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Contents

January & February 2017 Performances Purchase tickets at utahsymphony.org or call 801-533-6683

6 Welcome

JANUARY 6–7 | 7:30 PM

8 Utah Symphony

TCHAIKOVSKY’S VIOLIN CONCERTO

10 Board of Trustees 15 Music Director 16 Ghost Light

JANUARY 13 | 10 AM

17 Access to Music 18 Support USUO

JANUARY 13–14 | 7:30 PM

19 Legacy Giving

TRISTAN AND ISOLDE

20 Tanner & Crescendo Societies 22 Composing History 25 Who we Are

JANUARY 18 | 7:30 PM

29 Tagged & Hashtagged!

SERENADE FOR STRINGS

30 Season Sponsors 31–38 Today’s Concert(s) FEBRUARY 3–4 | 7:30 PM

BRAHMS’ SYMPHONY NO. 2

41 Season Honorees 44 Corporate & Foundation Donors 46 Individual Donors 50 Utah Symphony Guild 54 Administration

FEBRUARY 10–11 | 7:30 PM

59 House Rules

JERRY HERMAN: THE BROADWAY LEGACY CONCERT

60 A Post-Concert Talkback… 63 Education 64 Acknowledgments

FEBRUARY 17–18 | 7:30 PM

MOZART’S REQUIEM

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

FEBRUARY 24–25 | 7:30 PM

BRAHMS’ SYMPHONY NO. 4

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Welcome

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Did you know that, in addition to the more than 100 subscription concerts and operas at our home venues every year, we perform a combined total of 240 symphony education concerts and in-school opera presentations? And that nearly one-third of our total audience is comprised of students? Utahns have long recognized that a person’s quality of life rests, in part, on the community’s commitment to the arts to inspire the human spirit and motivate the betterment of mankind. Utah Symphony | Utah Opera reflects this value through a deep commitment to education and strives to impact every urban and rural community in the state with our education and outreach programs. Our annual Fifth-Grade Concerts represent a great example of this commitment. In the months of February and March, nearly 20,000 fifth-grade students will attend special concerts in Abravanel Hall. The concerts embody themes that relate to other fifth-grade curriculum concepts, and teachers receive classroom materials as well as personal visits from volunteer docents to help prepare students. These concerts are just a few of the many programs we offer to every public school in the state of Utah over a three- to five-year cycle. Our efforts

are focused primarily towards underserved districts and are available free of charge to supplement the core music curriculum for Utah students. Last year, we served over 143,000 students with our symphony and opera education programs. Much credit goes to the Utah State Legislature, which values these programs and provides over one-third of the support towards their cost. The remainder of that credit goes to our many individual donors, corporate sponsors and foundation sponsors who cumulatively match the state’s support. Thank you for your support and advocacy of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, and please thank your legislators for their support. It is through your involvement that we are able to connect the community through great live music! Sincerely, Paul Meecham President & CEO

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PERCUSSION Keith Carrick Principal Eric Hopkins Michael Pape KEYBOARD Jason Hardink Principal LIBRARIANS Clovis Lark Principal Maureen Conroy ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Nathan Lutz Interim Director of Orchestra Personnel STAGE MANAGEMENT Chip Dance Production & Stage Manager • First Violin •• Second Violin * String Seating Rotates † Leave of Absence # Sabbatical †† Substitute Member

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NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Joanne F. Shiebler Chair (Utah)

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William H. Nelson* Vice Chair Annette W. Jarvis* Secretary John D’Arcy* Treasurer Paul Meecham* President & CEO

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Music Director

Music Director of the Utah Symphony since 2009 and currently extended to 2019, Thierry Fischer has revitalized the orchestra with creative programming, critically acclaimed performances, and new recordings. Highlights of his tenure include a multi-season Haydn symphony cycle; Mahler, Beethoven and Nielsen cycles; and a tour of Utah’s five national parks. In celebration of its 75th anniversary season, the orchestra appeared at Carnegie Hall in April 2016 to critical acclaim and released an album of newly commissioned works by Nico Muhly, Andrew Norman, and Augusta Read Thomas on Reference Recordings. Following a well-reviewed Mahler 1 CD, they recorded Mahler’s 8th Symphony in Utah with the world-renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir, due for release later this season.

