CU Presents Magazine Fall 2017, October 27, 2017 by The Publishing House

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2017-2018 Season

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Vocal soloists Josefien Stoppelenburg, Abigail Nims, Derek Chester, and Ashraf Sewailam join the BBF Chorus and Orchestra in four cantatas by J.S. Bach, each distinct, lyrical, and powerful.

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Spotlight The Merry Widow Think opera is just a bunch of bad actors standing around warbling depressing lyrics in a foreign language for four hours? Think again. In Eklund Opera Program Director Leigh Holman’s opinion, “park and bark”—the staging technique, or lack thereof, described above—should be illegal on every opera stage. “If you have never been to an opera and are afraid you’ll just see people frozen still shouting at you, rest assured, you’ll see none of that here,” Holman says. With this fall’s production of “The Merry Widow,” a whimsical Parisian romp written by Franz Lehár in 1905, Holman is out to prove just how enjoyable opera can be. Yes, it’s sung in a foreign language. But it’s also full of hummable melodies, can-can skirts, flirting and fun. “You’ll see beautiful gowns and beautiful people, and you’ll laugh,” Holman says.”The music is tuneful—so tuneful you might even want to sing along.” “The Merry Widow” takes place at a gala reception in Paris, where an ambassador plans to save his poverty-stricken

kingdom by sending one of his noblemen to court a fabulously wealthy woman. Like any romantic comedy worth its salt, it’s a masterpiece of mix-ups, meet-cutes and, ultimately, marriage. Holman says Eklund Opera’s setting stays true to the original with sets inspired by Maxim’s, a famous Art Nouveau nightclub frequented by titans of the art world at the turn of the century, including Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec and Lehár himself. “There will be all these beautiful details and pops of red, just like at Maxim’s.” While the lively, light-hearted opera is a perfect introduction to the genre for newcomers, Holman says it’s equally enjoyable for die-hards. “Viennese operetta buffs are similar to Gilbert and Sullivan buffs—they know the piece, the music and the humor,” Holman says. “They keep coming back to enjoy this piece over and over again, as true enthusiasts do.” Sung in English with German subtitles Oct. 27-29, 7:30 p.m. in Macky Auditorium Tickets start at $20

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2017-18 Season

Martha Graham Dance Company Woodland by Pontus Lidberg Xin Ying in Woodland Photo by Brigid Pierce

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The Triplets of Belleville Cine-Concert

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The provocative, boundary-pushing legacy of one of history’s greatest dancers and choreographers lives on in her award-winning troupe. Martha Graham Dance returns to Boulder for an energetic and poignant performance of the dance legend’s greatest works. Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Benoit Charest, composer-conductor Experience the award-winning animation of a Cannes Film Festival darling on Macky Auditorium’s big screen, complete with a live performance of the film’s jazzy, swinging score by Le Terrible Orchestre de Belleville. This quirky, irresistible French film follows one woman on a citywide search for her missing grandson. Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Yekwon Sunwoo

Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Held every four years in tribute to history’s greatest American pianist, the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is the Olympic Games of the piano. The competition winner, Yekwon Sunwoo of South Korea, stops in Boulder for a dazzling solo recital. Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

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Usher in the holidays with the world’s greatest living jazz and R&B vocalist, who dazzles audiences worldwide with her breathtaking virtuosity and remarkable improvisation. The Grammy-winning singer celebrates the joy and warmth of the season with a concert of holiday favorites. Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Béla Fleck and Brooklyn Rider

Don’t miss a rollicking collaborative concert with world-famous, 16-time Grammy-winning banjoist Béla Fleck and Brooklyn Rider, “one of the wonders of contemporary music” (NPR). Slipping seamlessly between bluegrass, jazz and classical, this quintet’s distinctive sound can’t be defined. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, 7:30 p.m.

With more than 40 awards, seven chart-topping albums and nearly three decades of nonstop musical success, no other classical artist can compare to Joshua Bell. The American violinist, a household name worldwide, gives an arresting, one-night-only solo recital in Boulder. Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, 7:30 p.m. Named in memory of larger-than-life choreographer Alvin Ailey, the troupe Ailey II is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country’s best young dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding emerging choreographers. Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, 7:30 p.m.

Lila Downs

Boasting a “cantina-classical” (The Washington Post) voice and delightfully eclectic compositions inspired by ancient cultures and her own MexicanAmerican heritage, Lila Downs is a singular performer. Expect elements of jazz, blues and world music to collide in Downs’ seductive, joyful concert. Saturday, March 3, 2018, 7:30 p.m.

RUBBERBANDance

Embracing Artistic Director Victor Quijada’s unusual journey from the streets of Los Angeles to the barre, Montreal-based RUBBERBANDance uses the spontaneity of Hip-Hop, the refinement of ballet and the expressiveness of contemporary dance to create fresh, dynamic works. Saturday, March 24, 2018, 7:30 p.m.

Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble

This game-changing chamber ensemble, “revered like rock stars within the early music scene” (The New York Times), breathes new life into centuries-old sounds with brilliant, historically-informed talent. Quicksilver Baroque’s concert shines a spotlight on hidden gems by Castello, Merula and other long-forgotten 17th-century Italian and German composers. Friday, April 20, 2018, 7:30 p.m.

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2017-18 CONCERTS Sunday, Sept. 24, 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 11, 4 p.m. Monday, March 12, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 29, 4 p.m. Monday, April 30, 7:30 p.m.

ALTIUS QUARTET The Grammy Award-winning string quartet has been moving audiences and selling out concerts for three decades at CU Boulder. Their irresistible blend of virtuosic technique and engaging personality has led The Guardian (London) to proclaim, "The Takács Quartet are matchless, their supreme artistry manifest at every level."

