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WELCOME On paper, the four performances opening Onstage Ogden’s 77th season have almost nothing in common.

One of them has no words in it at all. One of them is nothing but words. What they share is something simple: each one tells you a story in its own unique way.

Cirque de la Symphonie tells it with acrobats in the air above a full Utah Symphony without saying a word.

It’s a hard thing to describe and an easy thing to watch. Garrison Keillor does the opposite. One man, a microphone, and Richard Dworsky at the piano, and it turns out that’s plenty. The American Patchwork Quartet, with special guest Fabiola Méndez, takes American roots songs apart and rebuilds them out of four different traditions, co-presented with our friends at Browning Presents! And El David Aguilar sings and strums through his stories in a room small enough that you can watch his hands.

Finding performances like these is more involved than you might think. If I’m absent from tonight’s concert, it’s likely because I’m attending the Western Arts Alliance conference in Oakland, which is where seasons like this one get started. It’s a few days of seeing artist showcases, meeting with their representatives, and sitting down with people running organizations like ours all over the West.

Most of what you’ll see on stage during our 2027/2028 season, I’ll hear about there first.

None of it happens without you. Last year your generosity brought over 21,000 people to 38 performances and reached thousands of students and adults outside the traditional concert hall experience. Our donors, local foundations, governmental partners, and sponsors make these stories possible.

In just a few minutes, the lights will go down, and a new story will begin. Thanks for being here for it.

James Fredrick Executive Director Onstage Ogden

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2026/2027 SEASON SCHEDULE

Cirque de la Symphonie Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM Garrison Keillor Friday, October 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Ballet West’s The Nutcracker Friday, November 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM Saturday, November 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM Sunday, November 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM

American Patchwork Quartet with Fabiola Méndez Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Christmas with BYU Vocal Point and Noteworthy Tuesday, December 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM

El David Aguilar Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Utah Symphony | Holiday Pops Extravaganza Thursday, December 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Utah Symphony | Disney’s Hocus Pocus in Concert Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM National Geographic Live: Wild Cats Revealed Friday, November 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM Aída Cuevas Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Utah Symphony | Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 3 Thursday, January 7, 2027 at 7:30 PM BYU Ballroom Dance Company Monday, January 25, 2027 at 7:30 PM

International Guitar Night 2027 Tuesday, February 16, 2027 at 7:30 PM The High Kings Sunday, February 21, 2027 at 7:30 PM Piano Battle Thursday, March 4, 2027 at 7:30 PM San Jose Taiko Thursday, March 18, 2027 at 7:30 PM Utah Symphony | Brahms’ German Requiem Thursday, March 25, 2027 at 7:30 PM Utah Symphony | Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto & Saint-Saëns’ “Organ” Symphony Thursday, April 22, 2027 at 7:30 PM

Carlos y Charlos Friday, January 29, 2027 at 7:30 PM

Skye Consort & Emma Björling Wednesday, April 28, 2027 at 7:30 PM

Simply Three Friday, February 5, 2027 at 7:30 PM

The 5 Browns Thursday, April 29, 2027 at 7:30 PM

The Peking Acrobats Sunday, February 7, 2027 at 7:30 PM

Rasa String Quartet Thursday, May 6, 2027 at 7:30 PM

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CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 / 7:30 PM

BROWNING CENTER AT WSU, AUSTAD AUDITORIUM KYLE DICKSON, conductor *

CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE, guest artists UTAH SYMPHONY

Dvořák

Abreu

Khachaturian

Bizet

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Khachaturian

Chabrier

Wagner

Carnival Overture, Opus 92 (9’) Tico Tico no Fubá - Cliff Colnot (2’) Suite No. 1 from Gayane (5’) III. Ayesha’s Awakening and Dance “Les Toréadors” from Carmen, Suite No. 1 - Fritz Hoffmann (2’) V. Les Toréadors “Danse Bohême” from Carmen, Suite No. 2 - Fritz Hoffmann (4’) XI. Danse Bohême Suite from Masquerade (4’) I. Waltz España, Rhapsody for Orchestra (6’) “The Ride of the Valkyries” from Die Walküre Wouter Hutschenruyter (5’)

INTERMISSION

Tchaikovsky

Glinka

Verdi

Rossini

Smetana

Falla

Tchaikovsky

Rimsky-Korsakov

Bach (orch. Stokowski)

