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November/December 2017 Performances
CONTENTS
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6 Welcome
NOVEMBER 3–4 | 7:30 PM
8 Utah Symphony
RACHMANINOFF’S SYMPHONIC DANCES
10 Board of Trustees 15 Music Director 16 Assistant Conductor 16 Symphony Chorus Director 18 Upcoming Performances 20 A Russian, a Michiganian and a Salt Lake Native
NOVEMBER 10–11 | 7:30 PM
MOZART’S GREAT MASS WITH BRAHMS’ SONGS
22 From Muggles to Outlaws 26 Social Snapshots
NOVEMBER 17–18 7:30 PM | NOV 17 10AM
30 Season Sponsors
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31–38 Tonight’s Concert(s) 39 Support USUO 40 Thank You 51 Tanner & Crescendo Societies 52 Legacy Giving
NOVEMBER 25–26 | 7:30 PM
MESSIAH SING-IN
54 Administration 59 House Rules 63 Education
DECEMBER 1–2 | 7:30 PM
64 Acknowledgments
SAINT-SAËNS’ “ORGAN” SYMPHONY
Program notes and artist bios for upcoming and past performances are available on utahsymphony.org. @UtahSymphony
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LEANN RIMES: TODAY IS CHRISTMAS WITH THE UTAH SYMPHONY DECEMBER 21–23 | 7 PM
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WELCOME
Paul Meecham
Thierry Fischer
Kem Gardner
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Symphony Music Director
Chair, Board of Trustees
Welcome to Abravanel Hall and this performance of the Utah Symphony. We can think of no better way to enjoy the wonder of the holiday season and promise of the New Year than through the magic of great live music experienced together as a community. The range of concert experiences we’re offering in November and December promises satisfying options for every musical taste. Our Masterworks concerts feature native Utah artists of world-renown, violinist Will Hagen and soprano Celena Shafer, as well as three remarkable guest conductors Matthias Pintscher, Markus Stenz and Mark Wigglesworth who will inspire you and the musicians of the Utah Symphony with their approaches and artistic motivation. Iconic Broadway and Country artists Brian Stokes Mitchell, the Midtown Men, and LeAnn Rimes each join the Utah Symphony in special holiday programs. And we celebrate longstanding holiday traditions of our Messiah Sing-In and Here Comes Santa Claus family programs as well as our newer tradition of Films in Concert with our second year at Hogwarts and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert.
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We also continue our Saint-Saëns festival including his symphonies which the prestigious Hyperion label is recording live at the concerts for future release. The orchestra’s newest CD release, Mahler’s 8th “Symphony of a Thousand” featuring the orchestra with music director Thierry Fischer and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir recorded live at the memorable Utah Symphony 75th anniversary performances in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, will be available November 17th. The perfect holiday gift! In honor of the holiday season, we’d like to express our deep appreciation to all of you for supporting our organization. Because of the generosity of friends like you, we are able to bring the gift of music year-round to our audiences throughout the state and region. Thank you for being our ambassadors and reminding your friends and family of the importance of the work we do. On behalf of all of the musicians, staff and board members at Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, we wish you the happiest of holiday seasons and a joyful 2018!
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Thierry Fischer, Music Director / The Maurice Abravanel Chair, endowed by the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Conner Gray Covington Assistant Conductor
Roberta Zalkind# Associate Principal
OBOE James Hall Principal The Gerald B. & Barbara F. Stringfellow Chair
Peter Margulies Gabriel Slesinger††
Barlow Bradford Symphony Chorus Director
Elizabeth Beilman Acting Associate Principal
VIOLIN* Madeline Adkins Concertmaster The Jon M. & Karen Huntsman Chair, in honor of Wendell J. & Belva B. Ashton
Julie Edwards Joel Gibbs Carl Johansen Scott Lewis Christopher McKellar Leslie Richards†† Whittney Thomas
Robert Stephenson Associate Principal
Sam Elliot Associate Principal
Lissa Stolz
BASS TROMBONE Graeme Mutchler† David Hagee††
Kathryn Eberle Associate Concertmaster The Richard K. & Shirley S. Hemingway Chair
CELLO* Rainer Eudeikis Principal The J. Ryan Selberg Memorial Chair
Ralph Matson Associate Concertmaster
Matthew Johnson Associate Principal
CLARINET Tad Calcara Principal The Norman C. & Barbara Lindquist Tanner Chair, in memory of Jean Lindquist Pell
David Park Assistant Concertmaster
John Eckstein Walter Haman Andrew Larson Anne Lee Louis-Philippe Robillard Kevin Shumway Pegsoon Whang
Erin Svoboda Associate Principal
