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– audience member As one of Colorado’s premier ensembles, the Boulder Phil is a critically acclaimed professional orchestra serving Boulder and the greater metroDenver region. Known for innovative concert programming presented at the highest artistic level and a growing commitment to authentic community engagement, the Boulder Phil continues to push the boundaries of what it means to be Boulder’s orchestra.

We are defined by the artistry of our talented musicians, the support of our extraordinary patrons, and ongoing creative collaborations with partner organizations encompassing the arts, sciences, nature, youth, and social services. We strive to present once-in-a-lifetime performances, inspire the next generation with school-age education programs, and pioneer community-focused projects that bring music to all.

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About Boulder Ballet Boulder Ballet was founded in 1982 by Barbara Demaree and Wanda Tierney. Since that time, Boulder Ballet has had notable artists at its helm, including Milenko Banovich (Zagreb Ballet), Robin Haig (Royal Ballet), and John Prinz (American Ballet Theatre).

Under their visionary direction, Boulder Ballet staged ballet repertory classics such as Carmen, Giselle, Coppelia, Cinderella, The Firebird, and L’Histoire du Soldat.

Since 1989, Boulder Ballet has enjoyed a partnership with the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra in presenting classical ballets at Macky Auditorium, most notably the annual joint production of The Nutcracker.

Now led by Artistic Director Ana Claire, Boulder Ballet continues to push the boundaries in ballet, choreography, and staged productions. Ana Claire and Associate Artistic Director Lance Hardin challenge their dancers and enlighten audiences with uniquely theatrical and versatile productions from The Nutcracker, to the annual winter contemporary show, to last year’s sold-out production of Giselle. Under their direction the company’s season continues to expand and performances now reach over 21,000 annually in the Denver Metro area, from Boulder to Highlands Ranch.

The Boulder Ballet School (BBS) provides ballet training for all ages, pre-school through adult, in an atmosphere of creative excellence. As a professional-track ballet school, BBS challenges students dedicated to pursuing dance as a career but also welcomes those who dance purely for enjoyment. BBS focuses on ballet technique because it is a beautiful art form in its own right as well as a strong base for many other styles of dance. BBS has successfully recruited an outstanding faculty with international performing and teaching experience. The seven-level curriculum is designed to produce well-rounded artists who achieve not only technical proficiency but also an essential expressive quality in their dancing. Such comprehensive training prepares students for the many artistic challenges demanded of today’s professional dancers.

Our students have excelled in a number of competitions, including the Denver Ballet Guild’s Young Dancers Competition and Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) where BBS students have won first-place awards and the regional Grand Prix (single highest award), and have been invited to perform in New York City among the world’s finest young dancers. Boulder Ballet is extremely proud of graduates currently performing with American Ballet Theatre, Ballet West, Boulder Ballet, Dresden Ballet, The Royal Ballet (London), and Sacramento Ballet among others.

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So, too, is our commitment to community through education and outreach programs. Our primary goal is to reach those who would not otherwise have the opportunity to experience dance.

Our Outreach programming is primarily focused on bringing dance into Title 1 elementary and middle schools. Since its inception more than a decade ago, Steps in Time remains a much-requested program. Originally choreographed by Ana Claire, the assembly-format program seamlessly illustrates the history of ballet and its continuing influence on all forms of dance. Through beautiful choreography, humorous narration, and powerful dancing by our professional company, Steps in Time moves students beyond stereotypes and opens their eyes to the precision, expression, and athleticism of ballet.

Boulder Ballet’s artist-in-residence program for elementary schools, Poetry of Motion, features a Boulder Ballet instructor in residence at the school for one week. This program is designed to make a long-lasting impact on the minds and hearts of the students through the integration of dance and movement into the school’s curriculum.

Poetry of Motion is focused on teaching students the value of creative expression without judgment. Through the integration of dance and movement, the program inspires confidence in creative expression, joy in collaborating with others, and passion for interpretive dramatic art, all based around state standards for Physical Education.

Using fun exercises and games, students explore the realm of bodies in motion and imaginative expression. The model is group-oriented and playful. The cumulative effect of immersion over the week builds students’ skills and confidence.

Piloted in 2015, Boulder Ballet brings a four-day in-school residency to the middle school level called Science of Dance. The middle school program builds on past participation in the elementary program and introduces a cross-disciplinary element that directly links earth science, physical education, and arts curricula. The mission of the middle school program focuses on the 3 C’s: building community, developing students’ skills directly related to their school curriculum, and fostering creativity through dance, health and fitness.

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The Nutcracker Ballet Boulder Ballet and Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra Ana Claire, Boulder Ballet Artistic Director Lance Hardin, Boulder Ballet Associate Artistic Director Gary Lewis, Principal Guest Conductor, Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra Kate Klotz, Artistic Director, Boulder Children’s Chorale Choreography by Ana Claire and Lance Hardin Music by Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky Costume Design by Erica Martin Scenic Design by Susan Crabtree Set and Lighting Design by Scott Oliver

Boulder Ballet Production Crew Scenic Painters: Kirstin Hammer, Maria Hedrick, Karl Hermanson, Alex Polzin, Melanie Rentschler, Lindsay Senior, Kat Wrozak Technical Director and Stage Manager: Scott Oliver, Stagewright, Inc. Carpenter: Doug Drummond Flyman: James Holmyard Electrician: Willow McGinty Macky Production Crew Assistant Director of Production: J P Osnes Production Managers: Richard Barrett, Trevor Isetts Assistant Stage Manager: Scott Wickham Effects Manager: Zachary Harbison Master Electrician: Chris Evans Pit Manager: Reed Otto Rail Operator: Ben Smith Spot Operators: Garrett Schaaf, Kristianna Ibsen Wardrobe Mistress Jennifer Saal Costumers Carolyn Aibel, Daiquiri Arhart, Joanna Cagan, Denise Curd, Jennifer Frayer, Julie Mosher, Jennifer Newton, Susie Rinehart, Elsa Saal, Anna Siepmann, Michelle Vig, Jenna Whitacre, Frost Yarnell, Machal Yoshihara Props Roberta Brenza, Catherine Hamilton, Erica Martin, Elsa Saal Rehearsal Support Amy Earnest

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Boulder Ballet | Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra | 2018 Nutcracker