Thierry Fischer Music Director The Maurice Abravanel Chair, endowed by the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

In September 2016 Fischer was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, starting January 2017 and running concurrently with his Utah position for an initial three years. He will visit Seoul at least four times a season and will play an important role in the artistic planning. In Summer 2016 Fischer toured with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and debuted at the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York and at the Maggio Musicale Festival in Florence. Guesting in the past couple of years has also included Boston Symphony, Atlanta, Cincinnati and Detroit Symphonies, Oslo Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Salzburg Mozarteumorchester, Munich Chamber, Swedish Chamber and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, as well as the BBC Symphony at the Barbican and the London Sinfonietta. In Autumn 2016 he conducts the Sao Paulo Philharmonic—his first visit to South America. Fischer started out as Principal Flute in Hamburg and at the Zurich Opera. His conducting career began in his 30s when he replaced an ailing colleague, subsequently directing his first few concerts with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe where he was Principal Flute under Claudio Abbado. He spent his apprentice years in Holland, and became Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Ulster Orchestra 2001–06. He was Chief Conductor of the Nagoya Philharmonic 2008–11, making his Suntory Hall debut in Tokyo in May 2010, and is now Honorary Guest Conductor.

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Ghost Light

The stage is dark, but the conversation is just beginning. Listen in on conversations related to our performances and performers with the Utah Symphony’s new podcast, The Ghost Light. Each episode is 10–15 minutes long (perfect for a commute!) and focuses on topics related to the orchestra and classical music. The podcast is now 14 episodes in and past episodes have included conversations with Thierry Fischer, Mary Anne Huntsman, Mike Pape, Paul Meecham, and Christopher McBeth. The Utah Symphony’s General Manager and Vice President of Operations, Jeff Counts, hosts each episode. If you were to walk on the stage in Abravanel Hall or Capitol Theater when the venue was closed and no one was there, you wouldn’t be alone in the dark. A ghost light is a single bulb that is left on and placed on the stage after each performance. There are different explanations for ghost lights, which is a tradition in most venues. Some believe it keeps ghosts away from the stage. Others think it appeases the ghosts and keeps them happy. The pragmatic see it as an important safety measure to keep people from falling over things that have been left on stage (or off the stage itself!). In that spirit, each episode includes a bonus feature—a ghost story! You can now subscribe to Ghost Light via iTunes, Stitcher, or SoundCloud or search for “Utah Symphony” in your podcast app. New episodes are released each Monday.

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Access to Musis

A Concert for Children with Special Needs and their Families Thursday, January 26, 2017 | 7 PM | Capitol Theater 50 West 200 South Salt Lake City Utah Symphony | Utah Opera offers an annual concert for children with special needs and their families. We present this concert because we know that many families with children with special needs have difficulty attending cultural events together. We feature the Utah Opera Resident Artists with the Utah Symphony on the Capitol Theater Stage this special concert. This concert is FREE but registration is required. Children with special needs of ANY age are welcome to attend. The doors of Capitol Theater will open at 6:30PM, and the concert will begin at 7PM. Seating is general admission. After the concert, please join us for cookies in the lobby. (Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate special allergies) To register visit www.usuo.education.org/specialneeds.

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Thank you for joining Utah Symphony | Utah Opera for a winter of stunning music. We sincerely appreciate your support as a patron! We ask that you take that support a step further, with a donation to our Annual Fund. In addition to our main-stage performances, our education and outreach programs allow us to connect with over 140,000 children across the state of Utah every single year. We visit each of Utah’s 41 school districts on a three- to five-year rotation. We also perform in the community for a variety of audiences, including those with autism, vision impairment, memory loss, and other special needs. In our 2015–16 season alone, Utah Symphony’s musicians and Utah Opera’s Resident Artists performed in 99 community collaborations. To offer our education and outreach programs free of charge and to keep our tickets affordable, we rely on donations from patrons like you. Please donate today by visiting usuo.org/give or by calling our Development staff at 801-869-9015.