BASS* David Yavornitzky Principal
Claude Halter Principal Second Wen Yuan Gu Associate Principal Second Evgenia Zharzhavskaya Assistant Principal Second Joseph Evans LoiAnne Eyring Lun Jiang Rebekah Johnson Tina Johnson†† Amanda Kofoed†† 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• M. Judd Sheranian•• Lynnette Stewart Bonnie Terry• Julie Wunderle Karen Wyatt•• VIOLA* Brant Bayless Principal The Sue & Walker Wallace Chair
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Corbin Johnston Associate Principal James Allyn# Antonio Escobedo†† Benjamin Henderson†† Lee Philip†† Edward Merritt Jens Tenbroek Thomas Zera† HARP Louise Vickerman Principal FLUTE Mercedes Smith Principal The Val A. Browning Chair Lisa Byrnes Associate Principal Caitlyn Valovick Moore PICCOLO Caitlyn Valovick Moore
ENGLISH HORN Lissa Stolz
TROMBONE Mark Davidson Principal
TUBA Gary Ofenloch Principal TIMPANI George Brown Principal Eric Hopkins Associate Principal
Lee Livengood
PERCUSSION Keith Carrick Principal
BASS CLARINET Lee Livengood
Eric Hopkins Michael Pape
E-FLAT CLARINET Erin Svoboda
KEYBOARD Jason Hardink Principal
BASSOON Lori Wike Principal The Edward & Barbara Moreton Chair Leon Chodos Associate Principal Jennifer Rhodes CONTRABASSOON Leon Chodos HORN Edmund Rollett Acting Principal Alexander Love†† Acting Associate Principal Llewellyn B. Humphreys Brian Blanchard Stephen Proser TRUMPET Travis Peterson Principal Jeff Luke Associate Principal
LIBRARIANS Clovis Lark Principal Maureen Conroy† Katie Klich†† ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Walt Zeschin Director of Orchestra Personnel Andrew Williams Orchestra Personnel Manager STAGE MANAGEMENT Chip Dance Production & Stage Manager Jeff Herbig Properties Manager & Assistant Stage Manager • First Violin •• Second Violin * String Seating Rotates † Leave of Absence # Sabbatical †† Substitute Member
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTED BOARD Kem C. Gardner* Chairman
Alex J. Dunn Brian Greeff Lynnette Hansen Matthew Holland Thomas N. Jacobson Mitra Kashanchi Thomas M. Love* Brad W. Merrill Theodore F. Newlin III* Dee O’Donnell Dr. Dinesh C. Patel Frank R. Pignanelli Gary B. Porter Shari H. Quinney Brad Rencher Joanne F. Shiebler* Diane Stewart Naoma Tate Thomas Thatcher
David Utrilla Craig C. Wagstaff Bob Wheaton Kim R. Wilson Thomas Wright
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
Kristen Fletcher Burton L. Gordon Richard G. Horne Ronald W. Jibson
Warren K. McOmber E. Jeffrey Smith Barbara Tanner
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
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Susan H. Carlyle (Texas)
Harold W. Milner (Nevada)
David L. Brown (S. California)
Robert Dibblee (Virginia)
Marcia Price (Utah)
Anthon S. Cannon, Jr. (S. California)
Senator Orrin G. Hatch (Washington, D.C.)
William H. Nelson* Vice Chairman Annette W. Jarvis* Secretary John D’Arcy* Treasurer Paul Meecham* President & CEO Jesselie B. Anderson* Doyle L. Arnold* Judith M. Billings Howard S. Clark Gary L. Crocker David Dee*
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Mark Davidson* Lissa Stolz* EX OFFICIO
Margaret Sargent Utah Symphony Guild Dr. Robert Fudge Ogden Symphony Ballet Association Judith Vander Heide Ogden Opera Guild *Executive Committee Member
LIFETIME BOARD William C. Bailey Edwin B. Firmage Jon Huntsman, Sr. Jon Huntsman, Jr. G. Frank Joklik TRUSTEES EMERITI Carolyn Abravanel Dr. J. Richard Baringer Haven J. Barlow John Bates HONORARY BOARD Ariel Bybee Kathryn Carter R. Don Cash Bruce L. Christensen Raymond J. Dardano Geralyn Dreyfous Lisa Eccles NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
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Music Director of the Utah Symphony since 2009 and currently extended to 2022, 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 recording of Mahler’s 1st Symphony, 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 the Boston, 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 conducted 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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ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR / SYMPHONY CHORUS DIRECTOR Conner Gray Covington begins his position as Assistant Conductor of the Utah Symphony with the 2017–2018 season. He recently completed his tenure as the Rita E. Hauser Conducting Fellow at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he worked closely with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra and the Curtis Opera Theater while also being mentored by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. A twotime recipient of a Career Assistance Award from the Solti Foundation U.S. (2017 and 2014), Covington worked with the Nashville Symphony as a featured conductor in the 2016 Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview presented by the League of American Orchestras.