Program 1

CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE BOULDER BALLET Company Kate Adams, Case Bodamer, Kelsey Byrne, Ryland Early, Alexis Evans, Veronica Goldberg, Carly Hambridge, Matthew Helms, Melissa Heslip, Phoebe Magna, Philip Perez Apprentices Savannah Lee, Shane Powell Corps de Ballet Lian Alt, Aiyesa Alves, Catherine Anderson, Sina Anderson, Ellery Barge, Lisa Braun, Gabriel Brenza, Soren Browning, Anna Clement, Ruth Clement, Katherine Codrescu, Elora Crisco, Julia Curd, Aja Davis, Pierce Dayton, Siena DeSousa, Alexander Diener, Anastasia Diener, Judith Fox, Eli George, Hannah George, Clara Gerlitz, Fiona Gettelman, Emma Gillach, Keira Gordon, Giada Haskins, Stella Haskins, Clara Hassan, Lainey Honhart, Shea Ingalls, Frances Johnson, Joie Kennedy-Bierbrodt, Alexa Lastiri, Izzy Lattimer, Bridget Lochhead, Maeilyn Lumbard, Emily Madden, Charlotte Maggio, Rosemary Maggio, Fiona McCormack, Madeleine McGowin, Lexie Miller, Hannah Mosher, Tasman Moskowitz, Leela Newton, Julia Norris, Francesca Overton, Finlay Patterson, Audrey Philpott, Ziyi Rao, Mesa Ridgik, Hazel Rinehart, Sara Robles, Helen Scarborough, Violet Schlomberg, Juniper Schmid, Beatrice Schmidt, Yene Seufert-White, Sophia Siepmann, Noah Slade-Yarnell, Rory Sweedler, Amelia Thomas, Clara Thomas, Sawana Tilton, Delfina Todd, Cobin Tonsmeire, Sydney Trebus, Anne Troeltzsch, Sabine Tullis, Abigail Weinstein, Andrew Wheeler, Maia Wheeler, Farrah Whitacre, Zella Zen Whitacre, Lucy Williams, Aria Wozniak, Emma Yonemoto-Weston, Lexi Zeilbeck, Sophia Zhang Guest Artists Roberta Brenza, Peter Davison, Eric Goodman, Kit Kyle

ACT I PROLOGUE Clara’s room; she is tucked into bed and falls asleep.

Child Clara Hazel Rinehart (Friday, Saturday matinee), Audrey Philpott (Saturday evening, Sunday) Clara’s Parents Carly Hambridge, Lance Hardin (Friday, Saturday matinee) Kelsey Byrne, Lance Hardin (Saturday evening, Sunday) SCENE I – A CHRISTMAS PARTY Drosselmeyer Peter Davison Maids Alexis Evans, Veronica Goldberg, Phoebe Magna, Savannah Lee Fritz (Clara’s Brother) Cobin Tonsmeire (Friday, Saturday matinee), Finlay Patterson (Saturday evening, Sunday) Nanny Katherine Codrescu Butler Kit Kyle

Party Parents Kate Adams, Kelsey Byrne, Julia Curd, Case Bodamer, Shane Powell, Eric Goodman (Friday, Saturday matinee) Kate Adams, Carly Hambridge, Julia Curd, Case Bodamer, Shane Powell, Eric Goodman (Saturday evening, Sunday matinee)

Carolers* Madeline Becker, Riley Cochran, Lilian Groenendaal, Katherine Hartrick, Wade Hartrick, Gustave Kuhlman, Annaliese Markel, Elise Williams

Party Girls Soren Browning, Frances Johnson, Bridget Lochhead, Maeilyn Lumbard, Tasman Moskowitz, Violet Schlomberg, Zella Whitacre, Aria Wozniak (Friday, Saturday matinee) Aiyesa Alves, Catherine Anderson, Giada Haskins, Stella Haskins, Emily Madden, Madeleine McGowin, Sophia Siepmann, Clara Thomas (Saturday evening, Sunday matinee)

Mice Ellery Barge, Hannah George, Joie Kennedy-Bierbrodt, Alexa Lastiri, Fiona McCormack, Beatrice Schmidt, Lexi Zeilbeck (Friday, Saturday matinee) Delfina Todd, Sina Anderson, Ruth Clement, Lexie Miller, Julia Norris, Juniper Schmid, Yene Seufert-White (Saturday evening, Sunday)

Party Boys Alexander Diener, Eli George, Shea Ingalls, Finlay Patterson (Friday, Saturday matinee) Pierce Dayton, Alexander Diener, Cobin Tonsmeire, Drew Wheeler (Saturday evening, Sunday) Clown Doll Philip Perez

SCENE II – BATTLE SCENE

Soldiers Lisa Braun, Anna Clement, Clara Gerlitz, Fiona Gettelman, Keira Gordon, Clara Hassan, Lainey Honhart, Francesca Overton, Ziyi Rao, Sara Robles, Helen Scarborough, Abby Weinstein Rats Shane Powell, Eric Goodman, Gabriel Brenza

Ballerina Doll Melissa Heslep

Rat King Philip Perez (Friday, Saturday matinee), Case Bodamer (Saturday evening, Sunday)

Soldier Doll Matthew Helms (Friday, Saturday matinee), Ryland Early (Saturday evening, Sunday)

Nutcracker Prince Matthew Helms (Friday, Saturday matinee), Ryland Early (Saturday evening, Sunday)

Nutcracker Program 2 BoulderBallet | Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra | 2018

CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE SCENE III – A SNOW COVERED FOREST

Rat King Eric Goodman

Adult Clara Kelsey Byrne (Friday, Saturday matinee), Carly Hambridge (Saturday evening, Sunday)

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Snow King & Queen Phoebe Magna, Ryland Early (Friday, Saturday matinee) Veronica Goldberg, Matthew Helms (Saturday evening, Sunday) Snow Maidens Kate Adams, Alexis Evans, Savannah Lee, Lian Alt, Katherine Codrescu, Julia Curd, Siena DeSousa, Izzy Lattimer, Farrah Whitacre Understudies: Rory Sweedler, Sydney Trebus Frost Catherine Anderson, Frances Johnson, Hannah Mosher, Clara Thomas, Maia Wheeler, Emma Yonemoto-Weston — INTERMISSION —

ACT II SCENE IV – VOYAGE TO THE LAND OF SWEETS Angels Izzy Lattimer, Bridget Lochhead, Charlotte Maggio, Rose Maggio, Hannah Mosher, Sydney Trebus, Aria Wozniak, Emma Yonemoto-Weston SCENE V – LAND OF SWEETS Sugar Plum Fairy Phoebe Magna Sugar Plumettes Alex Lastiri, Fiona McCormack, Sophia Zhang (Friday, Saturday matinee) Sina Anderson, Julia Norris, Juniper Schmid (Saturday evening, Sunday) Royal Color Guard Elora Crisco, Keira Gordon, Francesca Overton, Ziyi Rao, Abby Weinstein, Lucy Williams Dignitaries Aja Davis, Emma Gillach, Frances Johnson, Emily Madden, Audrey Philpott, Hazel Rinehart, Noah Slade-Yarnell

