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CONTENTS

TONIGHT’S CONCERT

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Welcome

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Utah Symphony

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Board of Trustees

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USUO 2020 Pandemic Activities

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Season Sponsors

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Donors

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Administration

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Planned Giving

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Tanner & Crescendo Societies

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Utah Symphony Guild

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Education

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Acknowledgments

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ARTIST’S PROFILE

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

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WELCOME

In my short time in Utah, one thing has been remarkably clear: this state is filled with people who love and prioritize the arts. As your new President and CEO of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, I couldn’t be more honored and excited to serve our community as we work together to uphold and build upon the legacy of this unique organization.

Steven Brosvik President & CEO

While many industries have taken a massive hit because of COVID-19, the arts in particular came to a complete stand-still last spring. All of us had to face the tough question: How do we preserve the magic of live performance when we cannot congregate as a community in person? I am so proud of the tireless efforts of USUO’s Board, staff, musicians, and community for coming together to find a path which has returned live performances for distanced audiences back to our stages.

I hope that you enjoy the creative programs we’re offering. They are designed not only to inspire, transport, and entertain you, but to do so with the safety of the public, our artists, and our staff as our foremost concern.

We still have discoveries, decisions, and milestones ahead of us, but let us relish this moment together.

Thank you for joining us in this communal experience of great live music. You play a leading role in fulfilling our mission, and the entire USUO family extends to you our heartfelt thanks. It is great to have you with us for this performance and we look forward to seeing you again and again this season.

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UTAH SYMPHONY Thierry Fischer, Music Director

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

VIOLA* Brant Bayless

Principal The Sue & Walker Wallace Chair

Barlow Bradford Symphony Chorus Director

Yuan Qi

VIOLIN* Madeline Adkins

Associate Principal

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

Concertmaster The Jon M. & Karen Huntsman Chair, in honor of Wendell J. & Belva B. Ashton

Kathryn Eberle

Associate Concertmaster The Richard K. & Shirley S. Hemingway Chair

CELLO* Matthew Johnson

Ralph Matson†

Associate Concertmaster

Acting Principal The J. Ryan Selberg Memorial Chair

Laura Ha

Andrew Larson

Acting Associate Concertmaster

Acting Associate Principal

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

David Park

Assistant Concertmaster

Claude Halter

Principal Second

Wen Yuan Gu

BASS* David Yavornitzky

Associate Principal Second

Evgenia Zharzhavskaya

Principal

PICCOLO Caitlyn Valovick Moore

TRUMPET Travis Peterson

OBOE James Hall

Jeff Luke

Principal The Gerald B. & Barbara F. Stringfellow Chair

Robert Stephenson Associate Principal

Lissa Stolz ENGLISH HORN Lissa Stolz CLARINET Tad Calcara

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

Caitlyn Valovick Moore

Llewellyn B. Humphreys Brian Blanchard Stephen Proser

• First Violin •• Second Violin

* String Seating Rotates † On Leave

# Sabbatical †† Substitute Member

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Principal The Val A. Browning Chair

Lisa Byrnes

Associate Principal

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Principal

Sam Elliot

Associate Principal

BASS TROMBONE Graeme Mutchler

PERCUSSION Keith Carrick

Associate Principal

James Allyn Andrew Keller Edward Merritt Jens Tenbroek Thomas Zera

FLUTE Mercedes Smith

TROMBONE Mark Davidson

Erin Svoboda-Scott

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

Principal

Peter Margulies Paul Torrisi

TIMPANI George Brown

Corbin Johnston

HARP Louise Vickerman

Associate Principal

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

Assistant Principal Second

Associate Principal

Principal

Principal The Edward & Barbara Moreton Chair

Leon Chodos

Associate Principal

Jennifer Rhodes CONTRABASSOON Leon Chodos HORN Edmund Rollett

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Eric Hopkins

Associate Principal

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Eric Hopkins Michael Pape KEYBOARD Jason Hardink Principal

LIBRARIANS Clovis Lark Principal

Katie Klich ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL Walt Zeschin Director of Orchestra Personnel

Andrew Williams

Orchestra Personnel Manager

Acting Principal

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTED BOARD Thomas M. Love* Chair

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

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

Herbert C. Livsey, Esq. David T. Mortensen Scott S. Parker David A. Petersen Patricia A. Richards*

Harris Simmons Verl R. Topham M. Walker Wallace David B. Winder

John Bates Howard S. Clark Kristen Fletcher

Richard G. Horne Ron Jibson E. Jeffery Smith

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

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

Joanne F. Shiebler Chair (Utah)

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.)