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Composing History:

Why orchestras commission By Jeff Counts

“The creation of new music is important to the Utah Symphony and we take great pride in the ambitious legacy of ‘living’ art we are building.” These are the words of Music Director Thierry Fischer, spoken last season before the world premiere performance of Switch by Andrew Norman. At the time, Switch was the second of three commissions by American composers planned for performance, live recording and album release as part of the orchestra’s 75th Anniversary celebrations. Big projects such as these are common during celebratory seasons and many orchestras choose landmark anniversary years for expensive but artistically-rewarding work like touring, recording and commissioning. Of those three ideals, the commissioning of a new work, in particular, is the most immediately apt way to commemorate something important and has been for as long as orchestras and art music have existed. Most ensembles, however, have commissioning strategies that go beyond the memorialization of specific dates or events. Regular, active relationships between living composers and orchestras can enrich the culture of a city in many ways, thanks to the immersive process that each new piece demands of its creator. Composers, like embedded reporters, must exist for a time alongside the orchestra that hires them, sometimes quite literally, as they learn its strengths, its trajectory and general artistic personality. If, like in the case of the Jarrell/Leleux commission (February 24–25), a soloist is involved, the role of the composer as a

translator of multiple perspectives is even more pronounced. Utah Symphony has been exploring this fertile collaborative ground on an annual basis for several years now and, as a result, has curated a fairly comprehensive study of this century’s symphonic voice as it currently stands. Each commissioned composer has interacted with Maestro Thierry Fischer throughout the development of their music and the conversations helped make certain the end result matched the overarching vision of great music played with excellence, regardless of when it was written. The composers don’t likely know that they are part of a grand plan but they don’t need to. Their job is to make something new and thrilling that reflects the aspirations of their benefactor/muse, even though they know full well that fresh ideas have always been potentially frightening for an audience. We must never forget that Beethoven’s 2nd Symphony was likened to a “wounded dragon” that “refuse[d] to die” during its premiere. Thankfully, Maestro Fischer understands that commissions are a critical component of any healthy orchestra’s identity and remains undaunted. “It is not enough simply to interpret history,” he has stated, “we must also help make history.” Jeff Counts is General Manager and Vice President of Operations for Utah Symphony. He hosts a regular podcast called “Ghost Light” and writes regularly for Utah Opera.

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Founded during the Great Depression as a Works Progress Administration orchestra under Roosevelt’s New Deal, the Utah Symphony today is the premier provider of symphonic music in the Intermountain West and one of only 15 year-round professional orchestras in the nation. Recognized as a leading American ensemble largely because of the efforts of Maurice Abravanel (Music Director 1947–1979), the Utah Symphony released over 100 recordings during his tenure, including the first complete recording of all of Gustav Mahler’s symphonies by an American orchestra. Named the orchestra’s seventh music director in 2009, Thierry Fischer renewed the orchestra’s commitment to Abravanel’s legacy of artistic excellence and an active recording schedule, as evidenced by the recent, live recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 “Titan” (2015) and the release of three Utah Symphony commissions by American composers Andrew Norman, Nico Muhly, and Augusta Read Thomas (2016). Building on a history of seven international tours, Maestro Fischer and the Utah Symphony performed the nationally covered Mighty 5® Tour in 2014, visiting all five national parks

in Utah and, in 2016, impressed audiences at New York City’s esteemed Carnegie Hall. Under Maestro Fischer’s inspiring leadership, the Utah Symphony features leading musicians and internationally recognized soloists through refreshed and ambitious programming; as a result, the orchestra is attracting increased audiences and unprecedented community support. In addition to more than 65 subscription concerts in its home venue, Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City, the Utah Symphony plays for Utah Opera’s four annual productions for 20 opera performances; presents the six-week Deer Valley® Music Festival each summer in Park City, Utah; and performs numerous outreach concerts throughout the state, drawing an audience of over 350,000 each year. The 40+ education outreach programs developed by Utah Symphony | Utah Opera (USUO), the orchestra’s parent organization, reach approximately 140,000 students annually from all Utah school districts in more than 240 educational outreach performances and activities. With its many subscription, education, and outreach concerts and tours, the Utah Symphony is one of the most engaged orchestras in the nation.

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/upcoming concerts Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions March 4, 2017 / 7:30 PM / ABRAVANEL HALL Jeron Moore, lead creative Chad Seiter, composer

Susie Benchasil Seiter, conductor

Executive Producer: Princeton Entertainment Organization/Ed Kasses.