Kabalevsky

“Dance of the Swans” from Swan Lake (4’) Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla (5’) Ballabile from Aida (4’) La Boutique fantasque - Respighi (3’) II. Tarantella Three Dances from The Bartered Bride (5’) III. Dance of the Comedians “Ritual Fire Dance” from El amor brujo - Leighton Lucas (4’) Waltz from Swan Lake (7’) Suite from Snow Maiden (4’) IV. Dance of the Buffoons Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (10’) “Galop” from The Comedians, Op. 26 (2’) *Utah Symphony debut

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ARTISTS’ PROFILE American Conductor Kyle Dickson was recently appointed Assistant Conductor of the Utah Symphony. He served as Assistant Conductor of the Memphis Symphony and Conductor of the Memphis Youth Symphony from 2023 to 2026 and was previously a Salonen Fellow with the San Francisco Symphony and Assistant Conductor of the Chicago Sinfonietta.

Dickson is the recipient of the GPMF Advocate for the Arts Award and CAG’s Weinert Award and Weissberg Prize.

Recent conducting engagements include the National Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and the Louisiana Philharmonic. As cover conductor, Dickson has worked with ensembles including the New York Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Orchestre de Paris, and the NDR Elbphilharmonie.

Kyle Dickson Conductor

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Committed to music education, Dickson has worked with the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, UW-Madison Summer Music Institute, Carnegie Hall’s NYO/NYO2, Chicago Youth Symphony, and the Colburn Academy Virtuosi.

ARTISTS’ PROFILE

Cirque de la Symphonie Guest Artists Cirque de la Symphonie is a unique and exciting production designed to bring the magic of cirque to the music hall. An elegant fusion of cirque and orchestra, the program showcases many of the best cirque artists in the world, thrilling audiences with aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers, strongmen, and more. These accomplished veterans include world record holders, gold medal winners, Olympians, and some of the most original talent ever seen.

the Cincinnati Pops. A circus veteran from Moscow, Streltsov is the only aerialist to perform with the Bolshoi Ballet. After winning the gold medal at the prestigious Festival du Mondial in Paris, he starred in a Broadway production. His music and programming sensibilities, combined with his performance background, provide a program with stunning three-dimensional visual and musical elements. Classical masterpieces are perfectly choreographed to the elegant movements of cirque artists, elevating cirque artistry to a fine arts level.

Founder Alexander Streltsov created the concept of cirque paired with symphony in 1998 in a special PBS production with

Cirque de la Symphonie performs with dozens of orchestras across North America and beyond each season.

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UTAH SYMPHONY Markus Poschner Music Director Designate The Maurice Abravanel Chair, endowed by the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation Delyana Lazarova Principal Guest Conductor The Patricia A. Richards & William K. Nichols Chair Thierry Fischer Music Director Emeritus Kyle Dickson Assistant Conductor Sponsored by The Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation Austin McWilliams Chorus Director & Opera Assistant Conductor The Sandefur Schmidt Chair VIOLIN* Madeline Adkins Concertmaster The Jon M. & Karen Huntsman Chair, in honor of Wendell J. & Belva B. Ashton Kathryn Eberle Associate Concertmaster The Richard K. & Shirley S. Hemingway Chair Laura Ha 2nd Associate Concertmaster Hugh Palmer Assistant Concertmaster Claude Halter Principal Second Lucy Lu Associate Principal 2nd Violin Evgenia Zharzhavskaya Assistant Principal Second Karen Wyatt Second Assistant Principal Second Erin David Joseph Evans Karen Ferry Wen Flatt Ellen Hayashi Lun Jiang Rebekah Johnson Tina Johnson~ Alison Kim Amanda Kofoed~ Jennifer Kozbial Posadas~ David Langr Hannah Linz Yuki MacQueen