Conner Gray Covington Assistant Conductor
Dr. Barlow Bradford Symphony Chorus Director
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Covington has also worked with the St. Louis Symphony, Utah Symphony, and Virginia Symphony as a guest conductor and has served as a cover conductor for the Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, and The Florentine Opera Company (Milwaukee, WI). He has also participated in the 6th International David Zinman Conducting Masterclass with the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich. In 2014, Covington was selected by members of the Vienna Philharmonic to attend the Salzburg Festival as a recipient of the Ansbacher Fellowship for Young Conductors. Over the course of his musical career, Dr. Barlow Bradford has distinguished himself as a conductor, composer, arranger, pianist, organist, and teacher. As an orchestral and choral conductor, he co-founded the Utah Chamber Artists in 1991 and has led that organization to international acclaim for its impeccable, nuanced performances and award-winning recordings. Dr. Bradford’s focused, energetic conducting style led to his appointment as Music Director of the Orchestra at Temple Square in Salt Lake City and Associate Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Prior to that, he was Director of Orchestras at the University of Utah. Arrangements by Bradford have been performed/recorded by the Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, New York Choral Artists, Seattle Pacific University, Baylor University, Mormon Tabernacle Choir/ Orchestra at Temple Square, Newfoundland Festival 500, and the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, among others. In addition to his post as Director of the Utah Symphony Chorus, Dr. Bradford continues as Artistic Director of Utah Chamber Artists and serves as the Ellen Neilson Barnes Presidential Chair of Choral Studies at the University of Utah.
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HIL ARY HAHN plays DVOŘ ÁK’S VIOLIN CONCERTO JANUARY 5 & 6
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20, 22, 24, 26 (7:30 pm) / 28 (2 pm) Since its debut in 2010, Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s opera adaptation of Melville’s classic novel has enraptured audiences with its innovative storytelling. Now, come experience this entirely new production created by and for Utah Opera. Don’t miss this incredible combination of astounding visuals and spellbinding music as Utah Opera sweeps you out to sea on a quest fueled by one man’s willingness to risk everything for revenge. Music by Jake Heggie; Libretto by Gene Scheer / Commissioned by The Dallas Opera Company
Kristine McIntyre director Joseph Mechavich conductor Erhard Rom Set Designer Jessica Jahn Costume Designer Joshua Dennis Greenhorn Roger Honeywell Captain Ahab David Adam Moore Starbuck Musa Ngqungwana Queequeg Jasmine Habersham Pip Craig Irvin Stubb Jesus Murillo Captain Gardiner UTAH OPERA CHORUS UTAH SYMPHONY
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DANCING & ROM ANCING FEBRUARY 9 & 10
7:30 PM / ABRAVANEL HALL
Andy Einhorn conductor / Joan Hess guest artist / Kirby Ward guest artist
The timeless elegance and romance of the golden age of Hollywood musicals will sweep you off your feet with song and dance standards inspired by Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly and “the queen of tap dancing” herself, Eleanor Powell. You’ll be dancing cheek to cheek by the time the concert is over—just in time for Valentine’s Day.
HIGH NOON in Concert FEBRUARY 17
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Saddle up for the greatest showdown in the history of cinema! In his Oscar-winning role for best actor, Gary Cooper stars as a lawman who stands alone to defend his town against a gang of revenge-seeking outlaws. You’ll be on the edge of your seat as High Noon plays on the big screen while the Utah Symphony performs the intense music of Dimitri Tiomkin’s award-winning score live.
BERNSTEIN AT 100: SYMPHONY NO. 2 with CONR AD TAO FEBRUARY 23 & 24
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BERNSTEIN AT 100: CHICHESTER PSAL MS & DIVERTIMENTO MARCH 2 & 3
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A Russian, a Michiganian and a Salt Lake Native By Renée Huang It sounds like the punchline for a joke but Utah Symphony’s three new violins really do hail from vastly different places. Director of Communications Renée Huang (who herself comes from Toronto, Canada) sat down with the newest members of the violin section to learn about the journeys that brought them to Salt Lake City.
Evgenia Zharzhavskaya, Assistant Principal Second Violin BACKGROUND I was born and spent most of my life in St. Petersburg, Russia. I started my musical education playing piano at a very early age and then switched to violin when I was six. I entered the Rimsky-Korsakov School of Music the same year and later continued my studies at the St. Petersburg state conservatory where I got my Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees. While still at the conservatory I won a position with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra under Valery Gergiev. I also took part in numerous music festivals including Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in Germany, Verbier Festival in Switzerland, Gustav Mahler Academy in Italy, and Miyazaki Festival in Japan. I moved to Florida in 2010 to study with Elmar Oliveira at Lynn University Conservatory of Music. In 2014 I won a full-time substitute position with the Houston Symphony, where I played for three seasons, and in April of 2017 I won the Assistant Principal Second position with the Utah Symphony. WHY UTAH SYMPHONY? I was drawn to the distinguished sound of the orchestra, great community, and the beauty of Utah.