Brought to life by the Utah Symphony, Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions gives fans and newcomers of all ages the chance to experience the evolution of the Pokémon franchise like never before. Meet up with friends of all ages to catch, battle and trade Pokémon from your favorite games. Enjoy all-new orchestral arrangements and carefully timed visuals drawn from recent and classic Pokémon video games.

Pink Martini with the Utah Symphony March 21, 2017 / 7:30 PM / ABRAVANEL HALL Pink Martini, guest artist

Spend a colorful and classy evening with Portland’s favorite “little orchestra” as they join the Utah Symphony in Abravanel Hall to perform their cosmopolitan blend of vintage pop, jazz, classical and global styles.

The Mozart Experience WITH Magic Circle Mime Co. March 18, 2017 / 11 AM / ABRAVANEL HALL Magic Circle Mime Company

Experience a one-of-a-kind morning at the symphony, with this double threat of classical entertainment. The performers of the Magic Circle Mime Company join forces with the Utah Symphony to act out the tale of Mozart’s life as it’s relived by a mischievous street performer. It’s a show you have to hear to appreciate and see to believe.

An Evening of Bach March 24 & 25, 2017 / 7:30 PM / ABRAVANEL HALL Richard Egarr, conductor & piano Mercedes Smith, flute Madeline Adkins, violin

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Orchestral Suite No. 3 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 Piano Concerto in D Minor Orchestral Suite No. 4

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Pictures at an Exhibition April 7 & 8, 2017 / 7:30 PM / ABRAVANEL HALL Thierry Fischer, conductor

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Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 Violin Concerto Frontispice Pictures at an Exhibition

Bronfman plays Beethoven Piano Concerti 3 & 4 April 14 & 15, 2017 / 7:30 PM / ABRAVANEL HALL Thierry Fischer, conductor

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Piano Concerto No. 3 Three Pieces for Orchestra Piano Concerto No. 4

The Spy Who Loved Me April 21 & 22, 2017 / 7:30 PM / ABRAVANEL HALL Randall Craig Fleischer, conductor

Rachel York, vocalist

Be carried away to exotic locations with fast cars and scheming villains as you experience your favorite spy themes performed live by acclaimed Broadway star Rachel York and the Utah Symphony. Enjoy music from Skyfall, Goldfinger, Austin Powers, Mission Impossible, Pink Panther, Get Smart, and more.

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Vocalists KLEA BLACKHURST SCOTT COULTER JASON GRAAE DEBBIE GRAVITTE RON RAINES Piano JOHN BOSWELL Director SCOTT COULTER Associate Producer MICHAEL A. KERKER Company Manager SHELLY FUERTE Original Orchestrations by DON PIPPEN New Orchestrations by RYAN SHIRAR

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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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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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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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. Knowing that he wanted to be a songwriter,

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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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Randall Craig Fleischer

Debbie Gravitte

Conductor

Vocalist

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 OttoWerner 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. 34

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 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.

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Klea Blackhurst Vocalist

Klea Blackhurst is an actress, singer and comedienne known for her award-winning 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 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.

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

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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 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.

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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 Grammy-winner Sheena Easton. He has performed with symphonies all over the world, and 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 SpotOn Entertainment. He’s a resident director of programming at 54 Below (Broadway’s Supper Club) in NYC and is a graduate of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

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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 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

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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 co-produced by Spot-On and the ASCAP Foundation. Michael A. Kerker Associate Producer

Michael A. Kerker has been Director of Musical Theatre for ASCAP (American 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 is proud to be a member of the Boards of the Actors Fund and the Johnny Mercer Foundation.

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Individual Donors Dr. Louis A. & Deborah Moench Barry & Kathy Mower Daniel & Janet Myers Thomas & Barbara O’Byrne Jason Olsen & Tim Thorpe O. Don & Barbara Ostler Linda S. Pembroke Dr. & Mrs. S. Keith Petersen Jon Poesch Victor & Elizabeth Pollak Dan & June Ragan Dr. & Mrs. Marvin L. Rallison W. E. & Harriet R. Rasmussen Dr. Barbara S. Reid Joyce Rice Kenneth Roach & Cindy Powell Tom & Jeanne Rueger Thomas Safran Mark & Loulu Saltzman Margaret Sargent K. Gary† & Lynda† Shields Deborah & Brian Smith Christine St. Andre Larry R. & Sheila F. Stevens Steve & Betty Sullentrop Mr. & Mrs. Glen R. Traylor John & Susan Walker Susan Warshaw Bryan & Diana Watabe Jeremy & Hila Wenokur Caroline & Thomas Wright PATRONS

