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TONIGHT’S CONCERT

Welcome

Utah Symphony

Board of Trustees

USUO 2020 Pandemic Activities

Season Sponsors

Donors

Administration

Planned Giving

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Tanner & Crescendo Societies

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OCTOBER 1–3 masterworks

Utah Symphony Guild

Education

ARTIST’S PROFILE

Program notes and artist bios for upcoming and past performances are available on utahsymphony.org.

NOTES ON THE PROGRAM

Acknowledgments

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WELCOME

Music, Mission, Art, Community, Pandemic, Safety, Flexibility, Patience, Excitement, Music…Together. This is merely a string of words until you place it into our current moment. Much has been said about the state of life amidst this pandemic. The state of the performing arts, our communities, business, the economy, and individual lives. As we continue to learn more and make progress, we remain committed to the journey with you.

Steven Brosvik President & CEO

I’m honored and excited to be entering my time as President & CEO of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera just as we’re able to resume live performances. From the beginning of the search process, I’ve been impressed by the support for the music and mission by everyone I’ve encountered. USUO is an organization of great depth, history and service to the region. I look forward to building our future together as we become ever more present and relevant to our entire community. I am inspired by the extraordinary work Pat Richards has done in her role as Interim CEO. I am grateful for the direction and commitment of our Board of Trustees, our incredible donors, and the patience of our ticketholders. I am impressed by the work being done by the staff team to create and realize plans in coordination with members of the orchestra, and I am excited to finally be able to hear our musicians live in Abravanel Hall and the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre. It has taken everyone in this list, including you, to make live performances possible. All of us at USUO believe strongly in the powerful healing effect of music to connect communities. This has long been true, but especially during trying historical times such as these. It is with great deliberation and joy that we resume these live performances and welcome you back to your musical home.

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UTAH SYMPHONY Thierry Fischer, Music Director

The Maurice Abravanel Chair, endowed by the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Conner Gray Covington Associate Conductor

VIOLA* Brant Bayless

Principal The Sue & Walker Wallace Chair

Barlow Bradford Symphony Chorus Director

Yuan Qi

VIOLIN* Madeline Adkins

Associate Principal

Elizabeth Beilman† Julie Edwards Joel Gibbs Carl Johansen Scott Lewis John Posadas Whittney Thomas

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

CELLO* Matthew Johnson

Ralph Matson†

Associate Concertmaster

Acting Principal The J. Ryan Selberg Memorial Chair

Laura Ha

Andrew Larson

Acting Associate Concertmaster

Acting Associate Principal

John Eckstein Walter Haman Anne Lee Louis-Philippe Robillard Kevin Shumway Pegsoon Whang

David Park

Assistant Concertmaster

Claude Halter

Principal Second

Wen Yuan Gu

BASS* David Yavornitzky

Associate Principal Second

Evgenia Zharzhavskaya

Principal

PICCOLO Caitlyn Valovick Moore

TRUMPET Travis Peterson

OBOE James Hall

Jeff Luke

Principal The Gerald B. & Barbara F. Stringfellow Chair

Robert Stephenson Associate Principal

Lissa Stolz ENGLISH HORN Lissa Stolz CLARINET Tad Calcara

Lee Livengood BASS CLARINET Lee Livengood E-FLAT CLARINET Erin Svoboda-Scott BASSOON Lori Wike

Caitlyn Valovick Moore

Llewellyn B. Humphreys Brian Blanchard Stephen Proser

• First Violin •• Second Violin

* String Seating Rotates † On Leave

# Sabbatical †† Substitute Member

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Principal The Val A. Browning Chair

Lisa Byrnes

Associate Principal

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Sam Elliot

Associate Principal

BASS TROMBONE Graeme Mutchler

PERCUSSION Keith Carrick

Associate Principal

James Allyn Andrew Keller Edward Merritt Jens Tenbroek Thomas Zera

FLUTE Mercedes Smith

TROMBONE Mark Davidson

Erin Svoboda-Scott

Karen Wyatt•• Joseph Evans LoiAnne Eyring Lun Jiang Rebekah Johnson Veronica Kulig David Langr Melissa Thorley Lewis Hannah Linz•• Yuki MacQueen Alexander Martin Rebecca Moench Hugh Palmer• David Porter Lynn Maxine Rosen Barbara Ann Scowcroft• Ju Hyung Shin• Bonnie Terry• Julie Wunderle

Principal

Peter Margulies Paul Torrisi

TIMPANI George Brown

Corbin Johnston

HARP Louise Vickerman

Associate Principal

Principal The Norman C. & Barbara Lindquist Tanner Chair, in memory of Jean Lindquist Pell

Assistant Principal Second

Associate Principal

Principal

Principal The Edward & Barbara Moreton Chair

Leon Chodos

Associate Principal

Jennifer Rhodes CONTRABASSOON Leon Chodos HORN Edmund Rollett

Principal

Eric Hopkins

Associate Principal

Principal

Eric Hopkins Michael Pape KEYBOARD Jason Hardink Principal

LIBRARIANS Clovis Lark Principal

Katie Klich ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Walt Zeschin Director of Orchestra Personnel

Andrew Williams

Orchestra Personnel Manager

Acting Principal

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTED BOARD Thomas M. Love* Chair Doyle L. Arnold* Brian Greeff* Joanne F. Shiebler* Vice Chairs Annette W. Jarvis* Secretary John Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Arcy* Treasurer Steven Brosvik* President & CEO Dr. Stewart E. Barlow Judith M. Billings Gary L. Crocker

David L. Dee* Alex J. Dunn Dr. Julie Aiken Hansen Senator Daniel Hemmert Stephen Tanner Irish Thomas N. Jacobson Abigail E. Magrane Brad W. Merrill Robin J. Milne Judy Moreton Dr. Dinesh C. Patel Frank R. Pignanelli Gary B. Porter Jason Price Shari H. Quinney Miguel R. Rovira Dr. Shane D. Stowell Naoma Tate Thomas Thatcher W. James Tozer Jr.