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Alexander Martin Rebecca Moench David Porter Lynn Maxine Rosen Elina Rubio Barbara Ann Scowcroft Ju Hyung Shin Bonnie Terry Julie Wunderle VIOLA* Brant Bayless Principal The John C. Kish Chair Yuan Qi Associate Principal Emily Brown~ Julie Edwards Joel Gibbs Carl Johansen Scott Lewis John Posadas Leslie Richards~ Whittney Sjogren CELLO* Matthew Johnson Acting Principal The J. Ryan Selberg Memorial Chair Andrew Larson Acting Associate Principal John Eckstein Walter Haman# Ian Jones~ Anne Lee Louis-Philippe Robillard Kevin Shumway Hannah Thomas-Hollands~ Pegsoon Whang BASS* David Yavornitzky Principal Corbin Johnston~ Andrew Keller Edward Merritt James Stroup~ 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 OBOE Zachary Hammond Principal The Gerald B. & Barbara F. Stringfellow Chair James Hall Associate Principal Lissa Stolz ENGLISH HORN Lissa Stolz CLARINET Tad Calcara Principal The Norman C. & Barbara Lindquist Tanner Chair, in memory of Jean Lindquist Pell Erin Svoboda-Scott Associate Principal The Shane & Stacey Stowell Chair Lee Livengood BASS CLARINET Lee Livengood E-FLAT CLARINET Erin Svoboda-Scott BASSOON Lori Wike Principal The Edward & Barbara Moreton Chair Leon Chodos Associate Principal Jennifer Rhodes CONTRABASSOON Leon Chodos HORN Jessica Danz Principal The Marcia JS Richards Chair Edmund Rollett** Associate Principal Lauren Robinson~ Acting Associate Principal Jonathan Chiou Julia Pilant~ Stephen Proser

TRUMPET Travis Peterson** Principal Alex Mayon~ Acting Principal Jeff Luke Associate Principal Seretta Hart~ Paul Torrisi TROMBONE Sam Elliot Acting Principal The Nathan & Shannon Savage Chair, in memory of Neal Savage Theodore Swanson~ Acting Associate Principal/ Second Trombone BASS TROMBONE Graeme Mutchler TUBA Alexander Purdy Principal TIMPANI Mike Tetreault Principal Eric Hopkins Associate Principal The Theodore & Elizabeth Schmidt Family Foundation Chair PERCUSSION Keith Carrick Principal Eric Hopkins Michael Pape KEYBOARD Jason Hardink Principal LIBRARIANS Clovis Lark Principal Anna Thompson~ Acting Associate Principal Librarian ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Ebner Sobalvarro Director of Orchestra Personnel Eric Reichelt Orchestra Personnel Manager * String Seating Rotates ** On Leave # Sabbatical ~ Substitute Member

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AN EVENING WITH GARRISON KEILLOR with special guest Richard Dworsky FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2026 AT 7:30 PM PEERY’S EGYPTIAN THEATER

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ARTISTS’ PROFILE GARRISON KEILLOR storyteller

RICHARD DWORSKY piano

Garrison Keillor is a writer, humorist, and broadcaster who created and hosted A Prairie Home Companion, the live variety show that ran for 42 years, from 1974 to 2016. He launched it on a Saturday evening in Saint Paul after writing an article about the Grand Ole Opry for The New Yorker, and over roughly 1,500 broadcasts it grew from a local program into a Saturday institution carried on some 690 public radio stations and heard by about four million listeners a week. Some 10,000 performers passed across its stage.

Richard Dworsky is a keyboardist, composer, producer, and music director known for his improvisational range across styles. For 23 years he was the pianist and music director of A Prairie Home Companion, where he underscored every sketch and monologue and accompanied guests including James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, Mark Knopfler, and Yo-Yo Ma. He appeared on several of the show’s Grammy-nominated recordings, and made his film debut as pianist, bandleader, and music director of Robert Altman’s 2006 feature A Prairie Home Companion. He went on to serve as music director of the show’s successor, Live From Here, alongside Chris Thile.

At the center of it was the monologue: the news from Lake Wobegon, the fictional Minnesota town where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average. Keillor has written more than thirty books, among them the Lake Wobegon books and, most recently, Cheerfulness and Brisk Verse. He also hosts The Writer’s Almanac, the daily program of poetry and literary history, and continues to write a weekly column and produce Garrison Keillor’s Podcast.

At 84, he tours with what he describes as a show about the beauty of growing old — monologues, limericks, poetry, the familiar Lake Wobegon characters, and, at the end of the night, the whole room singing together. “We are the last generation who knows all the words,” he says. “When we’re gone, they’ll disappear.”

Dworsky grew up in Saint Paul, began classical piano at six, and was studying at the University of Minnesota by eleven.

His own recordings include All In Due Time and The Path to You, and his piano piece “A Morning With the Roses” became a New Age standard through Windham Hill’s compilations. He has scored documentaries for HBO and PBS, written for Children’s Theatre Company, had a song recorded by Kristin Chenoweth, and collaborated with artists from Al Jarreau to the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. He is a Steinway Artist.