COMING IN SPRING 2018 Sweeney Todd Ariodante

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Vienna’s definitive romantic operetta uses laughout-loud comedy and lavish costumes to concoct the perfect musical confection. At a gala reception in Paris, an ambassador plans to save his povertystricken kingdom by sending one of his noblemen to court the fabulously wealthy Hanna Glawari.

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Boulder's most beloved December tradition gathers together CU's most remarkable student and faculty talent for an unforgettable concert that's fun for the whole family. Delight in the twinkling lights, seasonal greenery and festive atmosphere of Macky Auditorium as student choirs, bands and orchestras perform holiday favorites and new surprises. Dec. 8-10, 2017 � Tickets on sale Sept. 17

A landmark of American Expressionism, Elmer Rice’s 1923 play tells the timeless story of a glum accountant’s descent into oblivion when he discovers he’s been replaced by a machine.

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On the icy road home from a disastrous Christmas celebration, a family of five is forever changed by one traumatic moment. This experimental play uses traditional Japanese puppetry to explore what keeps families together and what tears them apart.

TAKING UP SPACE MFA candidates Aaron Allen, Jr. and Vivian Kim explore questions of ethnicity and sexuality in a shared concert that merges and remixes multiple dance styles.

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The Triplets of Belleville Cine-Concert

Charlie Chaplin meets Tim Burton. The Marqius de Sade meets Lance Armstrong. Somehow, it’s impossible to describe “The Triplets of Belleville” with references or comparisons. It’s something you just have to see for yourself.

“There is not even a way I can tell you what the film is ‘like,’ because I can’t think of another film ‘like’ it,” wrote the famous film critic Roger Ebert in 2003. “To call it weird would be a cowardly evasion. It is creepy, eccentric, eerie, flaky, freaky, funky, grotesque, inscrutable, kinky, kooky, magical, oddball, spooky, uncanny, uncouth and unearthly. “None of [these words] do the trick, either,” he admitted. “I am completely failing to do justice to this film.” What sort of movie leaves the world’s most famous film critic bewitched and at a loss for words? The sort that’s animated yet edgy enough to gain a cult following at Cannes. The sort whose haunting style contrasts perfectly with a soundtrack of upbeat, irresistible jazz. The sort that’s about French style, cycling, family relationships and urban life, all at the same time. Boulderites who love quirk, camp and cinema have the chance to check out the unique spectacle of “Triplets” on Macky

Auditorium’s big screen this fall. Best of all, they’ll get to hear the movie’s swinging score performed live by Le Terrible Orchestre de Belleville. The story of “Triplets” takes place in Belleville, a fictional European capital that resembles Paris. An old woman buys her young grandson a bike, and years later, he becomes the world’s fastest cyclist. When he’s suddenly kidnapped by a gambling ring, his grandmother takes to the streets with her trusty dog and a trio of singers to track him down. The New York Times calls it a “tour de force of ink-washed, crosshatched mischief, and unlikely sublimity.” The Age calls it “a gloriously oddball animation, adorned with superb songs that glitter like lights on the Seine and clatter like old cars on cobblestones.” But at its heart, “Triplets” isn’t a string of adjectives. It’s a feeling you can’t quite articulate … unless you’re Roger Ebert; “‘The Triplets of Belleville’ will have you walking out of the theater with a goofy damn grin on your face, wondering what just happened to you.”

Sunday, Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. in Macky Auditorium Tickets start at $20

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The Merry Widow By Franz Lehรกr Sung in German with English subtitles

Oct. 27 & 28, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29, 2 p.m.

THE MERRY WIDOW

The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár

Artistic Team

Leigh Holman Nicholas Carthy Peter Dean Beck Tom Robbins Ron Mueller Stephen Bertles Erin Hodgson Christie Conover

Character

Stage Director Music Director and Conductor Set and Lighting Designer Costume Designer Technical Director Choreographer Assistant Director Production Assistant

Cast Listing

Hanna Danilo Valencienne Camille Baron Zeta Sylviane Cascada Raoul de St. Brioche Kromow Olga Pritschitsch Praskowia Bogdanovitch Njegus Lolo Dodo Jou-Jou Frou-Frou Clo-Clo Margot

Saturday

Anna Whiteway Bryce Bartu Paige Sentianin Jacob Baker Alex King Rebecca Ramsey Steven Vinolas Patrick Bessenbacher Zachary Bryant Winona Martin Karl Allen Jade Espina Skyler Schlenker Grant Bowman Helena Regan* Maureen Bailey Megan Pryor* Elizabeth Bowersox Taylor Graham Mimi Kuntz*

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Neila Getz Joshua DeVane Mary Kettlewell Jacob Baker Daniel Thompson Maureen Bailey Erik Erlandson Lane Melott* (Dance Captain) Zachary Bryant Jade Espina Karl Allen Winona Martin Skyler Schlenker Grant Bowman Helena Regan* Rebecca Ramsey Megan Pryor* Elizabeth Bowersox Taylor Graham Mimi Kuntz*

Chorus

Priscilla Austudillo · Stephen Bertles* · Grant Bowman* · Michael Crone · Rita DiSibio* · Albert Hand Wesley Juels* · Casey Klopp · Melissa Moreno · Evan Stark · Maria Eugenia Tapia · Selyne Tibbetts-Pagan *Principal Dancers Special thanks to Harlequin Costume Co. in Winnipeg, MB for providing costumes. Join us for Twittermission! Tag us in your post or selfie and you could win a pair of vouchers to any CU Presents performance. @cupresents

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Violin 1 Marisa Ishikawa Megan Healy Mary Evans Kristen Olson Sarah Elert Lindsie Katz Michael Miller Lindey Hoak

