Welcome Letter

Steve Brosvik

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President & Ceo

Thierry Fischer

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Music Director

Brian Greeff

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Board of Trustees Chairman

Welcome to Maurice Abravanel Hall and this concert featuring your Utah Symphony. We can think of no better way to enjoy the wonder of the holiday season and promise of the New Year than through the magic of sharing live music together with you.

We are thrilled to make music with a host of incredible guest artists in November and December. From esteemed conductors and soloists joining us from around the world, to beloved vocalists Bernadette Peters and Morgan James, to Utah’s best young musicians performing with the Utah Symphony in our Salute to Youth concert. Whether it is the timeless appeal of Handel’s Messiah and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, the rich Slavic orchestration of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich, exciting new music from living composers, or performances with the stars of today and tomorrow, you will hear the musicians of the Utah Symphony demonstrate their extraordinary versatility and expertise as they deliver moments that will live long in your memory.

In honor of the holiday season, we would like to express our deep appreciation to all of you for supporting Utah Symphony | Utah Opera. Because of the generosity of friends like you, USUO brings the gift of music year-round to audiences throughout the state and region—with a remarkable one third of that audience comprised of students experiencing one of our many free education performances. If you haven’t yet made a contribution to USUO this calendar year, please consider doing so. Thinking of holiday gift-giving? Contributions can be made in honor of others and tickets to our performances make wonderful gifts for those special people in your life. Share a performance with them and create musical memories together.

On behalf of the musicians, staff, and board members at Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, we wish you the happiest of holiday seasons and a joyful 2023!

Sincerely,

Steve Brosvik
President & Ceo

Thierry Fischer
Music Director

Brian Greeff
Board of Trustees Chairman