Doyle L. Arnold* Brian Greeff* Joanne F. Shiebler* Vice Chairs Annette W. Jarvis* Secretary John D’Arcy* Treasurer Steven Brosvik* President & CEO Dr. Stewart E. Barlow Judith M. Billings Gary L. Crocker

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

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

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*Executive Committee Member

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USUO 2020 PANDEMIC ACTIVITIES

The Utah Symphony is thrilled to be back on the stage of Abravanel Hall! We express gratitude and thanks for the heartwarming support received from our community and colleagues during a time of uncertainty. While we haven’t been able to offer typical performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve still been busy finding ways to connect the community—from a distance—through great live music. Below, discover how Utah Symphony has brightened social media feeds, curated online educational resources, contributed to pandemic relief efforts, and even given world premieres of new pieces from home during quarantine.

Within a week of Utah’s schools closing in March, our Education Department organized existing digital content, converted other items to be shared digitally, and developed new ideas to help support teachers, parents and students in our suddenly digital-only learning environment. Utah Symphony’s School from Home page now offers Virtual Assemblies, education videos featuring the Musicians of the Utah Symphony, symphony bingo, listening music scavenger hunts, and “Ask a Musician” boxes.

In addition, the new Virtual Listening Room on utahsymphony.org includes links to streaming, curated playlists, past performance clips, and Ghost Light Podcast episodes. The latter series includes a special edition talking about the ways that music has connected humanity in times of crisis throughout history, as well as “Music Knows Exactly How You Feel” and “Live Music After Corona.”

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In April, our orchestra musicians, staff, opera chorus members, and our volunteer network teamed up to express thanks to all of our supporters who have donated tickets to cancelled performances and stepped up their donations to make sure this organization continues well into the future. The Utah Opera costume shop team also completed several hundred masks in just two weeks to donate to Salt Lake Regional Medical Center.

KSL TV included our very own Tad Calcara (whose Good Mornin’ video on has 16,000+ shares and over 1 million views on Facebook) in a feature about the creative ways that people are finding to use music as salve during isolation. Tad’s other popular videos include arrangements of George Gershwin’s Somebody Loves Me and Irving Berlin’s Puttin’ on the Ritz.

Four Utah Symphony trumpet players also

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Fanfare of Hope and Solidarity

recorded the theme song for ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ from their homes.

Other creative musical endeavors shared

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

Concertmaster Madeline Adkins also joined seven of her concertmaster

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colleagues from around the country to perform the slow movement of Bach’s Double Concerto in D Minor, all from their respective homes.

In May, Utah Symphony shared a musical thank you to essential workers featuring Utah Symphony musicians playing Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man. Governor Gary Herbert, Congressional Representative Ben McAdams, and Senator Luz Escamilla joined Utah Symphony Musical Director Thierry Fischer and Interim President & CEO Pat Richards in a special introduction to the glorious music by our musicians set to photos of the valiant healthcare workers, essential staff, and first responders risking their lives to help us through this stressful time.

On May 8th, Utah Symphony celebrated our 80th anniversary! Our online birthday

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

Dai Fujikara

party included interviews with Music Director Thierry Fischer, former orchestra members, and recent guest artist Augustin Hadelich; performances by Utah Symphony musicians; birthday wishes from previous guest artists; a special message from Interim President & CEO Pat Richards; and even cake! We hope that you were able to join the celebration.

May also brought the two world premieres of pieces commissioned by Utah Symphony. First was Fanfare of Hope and Solidarity by Augusta Read Thomas. This piece was composed in late April and early May and recorded by the musicians of the orchestra in their homes, then audio engineered by Stoker White and Funk Studios and video produced and edited

by Andrea Peterson. We believe this was the first world premiere by an American orchestra during the time of COVID-19.

Thomas shared her thoughts on the project: “I believe music feeds our souls.

Unbreakable is the power of art to build

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

One of the most exciting announcements of the summer was of the 2021 Deer Valley Music Festival, a year in advance!

If you bought tickets for the 2020 festival performances or the Temptations at Abravanel Hall, you will be sent new tickets for the corresponding 2021 concerts. For all of you who are dreaming of escaping into great live music in the mountains again, tickets for the 2021 festival are on sale now at deervalleymusicfestival.org.