Dr. Astrid Tuminez David Utrilla Kelly Ward Kim R. Wilson Thomas Wright* Henry C. Wurts

Clark D. Jones Herbert C. Livsey, Esq. David T. Mortensen Scott S. Parker David A. Petersen

Patricia A. Richards* Harris Simmons Verl R. Topham M. Walker Wallace David B. Winder

John Bates Howard S. Clark Kristen Fletcher

Richard G. Horne Ron Jibson E. Jeffery Smith

Spencer F. Eccles The Right Reverend Carolyn Tanner Irish Dr. Anthony W. Middleton, Jr. Edward Moreton Marilyn H. Neilson O. Don Ostler

Stanley B. Parrish Marcia Price David E. Salisbury Jeffrey W. Shields, Esq. Diana Ellis Smith

MUSICIAN REPRESENTATIVES Kathryn Eberle* Julie Edwards* EX OFFICIO Doyle Clayburn Utah Symphony Guild Nancy Pinto-Orton Onstage Ogden

LIFETIME BOARD William C. Bailey Edwin B. Firmage Kem C. Gardner* Jon Huntsman, Jr. G. Frank Joklik TRUSTEES EMERITI Carolyn Abravanel Dr. J. Richard Baringer Haven J. Barlow HONORARY BOARD Jesselie B. Anderson Kathryn Carter R. Don Cash Bruce L. Christensen Raymond J. Dardano Geralyn Dreyfous Lisa Eccles NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

Joanne F. Shiebler Chair (Utah)

Susan H. Carlyle (Texas)

David L. Brown (S. California)

Robert Dibblee (Virginia)

Anthon S. Cannon, Jr. (S. California)

Senator Orrin G. Hatch (Washington D.C.)

Harold W. Milner (Nevada) Marcia Price (Utah) *Executive Committee Member UTAHSYMPHONY.ORG

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USUO 2020 PANDEMIC ACTIVITIES

It’s been six months since Utah Symphony took the stage at Abravanel Hall! We express gratitude and thanks for the heartwarming support received from our community and colleagues during a time of uncertainty. While we haven’t been able to offer typical performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve still been busy finding ways to connect the community—from a distance—through great live music. Below, discover how Utah Symphony has brightened social media feeds, curated online educational resources, contributed to pandemic relief efforts, and even given world premieres of new pieces from home during quarantine. Within a week of Utah’s schools closing in March, our Education Department organized existing digital content, converted other items to be shared digitally, and developed new ideas to help support teachers, parents and students in our suddenly digital-only learning environment. Utah Symphony’s School from Home page now offers Virtual Assemblies, education videos featuring the Musicians of the Utah Symphony, symphony bingo, listening music scavenger hunts, and “Ask a Musician” boxes. In addition, the new Virtual Listening Room on utahsymphony.org includes links to streaming, curated playlists, past performance clips, and Ghost Light Podcast episodes. The latter series includes a special edition talking about the ways that music has connected humanity in times of crisis throughout history, as well as “Music Knows Exactly How You Feel” and “Live Music After Corona.”

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In April, our orchestra musicians, staff, opera chorus members, and our volunteer network teamed up to express thanks to all of our supporters who have donated tickets to cancelled performances and stepped up their donations to make sure this organization continues well into the future. The Utah Opera costume shop team also completed several hundred masks in just two weeks to donate to Salt Lake Regional Medical Center. KSL TV included our very own Tad Calcara (whose Good Mornin’ video on has 16,000+ shares and over 1 million views on Facebook) in a feature about the creative ways that people are finding to use music as salve during isolation. Tad’s other popular videos include arrangements of George Gershwin’s Somebody Loves Me and Irving Berlin’s Puttin’ on the Ritz. Four Utah Symphony trumpet players also

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Fanfare of Hope and Solidarity

recorded the theme song for ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ from their homes. Other creative musical endeavors shared by Utah Symphony musicians include Associate Principal Trombone Sam Elliot playing a Bach two-part invention with a ‘Sam Elliot from the past’; Violin Lynn Rosen playing Jean-Marie Leclair’s Sonata for Two Violins with herself; Associate Principal Clarinet Erin SvobodaScott playing all three parts of a klezmer folk tune; and Principal Trumpet Travis Peterson, with the aid of recent guest conductor Jerry Steichen (all the way from his living room in Manhattan), performing “The Lord’s Prayer” for Easter. Violin Yuki MacQueen took social distancing seriously by performing a duet from a distance of 2000 miles with a student of hers from Haiti, Alexandre Santya. Concertmaster Madeline Adkins also joined seven of her concertmaster

colleagues from around the country to perform the slow movement of Bach’s Double Concerto in D Minor, all from their respective homes. In May, Utah Symphony shared a musical thank you to essential workers featuring Utah Symphony musicians playing Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man. Governor Gary Herbert, Congressional Representative Ben McAdams, and Senator Luz Escamilla joined Utah Symphony Musical Director Thierry Fischer and Interim President & CEO Pat Richards in a special introduction to the glorious music by our musicians set to photos of the valiant healthcare workers, essential staff, and first responders risking their lives to help us through this stressful time. On May 8th, Utah Symphony celebrated our 80th anniversary! Our online birthday

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community. Humanity has and will always work together to further music’s flexible, diverse capacity and innate power. The magnificence and energy of massed musical resources, such as an orchestra, are humbling, inspiring, and exemplify hope, solidarity and teamwork.”