Cello Chas Barnard Elisabeth Murphy Gabriel Ramos N. Johnson

Violin 2 Robbie Herbst Seth Bixler Jonathan Galle Maggie Brady Elizabeth Potter Jenna Kramer

Flute Melissa Merkel Brice Smith Margaret Sloyer

Viola Conrad Sclar Joey Fischer Alice Sprinkle Jonathan Asbury

Bass Jesse Fischer Christopher Norwood

Oboe Andrew Iannuccillo Hannah Harm Clarinet Daniel Mills Ellen Kennedy

Bassoon Gyungsun Im Austen Jankowski Horn Noelle Limbird Maggie Rickard Josh East Megan Hurley Trumpet Melinda Ho Andrew DePree

Timpani Alberto Ortega Percussion Julian Kley Taylor Edwards Harp Jenna Allen Celesta Cecilia Kao Lo-chien

Trombone Megan Dudek Evan Johnson Joshua McCann Tuba Patrick Young

THE MERRY WIDOW

Orchestra

Personnel

Production and Technical Staff Jeff Rusnak Julie Silver Campbell Emily Skeen Courtney Williams Ben Smith Dan Sjaastad Myles Blaske Christina Lauritsen Jennifer Melcher Jeannete Hickok Tom Robbins Sarah Opstad Whitney Wolanin Yvonne Hines Nathรกlia Kato

Assistant Technical Director Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Carpenter Carpenter Carpenter Scenic Artist Scenic Artist Makeup Designer Hand Properties and Wig Designer Hair and Wig Assistant Costume Assistant Costume Stitcher Supertitle Operator

Macky Auditorium Crew JP Osnes Richard Barret Trevor Isetts Ben Smith Dan Sjaastad Jennifer Melcher Jacqueline Teiger Hazel Jeffrey Alex Parks Chris Evans

Asst. Director of Production Production Manager and Master Electrician Production Manager and ASM-Sound Rail Operator Sound Engineer Deck Hand Deck Hand Deck Hand Spot Operator Light Board Operator

Supertitles provided by: Chadwick Creative Arts, LLC

Production will run approximately 2 hours and 55 minutes, including two 15-minute intermissions.

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THE MERRY WIDOW

Synopsis ACT I

The Pontevedrian ambassador in Paris, Baron Mirko Zeta, is giving a ball at the embassy. His home country is nearly bankrupt and he hopes that their Parisian guests will help them raise the money they need. He’s oblivious to the fact that his wife, Valencienne, is romantically involved with Camille de Rosillon, a young Frenchman. Camille has declared his love for Valencienne and writes “I love you” on her fan. Zeta eagerly awaits the arrival of the guest of honor, Hanna Glawari, a wealthy Pontevedrian widow. He plans to get Danilo Danilovitsch, a womanizing aristocrat and the embassy secretary, to marry her so that her millions will stay in Pontevedro. Hanna arrives and is showered with compliments by the Pontevedrian and French men. Valencienne realizes she has lost her fan with Camille’s incriminating message and rushes out to look for it. Finally Danilo arrives, fresh from a night of partying at Maxim’s. He and Hanna talk, revealing that they were once in love, but that Hanna was considered too far beneath Danilo’s status for him to marry her. He tells her he’s not interested in marriage and will never say “I love you.” Meanwhile, Zeta’s chief of staff, Kromow, finds Valencienne’s fan and thinks it belongs to his wife, Olga. Zeta, wanting to spare Olga the scandal, convinces him it is Valencienne’s. He then meets with Danilo and orders him to marry Hanna for the good of Pontevedro. Danilo tells him he will keep all the French men away from her, but will not marry her. When the ladies’ choice dance is announced, Hanna selects Danilo, and after some flirtatious bantering the two finally dance.

ACT II

The following day, Hanna hosts a party at her villa. Danilo arrives late, and Zeta commands him to return to his mission of keeping the Parisian men from Hanna—particularly Camille. Zeta’s private secretary, Njegus, reveals that Camille is already in love with a mystery woman. Zeta wants to know who she is in order to marry her off to Camille, leaving Hanna free for a Pontevedrian suitor. He believes the fan is the key to her identity and asks Danilo to find its owner. When Hanna comes across the fan and sees its inscription, she assumes it is a gift to her from Danilo, but he still won’t say “I love you” and she will not accept him until he does. Their dance is interrupted by Zeta, who is still trying to learn the identity of Camille’s secret lover. The men agree to meet in the pavilion to discuss the matter. Camille and Valencienne finally find the missing fan, and this time Valencienne writes “I am a respectable wife” on it. Observed by Njegus, they disappear into the pavilion. When Zeta arrives to meet Danilo, Njegus prevents him from entering the pavilion to protect Valencienne’s secret and instead sneaks Hanna in to take her place. Hanna emerges with Camille, announcing their engagement. A furious Danilo departs for Maxim’s, which Hanna takes as proof of his love.

ACT III

Maxim’s Restaurant is the center of entertainment for the upper crust of Paris. Zeta and the other Pontevedrians enjoy a performance given by the host of Maxim’s and the famous Grisettes—among them a dressed-up Valencienne. Eventually, both Danilo and Hanna arrive. He forbids her to marry Camille. When she explains that she was merely safeguarding another woman’s reputation, he is delighted but still won’t declare his love. As the guests reassemble, Danilo announces that Hanna will not marry Camille, but he will not reveal the identity of Camille’s secret lover. Njegus produces the missing fan, which he found in the pavilion. Zeta finally recognizes it as his wife’s, declares himself divorced, and proposes to Hanna—who informs him that, according to her late husband’s will, she will lose her fortune if she remarries. At this, the other men lose interest in Hanna, except Danilo, who finally declares his love and asks Hanna to marry him. She accepts and amends her account of the will: upon remarrying, her fortune will pass to her new husband. Valencienne returns and asks Zeta to read the other side of her fan—she is a “respectable wife.” With the couples united, the men are left to wonder about the mystery of women and women to wonder about the daftness of men. ―Synopsis Courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera at Metopera.Org