Another exciting announcement came in June, with the appointment of Steven Brosvik as the next President and CEO of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera. Steve has many years’ experience in leadership roles with Baltimore Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Houston Symphony and Nashville Symphony. He loves “Being one of the people who helps support

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USUO 2020 PANDEMIC ACTIVITIES getting the music on the stage and supporting incredible musicians to be able to make that music for the audience.”

Another wonderful opportunity to support USUO came thanks to the Alternative Visions Fund, an anonymous donor advised fund of the Chicago Community Foundation, which has awarded USUO a matching challenge grant in support of the Alternative Visions COVID-19 Relief Fund Challenge at USUO. All contributions received before October 1 will be matched on a 1:1 basis up to a total maximum match of $500,000. If you have been considering a contribution to USUO or increasing your annual gift, doing so before October 1 will make your investment go twice as far.

In August, a new 5,000 square foot public art piece was unveiled in downtown Salt Lake City that celebrates the impact

of Utah women—past and present— in commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment. The mural was commissioned by Zions Bank and is located on the east-facing wall of the Dinwoody Building located at 37 West 100 South. It includes current Utah Symphony musicians Concertmaster Madeline Adkins and Principal Flute Mercedes Smith, as well as long-time volunteer Lona Mae Lauritzen, and is a beautiful contribution to our community.

At another small, outdoor Park City event this summer, one guest remarked, “It was a thrill to just hear a live performance.

I had to wipe a tear away to hear such beautiful music.” We feel the same way, and hope you do tonight as well. Thank you for helping Utah Symphony to once again connect the community through great live music. Please enjoy our reimagined 2020–21 season!

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Comfort ye, comfort ye my people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ev’ry valley shall be exalted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 And the Glory of the Lord ** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Behold, a virgin shall conceive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 . . . . . . . . . . . 45 O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion ** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 . . . . . . . . . . . 46 There were shepherds abiding in the field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 . . . . . . . . . . . 83 And the angel said unto them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 . . . . . . . . . . . 84 And suddenly, there was with the angel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Glory to God in the Highest ** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Rejoice Greatly, O daughter of Zion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 . . . . . . . . . . 101 Their sound is gone out ** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169 . . . . . . . . . . 210 Behold, I tell you a mystery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 . . . . . . . . . . 260 The trumpet shall sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 . . . . . . . . . . 261 Hallelujah! ** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193 . . . . . . . . . . 238

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Conner Gray Covington Associate Conductor | Principal Conductor of the Deer Valley® Music Festival

Currently in his Fourth season as Associate Conductor with the Utah Symphony, Conner Gray Covington also serves as the Principal Conductor of the Deer Valley® Music Festival, the summer home of the Utah Symphony.

Last season, Covington conducted two subscription programs with the Utah Symphony and made his subscription debut by stepping in on short notice for a program of Andrew Norman and Gershwin. During his tenure in Utah so far, Covington has already conducted nearly 250 performances of classical, education, film, pops, and family concerts as well as tours throughout the state. Previously, he was a Conducting Fellow at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he worked closely with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, with whom he made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2016, and the Curtis Opera Theater while also being mentored by Philadelphia Orchestra Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. A fourtime recipient of a Career Assistance Award from the Solti Foundation U.S., Covington was a featured conductor in the 2016 Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview presented by the League of American Orchestras.

Highlights of recent seasons include appearances with the symphonies of St. Louis, Utah, Kansas City, Nashville, Virginia, Portland (ME), Monterey (CA), and the Oregon Mozart Players. In the 2020–21 season, Covington will make debuts with the Reno Chamber Orchestra and the Omaha Symphony. He has served as a cover conductor for the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and The Florentine Opera Company (Milwaukee, WI).

Born in Louisiana, Covington grew up in East Tennessee and began playing the violin at age 11. He went on to study violin with Dr. Martha Walvoord and conducting with Dr. Clifton Evans at the University of Texas at Arlington where he graduated summa cum laude with a degree in violin performance. He continued his studies with Neil Varon at the Eastman School of Music where he earned a Master of Music degree in orchestral conducting and was awarded the Walter Hagen Conducting Prize.