Augusta Read Thomas

party included interviews with Music Director Thierry Fischer, former orchestra members, and recent guest artist Augustin Hadelich; performances by Utah Symphony musicians; birthday wishes from previous guest artists; a special message from Interim President & CEO Pat Richards; and even cake! We hope that you were able to join the celebration. May also brought the two world premieres of pieces commissioned by Utah Symphony. First was Fanfare of Hope and Solidarity by Augusta Read Thomas. This piece was composed in late April and early May and recorded by the musicians of the orchestra in their homes, then audio engineered by Stoker White and Funk Studios and video produced and edited by Andrea Peterson. We believe this was the first world premiere by an American orchestra during the time of COVID-19. Thomas shared her thoughts on the project: “I believe music feeds our souls. Unbreakable is the power of art to build

The second premiere was Longing from Afar by Dai Fujikura. This piece is about being together even when we’re physically apart, and was recorded live via a video conference. Fujikura drew inspiration for this piece by “considering how all musicians make sound together even when we are all physically far apart.” Both premieres are still available on the Utah Symphony Facebook and YouTube pages.

One of the most exciting announcements of the summer was of the 2021 Deer Valley Music Festival, a year in advance! If you bought tickets for the 2020 festival performances or the Temptations at Abravanel Hall, you will be sent new tickets for the corresponding 2021 concerts. For all of you who are dreaming of escaping into great live music in the mountains again, tickets for the 2021 festival are on sale now at deervalleymusicfestival.org. Another exciting announcement came in June, with the appointment of Steven Brosvik as the next President and CEO of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera. Steve has many years’ experience in leadership roles with Baltimore Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Houston Symphony and Nashville Symphony. He loves “Being one of the people who helps support

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USUO 2020 PANDEMIC ACTIVITIES getting the music on the stage and supporting incredible musicians to be able to make that music for the audience.” Another wonderful opportunity to support USUO came thanks to the Alternative Visions Fund, an anonymous donor advised fund of the Chicago Community Foundation, which has awarded USUO a matching challenge grant in support of the Alternative Visions COVID-19 Relief Fund Challenge at USUO. All contributions received before October 1 will be matched on a 1:1 basis up to a total maximum match of $500,000. If you have been considering a contribution to USUO or increasing your annual gift, doing so before October 1 will make your investment go twice as far. In August, a new 5,000 square foot public art piece was unveiled in downtown Salt Lake City that celebrates the impact

of Utah women—past and present— in commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment. The mural was commissioned by Zions Bank and is located on the east-facing wall of the Dinwoody Building located at 37 West 100 South. It includes current Utah Symphony musicians Concertmaster Madeline Adkins and Principal Flute Mercedes Smith, as well as long-time volunteer Lona Mae Lauritzen, and is a beautiful contribution to our community. At another small, outdoor Park City event this summer, one guest remarked, “It was a thrill to just hear a live performance. I had to wipe a tear away to hear such beautiful music.” We feel the same way, and hope you do tonight as well. Thank you for helping Utah Symphony to once again connect the community through great live music. Please enjoy our reimagined 2020–21 season!

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SPECIAL EVENT

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OCTOBER 1–3 / 2020 / 7:30PM / ABRAVANEL HALL

Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor

CO N CER T S PO N SOR

PIAZZOLLA (arr. Bragato): La muerte del ángel

(Argentina)

CAMPOS: Danza festiva

(Peru) O RC H ESTR A S PO N SOR

GUARNIERI: Concerto para cordas e percussão

(Brazil)

MEZA: Suite latinoamericana

Mvt. 1/Tango & Mvt. 4/Son; (Costa Rica)

BRAGATO: Malambo

(Argentina)

This project is funded in part by the CARES Act and the Utah State Legislature through Utah Arts & Museums

PIAZZOLLA (arr. Bragato): Las cuatro estaciones Porteñas

Invierno/Winter Primavera/Spring (Argentina)

CAMACHO, APOLINAR (arr. Agustín Fernández): Viva mi patria Bolivia

(Bolivia)

PONCE arr. Gould: Estrellita

(Mexico)

TRADITIONAL arr. Lopez-Yañez: La Llorona

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Enrico Lopez-Yañez is the Principal Pops Conductor of the Nashville Symphony where he leads the Symphony’s Pops Series and Family Series. Lopez-Yañez is quickly establishing himself as one of the Nation’s leading conductors of popular music and becoming known for his unique style of audience engagement. Also an active arranger, Lopez-Yañez has been commissioned to write for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and the Houston Symphony, and has had his works performed by orchestras including the Detroit Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, and Omaha Symphony.

Enrico Lopez-Yañez Conductor

Since working with the Nashville Symphony, LopezYañez has conducted concerts with a broad spectrum of artists including: Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx, Toby Keith, Trisha Yearwood, Jennifer Nettles, Kellie Pickler, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Megan Hilty, Hanson, and more. Additionally, he leads many of the films in concert on the symphony’s Movie Series including Beauty and the Beast, Coco, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Home Alone, and more. Lopez-Yañez also conducts the annual Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th fireworks show which was first televised on CMT in 2019 reaching millions of viewers across the nation. In the upcoming seasons, Lopez-Yañez will collaborate with artists including Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Maxwell, Leslie Odom Jr., Stewart Copeland of The Police, Ben Folds, Kenny G, and more. Lopez-Yañez will appear with the National Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, San Diego Symphony and will make return appearances with the Detroit Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, and Utah Symphony. Previously, Lopez-Yañez has appeared with orchestras throughout the North America including the Aguascalientes Symphony, Edmonton Symphony, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Omaha Symphony, and Sarasota Orchestra among others. As Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Symphonica Productions, LLC, Lopez-Yañez curates and leads programs designed to cultivate new audiences. An

