USUO: On Demand

Individual Donors



Challenger School



We thank our generous donors for their annual support of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera.

This list includes donations received from January 28, 2020–January 28, 2021.

* in-kind donation
** in-kind & cash donations
† deceased


Encore ($100,000 or more)

Anonymous
Alex & Debbie Dunn
Kem & Carolyn Gardner
Anthony & Renee Marlon
William & Joanne Shiebler
Jacquelyn Wentz


Bravo ($50,000 to $99,999)

Scott & Kathie Amann
Harris H. & Amanda Simmons
Elizabeth Solomon
Naoma Tate & the Family of Hal Tate
Jim & Zibby Tozer
Jack Wheatley


Overture ($25,000 to $49,999)

Doyle Arnold & Anne Glarner
Judy Brady & Drew W. Browning
John & Flora D’Arcy
Kristen Fletcher & Dan McPhun
Brian & Detgen Greeff
Susan & Tom Hodgson
Tom & Lorie Jacobson
Edward Moreton
Fred & Lucy Moreton
Mark & Dianne Prothro
Alice & Frank Puleo
Patricia A. Richards & William K. Nichols
George & Tamie† Speciale
John & Jean Yablonski
Edward & Marelynn Zipser


Maestro ($10,000 to $24,999)

Anonymous
Austin Bankhead
Thomas Billings & Judge Judith Billings
Berenice J. Bradshaw Trust
Judy & Larry Brownstein
Howard & Betty Clark
Larry Clemmensen
Marian Davis & David Parker
Kathleen Digre & Michael Varner
Pat & Sherry Duncan
Elaine Ellis & Henry Wurts
John & Joan Firmage
Doug & Connie Hayes
G. Frank & Pamela Joklik
Christopher & Erlynn Lansing
Tom & Jamie Love
Ms. Dorothy McBride
Mr. & Mrs. Charles McEvoy
Carol & Anthony W. Middleton, Jr., M.D.
Terrell & Leah Nagata
James & Ann Neal
Leslie Peterson & Kevin Higgins
Stephen & Cydney Quinn
David & Shari Quinney
Dr. Wallace H. Ring
Albert J. Roberts IV
Richard & Carmen Rogers
Sandefur Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. G. B. Stringfellow
Steve & Betty Suellentrop
James R. & Susan Swartz
Jonathan & Anne Symonds
Norman C.† & Barbara L. Tanner †
Tim & Judy Terrell
Dr. Rasmus Wegner


Allegro ($5,000 to $9,999)

Anonymous (5)
Craig & Joanna Adamson
Alan, Carol, & Annie Agle
A. Scott & Jesselie Anderson
Dr. J.R. Baringer & Dr. Jeannette J. Townsend
Dr. & Mrs. Clisto Beaty
Mark & Marcy Casp
John Clukey
Marc & Kathryn Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Cutler
David Dee Fine Arts
Willard & Julia Dere
Spencer & Cleone† Eccles
Mrs. Sarah Ehrlich
Janet Ellison
Midge Farkas
Thomas & Lynn Fey
Robert & Elisha Finney
Matthew & Wen Flatt
Nash Foster
Diana George
Jeffrey L. Giese, M.D. & Mary E. Giese
David & SandyLee Griswold**
Ray & Howard Grossman
Chuck & Kathie Horman
The Right Reverend Carolyn Tanner Irish & Mr. Frederick Quinn
Margo & Ken Jacobs
Mary P.† & Jerald H. Jacobs Family
M. Craig & Rebecca Johns
Donald L. & Alice A. Lappe
Gary & Suzanne Larsen
Daniel & Deena Lofgren
Beatrice Lufkin
Nick Markosian
Christopher & Julie McBeth
Hallie & Ted McFetridge
Karen & Mike McMenomy
Michal & Maureen Mekjian
O. Don & Barbara Ostler
Dr. Thomas Parks & Dr. Patricia Legant
Dr. Dinesh & Kalpana Patel
Patricia Dougall Eager Trust
Frank R. Pignanelli & D'Arcy Dixon
Brooks & Lenna Quinn
Dr. & Mrs.† Marvin L. Rallison
Joyce Rice
James & Gail Riepe
Dr. Kenneth Roach & Cindy Powell
Ted & Lori Samuels
Peggy & Ben Schapiro
Barbara & Paul Schwartz
Gerald† & Sharon Seiner
Dewelynn & J. Ryan† Selberg
Gibbs† & Catherine W. Smith
Dr. & Mrs. Charles W. Sorenson, Jr.
Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
Janice K. Story
Thomas & Marilyn Sutton
Douglas & Rebecca Wood
Kathie & Hugh Zumbro


Abravanel & Peterson Society ($2,500 to $4,999)

