8.A. - Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City
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8.A. - Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City
DATE: October 14, 2014 ITEM: 8.A. RE: UTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA: CONSIDERATION OF ANNUAL INKIND INTEREST FORGIVENESS PROJECT AREA: West Capitol Hill PREPARED BY: Jill Wilkerson-Smith EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In 2001, the Agency provided a $250,000 grant and a $500,000 loan to Utah Symphony & Opera (US&O) for expansion of its facility in the West Capitol Hill Project Area. The Loan Agreement allows US&O to pay the interest on the loan through Ain kind@ goods and services for the community. Every year, US&O is obligated to submit a report detailing the services provided and those proposed for the upcoming year for the Agency=s approval. In February 2011, the RDA Board approved an amendment to the Loan Agreement forgiving $250,000 in loan principal in exchange for five full-length concerts at the Gallivan Center. Representatives from US&O will provide a brief report on their in-kind efforts for 2014, and request the Board’s acceptance of its report. ALTERNATIVES: 1) Accept the 2013-2014 distribution of services as Ain-kind@ value in lieu of interest payments, and approve the proposed services to be provided over the 2014-2015 season. 2) Request US&O to provide additional information about the 2013-2014 services or suggest a different mix for services for 2014-2015. 3) Reject the in-kind services and require the interest payment be made. FUNDING: Not applicable. ANALYSIS AND ISSUES: As part of its Loan and Grant Agreement with the Agency, US&O has the option of paying the interest Ain kind@ by providing goods and services to local schools, community groups, and neighborhood residents. On a yearly basis, US&O is required to provide a report to the Agency Awhich shall contain (a) a detailed description of all Value in Kind during the 12-month period ending on the previous August 31st for which Borrower desires credit and (b) a plan of the types and amounts of Value in Kind that Borrower plans on completing during the next 12-month period.@ The Agency has the right to approve the distribution of services among the various categories as well as any changes in the type of services. In addition to reporting on the educational services of Utah Opera, US&O also provides information on its symphony services since the original Loan Agreement with Utah Opera was executed prior to its merger with the Utah Symphony. Interest due on US&O’s loan this year totals $15,000, which is based on the original loan amount of $500,000. US&O has provided services in the following major categories: Opera Educational Outreach, Symphony Educational Outreach, Community Groups, and Neighborhood Residents. Attached is the Progress Report provided by US&O outlining the distribution and relative value of the services provided in the 2013-2014 season. A summary of US&O’s in-kind services follows: Opera Education Outreach: Symphony Education Outreach: Community Group Room Rentals: Neighborhood Residents (Concert Tickets): TOTAL 2013-2014 In-Kind Contributions: $17,673 $34,736 $22,675 $402,520 $477,604 For the 2014-2015 fiscal year, US&O is proposing contributions similar to what they provided during the 2013-2014 fiscal year by offering services to schools and facility space for community events. The Board can review the list of these offerings in the attached annual progress report. Staff has reviewed the proposed services for the upcoming year and believes they will provide adequate in-kind services in lieu of an interest payment. The Loan Agreement, as amended in 2011, also requires one full-length symphony concert at Gallivan Center each year. This year’s concert occurred on August 20th and was well attended. BACKGROUND: During the 2001-2002 budget process, the Board allocated $750,000 to Utah Symphony & Opera (“US&O”) for expansion of its facility at 336 North 400 West in the West Capitol Hill Project Area. The Agency=s contribution was allocated between a $250,000 grant and a $500,000 loan. The loan, which was closed on October 19, 2001, carries a 3% interest rate and a 10-year term with annual interest only payments. The principal balance may be paid in full at any time without penalty and will become due at the end of the 10-year term. In July 2010, US&O approached the Board requesting the RDA forgive 50% of the loan principal in exchange for a concert series subject to Board approval. The Board approved an amended Loan Agreement forgiving 50% of its loan principal in exchange for five free annual concerts at the Gallivan Center. The loan term has been extended to September 30, 2016. US&O performed its fourth free concert on August 20, 2014. ATTACHMENTS: 1. 