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enthusiastic proponent of innovating the education concert experience, his exciting concerts “breathe new, exuberant life into classical programming for kids and families” (Nashville Parent Magazine). Symphonica’s productions have been described as “incredibly special—and something that needs to become the new norm in educational programing” (Lima Symphony). As a producer, composer, and arranger, Lopez-Yañez’s work can be heard on numerous albums including the UNESCO beneﬁt album Action Moves People United and children’s music albums including The Spaceship that Fell in My

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Backyard, winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Hollywood Music and Media Awards, Family Choice Awards and Kokowanda Bay, winner of a Global Media Award as well as a Parents’ Choice Award where Lopez-Yañez was lauded for his “catchy arrangements” (Parents’ Choice Foundation). Lopez-Yañez previously held the position of Assistant Conductor with the Nashville Symphony and Omaha Symphony. He holds a Masters in Music from the University of Maryland and received a Masters in Music and his Baccalaureate from UCLA, where he graduated summa cum laude.

NOTES ON THE PROGRAM by Michael Clive

¡Celebración Sinfónica! It’s one of the great bits of dialogue in movie history: “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” Spoken by the captain of a prison road crew to justify his beating of the character Cool Hand Luke in the 1967 movie classic of that name, the line has since taken a life of its own. It works for any conceivable culture gap, including the one that has separated the great wealth of Central and South American classical music from concert hall programs in North America. Much as has been written about this phenomenon—the observations of author Janet Crane are illuminating, if you can find them—but it has not changed all that much in recent decades. Yes, the greatness of the Mesoamerican and South American classical heritage is now more fully understood and acknowledged by North American musicologists and critics. But opportunities to hear the music are another matter. Why were we and our neighbors on such different musical wavelengths? Tracing the origins of the gap would take more time and space than even a long-winded annotator can allow, but 20th-century composers in the U.S. found their voices in different ways than did composers to the south. In the U.S., American classical music was still struggling to find a distinctively American sound while the classical music of Mesoamerican and South American countries had already evolved to incorporate sources from

indigenous peoples, European colonizers, and African cultures. The result is a glorious olio that unites all these sources and traditions without walling off classical from popular. In the U.S., such sources were kept apart from the classical tradition, which was more strictly European and academic; there has always been a strict separation between popular and classical music here. It was left to the great European composer-teachers, including Dvorak and Boulanger, to wonder why the American classical composers insisted on this divide, neglecting the riches in their own backyard. Whatever the reasons, the gap is exemplified in the relationship between two foundational composers of the mid-20th century, the American Aaron Copland and the Argentinian Astor Piazzolla. They shared a deep friendship and respected each other’s work. But did they really understand each other? The studious, self-effacing Copland, who was considered the dean of American composers, was earnest in his desire to learn about the music of Central and South America. He spoke Spanish fairly well and made a total of eight trips to the region to promote musical and cultural exchange, mostly under State Department auspices, starting in 1941. Copland was moved by what he heard, and was inspired to compose pieces such as El Salón Mexico and his Latin American sketches—works that achieved popularity in the U.S., but were heard as condescending and simplistic south of our borders. Conversely, Piazzolla spent years (in the United States) and even

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composed for Broadway, but in a 1980s radio interview with musicologist Robert Sherman, commented that a Broadway tango such as “Hernando’s Hideaway” from The Pajama Game seemed like an insult and made him “want to die.” The song is actually a charming and aﬀectionate parody of Piazzolla’s beloved tango form—a musical tip of the hat—and reﬂects a deeper appreciation than he acknowledged to Sherman. Jose Carlos Campos (Peru, b. 1957)

Danza festiva He began his studies of composition at the National Conservatory of Music with Edgar Valcárcel, theoretical courses with Seiji Asato, instrumentation with Aurelio Tello, orchestration with Celso GarridoLecca and piano with the concertist Rosa América Silva Wagner. He then followed a course of the Secretary of State for Culture of São Paulo in Brazil, in 1982, to study with Cláudio Santoro and JoséAntonio Almeida Prado. In 1985 he received a scholarship from the French government to carry out his postgraduate studies in Paris. He studied musical analysis with Alain Louvier (National Conservatory of Music of Boulogne-Billancourt) and Betsy Jolas (National Conservatory of Music of Paris) and composition with Allain Gaussin. In 1987 he obtained a scholarship from the “Nadia and Lili Boulanger International Foundation” and continued his training with Michel Philippot, receiving the advice of Maurice Ohana.

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Upon his deﬁnitive return to Peru in 1990, he taught at the National Conservatory of Music in Lima, where he was appointed Professor of Composition and Cultural Courses, assuming in 1996 the position of Head of the Department of Composition and Musicology of that institution. In 1998 he settled permanently in France, where he ﬁnished his Bachelor of Music and carried out a Master in Musicology at the University of La Sorbonne in Paris. He has worked as a music teacher for the Academy of Versailles and the faculty of the Municipality of Paris. Astor Piazzolla, Argentina (1921–1992)

La muerte del ángel (arr. Bragato)

Las cuatro estaciones porteñas (arr. Bragato)

Piazzolla was born in Argentina to Italian immigrant parents with whom he moved to New York’s Little Italy neighborhood at age 4, staying for several years. But he returned to Argentina while still a child and fairly burned with love for the music of his native that country—most especially the tango, which he would later revolutionize, treating it with the respect of form and the compositional techniques we associate with European classical forms. But ﬁrst, Piazzolla would return to New York, taking music lessons with the Hungarian classical pianist Bela Wilda, a