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Leigh Holman, Stage Director and Director of the Eklund Opera Progaram

Have you ever wished you could have a do-over? Have you ever wondered what would have happened if you’d had a second chance? The Merry Widow poses that question and answers it for one couple, Hanna and Danilo. The tunes of Lehár’s The Merry Widow were played on 33 rpm records in my family’s house as I grew up. I didn’t understand the story as a child, but I remember being transported to someplace beautiful when I listened. Some of the music was so tender, some of it exuberant. Without knowing the story, I imagined beautiful people in beautiful clothes—dancing. I guess Lehár got it right. As I approached the theme of the piece, I wanted to focus on the current relationship, and even the past relationship, of these “second chance lovers.” With a staged pantomime during the overture, I wanted to dig into the depth of love and the depth of hurt they shared. I couldn’t release the idea that this smart, witty and wise story was a taste of Beatrice and Benedick from Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Like our Merry Widow couple, those two excel at verbal sparring and witty repartee. They’re both proud and stubborn, qualities that can lead to passion or destruction in an epic romance like this one. Take the opportunity to put the worries of your day aside, be transported to yesteryear and find out once and for all if Hanna and Danilo will be granted the envious gift of a do-over—a romantic second chance.

Nicholas Carthy, Music Director

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Directors’ Notes

To describe The Merry Widow as an important musico-historical document might be going a bit far, but beneath the surface frothery of this masterpiece, there lies a fascinating story. It is said that there is no more adaptable art form than opera and operetta, that it always perfectly reflects the ethos and awareness of its time. The Merry Widow is a perfect example of this. Whereas Die Fledermaus reflected the carefree Viennese society at the end of the 19th century (Strauss died in 1899), Lehár’s The Merry Widow (premiered in 1905) perfectly captures the beginning of much darker times. Anyone who kept up with foreign relations knew what was going on in the Balkan states at that time. All the signs of impending disaster were there, if one cared to look: bankrupt states, unnecessary saber-rattling between the local powers, threats of intervention from the Empires. This would all culminate, less than a generation later, in a conflagration that cost 18 million lives. Franz Lehár, born into a Hungarian musical family, originally studied violin, but after being encouraged by no less a figure than Antonín Dvořák, he turned to composing. Like Strauss, his first couple of attempts at operetta didn’t go down too well, but his first collaboration with one of Strauss’ librettists, Leo Stein, paid dividends, and The Merry Widow went on to be one of the most successful stage works of all time. But, rather than Strauss’ naïve minor nobility getting up to harmless japes, in this operetta we meet diplomats and experienced world-players from a bankrupt Balkan state. (Originally Lehár and Stein set the piece in Montenegro, but when that country’s ambassador got wind of it, he kicked up such a fuss that the authors had to fictionalize the country, naming it Pontevedro). The usual operatic conventions ensue, but they are underwritten with music of sometimes exceptional longing and melancholy. The music does look back at Strauss, and even his predecessor, Offenbach, but with eyes of regret—knowing that the 19th century will never take place again, and that very soon the world will become unrecognizable. The music’s periodic disquiet has a fascinating echo in another terrible chapter of the 20th century: World War II. It was well known among the allies that The Merry Widow was Hitler’s favorite operetta, and when Shostakovich composed his “Leningrad” Symphony during the siege of that city, he parodied Lehár’s music mercilessly to represent the German invasion. The composer Béla Bartók used the very same melody to mock the Germans in his 1943 Concerto for Orchestra, contrasting it with a love song for a Hungary (Lehár’s birthplace) that was no more. The Merry Widow stands as one of the great works of its genre, a towering monument to the ability of music to affect us on many different levels, and to stand as a historical document of its time.

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KARL ALLEN—Pritschitsch This is Mr. Allen’s second role with Eklund Opera. He is a junior majoring in voice performance at the University of Colorado Boulder. Previously, Mr. Allen has appeared with Eklund Opera as Police #2 in The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, Paul in Red Hot and Cole, and in the choruses of Copland’s The Tender Land and Strauss’ Die Fledermaus. Mr. Allen is a student of Matthew Chellis. MAUREEN BAILEY—Sylviane/Dodo This is Ms. Bailey’s fourth production with Eklund Opera, having recently performed the role of Linda Porter in Red Hot and Cole and First Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. Within the last year, Ms. Bailey covered the role of Rosalinda in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus and sang the role of Jenny in Ned Rorem’s Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters. She also participated in the 2016 CU NOW workshop of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s It’s A Wonderful Life and made her symphony debut with the Loveland Symphony for a performance of Mozart’s Exsultate, Jubilate (January 2017). In December, Ms. Bailey will perform with the Longmont Symphony as a soprano soloist in Vivaldi’s Gloria. In past years, Ms. Bailey also worked in the development departments of the Colorado Symphony and the Santa Fe Opera. She received her BM in French horn performance and is currently pursuing an MM in voice performance. Ms. Bailey is a student of Abigail Nims. JACOB BAKER— Camille This is Baker’s fourth production with CU. Baker’s previous performances with Eklund Opera include Actor 3 in Red Hot and Cole, Tamino in The Magic Flute and Alfredo in Die Fledermaus. This past summer, Baker was a featured chorus member in Mark Adamo’s opera, The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, produced through CU NOW. Baker has previously performed in the chorus of Wisconsin’s Florentine Opera Company for its 2015-16 season. He graduated from UW-Milwaukee in 2015, where he received a BFA in voice performance. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree in voice performance as a student of Matthew Chellis. BRYCE J. BARTU— Count Danilo Danilovitsch This is Bartu’s third production with Eklund Opera. Bartu’s previous Eklund Opera credits include First Armored Man in The Magic Flute and numerous characters in CU NOW’s Composer Fellowship Initiative. Other credits include Ralphie Boland in Dogfight, Mal in The Addams Family, George in The Drowsy Chaperone (The STAGE Theater), Pat in 42nd Street (Pinewood Bowl Festival), Enoch in Carousel (Asheville Lyric Opera), Jim Casey in the Chicago premiere of The Grapes of Wrath, Lorenzo in Lucrezia, Alfredo in Die Fledermaus (Northwestern Opera Theater), Bill in A Hand of Bridge, Anthony in Sweeney Todd (Aspen Opera Festival), Carl Lindstrum in O!