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HOBBIES I like nature very much so I am very happy to have an excellent opportunity to explore the unbelievable beauty of Utah. I like baking, biking, hiking, reading, dancing salsa, learning self-defense with Krav Maga, and spending time with my dear husband and friends. Bonnie Terry, Section First Violin BACKGROUND I was born and raised here in Salt Lake City. I started violin when I was six and studied with Kris Palmer and Hiroko Primrose. When I was ten, I had the opportunity to solo with the Utah Symphony under the direction of Joseph Silverstein on the annual Salute to Youth Concert. I left home at age 12 to study violin at the Preucil School of Music in Iowa City and then attended high school in Michigan where I graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy. I did, however, spend one year of high school here at West High (Go Panthers!) where I sang in the Chorale and A Capella, and studied violin with Gerald Elias, then associate concertmaster of the Utah Symphony. I received my bachelor’s degree and performer’s certificate from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY where I studied with William Preucil (concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra and a former concertmaster of the Utah Symphony), and master’s degree from the Cleveland Institute
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of Music where I was also a Preucil student. Following grad school I spent a year as a fellow with the New World Symphony in Florida. From there I moved to Tucson, Arizona for three years where I was the concertmaster of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and taught violin at the University of Arizona. I also spent a year in Charlottesville, VA teaching at the University of Virginia. For the last ten years I have lived in San Antonio, TX as the Associate Concertmaster of the San Antonio Symphony. I have spent the last fourteen summers in Chicago playing with the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra. WHY UTAH SYMPHONY? I moved here to be closer to my family and because I grew up watching the Utah Symphony play! I couldn’t be happier to be back in the Motherland! My parents, older brother, and younger sister also live and grew up here. My sister plays the violin and is a dance teacher, and my brother plays piano and trumpet. HOBBIES I love to sing, dance (danced as a member of the Children’s Dance Theater from age 4–17), attend SLAC plays, RDT and Ririe Woodbury performances, and hang out with friends and family.
Hannah Linz, Section Second Violin BACKGROUND I grew up in a musical family as the youngest of four children in Okemos, Michigan. I began playing the violin at age three and the piano at age five. After having won competitions for solo playing and chamber music, as well as attending summer music programs, I went on to pursue a degree in violin performance at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, studying privately with Ik-Hwan Bae, Jorja Fleezanis, and Alexander Kerr. WHY UTAH SYMPHONY? I am joining the Utah Symphony after having performed with the Dallas Symphony for two seasons as a Jaap van Zweden Scholar, and as a substitute member of The Philadelphia Orchestra. I am thrilled to join the Utah Symphony not only because it is a great orchestra with a fantastic music director, but I also enjoy the incredible natural beauty that this state has to offer. I am excited to get to know Utah and explore this gorgeous state. HOBBIES In my free time, I enjoy cooking, reading, and watching movies. Renée Huang is the Director of Communications and Digital Media.
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From Muggles to Outlaws Utah Symphony’s new “Films in Concert” series unites unlikely heroes. Some of the most beloved tales in cinematic history play out on the big screen as the orchestra performs the gripping soundtracks live. Director of Communications Renée Huang explores what else makes the experience captivating for audiences of all ages. Building upon the audience excitement for film screenings coupled with live orchestra playing the soundtrack, the Utah Symphony proudly announced the creation of a Films in Concert series on its 2017–18 season featuring four orchestra presentations paired with motion pictures on the big screen at Abravanel Hall. Just in time for the holidays, the second film in the Harry Potter Film Concert Series takes to the Abravanel Hall stage in three performance dates, December 21, 22 and 23. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™, cars fly, trees fight back and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when writing on the wall announces: The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. “This film series shows our commitment to creating exciting programming that inspires a whole new generation of symphony goers,” said Utah Symphony | Utah Opera President and CEO Paul Meecham. “There is nothing quite like the immersive experience of watching a feature film on the giant screen while the soundtrack is played by a live orchestra.” The Utah Symphony’s 2017–18 season opened in September with Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first in the epic adventure chronicles of Indiana Jones. Tim Burton’s delightful animated film, The Nightmare Before Christmas, screened before Halloween. Utah Symphony’s Films in Concert series concludes on February 17, 2018 with a world-premiere screening of award-winning Western classic, High Noon, with live orchestra playing the soundtrack. In his Oscar-winning role for best actor, Gary Cooper stars as a lawman who stands alone to defend his town against a gang of revenge-seeking outlaws. Continued on page 25…
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From Muggles to Outlaws Enjoy this gripping, award-winning classic with an added sense of suspense as the Utah Symphony performs live the critically-acclaimed score by Dimitri Tiomkin. This film presentation is in collaboration with Go West! Art of the American Frontier, a festival focused on Western art from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, December 3, 2017– March 11, 2018, at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA). Go West! Art of the American Frontier presents a century of art from an extraordinary era of exploration. Featuring 90 works by artist-explorers and Plains Indian tribes, it chronicles a pivotal period from 1830–1930 in which cultures were merging, clashing, and finding fortune or hardship in a changing American landscape. Paintings and sculptures by George Catlin, Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Remington, Charles Russell, and N.C. Wyeth document the journeys that would solidify our popular understanding of the American West. Objects made by Sioux, Cheyenne, and other Native American tribes reflect the rich cultural heritage of the Native peoples who struggled against encroachment into their lands. The diversity of works presented demonstrates how artists took part in shaping contemporary views of this layered and complex history. This exhibition is organized by the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, in Cody Wyoming. For more information on the festival, visit umfa.utah.edu.