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student of Rachmaninoff, who taught him to play Bach on his bandeón, a traditional Argentine form of accordion that is the melancholy inner voice of the tango. In 1934 Piazzolla met Carlos Gardel, a seminal figure in the history of the tango, who invited the young Piazzolla to tour with him—a great honor and opportunity. Though the boy’s father did not allow it, Piazzolla was undeterred. He returned to Buenos Aires at age 17 and joined the orchestra of bandoneonist Anibal Troilo— another tango artist whose ensemble was destined to become a legend, one of the greatest tango orchestras of all time. With his classical training and Argentinian soul, Piazzolla embodied the tango, expanded it, and transcended it. His tango-based compositions often specifically reference European forms and even quote themes from composers such as Vivaldi. But he does so in a distinctively Argentinian way, transforming instrument and instrumentalist into dance partners. In his music we hear the spirit of the tango, something we cannot hear in the music of European composers. Even without classical composition, this remarkable dance is a language unto itself that speaks with fiery eroticism tinged with melancholy and introspection. Applying 20th-century harmonic theory and his own unique style, Piazzolla opens a world of expressiveness to listeners. Camargo Guarnieri (1907–1993)

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In his native Brazil, composer Camargo Guarnieri is regarded as second only to the great Heitor Villa-Lobos, that country’s musical patriarch. The son of a barber in the teeming city of São Paulo, Camargo Guarnieri worked as a jobbing pianist for silent films, taking private lessons in composition. A scholarship enabled him to study with Koechlin in Paris, where he met a number of leading figures in musical life. In 1939 the outbreak of war compelled him to return to Brazil, where he continued his career as a conductor and composer, a strong advocate of music derived from the varied folk material of his country. Guarnieri is noted mainly for vocal and instrumental music. His compositions for orchestra include seven symphonies, two violin concertos and six piano concertos. These last, written over a period of 40 years, reflect his Brazilian inspiration and, after his period in Paris, his confidence in orchestration. His Concerto para cordas is more like a concerto grosso than a solo instrumental showcase. Scored for strings and percussion, it has both seething energy and poetic lyricism. Vinicio Meza, Costa Rica (b. 1968)

Suite latinoamericana Vinicio Meza is a Costa Rican clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and arranger of symphonic, chamber, jazz and salsa music. He began his music studies with his father, then attended the Municipal

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School of Music in his hometown Paraíso, Cartago, where he began his clarinet studies. He continued his music studies at Conservatorio de Castella. After his graduation, he studied for two years at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. Meza obtained his Bachelor of Music degree in Clarinet Performance from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and his Master of Music degree in Clarinet Performance from the Florida State University in Tallahassee. In Costa Rica, the Ministry of Culture has awarded him with the National Prize in Music Performance and the National Prize in Music Composition. ACAM (Composers and Authors Association of Costa Rica) has awarded him the “Prize for Arranger of the Year” and the “Prize for Composer of the Year” in formal music and the “Prize for Composer of the Year” in jazz. He is a member of the Costa Rica Symphony Orchestra and teaches Music Appreciation at the Costa Rica Institute of Technology. A word of warning about Meza’s Suite Latinoamericano: Its dance rhythms and languorous melodic lines are extraordinarily seductive. José Bragato, Argentina (1915–2017)

Malambo The composer José Bragato has been described as “the most famous cellist in the history of the tango”—placing him in the company of composer Victor Herbert, conductor Arturo Toscanini and mega-producer John Goberman, all major

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international music ﬁgures who began their careers as cellists. Bragato was born in 1915 in the Italian town of Udine and emigrated as child to Buenos Aires, where he studied at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música Manuel de Falla. He was soon given the post of solo-cellist of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Buenos Aires and performed until 1968 in the orchestra of the Teatro Colon. He was also a member of various Argentinean and Brasilian chamber music and folk music ensembles. Astor Piazzolla valued Bragato’s musicianship so highly that he integrated him into his various tango-nuevo ensembles. The trust which grew between the two musicians during their years together also led to José Bragato transcribing and archiving many of Piazzolla’s compositions. Malambo is one of his own compositions and, of course, it features the cello. The name refers to both a group dance for men only, and a volcano (located in the Philippines and currently inactive). You’ll hear why. Apolinar Camacho (1917–2002)

Viva mi patria Bolivia While cueca’s origins are not clearly deﬁned, it is considered to have mostly European Spanish and arguably indigenous inﬂuences. The most widespread version of its origins relates it with the zamacueca which arose in Peru as a variation of Spanish Fandango dancing with criollo. The dance is then thought to have passed to Chile

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and Bolivia, where its name was shortened and where it continued to evolve. Due to the dance’s popularity in the region, the Peruvian evolution of the zamacueca was nicknamed “la chilena”, “the Chilean”, due to similarities between the dances. In Bolivia, there are many variations throughout the different regions. Cueca styles of La Paz, Potosí and Sucre are the elegant and static versions, whereas in Cochabamba and Tarija the style is much livelier and free. The same could be said with the music where rhythm and speed slightly differ amongst the regions. While dancing, handkerchiefs are used by both male and female dancers by twirling over the head. It is said the twirling of the handkerchief is a way to lure the woman. The use of an erotic song form to frame a patriotic song reflects the passionate feelings that ignite Viva mi patria Bolivia. In the Bolivian nation, this song is considered a second national anthem, popular in a way comparable to “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” in the United States.

