dwight & Cindy Baldwin Bean Family Foundation Dr. Glen & Genette Biddulph Evan & Geraldine Christensen Dr. & Mrs. Fred Clayson Rick & Karen Fairbanks Farr’s Jewelry

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Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Goddard Kenneth & Norine Holmgren Jewel Lee Kenley Mike & Zona Keyes Dr. & Mrs. Seth Lewis Merrill Lynch Drs. Jean & Richard Miller Dr. Judith Mitchell Robert & Eleanor Newman Keith & Ellen Opprecht Nancy & Brian Pinto Ralph Nye Charitable Foundation Carolyn Rich-Denson Junior E. & Blanche B. Rich Trust Harry & Becky Senekjian E.K. & Grace Walling Michael & Jennifer Webb Weber State University Glenn & Connie Wimer SUPPORTERS ($500–$999) Jon & Jenelle Adams America First Credit Union Marlene Barnett Bert L. & Lulu M. Neal Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Budge Russ Carruth Mary & Lee Forrest Carter Elliot-Hall Company Rosemary Conover & Luckey Heath CrossAction Computers Dr. Douglas Deis Doug & Shelley Felt Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Friz Robert Fudge & Sylvia Newman Gerry & Dixie Funk Greg & Caitlin Gochnour Heather & John Gordon Dean Hurst Carol Jackson Val Johnson Kier Construction Lindquist Memorial Parks Suzanne Lindquist Val & Karen Lofgreen Jan & Jerome Luger

Scott & Kirsten Major Jim & Suzy Patterson Eloise Runolfson Mr. & Mrs. Howard Schuyler Shane & Pamela Schvaneveldt Jonathan & Beverly Souder Starley Family Dental Craig & Emilyn Umbrell Richard & Judy Webber Hal Wheelwright PARTNERS ($100–$499) Barbara Anderson Sally Arway Clyde Baker Kay Ballif Mark Ballif Rich & Kristin Bauter Robert Beishline Bill & Melissa Bennett Dr. & Mrs. Paul C. Bennion Phil & Melanee Berger Jeffrey & Piper Blankinship Mr. & Mrs. Chris Bolieau The Boyer Company Kathleen & Phillip Browning Maj. & Mrs. Wendell Brumley Janice Burk Mr. & Mrs. Jeffry Burton Brad & Lynn Carroll Kitty Chatelain Allen & Janis Christensen Cathay Christiansen Kent Collins Clark & Pat Combe Becky Crumbo Frank & Ludene Dallimore Alan & Joanne Dayley Lynn & Natalie Dearden Golden & Sharon Decker Pete & Lynn Dehart Kellie & Allan Diersman Deloris & Dale Dorius Kathy Douglas Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Draper Ann Alene Dunn David & Robbyn Dunn Jennifer Earl Sandra Ebarb

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FRIENDS OF OSBA Jerry Eddy Rodney Egan Ann & Peter Ellis Brandon Erlacher Madelon Fallows Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Fearn Angela Flamm Jill Flamm Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Ford William & Anita Ford Linda Forest Monica Fridberg Pat Fuller Bert & Karen Gall Janice Grajek Nancy Granducci Lawren & Nancy Green Kim & Becky Hale Gwen Haycock Kimberly Hearn Angie Henderson John & Jeanne Hinchman Col. Douglas Holmes Robert & Rula Hunter Greg Hyde Intermountain Healthcare Robert W. Irvine Val Iverson Michael & Lori Jacobazzi Eric & Becky Jacobson John Watson Chevrolet Dr. & Mrs. Paul H. Johnson Kevin Johnson Steve Johnston Jeanne Kesler Melba & Denis Kirby Thomas Kuehls Emily Jayne Kunz Kathryn Lindquist Robert Lindquist Jeanette Long Rick & Nikki Lovell Eugene & Pat Low Ivaloo Lund Macdowell Ensemble - Odgen Chapter Sharon Macfarlane Corey Malan Victoria & Michael Malmborg Mr. & Mrs. Dwayne Manful Debra Marin Frank & Sharon Markos

Erika Martin Rand & Cynthia Mattson Sandy & Phillip Maxwell Evalyn McBurnie Andy & Susan Mccrady Jennifer & James Mcgregor Mary Ann Miller Nada Miller Matt Montague Mark & Meg Naisbitt Paul & Maurine Naisbitt Noel Nellis J. David Nelson Marilyn Nelson Wendy Nelson Gary Newman Arthur & Ruth Nielsen Peggy Nielsen Ogden School Foundation Cheryl Orme Donald Pantone Scott & Pam Parkinson Val & Marlene Parrish Paul & Sandra Perkin Janet Petersen Jim & Kay Philpott Matt & Cami Pollard Sanford Poulsen Paul & Joan Powell Marty & Carolyn Rasmussen Rory Rich Margaret Rostkowski Mr. Juergen Sass Harlan & Lauralee Schmitt Blaine & Justine Seamons Sempre Musical Society Greg & Susan Shreeve Lawanna & Robert Shurtliff Susan Skordos Jan Slabaugh Mr. & Mrs. Sherman Smith Keith & Marlys Sorbo Edward & Mari Lou Steffen Ned & Sheila Stephens Mr. & Mrs. Robert Stillwell Jeneile Tams Jeane Taylor Joann B. Taylor John & Marcy Thaeler Ulrich & Associates Utah Eye Centers Patti Van Aarle