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Pioneers, Tybalt in Roméo et Juliette, Giuseppe in The Light in the Piazza and Simon Stimson in Our Town (Nebraska Opera Theater). Bryce is originally from Grand Island, Nebraska, and is currently pursuing his DMA as a student of Matthew Chellis.

PATRICK BESSENBACHER— Raoul de St. Brioche Patrick Bessenbacher is a sophomore originally from Kansas. This is his third show with Eklund Opera and his debut in a solo role at Macky Auditorium. Mr. Bessenbacher was featured in the ensembles of Die Fledermaus and Die Zauberflöte and also played the role of Paul in Red Hot and Cole. Mr. Bessenbacher is excited to continue his creative journey with CU over the next three years. He is a student of Matthew Chellis. ZACHARY BRYANT—Kromov Mr. Bryant is honored to return to Eklund Opera after performing in this summer’s CU NOW Composer Fellowship Initiative. A native of Houston, Texas, Zachary has performed with the Houston Grand Opera chorus and has appeared with the Houston Gilbert & Sullivan Society as Bosun/Sir Joseph Porter cover (H.M.S. Pinafore) and Hercules/J.W. Wells cover (The Sorcerer). Credits while studying at Columbus State University include Sir Joseph Porter (H.M.S. Pinafore), Rapunzel’s Prince (Into the Woods), and Papageno (Die Zauberflöte scenes), in addition to scenes as Figaro and Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro) and the title role in Don Giovanni with Westminster Choir College’s summer program in Florence, Italy. Equally at home in other disciplines, Zachary has performed musical theatre and jazz revues with Bayou City concert musicals and has been on faculty with the Alley Theatre Conservatory and outreach programs. Zachary is working with the CU Entrepreneurship Center for Music and pursuing his master’s degree as a student of Andrew Garland. JOSHUA DEVANE— Count Danilo Danilovitsch Mr. DeVane returns for his sixth and final run with Eklund Opera, where his past credits include Papageno in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Eisenstein in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, Top in Copland’s The Tender Land, the Marquis de la Force and the Jailer in Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, and Dandini in Rossini’s La Cenerentola. A specialist in contemporary opera and art song literature, DeVane also appeared as David Smith in CU New Opera Workshop’s 2015 production of Zachary Redler’s A Song for Susan Smith and as Mr. Gowers and Mr. Potter in CU NOW’s 2016 workshop production of Jake Heggie’s It’s a Wonderful Life. Other recent performances include his New York City debut as the title role in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi with Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance, and the Pilot in Rachel Portman’s The Little Prince at Opera Fayetteville.

ERIK ERLANDSON—Cascada Mr. Erlandson is a baritone from Minnesota. This is his second performance with Eklund Ppera after being featured in The Gospel of Mary Magdalene with CU NOW. He received his BM from DePauw University and MM from Louisiana State University. While pursuing those degrees, he was a part of numerous summer young artist programs, gaining immense knowledge and experience in both the French and Italian styles of performance. Erik has performed a breadth of characters from opera and Broadway repertory, including Papageno, Marullo, Don Giovanni, Claudio, Sykos and the Baker. He was very excited to begin his DMA in voice performance and pedagogy at CU Boulder this fall. He has been awarded a teaching assistant position, where he will be working closely with Patrick Mason. JADE ESPINA—Olga/Praskowia Ms. Espina is in her final year of undergraduate studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, with this being her fifth production with the Eklund Opera. She performed the role of Irene Castle in Red Hot and Cole, Third Spirit in Die Zaubeflöte, Sister Mathilde in Dialogues of the Carmelites and ensemble in Die Fledermaus. This summer, she participated in the Up North Vocal Institute in Boyne City, Michigan. Ms Espina is pursuing a dual degree in voice performance and choral music education as a student of Jennifer Bird. NEILA WISNIEWSKI GETZ—Hanna This is Getz’s fourth production with Eklund Opera. She most recently performed as The Queen of the Night in Die Zaubeflöte and Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus. She has also appeared as the New Prioress in Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites and as a spirited townsperson in Copland’s The Tender Land. A Montana native, Getz is enjoying her third year at CU Boulder pursuing a master’s degree in voice performance. She received her bachelor of music in voice performance from the University of Montana. Getz also premiered the role of Clara in Jake Heggie’s new opera workshop, It’s A Wonderful Life, with CU NOW. Notable other credits include Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte (University of Montana), Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus (University of Montana) and Violetta (understudy) in Verdi’s La Traviata (Fidenza, Italy). Getz would like thank her mother, father and fairy godparents for all that they do. Getz is a student of Jennifer Bird.