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ONSTAGE OGDEN

AMERICAN PATCHWORK QUARTET with special guest Fabiola Méndez CO-PRESENTED BY BROWNING PRESENTS! WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2026 AT 7:30 PM THE MONARCH

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ARTISTS’ PROFILE AMERICAN PATCHWORK QUARTET American Patchwork Quartet, led by multi-Grammy-winning guitarist and vocalist Clay Ross, binds timeless American folk songs with jazz sophistication, country twang, West African hypnotics, and the ornamentation of South Indian classical music.

The premise is simple and quietly radical: the songs at the center of the American canon were never one culture’s property. By reclaiming the immigrant elements inside American roots music, the quartet asks audiences to acknowledge their differences and discover a shared identity — work the group carries into performances and community engagement alike, taking on prejudice around race and immigration directly.

Their self-titled debut earned a nomination for Best Folk Album at the 67th Grammy Awards, and Mix Magazine called it “a breathtaking confluence of heritage roots, jazz, and world music influences.” The group made its Grand Ole Opry debut on June 18, 2024.

CLAY ROSS — guitar, vocals. A multiGrammy-winning guitarist and vocalist, southern-born and a lifelong roots music enthusiast, Ross founded American Patchwork Quartet and also founded the Gullah ensemble Ranky Tanky.

HARINI “RINI” RAGHAVAN — vocals, violin. Chennai-born and New Jersey–based, Rini is a singer, violinist, and composer who threads decades of Carnatic training through jazz and electronic pop.

MOTO FUKUSHIMA — bass. An Grammy– nominated bassist, composer, and multi– instrumentalist blending Japanese tradition, jazz, classical music, and global rhythms.

KOLEBY ROYSTON — drums. A Denver– born drummer who has performed with Sean Jones, Tia Fuller, Mimi Jones, and Matthew Stevens.

FABIOLA MÉNDEZ cuatro Fabiola Méndez is a Puerto Rican cuatrista, singer, educator, and Emmy-nominated composer whose work explores her culture, ancestry, and identities through folk, jazz, and Afro-Caribbean traditions. Born in Caguas, she began playing the cuatro — Puerto Rico’s national instrument — at six, trained at the Antonio Paoli School of Music, and in 2018 made history as the first graduate in Berklee College of Music’s history to study the cuatro as her principal instrument.

She has performed at NPR’s Tiny Desk, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and has collaborated with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, Pedro Capó, and Bad Bunny.

Her albums include Herencia Criolla (2009), Al Otro Lado del Charco (2019), Afrorriqueña (2021), and Flora Campesina (2024), and in 2022 she produced Negrura, a documentary on Afro-Latinx experiences of colorism and discrimination. Her honors include the Quincy Jones Award, the ASCAP Foundation’s Lucille and Jack Yellen Award, Latin Artist of the Year at the 2023 Boston Music Awards, and a 2023 Children’s and Family Emmy nomination.

She is on the faculty of the Longy School of Music of Bard College and is a featured composer for Fred Rogers Productions.

The Boston Musical Intelligencer has praised her “stylistic versatility, infectious charisma, and jaw-dropping virtuosity.”

ABOUT BROWNING PRESENTS! Browning Presents! is a performance and lecture series of the Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities at Weber State University. Founded in 1978 and supported by the Browning Foundation, it brings performers and scholars to the region for public events and student engagement.

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ONSTAGE OGDEN

EL DAVID AGUILAR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2026 AT 7:30 PM THE MONARCH

SELECTIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED FROM STAGE

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ARTIST PROFILE PERFIL DEL ARTISTA EL DAVID AGUILAR

ARTIST PROFILE EL DAVID AGUILAR

El David Aguilar es uno de los cantautores más versátiles surgidos de la escena independiente mexicana. Nacido Rodolfo David Aguilar Dorantes en 1983 y radicado en Monterrey, comenzó a escribir canciones desde muy joven. En su obra se percibe la influencia de la música popular mexicana y latinoamericana, las tradiciones brasileñas y el rock, el pop y el folk estadounidenses de los años sesenta a los noventa: fuentes que no deberían convivir con facilidad y que, sin embargo, lo hacen. El nombre artístico tiene un origen sencillo: en 2010, buscando un dominio web disponible y al encontrar que todas las versiones de su propio nombre ya estaban ocupadas, le agregó el artículo.

El David Aguilar.