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HEADER PROFILES ARTISTS’ Julia Gershkoff is an American soprano from little Rhode Island. She is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California, where she received her M.M. in Vocal Arts and Opera while working with Elizabeth Hynes. Due to COVID-19, many of Julia’s engagements were unfortunately canceled, such as; singing Diana/Giove as Diana in La Calisto by Cavalli in the Spring of 2020 at USC, as well as Camila in the west coast premiere of Pepito by Nicolas Benavides. In the Summer of 2020, Julia would have covered Hilda Mack in Elegy for Young Lovers by Hans Henze at Wolf Trap Opera as a Studio Artist. She attended a shortened version of Wolf Trap Opera where she performed in scenes as Gretel from Hänsel und Gretel, Despina from Così fan tutte, and Ginevra from Ariodante. Roles Julia most recently performed include Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro at USC, Joan of Arc in The Maid of Orleans at the Russian Opera Workshop, and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte at Mark Oswald’s Summer Program. She sang her first operatic role as Servilia in La clemenza di Tito at Ithaca College, where she received her B.M. in Vocal Performance while working with Marc Webster. Julia is thrilled to join Utah Opera as a Resident Artist for the 2020–21 season.

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Edith Grossman Mezzo-Soprano

Daniel O’Hearn Tenor

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Opera, operetta, musical theater; mezzo-soprano Edith Grossman does it all. She joins the Utah Opera this season as a Resident Artist and was featured in select performances of The Human Voice in October 2020.

Before joining Utah Opera, she created the role of Rachel in the world premiere of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s If I Were You with the Merola Opera Program.

In Merola’s Grand Finale, she shined as Hélène in an excerpt from La belle Hélène at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House. Her opera experiences include Falstaff (Meg) with Crested Butte Music Festival, La Cenerentola (Tisbe) with Merola Opera Company, Le nozze di Figaro (Cover: Marcellina) with Opera Saratoga, Suor Angelica (The Abbess/Monitor) and the world premiere performance of In a Mirror, Darkly (Elaine) both with the Crane Opera Ensemble. With an expertise in the annals of classical musical theatre, her roles have ranged from Eliza Doolittle to Julie Jordan. Edith is equally adept at contemporary material, including Cats (Grizabella) and most recently, Ordinary Days (Claire). Edith is a graduate of the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam with a B.M. in Vocal Performance.

Daniel O’Hearn is an emerging operatic tenor from Tinley Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. He joins the Utah Opera this season as a Resident Artist and was featured in select performances of Gentleman’s Island as Mr. Gray in October 2020. In June of 2020, he graduated with a master of music performance from DePaul University’s School of Music in Chicago, IL, where he studied with tenor, Scott Ramsay. He most recently appeared in the university’s operatic productions of Britten’s arrangement of Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera as Captain Macheath, and Cavalli’s L’Egisto as Egisto. In addition to his operatic work, Mr. O’Hearn has also performed as a soloist in a number of classical concert works in the Chicagoland area. Recently, he has performed in Handel’s Messiah with the Chicago Bar Association Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, and in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the DePaul Community Chorus. Mr. O’Hearn has also competed in several singing competitions, earning an encouragement award at the Metropolitan Opera National Council’s 2019 Central Region Finals, winning the 2019 American Prize from Oratorio Society of Chicago, and placing first in DePaul University’s School of Music’s 2019 Kleinman Competition.

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ARTISTS’ PROFILES Hailing from Suffolk, Virginia, baritone Brandon Bell returns to Utah Opera as a member of the Resident Artist Program for the 2020-21 season. In October, he was featured in select performances of Gentleman’s Island as Mr. Somers.

Mr. Bell was most recently slated to perform as an Apprentice Artist with Des Moines Metro Opera, covering the role of Hawkins Fuller in Fellow Travelers, as well as singing the roles of General Arlie and the Bartender.

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, these engagements, as well as a fellowship at Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute in their Program for Singers were canceled/postponed.

Additional engagements during the 2019–20 season included Mr. Bell’s house debut with Utah Opera, appearing in Silent Night as the British Major and La traviata as Dr. Grenvil.

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Mr. Bell was awarded 4th Place in the 2018 East Bay Opera League Young Artist Scholarship Awards Competition, and was also chosen from national auditions as a finalist in the 2018 Mondavi Center Young Artist Competition. In 2017, he received both the Third Place (Student Division)—Orpheus Da Capo Award at the Orpheus National Music Competition for Vocalists and the Leola Boyce Award, awarded by the Knoxville Choral Society. The Cleveland Foundation chose Mr. Bell as the 2015 and 2016 recipient of its A. Grace Lee Mims Vocal Scholarship, awarded in recognition of his commitment to the perpetuation of the singing of the Negro spiritual.