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A Broadway Christmas with Brian Stokes Mitchell
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A Broadway Christmas with Brian Stokes Mitchell December 15–16 / 2017 / 7:30PM / ABRAVANEL HALL RANDALL CRAIG FLEISCHER, conductor BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL, guest artist
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Dubbed “the last leading man” by The New York Times, Tony Award-winner Brian Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed a career that spans Broadway, television, film, and concert appearances with the country’s finest conductors and orchestras. He received Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards for his star turn in Kiss Me, Kate. He also gave Tony-nominated performances in Man of La Mancha, August Wilson’s King Hedley II, and Ragtime. Other notable Broadway shows include Kiss of the Spider Woman, Jelly’s Last Jam, and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. An extremely versatile and in-demand singer, Stokes has performed at venues spanning the jazz, opera, pops, country, and musical theater worlds. He has worked with John Williams, Marvin Hamlisch, Keith Lockhart, Michael Tilson Thomas, Leonard Slatkin, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Big Band, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and the Muppets. Stokes has made multiple appearances at Carnegie Hall beginning with his debut with the San Francisco Symphony through his televised performance in South Pacific opposite Reba McEntire to his sold-out solo concert, which he continues to perform throughout the U.S. He has been invited twice to perform at the White House and has performed for Presidents Clinton and Obama. Stokes is a great proponent of arts education and speaks passionately about the importance of art in all of our lives. He resides in New York City with his wife, son and rescued mutt, Diggidy. For more information go to brianstokes.com.
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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, San Francisco Symphony, Houston Symphony, Utah Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, Festival Český Krumov (Czech Republic), and many others. Mr. Fleischer is Music Director/Conductor of three symphony orchestras, Youngstown Symphony, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, and the Anchorage Symphony. Active as a composer and arranger, Mr. Fleischer is a national leader in the area of symphonic rock and world music fusion. His works and arrangements have been played by many major orchestras including the Boston Pops, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, China Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony, National Symphony and many others. Mr. 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.
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LeAnn Rimes: Today is Christmas with the Utah Symphony
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LeAnn Rimes: Today is Christmas with the Utah Symphony December 19 / 2017 / 7:30PM / ABRAVANEL HALL CONNER GRAY COVINGTON, conductor L e ANN RIMES, vocalist
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See page 16 for Conner Gray Covington’s profile. LeAnn Rimes is an internationally acclaimed singer and ASCAP Award-winning songwriter. She has sold more than 44 million units globally and has won two GRAMMY Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards, two World Music Awards, three Academy of Country Music Awards, one Country Music Association Award, and one Dove Award. At 14, Rimes won “Best New Artist,” making her the youngest recipient of a GRAMMY Award. LeAnn had her first national hit at age 13 with the 1996 release of Blue, which remained in the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s country albums chart for more than three months. 2016 marked the 20th anniversary of Blue. Out of the 42 singles she has released throughout her expansive career, LeAnn’s song “How Do I Live” ranks No. 4 on Billboard’s “Greatest of All Time: Hot 100 Songs,” and it holds the record for being the second longest-charting song ever on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. 15 of her multi-genre singles are top-10 hits, including “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” which went No. 1 in 11 countries. She had a hand in penning every song on her 2007 release Family, which received two GRAMMY nominations. LeAnn has long supported a variety of charity organizations including the National Psoriasis Foundation, DAV (Disabled American Veterans), The Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes, Stand Up For Kids, and the Trevor Project. She most recently began work with the Friend Movement (an anti-bullying organization), and she will be honored this spring with the “Ally of Equality” Award by the Human Rights Campaign celebrating her 20 years supporting the LGBTQ community.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert December 21–23 / 2017 / 7:00PM / ABRAVANEL HALL JUSTIN FREER, conductor
Concert Produced by CineConcerts Justin Freer, President/Founder/Producer Brady Beaubien, Co-Founder/Producer David Hoffis, Sound Engineer/Production Supervisor Ed Kalnins, Playback Operator and Synthesizer Production Marketing Director: Kory Kelly Press Director: Andrew P. Alderete Worldwide Representation: WME Entertainment Music Preparation: JoAnn Kane Music Service Music Editing: Ramiro Belgardt and Ed Kalnins Sound RemixingJustin Moshkevich, Igloo Music Studios A Very Special Thanks to: Warner Bros. Consumer Products, The Blair Partnership, Mark Graham, Amos Newman, Jamie Richardson, Alex Rabens, and John Williams. About Warner Bros. Consumer Products Warner Bros. Consumer Products, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world. HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. J.K. ROWLING`S WIZARDING WORLD™ J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s17)