Manuel Ponce (1882–1948)

Estrellita Tender, romantic, and so elementally lovely that it seems we have carried this melody inside us all our lives—that’s Estrellita, the “little star” that is surely one of the most popular songs in the world. Estrellita was composed by Manuel Ponce, a 20th-century Mexican composer, who grew up in a musical family and received his musical training from his parents. It is the single work for which he is best known. According to widely accepted tradition, the ineﬀably lovely melody of Estrellita came to Ponce in a burst of romantic inspiration in a quiet moment as he beheld his wife. If that’s not true, we don’t want to know. Estrellita has been covered by every performing musician who has ever been in love, and has certainly bridged the gap between cultures all over the world. When the Russian-Jewish-American violinist Jascha Heifetz played it in the 1939 Hollywood feature They Shall Have Music, he introduced it not only to millions of American viewers, but to succeeding generations of violinists, who cherish it as if it were a Fritz Kreisler confection.

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INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT We thank our generous donors for their annual support of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera. This list includes donations received from July 1, 2019 to July 13, 2020. * in-kind donation

** in-kind & cash donations

† deceased

ENCORE ($100,000 OR MORE) Anonymous Kem & Carolyn Gardner

Anthony & Renee Marlon Estate of Linda & Don Price

Jacquelyn Wentz

BRAVO ($50,000 TO $99,999) Scott & Kathie Amann Diane & Hal Brierley James A.† & Marilyn Parke

Patricia A. Richards & William K. Nichols** Harris H. & Amanda Simmons

Elizabeth Solomon Naoma Tate & the Family of Hal Tate Jim & Zibby Tozer Jack Wheatley

OVERTURE ($25,000 TO $49,999) Doyle Arnold & Anne Glarner Judy Brady & Drew W. Browning Michael & Vickie Callen John & Flora D’Arcy Brian & Detgen Greeff

Kristen Fletcher & Dan McPhun Susan & Tom Hodgson Tom & Lorie Jacobson Chuck & Crystal Maggelet Edward Moreton

Fred & Lucy Moreton Mark & Dianne Prothro Alice & Frank Puleo George Speciale John & Jean Yablonski Edward & Marelynn Zipser

MAESTRO ($10,000 TO $24,999) Anonymous A. Scott & Jesselie Anderson Berenice J. Bradshaw Trust Thomas Billings & Judge Judith Billings Carol, Rete & Celine Browning Judy & Larry Brownstein Larry Clemmensen Marian Davis & David Parker Kathleen Digre & Michael Varner Pat & Sherry Duncan Spencer & Cleone† Eccles Midge Farkas Thierry & Catherine Fischer** 28

Doug & Connie Hayes Mary P.† & Jerald H. Jacobs Family G. Frank & Pamela Joklik Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Lansing Herbert† & Helga Lloyd Tom & Jamie Love Mr. & Mrs. Charles McEvoy Carol & Anthony W. Middleton, Jr., M.D. Amanda & Spencer Millerberg Richard & Robin Milne Terrell & Leah Nagata James & Ann Neal Leslie Peterson & Kevin Higgins

Stephen & Cydney Quinn Albert J. Roberts IV Carmen Rogers Sandefur Schmidt Dr. & Mrs. Charles W. Sorenson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. G. B. Stringfellow Steve & Betty Suellentrop James R. & Susan Swartz Jonathan & Anne Symonds Norman C.† & Barbara L. Tanner † Tim & Judy Terrell

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Ray & Howard Grossman Chuck & Kathie Horman The Right Reverend Carolyn Tanner Irish & Mr. Frederick Quinn Ken & Margo Jacobs Annette & Joseph Jarvis M. Craig Johns Michael Liess Daniel & Deena Lofgren Beatrice Lufkin Hallie & Ted McFetridge Michal & Maureen Mekjian Joanne Mitchell Dr. Louis A. Moench & Deborah Moench Marilyn H. Neilson Dr. Stephen H. & Mary Nichols O. Don & Barbara Ostler

Dr. Thomas Parks & Dr. Patricia Legant Dr. Dinesh & Kalpana Patel Frank R. Pignanelli & D’Arcy Dixon Brooks & Lenna Quinn Dr. & Mrs.† Marvin L. Rallison James & Anna Romano Ted & Lori Samuels Peggy & Ben Schapiro Barbara & Paul Schwartz D. Brent† & Suzanne Scott Dr. John Shigeoka Stuart & Mary Silloway Gibbs† & Catherine W. Smith Thomas & Marilyn Sutton Paul L. Wattis Dr. Rasmus Wegner Kathie & Hugh Zumbro

ABRAVANEL & PETERSON SOCIETY ($2,500 TO $4,999) Anonymous (5) Fred & Linda Babcock Tom & Carolee Baron Tina & John Barry Jennifer & Charles Beckham Dr. Melissa Bentley Donna Birsner Roger & Karen Blaylock Bill & Susan Bloomfield Mr. & Mrs. John Brubaker Richard & Suzanne Burbidge Michael & Christy Bush Mr. & Mrs. William D. Callister Vincent Cannella Hal & Cecile Christiansen George & Katie Coleman Debbi & Gary Cook Dr. Thomas D. & Joanne A. Coppin Thomas D. Dee III & Dr. Candace Dee

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Marilynn Roskelley & Paul Dorius Mark & Loulu Saltzman Margaret P. Sargent Shirley & Eric Schoenholz Dewelynn & J. Ryan† Selberg Mary & Doug Sinclair Jeffrey Starr

Paul Taylor Thomas† & Caroline Tucker Peter Margulies & Louise Vickerman Susan & David† Wagstaff Susan Warshaw Robert R. & Sue A. Webb Dan & Amy Wilcox David & Jerre Winder

PATRON ($1,500 TO $2,499) Anonymous (2) Fran Akita C. Kim & Jane Blair Mr. & Mrs. Lee Forrest Carter Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Carter, Jr. William J. Coles & Joan L. Coles David & Karen Gardner Dee Michael Deputy Lawrence Dickerson & Marcela Donadio Margarita Donnelly Dr. Paul Dorgan