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Michaella Calzaretta Chorus Master

Michaella Calzaretta is the Chorus Master and Assistant Conductor at Utah Opera. She was seen most recently on the podium for select performances of The Human Voice and Gentleman’s Island. Under her leadership as Chorus Master, the opera chorus has garnered more and more recognition with each production. Of her Moby-Dick, Opera Today extolled her “…superb choral preparation. Her large chorus was flawless in tonal beauty, dramatic engagement, and clarity of diction, even when performing busy stage movement.” In a review of Roméo et Juliette, Opera News praised “…the strong performance of the Utah Opera Chorus, setting a reliably high standard under the direction of Chorus Master Michaella Calzaretta.” Partnership with the Utah Symphony has also been successful, as the opera chorus performed in a semi-staged presentation of Candide and provided vocals for live film concerts of Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Ms. Calzaretta is completing a Doctorate in Choral Conducting at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where she studied with Walter Huff, Betsy Burleigh, and Dominick DiOrio. She was the Music Director for the University Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Bloomington, as well as the Music Director for New Voices Opera, a student-run organization that commissions and produces operas by student composers. Ms. Calzaretta holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Simpson College and a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the University of Missouri- Kansas City.

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Alyssa Powers Lucas Henry Proctor Carolyn Talboys-Klassen Scott Tarbet Kathryn Thompson Sammie Tollestrup Daniel Tuutau Robyn VanLeigh Dawn Veree Alene Wecker

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By Jennifer Rhodes

Handel’s Messiah A Musician’s Perspective Handel’s Messiah is a Christmas tradition.

Played by orchestras everywhere, it is a piece many musicians and concertgoers look forward to every year. We at Utah Symphony | Utah Opera are happy to have it be a part of your family’s holiday.

classical orchestra, adding clarinets, french horns, and trombones. It is, however, most often performed with its original instrumentation.

2020 is unique, as we all know, and for many reasons our typical sing-along will be coming to you virtually this year.

Several moving parts had to come together to make this happen—from separately rehearsed and recorded orchestra, choral, and solo parts to careful editing, planning, and distribution that enabled us to perform in spite of the many logistical complications. Some of you even submitted your own footage to be incorporated, making this truly a community project. We hope you will enjoy this rendition from the comfort of your own home. Maybe this year you can even sing some of the solo arias!

Handel’s Messiah, composed in 1741, is possibly the most well-known and historically significant oratorio. In modern society it is typically performed at Christmas time, but in Handel’s day it celebrated Easter. Messiah was premiered in Dublin, but was not initially well-received due to the fact that it was a sacred work performed in a theater instead of a church.

Until this point in his career, Handel had written many Italian operas. Messiah shares significant traits with those works— including recitatives, or quasi-spoken meterless segues which set the mood and transition between the scenes of the arias and choruses. The chorus in this work is akin to an ancient Greek chorus, the voice of society commenting on the action.

What oratorios do not share with operas is the staging elements of costumes and sets. These works are intended solely for the concert hall.

Messiah is one of my personal favorite pieces to play. Handel used the forces of a typical baroque ensemble: strings, oboes, trumpets, timpani, and basso continuo. The continuo group consists of harpsichord, cello, and bassoon and provides the pulse and temporal undercurrent of the work. As a bassoonist, I find the textural blend with the celli very rewarding. W.A. Mozart reorchestrated the work for a larger

The recitatives, or “spoken segues,” are accompanied by the principal cello and harpsichord. These two instruments have a crucial role in the piece and play continuously (hence the name “continuo”).

As stated earlier, recitatives are metrically free and can thus be challenging to coordinate. Extra rehearsals are required to ensure everyone involved can pick up subtle body language, eye contact, and musical cuing. Watch for this,

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it’s remarkable! Handel provides the harpsichord with a figured bass—a scant harmonic chart over which the player improvises. The cello and harpsichord punctuate the quasi-spoken dialogue of the recitative, and delineate vital chord changes specified by the composer.

While the solo cello and harpsichord get the prize for most measures played, other instruments such as the oboes and trumpets only play a few numbers.

The oboes are present in the opening Sinfonia, or orchestral introduction. The trumpets signify dramatic high points such as the famous aria “The trumpet shall sound,” but rest for much of the piece. The bassoonist’s line doubles that of the celli and basses, and may be dropped at times to thin the texture. This flexibility helps the conductor balance the dynamics of the ensemble.