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American composer/conductor Justin Freer was born and raised in Huntington Beach, C.A. He has established himself as one of the West Coast’s most exciting musical voices and has quickly become a highly sought-after conductor and producer of film music concerts around the world. Freer began his formal studies on trumpet, but quickly turned to piano and composition, composing his first work at 11 and giving his professional conducting debut at 16. Continually composing for various different mediums, he has written music for world-renowned trumpeters Doc Severinson and Jens Lindemann and continues to be in demand as a composer and conductor for everything from orchestral literature to chamber music around the world. He has served as composer for several independent films and has written motion picture advertising music for some of 20th Century Fox Studios’ biggest campaigns including Avatar, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and Aliens in the Attic. As a conductor, Freer has appeared with some of the most well-known orchestras in the world including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, and San Francisco Symphony. In upcoming seasons he will guest conduct the Minnesota Orchestra as well as the orchestras of Dublin, Paris, Philadelphia, Sydney, Toronto, and others. Renowned wind conductor and Oxford Round Table Scholar Dr. Rikard Hansen has noted that, “In totality, Freer’s exploration in musical sound evoke moments of highly charged drama, alarming strife and serene reflection.” Freer has been recognized with numerous grants and awards from organizations including ASCAP, BMI, the Society of Composers and Lyricists, and the Henry Mancini Estate. He is the Founder and President of CineConcerts, a company dedicated to the preservation and concert presentation of film, curating and conducting full length music score performances live with film for such wide ranging titles as Gladiator, The Godfather, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, It’s A Wonderful Life, and most recently Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Mr. Freer earned both his B.A. and M.A. degrees in Music Composition from UCLA, where his principal composition teachers included Paul Chihara and Ian Krouse. In addition, he was mentored by legendary composer/conductor Jerry Goldsmith.
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A Stanford graduate and All-American athlete turned creative impresario, Beaubien is the founder of Interlace Media—an enterprising motion graphics company with a specialty in integrating theatrical and television media. The acclaimed Interlace is a premiere CG animation and advertising agency for feature films. They define global campaigns of over 100 major Hollywood movies, including the Avatar, X-Men, Rio, Ice Age, and Die Hard franchises. Beaubien co-founded CineConcerts, a company dedicated to reinventing the experience of theatrical presentation and orchestral music. CineConcerts partners with the greatest theatrical concert halls in the world, including the Sydney Opera House and Royal Albert Hall, to screen classic films while renowned orchestras perform the score for the film in real-time. CineConcerts is currently producing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone In Concert, Gladiator Live, The Godfather Live, and Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage. Beaubien also founded Interlace Design, an international architecture and design firm, currently building a new restaurant in Paris and an exclusive residence in Tokyo. His new headquarters— which he designed and built on Melrose Ave—represents a commitment to the metropolitan and interconnected providence of Los Angeles. Advanced materials and technology merge with wood, concrete and glass in an organic and modernist design. Mr. Beaubien has partnered with award winning sushi chef, Nobu Matsuhisa, to bring his new restaurant concept into the building. Mr. Beaubien also designed the restaurant.
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In a career spanning five decades, John Williams has become one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and for the concert stage, and he remains one of our nation’s most distinguished and contributive musical voices. He has composed the music and served as music director for more than one hundred films, including all seven Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter films, Superman, JFK, Born on the Fourth of July, Memoirs of a Geisha, Far and Away, The Accidental Tourist, Home Alone, and The Book Thief. His 40-year artistic partnership with director Steven Spielberg has resulted in many of Hollywood’s most acclaimed and successful films, including Schindler’s List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Indiana Jones films, Munich, Saving Private Ryan, The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse, and Lincoln. His contributions to television music include scores for more than 200 television films for the groundbreaking, early anthology series Alcoa Theatre, Kraft Television Theatre, Chrysler Theatre, John Williams and Playhouse 90, as well as themes for NBC Nightly News (“The composer Mission”), NBC’s Meet the Press, and the PBS arts showcase Great Performances. He also composed themes for the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer Olympic Games, as well as the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. He has received five Academy Awards and fifty Oscar nominations, making him the Academy’s most-nominated living person and the second-most nominated person in the history of the Oscars. He has received seven British Academy Awards (BAFTA), 23 GRAMMYs, four Golden Globes, five Emmys, and numerous gold and platinum records. In 2003, he received the Olympic Order (the IOC’s highest honor) for his contributions to the Olympic movement. He received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors in December of 2004. In 2009, Mr. Williams was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and he received the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the U.S. Government. In 2016, he received the 44th Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute—the first time in their history that this honor was bestowed upon a composer. In January 1980, Mr. Williams was named nineteenth music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra, succeeding the legendary Arthur Fiedler. He currently holds the title of Boston Pops Laureate Conductor which he assumed following his retirement in December 1993, after fourteen highly successful seasons. He also holds the title of Artist-in-Residence at Tanglewood. Mr. Williams has composed numerous works for the concert stage, among them two symphonies, and concertos commissioned by several of the world’s leading orchestras, including a cello concerto for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a bassoon concerto for the New York Philharmonic, a trumpet concerto for the Cleveland Orchestra, and a horn concerto for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 2009, Mr. Williams composed and arranged “Air and Simple Gifts” especially for the first inaugural ceremony of President Barack Obama, and in September 2009, the Boston Symphony premiered a new concerto for harp and orchestra entitled “On Willows and Birches.”