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FRIEND ($1,000 TO $1,499) Anonymous (4) Madeline Adkins & John Forest Jim Alexander Christine A. Allred Clayton Anderson Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey L. Anderson Pj Aniello Drs. Crystal & Dustin Armstrong Ian Arnold Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence R. Barusch Diane Banks Bromberg & Dr. Mark Bromberg Kevin Burdette Dana Carroll & Jeannine Marlowe Carroll Po & Beatrice Chang & Family Michael & Beth Chardack William & Patricia Child Dr. & Mrs. David Coppin David & Carol Coulter Sandra Covey† Dorothy B. Cromer David & Donna Dalton James Dashner Dr. Kent C. DiFiore & Dr. Martha R. Humphrey Alice Edvalson Eric & Shellie Eide Larry Gerlach Bob & Mary Gilchrist Ralph & Rose Gochnour Kenneth & Amy Goodman Mr. Keith Guernsey John & Ilauna Gurr

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ENDOWMENT DONORS TO UTAH SYMPHONY | UTAH OPERA ENDOWMENT Utah Symphony | Utah Opera is grateful to those donors who have made commitments to our Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fund is a vital resource that helps the long-term well-being & stability of USUO, & through its annual earnings, supports our Annual Fund. For further information, please contact 801-869-9015. Gael Benson Edward Ashwood & Candice Johnson Estate of Alexander Bodi The Elizabeth Brown Dee Fund for Music in the Schools Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation Thomas & Candace Dee

Hearst Foundation Roger & Susan Horn The Right Reverend Carolyn Tanner Irish & Frederick Quinn Edward & Barbara Moreton Estate of Pauline C. Pace Perkins-Prothro Foundation Kenneth† & Jerrie Randall

The Evelyn Rosenblatt Young Artist Award Bill & Joanne Shiebler James R. & Susan Swartz Norman C. Tanner & Barbara L. Tanner Trust O.C. Tanner Company M. Walker & Sue Wallace

GIFTS MADE IN HONOR Marie Nelson Bennett Neill & Linda Brownstein Peggy Chase Dreyfous Paula Fowler Kem Gardner

Burton & Elaine Gordon Mrs. Barbara Nellestein Barbara Scowcroft & Ralph Matson Bill & Joanne Shiebler

Grant Gill Smith Dale Strobel Matthew & Maria Proser Whittney Thomas J. Brian Whitesides

GIFTS MADE IN MEMORY Dennis Austin Jay T. Ball Dawn Ann Bailey Betty Bristow Robert H. Burgoyne, M.D. Doris Macfarlane Corry Kathie Dalton Dr. James Drake Robert Ehrlich William K. Evans, Jr. Leah Burrows Felt Loraine L. Felton Crawford Gates 32

Lowell P. Hicks Dr. Gary B. Kitching M.D. Harry Lakin Julia Lawrence Frank & Maxine McIntyre Warren K. (Sandy) McOmber Clyde Dennis Meadows Dr. Richard George Middleton Mary Muir Mary E. Nelson Jack Newton

Richard Perkins Glade & Mardean Peterson Rhoda Ramsey Richard Reiser Norman B. Ross Shirley Corbett Russell J. Ryan Selberg Venice Shields Ann O’Neill Shigeoka, M.D. Phillis “Philly” Sims Robert C. Sloan Barbara Tanner Maxine Winn

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INSTITUTIONAL DONORS We thank our generous donors for their annual support of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera. This list includes donations received from July 1, 2019 to July 13, 2020. USUO’s 2020–21 season is funded in part by the CARES Act and the Utah State Legislature through Utah Arts & Museums. * in-kind donation

** in-kind & cash donation

$100,000 OR MORE The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Foundation George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation The Florence J. Gillmor Foundation Emma Eccles Jones Foundation

Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation John & Marcia Price Foundation O.C. Tanner Company Salt Lake County Shiebler Family Foundation Sorenson Legacy Foundation State of Utah

Summit County Restaurant Tax / RAP Tax Utah Division of Arts & Museums / National Endowment for the Arts Utah State Legislature / Utah State Board of Education Zions Bank

Dominion Energy Kahlert Foundation League of American Orchestras

Grand America Hotel* William Randolph Hearst Foundation

C. Comstock Clayton Foundation Goldman Sachs Janet Q. Lawson Foundation Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation McCarthey Family Foundation

Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation Charles Maxfield & Gloria F. Parrish Foundation Moreton Family Foundation Schmidt Family Foundation Simmons Family Foundation

$50,000 TO $99,999 Anonymous AHE/CI Trust Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation

$25,000 TO $49,999 Arnold Machinery Brent & Bonnie Jean Beesley Foundation Carol Franc Buck Foundation Cache Valley Electric Chevron Corporation The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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$10,000 TO $24,999 Anonymous B.W. Bastian Foundation Bank of America Caffé Molise* HJ & BR Barlow Foundation Johnson Foundation of the Rockies Marie Eccles Caine FoundationRussell Family

Matthew B. Ellis Foundation Onstage Ogden Orange County Community Foundation Park City Chamber / Visitors Bureau Promontory R. Harold Burton Foundation Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield

Richard K. & Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney Foundation The Christian V. & Lisa D. Young Family Foundation The Joseph & Evelyn Rosenblatt Charitable Fund WCF Insurance W. Mack & Julia S. Watkins Foundation