El David Aguilar is one of the most versatile singer-songwriters to come out of Mexico’s independent scene. Born Rodolfo David Aguilar Dorantes in 1983 and based in Monterrey, he has been writing songs since his teens, and his music draws on Mexican folklore, Latin American and Brazilian traditions, and American rock, pop, and folk from the 1960s through the 1990s — sources that shouldn’t sit comfortably together and somehow do. The stage name came about plainly enough: in 2010, hunting for an available web domain and finding every version of his own name taken, he added the article.

El David Aguilar.

Con diez discos publicados desde Frágil en 2004, se ha convertido en uno de los colaboradores más solicitados de la canción de autor latinoamericana. Sus letras poéticas y su sensibilidad armónica lo han hecho compañero frecuente de composición de Natalia Lafourcade, Jorge Drexler y Mon Laferte. Ha recibido nueve nominaciones al Latin Grammy, entre ellas Álbum del Año y tres a Canción del Año, y su disco más reciente, Compita del Destino (Universal, 2024) —una colección de canciones que reflexionan sobre la vida, el amor y el destino— le trajo su primera nominación al Grammy, en la categoría de Mejor Álbum de Rock o Música Alternativa en Español, en la 67ª edición de los Premios Grammy.

Ten albums in, beginning with Frágil in 2004, he has become one of the most sought-after collaborators in Latin American songwriting. His poetic lyrics and harmonic instinct have made him a frequent writing partner of Natalia Lafourcade, Jorge Drexler, and Mon Laferte. He has received nine Latin Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year and three nods for Song of the Year, and his most recent album, Compita del Destino (Universal, 2024) — a collection of songs reflecting on life, love, and fate — brought him his first Grammy nomination, for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album at the 67th Grammy Awards.

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IN MEMORIAM

Marlene Barnett — the Symphony Lady

For more than forty years, if there was a Utah Symphony concert at Weber State, you could count on one thing: Marlene Barnett would be there as a devoted subscriber, a longtime board member, and a friend to this organization.

Marlene believed in what the arts could do for a community and for a young person’s life, and she acted on that belief year after year, serving twelve years on our board of directors, eight on the Weber County Library Board, and building a lifetime of friendships in concert halls and beyond.

In 2009, Ogden City recognized her with the Mayor’s Award in the Arts for Lifetime Contribution.

We were lucky to have Marlene as part of our story for so long. The Symphony Lady will be missed at every concert.

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THE MARLENE BARNETT MUSIC EXCELLENCE ENDOWMENT FUND Established in her honor in 2024 by Onstage Ogden and Weber State University, the fund provides scholarships for aspiring musicians following in her footsteps, reaching students at Weber State University and in the Ogden and Weber School Districts.

Your gift carries her vision forward. Scan the code to give, or mail a check noting “Marlene Barnett #522017” to Weber State University, University Advancement, Dept. 4018, Ogden, UT 84408-4018.

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FRIENDS OF ONSTAGE OGDEN Onstage Ogden is grateful for the individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies who have made a charitable contribution in support of elevating and connecting our community through the performing arts. Donors listed made their contributions between July 1, 2025, and August 20, 2026.

SPONSORS ($10,000+) Val A. Browning Charitable Foundation Lawrence T. Dee and Janet T. Dee Foundation The Franzen Family Alan and Jeanne Hall Robert & Marcia Harris Richard K. & Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation PROTECTOR ($5,000–$9,999) Beaver Creek Foundation George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation Rosemary & Dave Lesser ● Larry H. & Gail Miller Foundation

Stewart Education Foundation Norman C. & Barbara L. Tanner Charitable Support Trust Utah Division Of Arts and Museums Weber County RAMP

Christina & Shaun Myers ● Ogden City Arts Sorenson Legacy Foundation Weber State, Browning Presents!