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CineConcerts is one of the leading producers of live music experiences performed with visual media. Founded by producer/ conductor Justin Freer and producer/writer Brady Beaubien, CineConcerts has engaged millions of people worldwide in concert presentations that redefine the evolution of live experience. Recent and current live concert experiences include Gladiator, The Godfather, It’s a Wonderful Life, DreamWorks Animation In Concert, Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage 50th Anniversary Concert Tour, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Justin Freer has quickly become one of the most sought-after
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Thank You FRIEND $1,000 to $1,499 Anonymous (5) Carolyn Abravanel Madeline Adkins & John Forrest Christine A. Allred Drs. Crystal & Dustin Armstrong Curtis Atkisson, Jr. Diane Banks & Dr. Mark Bromberg Roger & Karen Blaylock Dana Carroll & Jeannine Marlowe Michael & Beth Chardack William J. Coles & Dr. Joan L. Coles Dr. & Mrs. David Coppin Denise Corr Dorothy B. Cromer† James & Rula Dickson Margaret Dreyfous Alice Edvalson Naomi K. Feigal Ralph & Rose Gochnour Dr. & Mrs. John Greenlee Geraldine Hanni
John Edward Henderson Connie C. Holbrook Todd & Tatiana James Dale & Beverly Johnson Jocelyn Johnson Chester & Marilyn Johnson Robert & Karla Knox Greg Larson Sheryl Laukat Tiffany & Mark Lemons Peter Margulies & Louis Vickerman Edward & Grace McDonough Clifton & Terri McIntosh Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mealey Lex Hemphill & Nancy Melich Hal & JeNeal Miller Mary Muir Oren & Liz Nelson Timothy F. Buehner Richard O’Brien Mary Jane O’Connor Ruth & William Ohlsen Linda S. Pembroke
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Utah Symphony | Utah Opera is grateful to the corporations, foundations & public institutions that sustain our mission and to those who have pledged multi-year gifts (recognized in bold). For more information, please call 801-869-9013.
ENCORE $100,000 & ABOVE The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Dominion Energy Emma Eccles Jones Foundation The Florence J. Gillmor Foundation George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Janet Q. Lawson Foundation
Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation John & Marcia Price Foundation Marriner S. Eccles Foundation O.C. Tanner Utah State Legislature / Utah State Board of Education Salt Lake County Shiebler Family Foundation
Sorenson Legacy Foundation State of Utah Summit County Restaurant Tax/ RAP Tax The Tony & Renee Marlon Charitable Foundation Utah Division of Arts & Museums Zions Bank
Lawrence T. & Janet T. Dee Foundation
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BRAVO $50,000 to $99,999 Carol Franc Buck Foundation Chevron Corporation
OVERTURE $25,000 to $49,999 Anonymous Arnold Machinery B.M.W. of Murray C. Comstock Clayton Foundation Charles Maxfield & Gloria F. Parrish Foundation Deer Valley Resort** FJ Management, Inc. The Beesley Family Foundation
Montage Deer Valley** Harris H. & Amanda P. Simmons Foundation Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation R. Harold Burton Foundation S. J. & Jessie E. Quinney Foundation The Sam & Diane Stewart Family Foundation
Simmons Family Foundation Stein Eriksen Lodge** Summit Sotheby’s Vivint.SmartHome Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC Wells Fargo Foundation Workers Compensation Fund
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Raymond James & Associates Resorts West by Natural Retreats* Spencer F. & Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation St. Regis/Deer Crest Club Utah Autism Foundation Utah Office of Tourism The Val A. Green & Edith D. Green Foundation Victory Ranch & Conservancy
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PATRON $5,000 to $9,999 Anonymous (2) The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. Bambara* Bessemer Trust Berenice J. Bradshaw Trust The Capital Group The Foundation for Jewish Philanthropy Deluxe Corporation Foundation Discover Financial Services
FRIEND $2,500 & ABOVE Anonymous Art Works for Kids! Bertin Family Foundation Boeing Employees Community Fund Castle Foundation Chevron Matching Employee Fund Cope & Cope Investments, LLC D’Addario Foundation Diamond Rental ExxonMobil Foundation Fanwood Foundation George Q. Morris Foundation * In-kind donation only ** In-kind and cash donation