$1,000 to $1,999 Anonymous (2) Carolyn Abravanel Fran Akita Christine A. Allred Patricia Andersen Drs. Crystal & Dustin Armstrong Graham & Janet Baker Mr. Barry Bergquist Mr. & Mrs. William Bierer Reverend James Blaine

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Shauna Bona Jim & Marilyn Brezovec Timothy F. Buehner Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William D. Callister, Jr. Bartell & Kathleen Cardon Mr. & Mrs. Lee Forrest Carter Michael & Beth Chardack William J. Coles & Dr. Joan L. Coles Dr. & Mrs. David Coppin Margaret Dreyfous Alice Edvalson Janet Ellison Naomi K. Feigal Robert S. Felt, M.D. Susan Gillett Rose & Ralph Gochnour Robert & Joyce† Graham Dr. & Mrs. John Greenlee Arlen Hale Dr. Elizabeth Hammond Lex Hemphill & Nancy Melich John Edward Henderson Steve Hogan & Michelle Wright Connie C. Holbrook Patricia Horton Kay Howells David & Caroline Hundley Todd & Tatiana James Drs. Randy & Elizabeth Jensen Maxine & Bruce Johnson Chester & Marilyn Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Michael A. Kalm Umur Kavlakoglu Susan Keyes Allison Kitching Carl & Gillean Kjeldsberg Robert & Karla Knox Julie Korenberg, Ph.D, M.D. & Stefan Pulst, M.D. Tim & Angela Laros Gary & Suzanne Larsen Dr. Vivian Lee Dennis & Pat Lombardi Peter Margulies & Louise Vickerman Edward & Grace McDonough

Individual Donors Clifton & Terri McIntosh Johanna & Jack McManemin David & Colleen Merrill Dr. Nicole L. Mihalopoulos & Joshua Scoville Dr. Jean H. & Dr. Richard R. Miller John & Mary Ann Nelson Oren & Liz Nelson Stephen & Mary Nichols Ruth & William Ohlsen Blaine & Shari Palmer Ann G. Petersen Nancy & Rori Piggot Mr. Steven Price Keith & Nancy Rattie Richard C. & Margaret V. Romano Lousje & Keith Rooker Bertram H.† & Janet Schaap Ralph & Gwen Schamel Mr. Grant Schettler Mr. August L. Schultz Daniel & Angela Shaeffer Dennis & Annabelle Shrieve Barbara Slaymaker Dr. Otto F. Smith & Mrs. June Smith Dr. & Mrs. Michael H. Stevens Amy Sullivan & Alex Bocock Douglas & Susan Terry Carol A. Thomas Mrs. Rachel J. Varat-Navarro Mr. & Mrs. Brad E. Walton Nadine Ward Charles & Ellen Wells Margaret & Gary Wirth Marsha & Richard Workman Norman & Kathy Younker* Michael & Olga Zhdanov Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Zumbro *In-kind gift **In-kind & cash gift † Deceased Gifts as of 12/1/16

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“Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.” ~Oscar Wilde IN HONOR OF

Dr. J. R. Baringer & Dr. Jeannette J. Townsend George Brown Paula J. Fowler Pam Harris Abe & Arline Markosian David Park Mark & Dianne Prothro Clark T. Randt, Jr. Patricia A. Richards Bill & Joanne Shiebler Kevin Sohma IN MEMORY OF

Jay T. Ball Mikhail Boguslavsky Ann Dick Ed Epstein Loraine L. Felton Neva Langley Fickling Herold L. “Huck” & Mary E. Gregory Judith Ann Harris Roger Hock Marian Holbrook Steve Horton Winona Simonsen Jensen Eric Johnson Joan McEvoy Maxine & Frank McIntyre Dr. Walter Needham Bill Peters Russell Alan Peters Chase N. Peterson Mardean Peterson Kenneth Randall Dr. Clifford Reusch Alvin Richer Bert Schaap Ann O’Neill Shigeoka Ben Shippen Maestro Joseph Silverstein Barbara Singleton Tamie Speciale Marjorie Whitney John W. Williams Merrill L. Wilson, M.D. 51

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