Spanish Chocolate Veronica Goldberg, Savannah Lee, Case Bodamer, Philip Perez (Friday, Saturday matinee) Kate Adams, Alexis Evans, Case Bodamer, Philip Perez (Saturday evening, Sunday) Arabian Coffee Carly Hambridge, Ryland Early (Friday, Saturday matinee) Kelsey Byrne, Matthew Helms (Saturday evening, Sunday) Chinese Tea Shane Powell with Charlotte Maggio, Rose Maggio, Anne Troeltzsch, Lucy Williams (Friday, Saturday matinee) Anastasia Diener, Clara Hassan, Tasman Moskowitz, Sara Robles (Saturday evening, Sunday) Drosselmeyer & Dignitaries’ Tarantella Peter Davison with Aja Davis, Emma Gillach, Frances Johnson, Emily Madden, Audrey Philpott, Hazel Rinehart, Noah Slade-Yarnell Russian Case Bodamer (Friday, Saturday matinee), Philip Perez (Saturday evening, Sunday) with Hannah Mosher, Maia Wheeler, Shane Powell, Gabriel Brenza Marzipan Alexis Evans, Veronica Goldberg, Melissa Heslep, Savannah Lee Mother Ginger & Her Gingerbread Cookies Roberta Brenza Understudy: George Thomas with Aiyesa Alves, Soren Browning, Anna Clement, Judith Fox, Giada Haskins, Maeilyn Lumbard, Leela Newton, Mesa Ridgik, Sophia Siepmann, Amelia Thomas, Sawana Tilton, Sabine Tullis

Sugar Plum Fairy & Sugar Plumettes Phoebe Magna with Alex Lastiri, Fiona McCormack, Sophia Zhang (Friday, Saturday matinee) Sina Anderson, Julia Norris, Juniper Schmid (Saturday evening, Sunday) Dew Drop Fairy & Waltz of The Flowers Melissa Heslep Kate Adams, Veronica Goldberg (Friday, Saturday matinee) Kate Adams, Alexis Evans (Saturday evening, Sunday) with Savannah Lee, Lian Alt, Katherine Codrescu, Julia Curd, Siena DeSousa, Rory Sweedler, Sydney Trebus, Farrah Whitacre Clara & Her Prince Pas De Deux Kelsey Byrne, Matthew Helms (Friday, Saturday matinee) Carly Hambridge, Ryland Early (Saturday evening, Sunday) FINALE EPILOGUE Clara’s room; was it really all a dream?

Angels Izzy Lattimer, Bridget Lochhead, Charlotte Maggio, Rose Maggio, Hannah Mosher, Sydney Trebus, Aria Wozniak, Emma Yonemoto-Weston Young Clara Hazel Rinehart (Friday, Saturday matinee), Audrey Philpott (Saturday evening, Sunday) Drosselmeyer Peter Davison *Performing courtesy of the Boulder Children's Chorale.

Kate Klotz, Artistic Director

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OUR NUTCRACKER STORY ACT ONE It’s Christmas Eve and a young girl, Clara, is put to bed by her parents. Quickly asleep, she dreams she is at a festive Christmas Eve party surrounded by family and friends. Clara’s uncle, the mysterious Drosselmeyer, arrives and entertains the children with magic tricks, juggling, and life-size dancing dolls. He gives Clara a nutcracker doll that she adores, but her brother Fritz is envious and steals it, tripping and breaking it. Drosselmeyer quickly mends it with his magic handkerchief.

Midnight strikes and strange things begin to happen. Human-sized mice dart through the shadows, the Christmas tree grows to astounding heights, and huge rats appear led by the fearsome Rat King. Then toy soldiers and the Nutcracker (now life-size) march in to protect Clara and engage the rats in a fierce battle. When the Rat King knocks the Nutcracker to the floor, Clara takes her shoe and strikes a fatal blow to the Rat King’s head.

The battle over, Clara finds herself in a snow-covered forest and discovers that she has become a young woman. Then she sees that the Nutcracker, recovering from the battle, is now a handsome prince. They embark together on a journey through a snow-covered forest with dancing snowflakes and frost.

ACT TWO Continuing to dream, Clara and her Nutcracker Prince are led by Drosselmeyer through the realm of angels, who escort them to the Land of Sweets. They are welcomed by dignitaries and are presented to the Sugar Plum Fairy. She asks how her visitors won admission to her land, and the Prince reenacts the battle with the Rat King including Clara’s heroic rescue. The people of the Land of Sweets rejoice over the victory and award Clara a crown and the key to their kingdom.

The Sugar Plum Fairy delights Clara and her Prince with a tour of the Land of Sweets. Dancers from Spain, Arabia, China, Italy, and Russia entertain the visitors. The Marzipans dance to the music of reed flutes. Then a larger-than-life Mother Ginger, her gingerbread cookies, and the Sugar Plum Fairy herself perform for the guests. Finally, the Dew Drop Fairy and her flower garden dance in the Waltz of the Flowers.

Clara awakens from her dream, once more a little girl, finding the Nutcracker doll in her bed.

With Drosselmeyer still in her mind, she wonders whether is was all a dream…or is this a dream yet to come?

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DIRECTOR'S NOTE

Happy Thanksgiving!

We think The Nutcracker is a perfect way to start the holiday season! Thank you for celebrating with us.

We’re lucky here at Boulder Ballet, we get to start the “season” in September and thus enjoy it a few months longer than most people.

Every year the excitement in the halls is contagious and beautiful to witness. I hope this joy and passion reaches past the stage lights and spreads the magic to you.

We tweak things a bit each year to keep this beloved ballet fresh and new to us as well as for you. If you have enjoyed The Nutcracker with us before, look for the changes and I hope you enjoy them.

All of us here at Boulder Ballet thank you for coming and wish each and every one of you a special holiday season and a joyous 2019. We hope you will join us for our contemporary show New Horizons in February and the beloved classical ballet Cinderella in May. Ana Claire

Artistic Director Boulder Ballet

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Program 5

ARTISTIC DIRECTORS Ana Claire, Artistic Director Ana is the Artistic Director of the Boulder Ballet. Although born in Boulder, Ana grew up on a ranch near Fairplay, Colorado. At the age of eight she saw American Ballet Theatre perform Swan Lake and fell in love with the art of ballet. In an extraordinary gift of support, Ana’s mother drove her to ballet classes in Denver throughout her childhood. Ana studied ballet with Maxine Williamson, Fernando Schaffenberg, Milenko Banovich, Barbara Demaree, and Larry Boyette.