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Thank You 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 ensure the long-term wellbeing and stability of USUO, and through its annual earnings, supports our Annual Fund. For further information, please contact 801-869-9028. Anonymous 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 Norman C. Tanner & Barbara L. Tanner Trust O.C. Tanner M. Walker & Sue Wallace
GIFTS MADE IN HONOR OF Dr. J. R. Baringer & Dr. Jeannette J. Townsend Neill & Linda Brownstein
Herond & Gaylen Hoyt Pamela Robinson-Harris & Jeff Harris
The Right Reverend Carolyn Tanner Irish
GIFTS MADE IN MEMORY OF Jay T. Ball Janet Bennett Robert H. Burgoyne, M.D. Jeffrey L. Chaney Kathie Dalton Charles Dean Dean E. Eggertsen Loraine L. Felton Rosalie Frost Ursula Gleason Joanne Johnson Muriel Lindquist Panos Johnson
Joseph S. Kowlton Valice M. Laramee Sonja Margulies Frank & Maxine McIntyre Bill Peters Mardean Peterson John A. Reinertsen Alvin Richer Kathryn Romney J. Ryan Selberg Bert Schaap Aurelia H. Schettler
Catharine Schettler Ben Schippen Claudia Silver-Huff Hope B. Stevens Patrick L. Wade Robert Van Wagenen Nadine Ward Ardean Watts John W. Williams Lawrence Young Martin Zwick
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“You are the music while the music lasts.” ~T.S. Eliot
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera offers sincere thanks to our patrons who have included USUO in their financial and estate planning. Please contact Kate Throneburg at kthroneburg@usuo.org or 801-869-9028 for more information, or visit our website at usuo.giftplans.org.
TANNER SOCIETY OF UTAH SYMPHONY Beethoven Circle gifts valued at more than $100,000 Anonymous (3) Doyle Arnold & Anne Glarner Dr. J. Richard Baringer Haven J. Barlow Edward† & Edith† Brinn Shelly Coburn Captain Raymond & Diana Compton Anne C. Ewers Flemming & Lana Jensen
James Read Lether Daniel & Noemi P. Mattis Anthony & Carol W. Middleton, Jr., M.D. Robert & Dianne Miner Glenn Prestwich & Barbara Bentley Kenneth A.† & Jeraldine S. Randall Mr.† & Mrs. Alvin Richer
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
Dianne May Dr. & Mrs. Louis A Moench Jerry & Marcia McClain Jim& Andrea Naccarato Stephen H. & Mary Nichols Mr. & Mrs. Scott Parker Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Pazzi Richard Q. Perry Chase† & Grethe Peterson Glenn H. & Karen F. Peterson Thomas A. & Sally† Quinn
Dan & June Ragan Mr. Grant Schettler Glenda & Robert† Shrader Mr. Robert C. Steiner & Dr. Jacquelyn Erbin JoLynda Stillman Edwin & Joann Svikhart Frederic & Marilyn Wagner Jack R. & Mary Lois† Wheatley Edward J. & Marelynn Zipser
Mahler Circle 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 Ms. Marilyn Lindsay Turid V. Lipman Herbert C. & Wilma Livsey
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
Joseph & Pat Gartman Paul (Hap) & Ann† Green John & Jean Henkels Clark D. Jones Turid V. Lipman Herbert C. & Wilma Livsey Constance Lundberg Richard W. & Frances P. Muir Marilyn H. Neilson Carol & Ted Newlin
Stanley B. & Joyce Parrish Patricia A. Richards & William K. Nichols Mr.† & Mrs. Alvin Richer Jeffrey W. Shields G.B. & B.F. Stringfellow Norman† & Barbara Tanner Dr. Ralph & Judith Vander Heide Edward J. & Marelynn Zipser
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LEGACY GIVING
Leave a lasting legacy of excellent music. When you make a gift through your estate, either now or at the end of your life, you provide invaluable support to Utah Symphony | Utah Opera. Your financial advisor or estate planning attorney can help you build a gift that can meet goals for you or your heirs, and provide USUO with the resources that create incredible music. Help USUO preserve our future of performing favorite symphonic and operatic works and new works for years to come. To learn more about how estate planning can benefit both you and USUO, please call Kate Throneburg at 801-869-9028 or visit us online at usuo. giftplans.org.
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Volunteer with Utah Symphony to teach kids about symphony concerts or help run a kids’ music program. Two of Utah Symphony’s programs for youth need volunteers who would like to share their love of music with students. UTAH SYMPHONY 5TH GRADE CONCERTS are made more memorable because of the talents of our docents, who visit classrooms to prepare students for a concert in Abravanel Hall. We provide the materials and train docents in their use. Docents visit nearly every school that sends 5th grade students and teachers to our concerts at Abravanel Hall, serving schools in the Alpine, Canyons, Davis, Granite, Jordan, Salt Lake and Tooele school districts. To learn more, contact Beverly Hawkins at bhawkins@usuo.org.
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