of Mary Magdalene with CU NOW and was a studio artist with Opera Neo in San Diego, California. This coming December, she will sing the role of Noémie in Massenet’s Cendrillon with Boulder Opera. She graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with bachelor’s degrees in music and psychology and is planning to graduate this May with a master’s degree in voice performance. Ms. Kettlewell is a student of Jennifer Bird and Sandra Kungle. WINONA MARTIN—Olga Ms. Martin is in the fourth year of her undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her previous credits with Eklund Opera include chorus performances in both Così fan tutte and Die Fledermaus, Ethel Merman/Elsa Maxwell in Red Hot and Cole and Sesto from Giulio Cesare in their winter scenes program. She is a winner of the Anderson Undergraduate Voice Competition, has competed at NATS at the national level and held the Colburn Fellowship at the prestigious summer program SongFest. Ms. Martin is pursuing a bachelor of music in voice performance. She is a student of Abigail Nims. LANE MELOTT— Raoul de St. Brioche Mr. Melott’s Eklund Opera credits include Hal in Side by Side by Sondheim, Liberto and Valletto in L’incoronazione di Poppea, L’Aumôir in Dialogues of the Carmelites, Dr. Blind in Die Fledermaus, The Rocky Twins in Red Hot and Cole, various roles in the Composer Fellows Initiative in the 2015 and 2016 CU NOW programs, and Matthew in The Gospel of Mary Magdalene with CU NOW 2017. Mr. Melott is a student of Jennifer Bird and Matthew Chellis. REBECCA RAMSEY— Sylviane/Dodo Ms. Ramsey is in her final year of undergraduate studies in voice performance at CU Boulder. She most recently appeared as a Rocky Twin in Red Hot and Cole. Other credits with Eklund Opera include Ida in Die Fledermaus, Beth in The Tender Land, Anne in The Merry Wives of Windsor during the winter scenes program, and Sister Geràld in Dialogues of the Carmelites. This past summer, Ms. Ramsey was a participant at Up North Vocal Institute in Boyne City, Michigan. Ms. Ramsey is a student of Abigail Nims.

HELENA REGAN—Grisette This is Helena Regan’s debut performance with Eklund Opera. She MARY KETTLEWELL—Valencienne is an international student from England This is Kettlewell’s third production studying for her bachelor’s degree in with Eklund Opera, having performed voice performance. Ms. Regan is a as Rosalinde in Johann Strauss’ Die freshman studying under Abigail Nims. Fledermaus last fall and Second Lady in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte last spring. In SKYLER SCHLENKER—Bogdanovich the past, she has performed as Susanna A former football player from Ithaca in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro (Show- College, Schlenker’s performance Me Opera) and Adele in Die Fledermaus credits span a wide repertoire. (Missouri Symphony Society). This past Schlenker has performed as Top in summer, she performed the role of The Tender Land, Perchik in Fiddler on Miriam in Mark Adamo’s The Gospel the Roof, Frank in Die Fledermaus and

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PAIGE SENTIANIN—Valencienne This production marks Ms. Sentianin’s third performance with Eklund Opera. Previous credits include Seeker 1 in Mark Adamo’s The Gospel of Mary Magdalene with CU NOW and Papagena in Die Zauberflöte. Other past performances include The Pirates of Penzance (Mabel), L’elisir d’amore (Giannetta), The Old Maid and the Thief (Miss Pinkerton), Pauline Viardot’s Cendrillon (Maguelonne) and John Cage’s Europera 5 (Singer 1). Ms. Sentianin is currently in her second year as a master’s candidate in voice performance and pedagogy and is a student of Matthew Chellis DANIEL THOMPSON—Baron Zeta Mr. Thompson is in his Fifth year at CU studying Vocal Performance and Computer Science. He has played the roles of Moss Hart in Red Hot and Cole, and the role of Frank in Die Fledermaus and has been in shows since his first year here including: The Tender Land as Mr. Jenks, The Pirates of Penzance as a pirate, and Side by Side as Louis. Mr. Thompson is a student of Professor Chellis. STEVEN VINOLAS—Vicomte Cascada Mr. Vinolas began his first year as a master’s candidate in voice performance and pedagogy in August. Mr. Vinolas is a student of Andrew Garland. This is his first production with Eklund Opera. Past performances include Domenico Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto (Count Robinson), Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah (Reverend Blitch) and The Beggar’s Opera realized by Benjamin Britten (Peachum). A native of upstate New York, he is excited and honored to explore new mountains and pursue his creative journey here in Boulder. ANNA WHITEWAY — Hanna Ms. Whiteway is returning for her second production with Eklund Opera, having made her debut last spring in Die Zauberflöte (Pamina). A native of Wisconsin, Ms. Whiteway earned her BM in voice performance at UWMadison. With UW Opera, she sang principal roles in Ariodante (Ginevra), Béatrice et Bénédict (Héro), Die Zauberflöte (Pamina), and Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna). Ms. Whiteway has also sung with the Central City Opera Company as a studio artist. Most

recently, she participated in Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance program in New York City, where she enjoyed performing the role of Lauretta in Puccini’s one-act comedy, Gianni Schicchi. She is a student of Jennifer Bird and Sandra Kungle.