She has performed with Fort Worth Ballet, Fort Worth Opera, David Taylor Dance Theater, Aladdin Theater, Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, Jan Justis Dance Company, and 3rd Law Dance/Theater, among others.

Ana was a principal ballerina with Boulder Ballet for many years and was twice voted “Boulder’s Best” by the Daily Camera. She has choreographed all productions of Boulder Ballet’s Nutcracker since 2001. She was appointed Co-Artistic Director of Boulder Ballet in 2004 and became sole Artistic Director in 2015. For over 20 years she has produced, directed, and choreographed an annual Storybook Ballet for the Boulder Ballet School, each with original music, scenery, and costumes created in collaboration with local artists. Ana originated Boulder Ballet’s acclaimed outreach program Steps in Time which has been performed at numerous schools throughout the Boulder/Denver area. Ana studied dance pedagogy at Texas Christian University, attended the teacher training workshop with former New York City Ballet principal Jillana, and has 30 years of teaching experience. She is a passionate teacher, dedicated to helping students achieve technical excellence while nurturing their individual artistry, and many of her students have gone on to professional careers in dance. Honoring her contributions to ballet in Colorado, Ana was inducted into the University of Denver’s Carson Brierly Giffin Dance Library “Legends of Dance” in 2018.

Lance Hardin, Associate Artistic Director Lance Hardin is a native of Chicago, where he received his training from Larry Long at the Ruth Page Foundation School of Dance. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Ballet from Indiana University, where he studied under the direction of Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Patricia McBride, Jacques Cesbron, and Violette Verdy. As a professional dancer, Mr. Hardin danced with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, North Carolina Dance Theatre (now Charlotte Ballet), Chautauqua Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Ballet Nouveau Colorado (now Wonderbound), Boulder Ballet, Springfield Ballet Company, and the Yoko Kasai Ballet Studio in Japan. He has performed principal roles by worldrenowned choreographers such as George Balanchine (Allegro Brilliante, Four Temperaments, Western Symphony, Who Cares?), Paul Taylor (Esplanade, Company B), Dwight Rhoden (Verge), Nacho Duato (Jardi Tancat), William Forsythe (In the Middle Somewhat Elevated), Michael Pink (Romeo and Juliet), and Alonzo King (Map). Lance is in demand as a guest artist, teacher, and choreographer, and has taught dance for the past 25 years. His numerous choreographic credits include The Denver Independent Choreographer’s Project, Springfield Ballet Company, Boulder Ballet, and Fractured, a collaboration with his wife Amy Earnest for James Sewell Ballet. Lance and Amy served as Co-Dance Directors at The Myles Reif Performing Arts Center in Minnesota prior to joining Boulder Ballet in 2015.

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COMPANY DANCERS KATE ADAMS is a Boulder native who began dancing at Boulder Ballet at the age of three. While a student, she competed in YAGP and in the Denver Ballet Guild’s Young Dancers Competition where she received second place in 2010 and sixth place in 2014. Kate also received training at numerous summer intensives including The HARID Conservatory, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, and Texas Ballet Theater. Following high school, she attended the Conservatory program of the Atlanta Ballet, performing in the Snow and Flower corps with the Atlanta Ballet company in John McFall’s The Nutcracker. Favorite roles at Boulder Ballet include Arabian in The Nutcracker and Wili in Giselle. Kate joined Boulder Ballet as an Apprentice in 2016 and became a member of the Company in 2018.

CASE BODAMER began his ballet training at the American Dance Theater of Long Island and the The Ailey School in Manhattan. He spent summers studying at NYSSSA with the New York City Ballet, The Juilliard School, and Ballet Austin. For the past 10 years Case has danced with The Dayton Ballet.

He has also performed with Ballet Austin, Ballet Montana, and The Dayton Arts Project. His favorite performance opportunities have been Anthony Tudor’s The Leaves are Fading, Jiri Kylian’s Sechs Tanze, Gina Patterson’s You are Here, Jessica Lang’s From foreign Lands and People, and Amy Seiwert’s Chasing Ghost. Full-length roles have included Dracula in Karen Russo Burke’s Dracula: Bloodlines, Tybalt in Septime Webre’s Romeo and Juliet, George in Ron Cunningham’s The Great Gatsby, and The Snow King in Karen Russo Burke’s The Nutcracker. Case joined Boulder Ballet in 2018.

KELSEY BYRNE is from Orange County, California, where she received most of her ballet training at the Orange County High School of the Arts.

After high school, she attended Indiana University as a ballet major in the Jacobs School of Music. At IU, she had the opportunity to perform a variety of Balanchine works, namely The Four Temperaments, Western Symphony, Emeralds, and Swan Lake. In her time at Boulder Ballet, she has been thrilled to have the opportunity to perform Medora in Le Corsair, Myrta in Giselle, the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker as well as variety of inspiring roles in her directors’ original contemporary works. Kelsey joined Boulder Ballet in 2015.

RYLAND EARLY, a native of Boulder, has previously danced for Ballet West, Ballet Arizona, Nevada Ballet Theater, and Phoenix Ballet under the direction of Slawomir Wozniak. Some of his career highlights include performing the works of Stanton Welch (Bruiser, Bolero), George Balanchine (Rubies, La Sonnambula, Violin Concerto), and Slawomir Wozniak (Only Love), as well as touring Poland with Phoenix Ballet in 2015. Ryland has enjoyed dancing many classical roles such as Albrecht in Giselle, Von Rothbart in Swan Lake, and the Prince in Sleeping Beauty. He is also a choreographer, having set his works on Boulder Ballet, Nevada Ballet Theater, and his own contemporary dance company, Symbiosis. Ryland joined Boulder Ballet in 2016.

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Program 7

COMPANY DANCERS ALEXIS EVANS began her training at the age of three with Pittsburgh Youth Ballet and completed her training at the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre. She went on to dance with The Israel Ballet for three seasons where her favorite roles included Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, Flower Girl in Don Quixote, and Demi-soloist in Symphony in C by Balanchine. Lexi then danced for The Sarasota Ballet and The Suzanne Farrell Ballet where she danced the works of George Balanchine, Paul Taylor, Anthony Tudor, Frederick Ashton and Agnes de Mille. Lexi joined Boulder Ballet as an Apprentice in 2016 and became a member of the Company in 2018.

VERONICA GOLDBERG is from Buffalo, New York, where she received her training at The Neglia Conservatory of Ballet and Center Stage Dance Studio.