We at Utah Symphony | Utah Opera hope you enjoy our 2020 production.

Perhaps you will be able to see and hear things on your screen that you wouldn’t have noticed from farther away in the audience. You can come to Abravanel Hall in your hearts this Christmas, and know we’ll be there in person for future holidays. I think we can all agree that nothing beats the excitement of live performance. We are glad to be a part of your family traditions and thank you for tuning in. Happy Holidays!

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This list includes donations received from July 1, 2019 to September 29 2020. * in-kind donation

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The Right Reverend Carolyn Tanner Irish & Mr. Frederick Quinn Ken & Margo Jacobs Annette & Joseph Jarvis M. Craig Johns Michael Liess Bill Ligety & Cyndi Sharp Daniel & Deena Lofgren Beatrice Lufkin Nick Markosian Christopher & Julie McBeth Hallie & Ted McFetridge Michal & Maureen Mekjian Carol & Anthony W. Middleton, Jr., M.D. Joanne Mitchell Dr. Louis A. Moench & Deborah Moench Marilyn H. Neilson Dr. Stephen H. & Mary Nichols O. Don & Barbara Ostler

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

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This list includes donations received from July 1, 2019 to September 29, 2020.

USUO’s 2020–21 season is funded in part by the CARES Act and the Utah State Legislature through Utah Arts & Museums. * in-kind donation

** in-kind & cash donation

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

Emma Eccles Jones Foundation Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation John & Marcia Price Foundation O.C. Tanner Company Salt Lake County Shiebler Family Foundation Sorenson Legacy Foundation

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

Kahlert Foundation League of American Orchestras

Grand America Hotel* William Randolph Hearst Foundation

Goldman Sachs Janet Q. Lawson Foundation Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation Love Communications* McCarthey Family Foundation Nora Eccles Treadwell

Foundation Charles Maxfield & Gloria F. Parrish Foundation Moreton Family Foundation Schmidt Family Foundation Simmons Family Foundation Struck* Utah Office of Tourism

$50,000 TO $99,999 Anonymous AHE/CI Trust Dominion Energy

$25,000 TO $49,999 Arnold Machinery Brent & Bonnie Jean Beesley Foundation Carol Franc Buck Foundation Cache Valley Electric Chevron Corporation C. Comstock Clayton Foundation

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

Onstage Ogden Orange County Community Foundation Park City Chamber / Visitors Bureau Promontory R. Harold Burton Foundation Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Richard K. & Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney Foundation The Christian V. & Lisa D. Young Family Foundation The Joseph & Evelyn Rosenblatt Charitable Fund Summit Sotheby’s WCF Insurance W. Mack & Julia S. Watkins Foundation

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

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

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

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ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION Steven Brosvik

Barlow Bradford

Symphony Chorus Director

PATRON SERVICES Faith Myers

David Green

Director of Orchestra Personnel

Merry Magee

President & CEO

Walt Zeschin

Senior Vice President & COO

Julie McBeth

Executive Assistant to the CEO

Collette Cook

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

OPERA ARTISTIC Christopher McBeth

Andrew Williams

Orchestra Personnel Manager

Lance Jensen

Executive Assistant to the Music Director Symphony Chorus Manager

SYMPHONY OPERATIONS Cassandra Dozet

Director of Orchestra Operations

Opera Artistic Director

Melissa Robison

Carol Anderson Principal Coach

Program Publication & Front of House Director

Director of Production

Production & Stage Manager

Chip Dance

Michelle Peterson

Kate Henry

Michaella Calzaretta

Operations Manager

Opera Chorus Master

Brooke Hundley

Opera Production Coordinator

OPERA TECHNICAL Jared Porter

Jeff F. Herbig

Properties Manager & Assistant Stage Manager

Lyndsay Keith

Artist Logistics Coordinator

Senior Technical Director

Robyne Anderson

Kelly Nickle

2nd Assistant Stage Manager

Properties Master

DEVELOPMENT Leslie Peterson

Dusty Terrell

Scenic Charge Artist

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COSTUMES Verona Green

Jessica Proctor

Director of Institutional Giving

Costume Director

Jessica Cetrone

Olivia Custodio

Kierstin Gibbs LisaAnn DeLapp

Heather Weinstock

Amanda Reiser Meyer

Lisa Poppleton

Milivoj Poletan

Nikki Orlando

Tiffany Lent

Ellesse Hargreaves

Donna Thomas

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Jon Miles

Director of Individual Giving

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Director of Special Events & DVMF Donor Relations