TECHNICAL & PRODUCTION STAFF Peter Dean Beck Set and Lighting Designer Peter has designed scenery and lighting for Eklund Opera for 24 seasons and for more than 300 productions around North America. Among his opera credits are Falstaff, Turandot, Manon, Don Giovanni, Madama Butterfly, Hansel and Gretel, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Roméo et Juliétte for such companies as Atlanta Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Virginia Opera and Chautauqua Opera. He has designed productions of Andrea Chenier, The Italian Girl in Algiers, Macbeth, Elektra and Tristan and Isolde for Hawaii Opera Theatre, where he has been principal designer for 31 seasons. In Asia, he designed a double bill of The Nightingale and Cavalleria Rusticana for Sakai City Opera in Japan and lit Cav/Pag in Macau and Don Carlo in Hong Kong. His musical theater credits include Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, The Music Man, Les Misérables, The Wizard of Oz and Into the Woods for Skylight Music Theatre. His work for dance includes The Indigo Girls Project for Atlanta Ballet and The Nutcracker for Ballet Hawaii. Nicholas Carthy Music Director/Conductor Nicholas Carthy, now in his 12th season with Eklund Opera, studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, and made his conducting debut there at the Landestheater in Le Nozze di Figaro. He served as musical assistant to Bernard Haitink and Sir Georg Solti at the Salzburg Festival and to Daniel Barenboim in Paris, Chicago and Bayreuth. Carthy has conducted opera productions in Vienna, Salzburg, Oslo, Stockholm, Winterthur, Milan, Rome, Naples, Bonn, Eugene and Tel Aviv. He has conducted orchestras including the Colorado Symphony, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Orchestra RAI di Torino, Orchestra San Carlo di Napoli and the Accademia Filarmonica Roma. As a collaborative pianist, he has performed in many of the world’s great halls, including Carnegie Hall, Suntory Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Bolshoi Theatre and the Musikverein Vienna. He is music director of the Helgeland Sinfonietta in Norway and performs chamber music every summer with his wife and extended family in Reno, Nevada and Susanville, California. Julie Silver Campbell Stage Manager Julie is a Colorado native and graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with her master’s degree in voice performance and pedagogy in 2013. Credits with Eklund Opera as stage managemer include Le Nozze

di Figaro, The Rossini Project and La Bohème. Her other professional credits include Opera on Tap Colorado, Opera Theater of the Rockies, UCCS Theaterworks and Starbar Players. Leigh Holman Stage Director Holman balances a teaching and professional stage directing career in the U.S. and abroad. In recent years, she has made directing debuts at the Pafos Aphrodite Festival in Cyprus, L’Opéra de Montréal and Florida Grand Opera. Recent CU productions include Die Fledermaus, The Tender Land and L’incoronazione di Poppea. As well suited to new operatic works as she is to traditional works, she has produced and directed workshops of operas in association with composers and librettists, including Jake Heggie, Mark Campbell, Mark Adamo, Colm Toibin, Kirke Mechem, Libby Larsen, Lori Laitman, Herschel Garfein, Robert Aldridge, Daniel Kellogg, Alberto Caruso and Dave Mason. As the founder and Artistic/General Director of CU Boulder’s New Opera Workshop, she continues to passionately promote the creation, collaboration and production of new American works. Christie Conover Production Assistant Christie wears many hats now as she returns to her alma mater as production assistant for Eklund Opera. Her singing performance schedule is active with appearances in Boulder, Denver, Minnesota and Montana this season. With Margot Crowe, her Adopt-aStudent sponsor from years past, she co-founded and runs the Fine Tuned Society of Colorado, a house concert series giving performance opportunities to CU music alumni and area musicians. Christie fondly remembers her many roles with CU Opera and singing in the inaugural CU NOW.

and the Terre Haute Symphony. Reger has a PhD in collaborative piano from the University of Michigan under Martin Katz. Tom Robbins Costume Designer Tom Robbins has been with Eklund Opera for 27 seasons. His past Eklund Opera credits include Don Giovanni, Anything Goes, Susannah, Carousel and The Rake’s Progress. His other professional credits include Bonfils Theater, Opera Colorado and Colorado Ballet. Erin Hodgson Assistant Director Erin Hodgson has appeared with the Minnesota Opera in Turandot and Rusalka. Erin graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music from Oberlin Conservatory studying under Salvatore Champagne. She is in her first year as a master’s student at the University of Colorado Boulder. This is her first production with Eklund Opera.

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Seneca in L’Incoronazione di Poppea. He covered The Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance as an undergrad at CU and Papageno from The Magic Flute as a graduate student. Schlenker was a winner in the Anderson Voice Competition for undergraduate singers at CU. Schlenker represented CU Boulder at the Aspen Music Festival in 2017 as a studio artist. There, he covered the Baron in La Traviata and performed in weekly concerts, including a performance as Prince Tarquinius in the rape scene from The Rape of Lucretia. Schlenker spent his summers in 2015 and 2016 with “Si Parla, Si Canta,” directed by Benton Hess in Urbania, Italy, where he worked on Italian and Italian arias. Schlenker is a master’s candidate in voice performance and has been a student of Patrick Mason.

Ron Mueller Technical Director Ron Mueller has been with Eklund Opera for 19 seasons. His past Eklund Opera productions include The Rake’s Progress, La Traviata, West Side Story and Dead Man Walking. His other professional credits include Skylight Opera, Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company, Crested Butte Music Festival, Colorado Shakespeare Festival and Boulder Dinner Theatre. Jeremy Reger Chorus Master and Vocal Coach International Pianist and Educator Jeremy Reger maintains an active performing and coaching career. He has served on the music staff of Virginia Opera, Eugene Opera, Hawaii Opera Theater, Mill City Opera, Minnesota Opera, Skylark Opera and Aspen Opera Theater. He recently joined the faculty of CU Boulder as a vocal coach. Prior to that position, he taught at the Music Academy of the West, at Christopher Newport University in Recife, Brazil, and at Indiana University. He has played in the Virginia Symphony, the Williamsburg Symphonia, the Carmel Symphony

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The chamber music series, which every week features Grammy winners, Pulitzer Prize finalists, internationally-published scholars and musicians who have performed with the world’s best orchestras, is the greatest recurring on-campus event you never knew existed. Between the tantalizing variety of music (flamenco guitar, bassoon chamber works and everything in between), the esteemed names on the program and the more-than-fair price of zero dollars, there’s no reason not to check out this exciting series.