Veronica continued her training at Point Park University, graduating in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a minor in Psychology. There, she had the opportunity to perform in George Balanchine’s Serenade, Ben Stevenson’s End of Time, and Nicolas Petrov’s Romeo and Juliet as Juliet. After graduating, she went on to dance for City Ballet of San Diego for two seasons. There Veronica performed in Mozart’s Requiem, The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet, and George Balanchine’s Emeralds, The Four Temperaments, and Walpurgisnacht. At Boulder Ballet she has performed roles such as the Pas de Trois from Swan Lake and Myrtha in Giselle. Veronica joined Boulder Ballet in 2016.

CARLY HAMBRIDGE, originally from Charlotte, NC, holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Pedagogy with departmental honors from Butler University.

She received additional training at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in the graduate program under scholarship. Previously, Carly danced with Nevada Ballet Theatre, BalletMet, and Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance. Favorite roles include Third Movement Soloist in Lew Christensen’s Sinfonia and corps de ballet roles in La Bayadère, Serenade, Who Cares?, and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.

This past season, Carly performed in her debut principle role as Giselle in Boulder Ballet’s production of Giselle. Carly is also a ballet instructor, teaching ballet to dancers of all ages at Boulder Ballet and other dance schools in the area. Carly joined Boulder Ballet in 2017.

MATTHEW HELMS began his training in Colorado on full scholarship at the Academy of Classical Ballet, then studied on full scholarship at the International Ballet School. Matthew competed in the Youth America Grand Prix and the Denver Ballet Guild’s Young Dancers Competition in 2008, receiving a full scholarship to Ballet West Academy in Salt Lake City. Matthew was promoted to the Ballet West Pre-Professional Trainee Program in 2010.

He has danced with artists from American Ballet Theatre, Ballet West, Joffrey Ballet and Kirov Ballet. A frequent guest artist, he has performed with ballet companies in California, Colorado, Idaho, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia performing leading roles in ballets such as The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, and Le Corsaire.

He is also a ballet teacher and choreographer. Matthew joined Boulder Ballet in 2010.

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COMPANY DANCERS MELISSA HESLEP received her training at the School of Orlando City Ballet under the direction of Beatrix Aldana and spent her summers training with teachers including Luba Gulyaeva, Mark Spivak, Valeria Sinyavakaya, and Veronica Aldana. She performed with the student company until 2001 and competed in the 2002 Youth America Grand Prix finals in New York City. She then performed with Russian Ballet Orlando under the direction of Vadim Fedotov and Central Florida Ballet under the direction of Vasile Petrutiu.

Melissa has been a guest artist for many ballet companies across the country and her repertoire includes classics such as The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, and The Nutcracker, as well as contemporary works. Melissa joined Boulder Ballet in 2010.

PHOEBE MAGNA began her training in Connecticut at The Hartt School Dance Department (formerly the School of the Hartford Ballet) under the direction of Susan Brooker. She later continued her studies at The Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts under Victoria Mazzarelli where she had the opportunity to dance the Act III Pas de Deux from La Bayadère, the Wedding Pas de Deux from Sleeping Beauty, and the Act II Pas de Deux from Swan Lake staged by Kirk Peterson. After graduating in 2013, Phoebe went on to dance with Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company for two seasons before joining City Ballet of San Diego for their 2015/2016 season. Favorite roles at Boulder Ballet include Clara in The Nutcracker and Giselle in Giselle (Coralli/Perrot). Phoebe joined Boulder Ballet in 2016.

PHILIP PEREZ was born in Colombia and adopted to New York City. At the age of seven he began attending classes at the JKO School at American Ballet Theatre studying under Franco De Vita and Raymond Lukens. In 2010 Alexei Ratmansky cast Philip as the Young Prince in the company’s new production of The Nutcracker; a role he reprised for three years. In 2015 Philip continued his training at Boston Ballet School under Peter Stark and Margaret Tracey.

Philip then joined Nashville Ballet II where he performed many roles including Russian and Grandfather in The Nutcracker, as well as in Swan Lake, Who Cares?, Four Seasons, Four Temperaments, and Divertimento #15. In 2017, Philip became a member of Colorado Ballet’s Studio Company performing in Dracula, The Nutcracker, and Romeo & Juliet. Philip joined Boulder Ballet in 2018.

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Guest Artist

PETER DAVISON was raised in Santa Monica, California in a supportive and creative family. His boyhood idols were Alexander Calder and Batman, who no doubt inspired his future career in subtle ways. Through his teenage years, Peter learned to captivate non-captive audiences by juggling and unicycling on the streets of Los Angeles, and in 1979 was cast as a white-faced juggler in the movie Xanadu with Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly (available on video cassette!). Through the 1980’s, Peter toured with the innovative juggling and movement troupe Airjazz, including an appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Since the 1990’s, Peter and his company of animate objects have performed at festivals and theaters internationally and on the CBS, BBC, and Fox TV networks. An accomplished dancer and choreographer, Peter was Co-Artistic Director of Boulder Ballet for eleven years and is a recipient of the national Ballet Builders Award for New Choreography.

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Program 9

CONDUCTOR AND MUSIC DIRECTOR GARY LEWIS, Boulder Phil Principal Guest Conductor Gary Lewis is the Director of Orchestras and Professor of Music in the College of Music at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is also the Music Director and Conductor of the Midland-Odessa (TX) Symphony Orchestra. At Colorado Mr. Lewis conducts the University Symphony Orchestra and oversees the entire orchestra program. He also leads the graduate program in orchestral conducting, including both the masters and doctoral level.

Mr. Lewis is equally at home with professional, university, and youth ensembles. In addition to his regular posts with the Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestra, the University of Colorado, he serves as Principal Guest Conductor for the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra and was the founding Artistic Director of the Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras. He has also appeared with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, the Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra, the New Symphony Orchestra (Sofia, Bulgaria), and the Western Plains Opera Theater. Lewis served as the Resident Conductor of the Pine Mountain Music Festival (opera and symphonic) for seven years and was the founding conductor of the Caprock Pro Musica.

Mr. Lewis is a strong proponent of new music. He has been instrumental in the development and production of contemporary music festivals and his interest in new music has led him to collaborations with composers such as Dan Kellogg, Carter Pann, George Crumb, William Bolcom, John Harbison, Chen Yi, Michael Daugherty, Stephen Paulus, and many others.