M Lazy M Foundation Microsoft Corporation Millcreek Coffee Roasters* Morris Murdock Travel Orem City CARE Tax Park City Community Foundation Rancho Market Ray, Quinney & Nebeker Foundation Raymond James & Associates Robert S. Carter Foundation Rocky Mountain Power Foundation Rodney H. & Carolyn Hansen Brady Charitable Foundation Rotary Club of Salt Lake

Salt Lake City Arts Council Snow, Christensen & Martineau Foundation Spitzberg-Rothman Foundation Summerhays Music Center Tesoro Petroleum Corporation Texas de Brazil* The Fanwood Foundation Western Office The Val A. Green & Edith D. Green Foundation US Bank Utah Autism Foundation Victor Herbert Foundation

$1,000 TO $9,999 AC Hotel Salt Lake City/Downtown* Adib’s Rug Gallery Bambara* Bertin Family Foundation Better Days CBRE City Creek Center Corning Incorporated Foundation Cultural Vision Fund D’Addario Foundation Grandeur Peak Global Advisors Henry W. & Leslie M. Eskuche Charitable Foundation Holland & Hart J. Wong’s Thai & Chinese Bistro*

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ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION Steven Brosvik

DEVELOPMENT Leslie Peterson

ACCOUNTING & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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Jessica Proctor

Vice President of Finance & CFO

President & CEO

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Executive Assistant to the Sr. VP and COO & Office Manager

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Director of Institutional Giving

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Director of Special Events & DVMF Donor Relations

Director of Information Technologies

Karyn Cunliffe Controller

Alison Mockli

Payroll & Benefits Manager

SYMPHONY ARTISTIC Thierry Fischer

Lisa Poppleton Grants Manager

Kyle Siedschlag

Anthony Tolokan

Development Operations Manager

Jared Mollenkopf

Symphony Music Director

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Vice President of Symphony Artistic Planning

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Development Assistant

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Associate Conductor & Principal Conductor of the Deer Valley® Music Festival

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We never know what the future holds, but our eyes have been opened to how crucial planning ahead is. The pandemic has caused many of us to contemplate our legacy, assess our priorities, and plan for the future. Perhaps now more than ever, we recognize how important and meaningful it is to have a place where we can gather as a community to be uplifted and inspired by great music. If you want to ensure the future legacy of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera for future audiences to enjoy, please include USUO in your estate planning.

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Utah Symphony | Utah Opera offers sincere thanks to our patrons who have included USUO in their financial and estate planning. Please contact Leslie Peterson at lpeterson@usuo.org or 801-869-9012 for more information, or visit our website at usuo.giftplans.org.

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Anonymous (3) Eva-Maria Adolphi Dr. Robert H.† & Marianne Harding Burgoyne Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Coombs Paul (Hap) & Ann† Green Robert & Carolee Harmon Richard G. & Shauna† Horne Virginia A. Hughes Ms. Marilyn Lindsay† Turid V. Lipman

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Patricia A. Richards & William K. Nichols Sharon & David† Richards Harris H. & Amanda P. Simmons E. Jeffery & Joyce Smith G.B. & B.F. Stringfellow Norman† & Barbara† Tanner Mr. & Mrs. M. Walker Wallace

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Dan & June Ragan Mr. Grant Schettler Glenda & Robert† Shrader Mr. Robert C. Steiner & Dr. Jacquelyn Erbin† JoLynda Stillman Joann Svikhart Frederic & Marilyn† Wagner Jack R. & Mary Lois† Wheatley Edward J. & Marelynn Zipser

CRESCENDO SOCIETY OF UTAH OPERA Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. William C. Bailey Judy Brady & Drew W. Browning Dr. Robert H.† & Marianne Harding Burgoyne Shelly Coburn Dr. Richard J. & Mrs. Barbara N. Eliason Anne C. Ewers Edwin B. Firmage

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UTAH SYMPHONY GUILD OUR MISSION

Because we believe great music can elevate the human spirit, the purpose of the Guild is to foster, promote, and facilitate the operation of the Utah Symphony Orchestra financially, socially, and educatonally. It is our honor to maintain a gift shop throughout the year which raises funds for our orchestra. We have added all our available items to the “online store” and all proceeds go to USUO. We will continue adding events as social distancing requirements allow to aid in rasing funds for our great orchestra. We will sponsor the Youth Guild and outreach violin lessons again this season, and we appreciate your ongoing support of these important community programs. To join or renew your membership in the guild you may go to our web page and fill out the new members information. www.utahsymphonyguild.org Carolyn Abravanel Eva-Maria Adolphi Wendy Ajax Fran & Tom Akimoto Georgia L. Anderson Reva Anderson Margaret Anderson Wirth Linda Babcock Brenda Bailey William Scot Barraclough & Tom D. Camomile Dominic Barsi Randy & Jeni Bathemess Jean E. Barton Charmaine Bauer Suzanne & Clisto Beaty Maxine Beckstead Karol Behling Janet Bennett Heather Benson Eve Bertran-Hales & Don Hales Joan Blanck Rose Marie Breinholt Chip & Anne Browne Nancy Browning & Michael Homer Mary Ellen B. Caine Akemi Call Gertrud Carpenter

Mary A. Carter Renee Christensen Cecile Christiansen Lynne Church Dianne Clark Doyle Clayburn Melou Cline Beth & Boyle Cole Kathleen Coon Peggy Cordon Marcia Cowley-Keen Janet Cox Tom Cox Carolyn Creek-McCallister Susan L. Croft Wendy & John Crossman Kathryn C. Culbertson Robert & Caprene Curtis William and Bonnie Daniloff Frances Darger Marlene Dazley Joyce De Forest & Robert Duke De Forest Laura Diaz Moore Nancy Dietzler Amy Dixon Carol Elliott Judy Emery Jennifer Fairbourn Rosemary Fairbourn

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