PARTNER ($2,500–$4,999) Marti M. Clayson ● CreativeWest Bill & Barbara Hughes In Memory of Marlene Barnett

Marty and Carolyn Rasmussen ● Harry and Becky Senekjian Glenn and Connie Wimer

BENEFACTOR ($1,000–$2,499) Diana Allison Lisa Bailey ● Bank of Utah Danielle Bendinelli ● Brian & Vicky Boyle Geraldine and Evan Christensen Dr. Rosemary Conover Brent and Vicki Cox

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William and Deborah Hackett George and Mary Hall Pam and Rob Higginson ● ● Catherine Holbrook Clark ● ● Willis McCree Dr. Judith Mitchell ● MSL Family Foundation Meg and Mark Naisbitt ●

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FRIENDS OF ONSTAGE OGDEN Robert and Sally Neil Daniel Neumann Scott and Pam Parkinson Nicole and Roger Paulman

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DONOR ($100–$249) Lyle and LaVon Allen Peggie and Tim Ambrey Zana Anderson Clyde Baker Kay A. Ballif Phil and Melanee Berger John Binder Mary Jo Boylan Frank and Laurie Brown Yaeko Bryner Arthur & Marian Budge Edwin Cannon Brad and Lynn Carroll Dr. Allen and Janis Christensen LaDawn and Kent Coburn Ellie and Bruce Cole Phillip Coleman 24 / OnstageOgden.org

FRIENDS OF ONSTAGE OGDEN Jean Norman Ogden Chapter of MacDowell Ensemble Cheryl Orme Dr. Michael & Cindy Palumbo Donald Pantone Jeff and Pam Paulson Bobbie Ramer Shane & Pamela Schvaneveldt Sempre Musical Society In Memory of Renee Warner

Henry Thomas Sledge Denise Sly Charlene Smith Carol and Paul Sonntag Dorothy & Dan Steimke ● Katrina Stoliker Rocky Stone & Judith Faulkner Edna Stratford Michael and Janiell Taylor Kelsy Thompson Patti Van Aarle

Kelly and Shelly Van Noy Lucinda and Phillip Wagner Jack and Bonnie Wahlen Linda Watson Barbara West ShaRon Williams Douglas & Karen Yonemura Doug Youngberg Linda Zeveloff Jolene Zito

Janice Grajek Don Guthrie & Rebecca Robley ● Paul & Susan Gutierrez Sarah Kunz Walter and Karen Kunz Anne Ladd Diane Luke Andy and Susan McCrady Rex Miller Thomas and Stephanie Moore Alice Mulder & Dan Bedford George Muller

Brian & Marsha Namba Isabel Naylor Joe & Rosalita T. Orozco JoAn Powell Alanna Stimpson Gabriella Strebel Andrew and Suzanne Wall Korte Wamsley Victoria Williams Amy Winkel ●

MEMBER ($50–99) Kathy & Craig Adams Gerri Archuleta Marsha Ashby Janet Asmus Daniel Bedford Sharon Brown Randy and Laura Browne Allison Chouinard Kirk Dexter Michael and Susan Deyoung Terrie Doman David and Lisa Edwards

Please contact Onstage Ogden Development Coordinator, Sarah Bailey, at 801.612.0757 or sarah@onstageogden.org, if you would like to make a donation or if your name has inadvertently been left off or is misspelled.

BEVERLY LUND & GINNY MATTHEI LEGACY CIRCLE 77 years ago, Beverly Lund and Ginny Matthei organized a concert by the Utah Symphony at Ogden High School. They did so believing in the power of live performance to elevate and connect a community. Over the decades their vision has evolved into what it is today, Onstage Ogden. To honor their legacy this 75th season, Onstage Ogden established The Beverly Lund & Ginny Matthei Legacy Circle.

Recognizing those individuals and families who have included Onstage Ogden as a beneficiary in their estate plan.

Mary A Cater* Steven & Shellie Ericson Bob & Marcia Harris

Connie Huggins* Nancy Pinto-Orton* Kent & Joann Smith*

Jean Vaniman & Harry Schoen Glenn & Connie Wimer

*indicates donors being recognized posthumously

If you would like to join the Beverly Lund & Ginny Matthei Legacy Circle or have already included Onstage Ogden in your will, estate plan, or beneficiary arrangement, please let us know by calling Sarah Bailey at 801-399-9214 or by emailing sarah@onstageogden.org. Visit onstageogden.org/give for more information.

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EMPLOYEE MATCHING If you or your partner’s company has a matching gift program, please consider matching your donation to double your support and impact.

The following local companies are known to match their employees’ charitable donations. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Amazon Autoliv North America Bank of America Bechtel Costco Delta Air Lines Harley Davidson Inc. Kimberly Clark WorldWide Northrop Grumman

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Parker-Hannifin Target The Home Depot Rocky Mountain Power Sam’s Club State Farm Insurance Union Pacific Walmart

For questions, or to submit an employee matching donation, please contact Sarah Bailey at sarah@onstageogden.org.

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