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MICHAEL BUTTERMAN, Boulder Phil Music Director Making his mark as a model for today’s conductors, Michael Butterman is recognized for his commitment to creative artistry, innovative programming, and to audience and community engagement. He serves as Music Director for the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, whom he has led to national prominence, resulting in an invitation to open the Kennedy Center’s inaugural SHIFT Festival of American Orchestras in 2017. He is also the Music Director of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra and the Pennsylvania Philharmonic, an orchestra uniquely focused on music education. He just completed his 18th season as Principal Conductor for Education and Community Engagement for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and also recently completed a 15-year tenure with the Jacksonville Symphony, first as Associate, and then as Resident Conductor. As a guest conductor, Mr. Butterman has led many of the country’s preeminent ensembles, including the Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, National Symphony, Detroit Symphony and Houston Symphony. www.michaelbutterman.com

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BOULDER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

We thank our “Friends of the Phil” musician sponsors. For more information on sponsoring one of the Boulder Phil’s professional musicians, please visit www.boulderphil.org/ways-to-support-us VIOLIN 1 Charles Wetherbee, concertmaster, Rebecca Roser Annamaria Karacson, assistant concertmaster Virginia Newton Debra Holland Brenda & Jack Zellner Susie Peek Randy Long Gyongyver Petheo Veronica Sawarynski Gretchen & Todd Sliker Leslie Sawyer Takanori Sugishita Joan & Harold Leinbach, Luana Rubin Malva Tarasewicz Pamela Walker Yenlik Bodaubay Weiss Charlotte Corbridge VIOLIN 2 Leah Mohling,* principal Robert & Marilyn Mohling Sharon Park, assistant principal Francine & Robert Myers Sarah Delevoryas Kristen Wolf Regan Kane Miriam Linschoten Cyndi Mancinelli Robyn Sosa Paul Trapkus Azaduhi A. Vieira Lori Wolf Walker VIOLA Mary Harrison, principal Patricia Butler Michael Brook, assistant principal Matthew Hyatt Aniel Cabán Matthew Diekman Nancy Clairmont & Bob Braudes Megan Edrington Claire Figel Nancy McNeill Stephanie Mientka CELLO Charles Lee, principal Rebecca & Albert Bates, Sophia Garrett Zachary Reaves,+ assistant principal Anne Wenzel Charles Barnard+

Sara Fierer Penny & Robert Haws Yoriko Morita Margot & Chris Brauchli Greta Parks Carolyn Bradley Shirley Stephens-Mock Eleanor Wells,* Joan Cleland BASS David Crowe, principal Nyla & William Witmore Brian Knott, assistant principal Lin & Matthew Hawkins Benjamin de Kock Jesse Fischer* Jeremy Nicholas Matthew Pennington HARP Kathleen Wychulis, principal

BASSOON/CONTRABASSOON Charles Hansen, principal in memory of Joan Ringoen Wendy La Touche HORN Michael Yopp, principal Ruth & Rich Irvin Devon Park, associate principal Susan & Tom Churchill DeAunn Davis, assistant & utility Stuart R. Mock Jeffrey Rubin Tessa & Alan Davis TRUMPET Leslie Scarpino, principal Nicky Wolman & David Fulker Kenneth Aikin Roberta Asmus Goodall

PIANO Arthur Olsen, principal Ellie & Harry Poehlmann

TROMBONE Bron Wright, principal Owen Homayoun Jeremy Van Hoy Marti & George Oetzel

TIMPANI Douglas William Walter, principal

TUBA James Andrus,+ principal

PERCUSSION Mike Tetreault, principal Virginia Jones Paul Mullikin, assistant principal Marion Thurnauer & Alexander Trifunac Nena Lorenz Wright+

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS Christen Adler, horn Garrett Aman, timpani Caleb Bradley, oboe Cora Crisman, flute Mike Fitzmaurice, bass Elizabeth Gergel, cello Janet Harriman, harp Terry Leahy, trombone Liz Merrill, oboe Trevor Minton, cello Colleen Shaffer, horn Chris Short, violin Debbie Torp, bassoon Lauren Varley, horn Dan Watt, trombone

FLUTE/PICCOLO Elizabeth Sadilek-Labenski, principal Pamela Dennis Caitlyn Phillips Olga Shilaeva Paul Weber OBOE/ENGLISH HORN Sarah Bierhaus, principal Max Soto CLARINET/BASS CLARINET Stephanie Zelnick, principal Margaret & Rodolfo Perez Bronwyn Fraser Michelle Orman Ann & William Kellogg

* On Leave during 2018-2019 + New Members, Fall 2018

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Program 11

BOULDER CHILDREN'S CHORALE

The Boulder Children’s Chorale (BCC) is one of the fastest growing children’s choirs on the Front Range. Founded in 2009 as part of the Boulder Chorale Choirs, our four choirs serve singers in kindergarten through 10th grade. BCC frequently collaborates with professional musicians and ensembles, including CU Opera and the Boulder Philharmonic, and regularly appears in The Nutcracker at Macky Auditorium. Our choirs have performed throughout Boulder and the Denver Metro area and toured to New Orleans in 2017. With a heavy emphasis on music education and building children’s individual talents, the BCC choirs help singers of all ages and abilities thrive!

We are excited to be returning to The Nutcracker this year, and look forward to a great 2018-2019 concert season. To find out more about the Boulder Children’s Chorale’s upcoming performances and auditions, please visit www.boulderchildrenschorale.org

KATE KLOTZ — Boulder Children's Chorale Artistic Director, Piccolini and Prima Voce Director Mrs. Klotz is a frequent guest conductor, presenter, and choral clinician and has been featured at the Colorado and Texas Music Educators Conferences and American Choral Directors Conference. She teaches elementary music and choir in the Boulder Valley School District and is also on the teaching staff for the Aspen Music Festival and School. In 2018, Mrs. Klotz founded the Boulder Valley All-District Elementary Choir. She holds a Master of Music degree from Colorado State University and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She holds all three levels of Kodály certification and has completed Orff Schulwerk training. From 2011 to 2013, Mrs. Klotz served on the artistic staff of the Spokane Area Youth Choirs in Spokane, Washington. She currently serves as the Children’s Choirs Repertoire and Resources Chair for the Colorado Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. She has performed with the Cantabile Singers, the Colorado Conductors Chorale, and the Spokane Symphony Chorale.

MEG LAWLESS — Bel Canto Director Meg Lawless teaches middle school choral music in Mead, Colorado and specializes in preadolescent and adolescent vocal technique and choral singing. She completed her Master of Music in music education at University of Colorado at Boulder in 2014 and received her undergraduate degree in music education from Butler University in 2005. Mrs. Lawless began her career as Director of Choral Activities at Hong Kong International School in Hong Kong, China. She has also taught middle and high school choral music and drama in public schools in Indiana and Illinois. From 2012 to 2014, Mrs. Lawless served as the director of the intermediate level of the Centennial Children’s Chorus. She has been a guest clinician for the Colorado Affiliate of the American Choral Directors Association and the Poudre Elementary Honor Choir. She was proud to work in conjunction with the choral music staff of the University of Colorado to develop the CU-Boulder Middle School Choral Festival. Most recently, Mrs. Lawless was thrilled to accompany Bel Canto on its first national tour to the Crescent City Choral Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana..