Anonymous (5)
James & Christiane Adams
Tom & Carolee Baron
Jennifer Beckham
Dr. Melissa Bentley
Bill & Susan Bloomfield
Carol, Rete & Celine Browning
Mr. & Mrs. Neill Brownstein
John & Caryl Brubaker
Richard & Suzanne Burbidge
Vincent Cannella
Brad & Mary Ann Cassell
Hal & Cecile Christiansen
The Chung Family
William J. Coles & Joan L. Coles
Debbi & Gary Cook
Dr. Thomas D. & Joanne A. Coppin Thomas D. Dee III & Dr. Candace Dee
Elizabeth deForest
Dr. Kent C. DiFiore & Dr. Martha R. Humphrey
John D. Doppelheuer & Kirsten A. Hanson
John & Leslie Francis
Mr. Joseph F. Furlong III
Robert & Annie-Lewis Garda
Joann Geer
Larry Gerlach
Andrea Golding
Sue & Gary Grant
Kenneth & Kate Handley
Dr. Bradford D. Hare & Dr. Akiko Okifuji
Mary Haskins
Jeff & Peggy Hatch
Dixie S. & Robert P. Huefner
John Edward Henderson
Sunny & Wes Howell
Michael Huerta & Ann Sowder
Annette Jarvis
Drs. Randy & Elizabeth Jensen
Maxine & Bruce Johnson
Dan & Jane Jones
Dr. & Mrs. Michael A. Kalm
Marguerite D. Kaupp
Susan Keyes & Jim Sulat
Jeanne Kimball
Allison Kitching
Spencer & Christy Knight
Howard & Merele Kosowsky
Donald & Susan Lewon
Bill Ligety & Cyndi Sharp
Herbert† & Helga Lloyd
Dennis & Pat Lombardi
David & Donna Lyon
Abigail Magrane
Steve Mahas
Keith & Vicki Maio
Brian & Shasha Mann
Peter Margulies & Louise Vickerman
Kathryn & Jed Marti
Daniel & Noemi P. Mattis
Tom & Janet McDougal
David & Nickie McDowell
George & Nancy Melling
Dr. Louis A. Moench & Deborah Moench
David Mortensen & RoseMarie Brittner Mahyera
Dr. Stephen H. & Mary Nichols
Ruth & William Ohlsen
Dr. S. Keith & Barbara Petersen
Ray Pickup
W.E. & Harriet R. Rasmussen
Frances Reiser
Gregory & Ann Robison
James & Anna Romano
Thomas Safran
Mark & Loulu Saltzman
Margaret P. Sargent
James & Janet Schnitz
Shirley & Eric Schoenholz
Mary & Doug Sinclair
Jeffrey Starr
Paul Taylor
Sal & Denise Torrisi
Thomas† & Caroline Tucker
Dr. Albert & Yvette Ungricht
Susan Warshaw
Dan & Amy Wilcox


Patron ($1,500 to $2,499)

Anonymous (3)
Fran Akita
Ryan Aller & Natasja Keys
Fred & Linda Babcock
Donna Birsner
C. Kim & Jane Blair
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Forrest Carter
Po & Beatrice Chang & Family
Michael & Beth Chardack
Darrell & Sharon Child
Kenneth Colen
David & Carol Coulter
Michael & Sheila Deputy
Margarita Donnelly
Dr. Paul Dorgan
Jack & Marianne Ferraro
Heidi Gardner
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Garen**
Kenneth & Amy Goodman
Gordon Irving
Jill Johnson
James R. Jones & Family
Carl & Gillean Kjeldsberg
Jeffrey & Elizabeth LaMora
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Lake
Ms. Susan Loffler
Heidi & Edward D. Makowski
Joanne Mitchell & Douglas L. Weed
Barry & Kathy Mower
Dan & Janet Myers
Susan & Glenn Rothman
Janet Schaap
Mr. August L. Schultz
Thomas & Gayle Sherry
Sheryl & James Snarr
Elana Spitzberg & Avi Markowitz
Christine St. Andre & Cliff Hardesty
Jeff Tolk & Astrid Tuminez
Dr. Ralph & Judith Vander Heide
Susan & David† Wagstaff
John & Susan Walker
Sharon Walkington
Frank & Janell Weinstock
David & Jerre Winder
E. Art Woolston & Connie Jo Hepworth-Woolston


Friend ($1,000 to $1,499)

Anonymous (4)
Jim Alexander
Ryan Aller
Christine A. Allred
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey L. Anderson
Pj Aniello
Ian Arnold
Drs. Crystal & Dustin Armstrong
Curtis Atkisson, Jr.
David Bailey
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence R. Barusch
David Bateman
Alice & Bill Bierer
Kevin Burdette
Michael & Frances Carnes
Dana Carroll & Jeannine Marlowe Carroll
Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Carter, Jr.
William & Patricia Child
Jeremiah Clawson
Dorothy B. Cromer
James Dashner
Alice Edvalson
Eric & Shellie Eide
Eugene & Charlotte England
Sheila & David Gardner
Tracy & Scott Garmon
Ralph & Rose Gochnour
Mr. Keith Guernsey
John & Ilauna Gurr
Emily & Chauncey Hall
Dr. Elizabeth Hammond
Jonathan Hart
Barbara E Higgins
Connie C. Holbrook
Stephen Irish
Bryce & Karen† Johnson
Chester & Marilyn Johnson
Nicholas Johnson
Gary Lambert
Guttorm & Claudia Landro
Tim & Angela Laros
Harrison & Elaine Levy
MS. Mary Pat McCurdie
MR. Jeffrey McNeal
Clifton & Terri McIntosh
Warren K†. & Virginia G. McOmber
Lex Hemphill & Nancy Melich
David B. & Colleen A. Merrill
Brad Merrill
David Merrill
Glenn & Dav Mosby
Henriette Mohebbizadeh
Dr. John C. & Karen Nelson
Dr. & Mrs. Richard T. O'Brien
Lee K. Osborne
Dr. Marzia Pasquali & Ms. Nicola Longo
Mr.† & Mrs. James Patterson
Linda S. Pembroke
Rori & Nancy Piggott
Arthur & Susan Ralph
Gina Rieke
Marie Rosol
Miguel Rovira
Rachel Sabin
David & Lois Salisbury
Brent & Jan Scharman
Dennis & Annabelle Shrieve
Stuart & Mary Silloway
Barbara Slaymaker
Kenneth Uy
Barbara Viskochil
Brad & Linda Walton
Dr. James C. Warenski
Rochelle Warner
Cindy Williams
Margaret & Gary Wirth
Marsha & Richard Workman
Paul Wright



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