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“The atmosphere is terrific, with an enthusiastic audience, great community support and so many students, colleagues and friends of the college who come to these events,” says faculty pianist David Korevaar, a Juilliard graduate and award-winning Ravel scholar who appears three times this fall. “Whether listening or performing, I’m always happy to be there.” A beloved 17-year tradition, Faculty Tuesdays often pack Grusin Hall to capacity with performances by the many remarkable artists who teach at the College of Music. These weekly concerts

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Mezzo soprano Abigail Nims and pianist Jeremy Reger explore emotional transformations depicted through song: Haydn’s “Arianna a Naxos,” selected songs of Richard Strauss and Dominick Argento’s “From the Diary of Virginia Woolf.”

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This program of American music will feature three wonderfully varied works for viola and piano by Libby Larsen, Jennifer Higdon and Margaret Brouwer, and the world premiere of “The River Merchant’s Wife: A Letter,” for soprano, viola and piano, composed by CU Professor Emeritus Robert Spillman.

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Composers since the baroque period have utilized the delightful timbre and agility of the bassoon in chamber settings. This concert will feature monuments of wind chamber music, including a Serenade by Mozart, the Octet by Stravinsky and other unique and seldom-heard works for wind instruments.

Finnish Celebration

Bird/Erhard/Hsu/Ishikawa/Korevaar/ McDonald/Rhodes/Silver/Thornton

Join us for a musical feast celebrating the 100th anniversary of Finnish independence! Jennifer Bird, Paul Erhard, Hsing-ay Hsu, Yoshi Ishikawa, David Korevaar, Margaret McDonald, Harumi Rhodes, Daniel Silver, Michael Thornton and the Ajax Quartet perform. The program features a world premiere by composer Conor Brown.

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NOVEMBER 07 Masques and Dances!

Kellogg/Cooperstock/Hsu/Ishikawa/Nims/ Requiro/Rhodes/Silver/Spera

The evening features an eclectic collage of chamber music written by composer Daniel Kellogg. On the program are songs, quartets, guitar music and a bassoon octet. The smashing finish will feature the wild Shakespearean farce “Pyramus and Thisbe” for two pianos and one thespian.”

ClimateKeys

Hsu/Cooperstock/Nims/Mestas

Hsu joins an international pianists’ collective during the United Nations Climate Change Conference to spotlight climate change. This adventurous program celebrates our planet with diverse aesthetics and a little audience participation, ending with Scriabin’s fiery “Vers La Flamme.” The program also features Messiaen, Debussy and Ravel.

Signs Games+Messages Rhodes/Walther/Requiro/Korevaar

Dive into the sound world of György Kurtág with Rhodes, Walther and Requiro’s dramatization of reordered thoughts and fragmented symbolism. Korevaar joins with eloquence and irresistible charm in quartets by Fauré and Dvořák. It’s the ideal recipe for an enjoyable evening, equal parts thought and play.

DECEMBER 05 Legacies Hayghe/Rhodes/Requiro

No artist is created without the influence of his or her teachers and mentors. Jennifer Hayghe shares some of her personal musical legacies, and Harumi Rhodes and David Requiro join her in a performance of Tchaikovsky’s “Trio,” the composer’s own monumental tribute to his mentor and friend.

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Nguyen/Lin/Hayghe/Thornton/Requiro/ Weiss/Tetreault/Kenzie

Two pianos, plus... three pianists, two cellists, two percussionists and a horn player! This program will feature works for two pianos in combination with other instruments, including Schumann’s unusual Andante and Variations, as well as Bartók’s formidable Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion.

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The Artist Series presents performances of fine music and performing arts to which the community would otherwise not have access. The highest quality emerging and internationally recognized artists provide world-class performances and residency activities that enhance the learning environment at the University of Colorado Boulder and the cultural life of the community. The Artist Series includes a variety of presentations from many cultures and traditions.

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John Davis Diane Dunn Mike Gallucci

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Takács Society

The Takács Society, formed by the College of Music, provides the critical resources to support the work of the Takács Quartet—to advance their teaching endeavors, provide scholarships that are essential to attract and retain exceptionally gifted young artists, and sponsor guest artists in the Takács performance series.

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Albert and Nancy Boggess Norma Johnson in memory of Fay Shwayder Gary and Judith Judd in memory of Fay Shwayder In loving memory of Norma Johnson, a longtime beloved supporter of the Takács Quartet Peg and Chuck Rowe

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Christine Arden and David Newman Neil Ashby and Marcia Geissinger Maria and Jesse Aweida Kevin and Diana Bunnell Shirley Carnahan Penny Chenery Barbara and Carl Diehl Robbie Dunlap Bob and Jean Fischer Mary and Lloyd Gelman Kenneth and Dianne Hackett David Hammer Catharine and Richard E. Harris Katherine and Stuart Haskins Ruthanne and John Hibbs Marian and William Hoffman Bruce and Kyongguen Johnson Margaret and Bob Kamper Caryl and David Kassoy Mireille Key Elizabeth Knoelker Keith Kohnen Heidi and Jerry Lynch Gail and Thomas Madden

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Caroline Malde Professor John McKim Malville and Nancy Malville Ralph and Nancy Mann Kim Matthews Peter and Doris McManamon Christopher B. Mueller Joan and Ronald Nordgren Margaret Oakes Wayne and Julie Phillips Richard Replin and Elissa Stein Joanna and Mark Rosenblum Becky Roser and Ron Stewart JoAn Segal Ruth M. Shanberge Trust Todd and Gretchen Sliker Grietje Sloan Carol and Arthur Smoot Janice and Charles Squier Arthur and Laurie Travers Leanne and Christopher Walther Barbara Warner Betty Van Zandt

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MACKY AUDITORIUM Rudy Betancourt Matthew Arrington Sara Krumwiede JP Osnes Rojana Savoye Devin Hegger

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Joan McLean Braun Steven Bruns John Davis Lissy Garrison Alexander George David Mallett

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