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CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, & GOVERNMENT DONORS The Bowen Family Performing Arts Fund

Anonymous Barnes & Noble Booksellers Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP Big Red F Restaurant Group Boulder Arts Commission Boulder Ballet Guild Boulder CPA Group/Mark H. Carson & Associates Botway Family Foundation Bowen Family Performing Arts Fund The Brass Bed The Brown/Meko Team California Pizza Kitchen Canoe Club Cedar & Hyde Mercantile

Citywide Banks Chocolove Colorado Business Bank Colorado Creative Industries Community Foundation Boulder County Cured Denver Ballet Guild Hazel’s Beverage World Hotel Boulderado Johnson, Marcou & Isaacs, LLC Leela Grace Jewelry Rex Motors, Inc. Schramm Foundation Scientific and Cultural Facilities District Shine Restaurant & Potion Bar

MATCHING GIFT CORPORATIONS AmazonSmile Foundation Amgen Inc. Ball Corporation Kaiser Permanente Motorola Solutions, Inc. Xilinx/Silicon Valley Community Foundation

IN-KIND PARTNERS Andrews Photography BOSS Printing Boulder Body Wear Boulder Cleaners Boulder Weekly Brock Media California Pizza Kitchen Colorado Public Radio Daily Camera Dairy ARTS Center Hammer Nutrition

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INDIVIDUAL DONORS $5,000 & Up Anonymous Lloyd Botway Lindley Brenza $2,500–$4,999 Rebecca & Albert Bates Amy & Terry Britton Janet Pyle & Paul Repetto Rebel $1,000–$2,499 Becky & William Jancosko Krista Marks & Brent Milne $500–$999 Kathleen, Michael & Lian Alt Catherine & Chip Barnes Stephanie & Michael Carter Denise & Derek Curd Felicia Furman Shannon & Danny Hassan Karowe Family Trish & John Koval Lochhead Family Isabel Combs Stuebe Troeltzsch Family $250–$499 Anonymous Jamie & Christopher Adams Margot & Chris Brauchli Gerry Brimmer & Wayne Thomas Wrenn Combs Lori Kleinman Pamela & Frank Maggio Evelyn & James Masson Lynn McGowin Lawrence Robins Peggy Turchette Amy & David Weiss

$100–$249 Anonymous Linda & Jon Banashek Lisa Bates & Adam Vinueza Laurie Clark Codrescu Family Kylie & Zach Crandall Ned Endler Susan Ferguson Susan Gilmore C.J. Good Jennifer & Ronald Gould Susan & Gustavo Grampp Debbe & Robby Greenberger Sarah Hatcher Kim Hult & Bob Pasnau Suzanne & Brian Kauffman Shauna Keene & Chad Hullman Michael Kracauer Jessica Link Deborah Malden & Michael Donovan Pamela & Frank Maggio Julie Mahoney Deborah McBride Julie Meko Richard Polk Gabe Racz & Melanie S. Walker Susie Rinehart Thomas Scott Kama Suddath T. P. Towes Patti & John Wayant Ann Zelnio & Joe DeSousa Arthur Zirger $50–$99 Anonymous Leslie Annand Douglas Blondin Jeremy Evans Lynn Flynn Fuller Family Machal & Terrance Gillach

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Hilson Family Hampton Islan Erin Koenig & Chris Barge Debora & Neil Kolwey Kathryn Kucsan Diane Schwemm & Eliot Young Lois Shannon & Tom Virden Anne & Mark Shusterman Kori Tonsmeire Dorothy Whalen GIFTS IN HONOR & MEMORIUM In memory of Dr. Joseph Combs Wrenn Combs In honor of Wrenn Combs Isabel Combs Stuebe In memory of Rexie and Alex Thiese-Ebel Rebel Rex Motors, Inc.

Boulder Ballet would like to thank the many individuals and companies making smaller donations this past year. This listing represents gifts received from October 1, 2017 through October 15, 2018. Please report any errors or omissions to Jamie Adams, Deputy Director at jamie@ boulderballet.org.

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Patricia Butler Erma and John Mantey Margaret and Rodolfo Perez Lynn Streeter Nicky Wolman and Dave Fulker

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Silver Circle Anonymous Gail Aweida in memoriam Nancy Clairmont and Bob Braudes Pam Dennis and Jim Semborski Bronze Circle Anonymous Beverly and Bruce Fest Sara and David Harper Emily and John Koechel Christine Yoshinaga-Itano and Wayne Itano

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Boulder Phil Supporters The Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra is able to provide high-quality artistic and education programming thanks to its growing number of season subscribers, and the annual support of individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies. We take this opportunity to express our appreciation of those who made contributions or pledges from September 1, 2017 through September 1, 2018.

FOUNDERS CIRCLE ($30,000+) Patricia Butler +# David Fulker & Nicky Wolman +# Erma & John Mantey Scientific & Cultural Facilities District GOLD CIRCLE ($10,000+) Anonymous Sydney & Robert Anderson Margot & Christopher Brauchli + Boulder Arts Commission Marla & Jerry Meehl Margaret & Rodolfo Perez Eleanor & Harry Poehlmann + SeiSolo Foundation Lynn Streeter # SILVER CIRCLE ($5,000+) Anonymous Rebecca & Albert Bates + Boulder Convention & Visitors Bureau Nancy Clairmont & Bob Braudes +# Alexandra & Paul Dujardin Beverly & Bruce Fest * Grace & Gordon Gamm Jacqulynn Geister Judy & Stephen Knapp # Annyce Mayer + Susan Olenwine & Frank Palermo Patricia Read Karyn Sawyer Tebo Properties BRONZE CIRCLE ($2,500+) The Academy * Virginia & Thomas Carr The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County Pamela Dennis *+

Heather Dupre Eide Bailly, LLP Janet & Jerry Gilland Sara & David Harper * Lin & Matthew Hawkins John Hedderich # Hotel Boulderado * IBM Ruth & Richard Irvin + Christine Yoshinaga-Itano & Wayne Itano * Joan & Harold Leinbach *+ George Lichter (in memoriam) The Lockwood Foundation Micro Motion/Emerson * Janet & David Robertson Three Leaf Concepts * Rena & Raymond Wells * Vivian Wilson Nyla & Gerry Witmore + LEADERSHIP CIRCLE ($1,000+) Anonymous Lari & Thomas Abraham Gail Aweida (in memoriam) * Anonymous Barbara Brenton Lindley Brenza Joan Brett Amy & Terry Britton Toni & Nelson Chen Joan Cleland + Jenny & Terry Cloudman Tessa & Alan Davis + Ursula Dickinson RoseMarie & Jeffrey Foster Audrey & Andrew Franklin * Sophia Garrett + Peggy Lemone & Peter Gilman Joanna & Ralph Grasso Elyse Grasso Carol Grever The Hansson Family Ann & Russell Hayes