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Development Assistant

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SYMPHONY ARTISTIC Thierry Fischer

Symphony Music Director

Renée Huang

Vice President of Symphony Artistic Planning

Kathleen Sykes

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Mara Lefler

Sales Manager

Andrew J. Wilson

Patron Services Manager

Hallie Wilmes

Patron Services Assistant

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Director of Information Technologies

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Kyle Siedschlag

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Patron Information Systems Manager

EDUCATION Paula Fowler

Director of Education & Community Outreach

Kyleene Johnson

Symphony Education Manager

Annie Farnbach

Symphony Education Assistant

Director of Communications & Digital Media

Anthony Tolokan

Conner Gray Covington

Director of Patron Engagement

Digital Content Producer

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

Robert Bedont

Marketing Manager - Audience Development

Nina Starling

Website Content Coordinator We would also like to recognize our interns and temporary and contracted staff for their work and dedication to the success of utah symphony | utah opera.

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SUPPORT GREAT LIVE MUSIC IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH A GIFT TO THE ANNUAL FUND Please join our wonderful Utah Symphony | Utah Opera family of donors who sustain great live music in our community. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, USUO is thankful for your generosity that supports our musicians, singers, artisans, crew and staff. Your gift now will make an impact as we plan for the future.

The CARES Act has enacted new rules around charitable giving. The bill makes a new charitable deduction available for up to $300 per taxpayer, regardless of whether you itemize your deductions. Furthermore, if you do itemize, you may elect to deduct qualified contributions of up to 100% of your adjusted gross income in 2020. Please consult your tax advisor or financial planner to determine the impact of CARES Act changes on your personal tax situation.

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

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“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 Leslie Peterson at lpeterson@usuo.org or 801-869-9012 for more information, or visit our website at usuo.giftplans.org.

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

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Carol & Ted Newlin 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 †Deceased

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UTAH SYMPHONY GUILD OUR MISSION

Because we believe great music can elevate the human spirit, the purpose of the Guild is to foster, promote, and facilitate the operation of the Utah Symphony Orchestra financially, socially, and educatonally.

It is our honor to maintain a gift shop throughout the year which raises funds for our orchestra. We have added all our available items to the “online store” and all proceeds go to USUO. We will continue adding events as social distancing requirements allow to aid in rasing funds for our great orchestra.

We will sponsor the Youth Guild and outreach violin lessons again this season, and we appreciate your ongoing support of these important community programs.

To join or renew your membership in the guild you may go to our web page and fill out the new members information. www.utahsymphonyguild.org Carolyn Abravanel Eva-Maria Adolphi Wendy Ajax Fran & Tom Akimoto Georgia L. Anderson Reva Anderson Margaret Anderson Wirth Linda Babcock Brenda Bailey William Scot Barraclough & Tom D. Camomile Dominic Barsi Randy & Jeni Bathemess Jean E. Barton Charmaine Bauer Suzanne & Clisto Beaty Maxine Beckstead Karol Behling Janet Bennett Heather Benson Eve Bertran-Hales & Don Hales Joan Blanck Rose Marie Breinholt Chip & Anne Browne Nancy Browning & Michael Homer Mary Ellen B. Caine Akemi Call Gertrud Carpenter

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

Reece Fawcett Thierry & Catherine Fischer Carolyn Fredin Patricee Annee Gallagher Patricia A. Giovanazzo Marian & Sidney Green Simon Gretsch SandyLee & David Griswold Janet Hales Kathleen Hall Laurie Hallam Gerry Hanni Shirley M. Hanson Carolee Harmon Nancy Hayes Janet Healy Kristin Hill Sally W. Hodel Kathie & Chuck Horman Rebecca & Stephen Howard Leigh Hutchison Isabella Iasella Mateusz Jagiello Darlene Jenkins Carl Johansen Scott Johnson & Rebecca McGarry Beverly C. Johnson Arlene Jonsson Charlotte Jordan Continued on page 36…

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THANK YOU! During the time when concerts in Abravanel Hall, Capitol Theater, and the Deer Valley Music Festival were cancelled, the Excellence Concert Series featured Utah Symphony and Utah Opera musicians in live streamed concerts from the Gallivan Center.

Thank you for featuring our musicians and giving us quality performance opportunities during this difficult time.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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