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Robert Van Dyke Karen Vanden Bosch Kathleen Vegh Jack Wahlen Melvin Walker Bruce Wallace Sheldon & Janice Ward Wasatch Peaks Credit Union Nancy Waterfall Suzanne Wayment Matthew Webb Lee & Carol Welch Roberta & Kent West Richard White Kenna Williams Carl & Helgard Wolfram Venita Wood Harry & Marilyn Woodbury Larry Zaugg Jan Zehner Jolene & Chad Zito IN-KIND DONORS Jonathan Adams ALSCO Alvey Media Productions Amethyst String Quartet Apple Spice Junction Dwight Baldwin Beehive Cheese Bell Janitorial Supply Bill & Melissa Bennett Dr. Glen & Genette Biddulph Big O Tires Booked on 25th Kate Bruce Brenda Burton Cafe Rio Centerpoint Legacy Theater Clifton’s Ladies Apparel Crossaction Computer Specialists Dartside Daynes Music Company Eccles Community Art Center Farr’s Jewelry Fat Cats Fun Center Linda Forest Robert Fudge & Sylvia Newman Francisco de Galvez George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park Gibby Floral

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FRIENDS OF OSBA Gibby Studios, Inc. Grounds for Coffee John Gordon George and Mary Hall George B. and Betty Jo Handy Brenn Hill Hill Aerospace Museum Iggy’s Julie Johnson Suzanne Lindquist Kaffe Mercantile Kangaroo Zoo Kier Construction KLO Radio Lifetime Products Scott & Kirsten Major Megaplex Theaters Mineral Reflections Ralph W. (Bud) Mitchell Thomas & Stephanie Moore Mountain Medical Imaging Robert & Eleanor Newman Next Ensemble Now 97.9 Ogden Nature Center Ogden Union Station Olive & Dahlia Philip & Company Recreation Outlet Rocky Mountain Water Roosters Schneiter’s Riverside Golf Jan & Mike Slabaugh Smith’s Snowbasin Dr. Paul & Carol Sonntag Standard Examiner Starley Family Dental Sun Valley Sunny 103.1 SuperSonic Car Wash Thai Curry Kitchen The Mumford Group The Timbermine Toad’s Fun Zone Treehouse Museum Craig Umbrell Brad Waddoups Bob Wallis Jennifer Webb Ziegfeld Theatre Zions Bank

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MEMORIAL DONATIONS Dr. Gordon Thatcher Allred Robert & Eleanor Newman Rodney H. Brady Jan & Mike Slabaugh Carol Brockman Andrea Lane Sharon Macfarlane Frank & Sharon Markos Dr. Judith Mitchell Jim & Suzy Patterson Carolyn & Marty Rasmussen Glen Eliason Robert & Eleanor Newman Telitha Greiner Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Budge Val Johnson

Mrs. Paul T. Kunz Sharon Macfarlane Drs. Jean & Richard Miller Dr. Judith Mitchell Kent Nichols Carolyn & Marty Rasmussen Mary McKenna Sharon Macfarlane Dr. Paul Naisbitt Dr. & Mrs. Fred Clayson Scott & Pam Parkinson Stephen Kent Paskins Mark & Shelley Geddes Claire Pinto Nancy & Brian Pinto Bonnie Raleigh Andrea Lane Gerald Richardson Robert & Eleanor Newman

John R. Hinchman Ann Alene Dunn Phillip & Merlene Petty Connie Stevens

Monte Shupe Mark & Shelley Geddes

M. Margaret Hunter Emily Jayne Kunz Ladies Literary Club Sharon Lewis & Family Sharon Macfarlane Judith Mitchell Jan & Mike Slabaugh

Hetty Hammon Sly Denise Sly Mel Sowerby Glenn & Connie Wimer

Carol Hurst Robert & Eleanor Newman

Diane Cook Taylor Florence Stowe Ed Vendell Dr. Judith Mitchell

Suzan Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Budge Val Johnson

IN HONOR OF DONATIONS

Paul T. Kunz Robert & Eleanor Newman Marvin Lewis Robert & Eleanor Newman Geraldine (Jerry) Taylor Lindquist Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Budge

Marjorie Funk Bud Funk Sharon Macfarlane Robert & Eleanor Newman Maryonne Wilson

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