Cherine & Mark Herrmann Doree Hickman * Holly & Grant Hickman * Suzanne & David Hoover Karen & Stewart Hoover * Neva & Milton Huffaker Carolyn & Samuel Johnson Charles Knight Emily Koechel * Richard Kraft Buddy Kring Katherine Lehman Nancy & Paul Levitt Linda & Richard Livingston The Louise & Grant Charitable Fund Heidi & Jerry Lynch Jeff Lyon Marilyn & Robert Mohling + Francine & Robert Myers *+ New Music for America Joan & Ronald Nordgren Martha & George Oetzel *+ Anita & Arthur Polner Richard & Joan Ringoen Family Foundation + Susan & Paul Roberts Helen Roe Beatriz & Juan Roederer *# Cynthia Rosengren Luana Rubin *+ R. Alan & Stephanie Rudy * Marjorie & Bob Schaffner * Gerald Shioshita Ronald Sinton Constance Holden & TK Smith Arthur & Carol Smoot Greg Sobeich Taddiken Tree Company * Marion Thurnauer & Alexander Trifunac + Alison Craig & Stephen Trainor Betty Van Zandt * Welch Financial Planning Mary Rowe & Art Zirger

Boulder Phil Supporters ARTIST CIRCLE ($500+) Anonymous (2) Alpenhof Lodge Patricia & Peter Angell Mark Bauer Sally & Alexander Bracken Carolyn Bradley + Jean-Pierre & Glenna Briant Frances Burton Jan Burton Maria & Tony Busalacchi Beth & Bill Carsillo Dion & Alekie Cheronis Gale & Ben Chidlaw Jane & Stephen Dalrymple-Hollo Sylvia & Burt Darmour Family Hearing Claire & Art Figel Jeri & Hans Friedli Grace & Gordon Gamm Bill & Randy Ganter Lewis Harvey Penny & Robert Haws + Harris Gift Matching Program Ann Hayes Kaye Howe Matthew Hyatt + Virginia Jones + Diana & Matthew Karowe Jenna & Joel Kiesey Margot & Ray LaPanse Jeff Lyon Judy & Alan Megibow Barbara & Irwin Neulight The Newton Family Fund + James Pendleton Alicia & Juan Rodriguez Dave Ray Schmitz Jane & Ross Sheldon Pamela Walker + The Winston Family Foundation Brenda & Jack Zellner +

PARTNERS ($250+) Anonymous Karen Bernardi Catherine & William Bickell Helen Bosley Cherilynn Cathey Vivian & Thomas Cecil Susan & Tom Churchill + Judy Reid & Richard Collins Colorado Chautauqua Association Charlotte Corbridge + Decadent Saint Dairy Arts Center Joan & Peter Dawson Catherine Haskins & Larry Day Paula & Scott Deemer Vici & Warren DeHaan Alice & Joe Doyle Sallie & George Duvall Marguertie & Richard Franklin Anita & Gerald Gershten Susan & Gustavo Grampp Dianne & Ken Hackett Chuck Hardesty Ann & Russell Hayes Jeannette & David Hillery Ann & William Kellogg + Bonnie Kirschenbaum Judith Auer & George Lawrence Mara Lehnert Douglas Lerner Randy Long + Lily & Roger Moment Dean Moore Marina & Stephen Nash Jean & Scott Nelson Molly Parrish Charles Samson The Santa Fe Opera Mary Scarpino Cynthia Schmidt Ruth Schoening Jane & Leo Schumacher

Gretchen & Todd Sliker + Linda & Stephen Sparn Margrit & Andrew Staehelin Wines For Humanity Randy Stevens Elaine Taylor Laura & Peter Terpenning Caroline & Dick Van Pelt Shelby & Nicholas Vanderborgh Paul Weber + Anne Wenzel Kristen Wolf + Woodlake Wealth Management Gregory Young LEGACY CIRCLE Patricia Butler Nancy Claremont and Bob Braudes Pamela Dennis John Hedderich Judy and Stephen Knapp Beatriz and Juan Roederer Lynn Streeter Nicky Wolman and Dave Fulker The Boulder Phil also thanks the 379 households who made smaller gifts this past year, in addition to in-kind support received from numerous businesses.

For more information about supporting the Boulder Phil, information about planned giving options, or to report errors or omissions, please contact the Director of Development at 303-4430542 or development@ boulderphil.org * Performance Sponsor + Friends of the Phil # Legacy Circle

Boulder Phil Events of Note Support your Phil and experience music in intimate settings through this unique series of fundraising events. Each Event of Note features a food and wine reception for a chance to mingle with artists.

AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH GARRICK OHLSSON Thursday, January 17 | 7-9 PM Private home With a world-class career spanning four decades, Garrick Ohlsson has been described as “producing a sound so lush it glistens.” Experience one of the greats of our time in an exceptional, intimate setting. $75/person

MARY WILSON, AMERICAN SOPRANO

Thursday, February 7 | 7-9 PM The Chapel at The Academy Mary Wilson’s crystalline, coloratura soprano has been described as “ethereal and otherworldly.” This recital with piano will feature Mozart and Handel arias as well as songs by Bernstein, Schubert, Schumann, and more. $60/person

AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH ASTRID SCHWEEN

Thursday, February 28 | 7-9 PM Private home A world-class performer, cellist Astrid Schween debuted as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic at age 16. She will perform solo works by Debussy, Bach, Cassado and more and talk about her experience as the newest member of the Juilliard String Quartet. $60/person

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Tickets for Events of Note can be purchased online at BoulderPhil.org or by calling 303.449.1343.

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SUNDAY, MAR 3 2 PM at Macky FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT

Build It! takes families on a memorable tour of the orchestra in an fun, interactive format. Join Maestro Michael Butterman and the Boulder Phil for this free onehour concert featuring music by Bach, Britten and more. Expand your musical

horizons by exploring the many things that music and architecture have in common― rhythm, texture, harmony, proportion, and dynamics. HB Woodsongs will offer an instrument petting zoo in the lobby.

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SATURDAY, MAR 23 7:30 PM at Macky

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Vocal soloists Jennifer Bird-Arvidsson, Abigail Nims, Peter Scott Drackley, and Ashraf Sewailam sing with the BBF Orchestra and Chorus in a memorable Veterans Day performance

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Sunday, November 11, 2018 2:00pm at Macky Auditorium

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From London With Love Songs by Purcell and concertos by Vivaldi and Valentino!

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