2013-2014 US&O RDA Progress Report 2. 2014 US&O Gallivan Concert Ad Annual Progress Report on the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City Loan and Grant Agreement of October 19, 2001 Section a, as prescribed in § 2.5, ¶ (c): “a detailed description of all Value in Kind during the 12 month period ending on the previous August 31st deadline for which Borrower desires credit:” a) In-kind provided during the period beginning September 1, 2013 and ending August 31, 2014 for which Utah Symphony | Utah Opera desires credit: 1. Opera Education Outreach SCHOOL American Prep Acad (Charter) Beacon Heights Elem (SLC) Bonneville El (Salt Lake City) Bonneville El (Salt Lake City) Bonneville El (Salt Lake City) Bonneville El (Salt Lake City) Bonneville El (Salt Lake City) Bonneville El (Salt Lake City) Bryant Middle (Salt Lake) Canyon Rim Acad (Charter) Carmen B Pingree School Charter City Acad (Charter) Clear Horizons Academy (Privat Cosgriff School (Private) Dilworth Elem (Salt Lake City) Dilworth Elem (Salt Lake City) Dilworth Elem (Salt Lake City) Dilworth Elem (Salt Lake City) Dilworth Elem (Salt Lake City) Dilworth Elem (Salt Lake City) East HS (Salt Lake) East HS (Salt Lake) Emerson Elem (Salt Lake City) Emerson Elem (Salt Lake City) Ensign Elem (Salt Lake City) Ensign Elem (Salt Lake City) Ensign Elem (Salt Lake City) Ensign Elem (Salt Lake City) EVENT PS Tour Access to Music Opera Original Performance Opera Original Projects Opera Original Projects Pre-Opera Teacher Workshop-Tra PS Tour Workshop Original Opera PS Tour Who Wants to be an Opera Star? Access to Music Access to Music PS Tour Access to Music Who Wants to be an Opera Star? Opera Original Performance Opera Original Projects Pre-Opera Teacher Workshop-Tra Pre-Opera Teacher Workshop-Tra Pre-Opera Teacher Workshop-Tra Workshop Original Opera Access to Music Teachers in the House (Opera) Access to Music PS Tour Opera Original Performance Opera Original Projects PS Tour Who Wants to be an Opera Star? TEACHERS 5 0 23 3 2 1 3 3 0 22 0 0 0 0 25 26 1 5 5 6 1 0 1 0 0 18 1 0 18 STUDENTS 35 1 571 20 40 0 80 0 1 530 14 2 1 2 351 595 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 354 30 1 354 COST $50 $28 $0 $550 $550 $25 $50 $600 $50 $850 $392 $56 $50 $26 $850 $0 $550 $125 $125 $150 $200 $28 $10 $84 $50 $0 $550 $50 $850 1 SCHOOL Ensign Elem (Salt Lake City) Franklin Elem (Salt Lake City) Franklin Elem (Salt Lake City) Hawthorne El (Salt Lake City) Highland Park Elem (SLC) Highland Park Elem (SLC) Highland Park Elem (SLC) Hillside Middle (Salt Lake Hillside Middle (Salt Lake Hillside Middle (Salt Lake Indian Hills Elem (SLC) Indian Hills Elem (SLC) Intermountain Christian (Pvt) Intermountain Christian (Pvt) M Lynn Bennion Elem (SLC) M Lynn Bennion Elem (SLC) M Lynn Bennion Elem (SLC) M Lynn Bennion Elem (SLC) Newman Elem (Salt Lake City) North Star El (Salt Lake City) North Star El (Salt Lake City) North Star El (Salt Lake City) Open Classroom (Charter) Salt Lake Arts Acad (Charter) Salt Lake Arts Acad (Charter) Salt Lake City District (SLC) St Vincent DePaul (Private) St Vincent DePaul (Private) Univ. of Utah Univ. of Utah Univ. of Utah UT International (Charter) Wasatch Elem (Salt Lake City) Wasatch Elem (Salt Lake City) Wasatch Elem (Salt Lake City) Wasatch Elem (Salt Lake City) Washington El (Salt Lake City) Opera Sub Total EVENT Workshop Original Opera Who Wants to be an Opera Star? Who Wants to be an Opera Star? Who Wants to be an Opera Star? Access to Music Opera Original Performance Opera Original Projects Guest Artist Events (Opera) Teachers in the House (Opera) Teachers in the House (Opera) Opera Original Performance Opera Original Projects Teachers in the House (Opera) Teachers in the House (Opera) Teachers in the House (Opera) Teachers in the House (Opera) Teachers in the House (Opera) Teachers in the House (Opera) Who Wants to be an Opera Star? Access to Music Who Wants to be an Opera Star? Who Wants to be an Opera Star? Access to Music Opera 101 PS Tour Teachers in the House (Opera) Opera Original Performance Opera Original Projects Guest Artist Events (Opera) Guest Artist Events (Opera) PS Tour Opera 101 Children's Opera Showcase Opera Original Performance Opera Original Projects PS Tour PS Tour TEACHERS 1 14 13 21 0 30 1 2 1 1 22 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 21 0 15 15 0 8 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 22 1 0 0 382 STUDENTS 0 269 269 472 4 649 25 45 0 0 456 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 448 2 326 326 2 150 1 0 60 56 0 1 0 111 36 505 31 2 2 7315 COST $200 $850 $850 $850 $112 $0 $550 $200 $10 $10 $0 $550 $10 $20 $30 $20 $20 $20 $850 $56 $850 $850 $56 $850 $50 $10 $0 $550 $200 $200 $50 $850 $400 $0 $550 $50 $50 $17,673 2 1A. Symphony Education Outreach SCHOOL Backman Elem (Salt Lake City) Backman Elem (Salt Lake City) Beacon Heights Elem (SLC) Beacon Heights Elem (SLC) Beacon Heights Elem (SLC) Beacon Heights Elem (SLC) Bonneville El (Salt Lake City) Bonneville El (Salt Lake City) Carden Memorial (Private) Clayton Middle (Salt Lake) Clayton Middle (Salt Lake) Dilworth Elem (Salt Lake City) Dilworth Elem (Salt Lake City) Dilworth Elem (Salt Lake City) Dual Immersion Acad (Chtr) East HS (Salt Lake) East HS (Salt Lake) East HS (Salt Lake) Edison Elem (Salt Lake City) Edison Elem (Salt Lake City) Emerson Elem (Salt Lake City) Emerson Elem (Salt Lake City) Endeavour Hall (Charter) Ensign Elem (Salt Lake City) Ensign Elem (Salt Lake City) Ensign Learn (Charter) Ensign Learn (Charter) Escalante Elem (Salt Lake) Escalante Elem (Salt Lake) Franklin Elem (Salt Lake City) Franklin Elem (Salt Lake City) Hawthorne El (Salt Lake City) Hawthorne El (Salt Lake City) Hawthorne El (Salt Lake City) Hawthorne El (Salt Lake City) Highland HS (Salt Lake) Highland HS (Salt Lake) EVENT 5th Grade Concerts #1 5th Grade Docent Presentations 5th Grade Concerts #5 5th Grade Docent Presentations Backstage Seminar Chamber Concert A 5th Grade Concerts #5 5th Grade Docent Presentations 5th Grade Concerts #9 Guest Artist Events Symphony Teachers in the House (Symph) 5th Grade Concerts #5 5th Grade Docent Presentations Chamber Concert A Full Concert 1 Guest Artist Events Symphony Teachers in the House (Symph) Teachers in the House (Symph) 5th Grade Concerts #5 5th Grade Docent Presentations 5th Grade Concerts #5 5th Grade Docent Presentations 5th Grade Concerts #8 5th Grade Concerts #5 5th Grade Docent Presentations 5th Grade Concerts #6 Open Rehearsal 5th Grade Concerts #1 5th Grade Docent Presentations 5th Grade Concerts #5 5th Grade Docent Presentations 5th Grade Concerts #1 5th Grade Docent Presentations Guest Artist Events Symphony Open Rehearsal Brass Day Guest Artist Events Symphony TEACHERS 4 4 2 2 0 5 3 3 2 0 1 3 3 4 4 0 1 1 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 10 0 3 3 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 STUDENTS 80 80 58 58 1 90 90 90 33 1 0 84 84 80 100 2 0 0 100 100 82 82 71 66 66 195 50 75 75 72 72 90 90 2 1 1 1 COST $672 0 $480 0 $3 $665 $744 0 $280 $10 $10 $696 0 $588 $1,248 $10 $10 $10 $824 0 $688 0 $592 $544 0 $1,640 $750 $624 0 $592 0 $752 0 $20 $15 $54 $5 3 SCHOOL Highland HS (Salt Lake) Highland Park Elem (SLC) Highland Park Elem (SLC) Highland Park Elem (SLC) Hillside Middle (Salt Lake Hillside Middle (Salt Lake Hillside Middle (Salt Lake) Indian Hills Elem (SLC) Indian Hills Elem (SLC) Indian Hills Elem (SLC) Innovations HS (Charter) Intermountain Christian (Pvt) Intermountain Christian (Pvt) Jackson Elem (Salt Lake City) Jackson Elem (Salt Lake City) Judge Memorial Cath High (Pvt) Lincoln Elem (Salt Lake City) M Lynn Bennion Elem (SLC) M Lynn Bennion Elem (SLC) M Lynn Bennion Elem (SLC) M Lynn Bennion Elem (SLC) M Lynn Bennion Elem (SLC) M Lynn Bennion Elem (SLC) M Lynn Bennion Elem (SLC) Madeleine Choir (Private) Madeleine Choir (Private) Madeleine Choir (Private) Madeleine Choir (Private) Madeleine Choir (Private) Meadowlark El (Salt Lake City) Meadowlark El (Salt Lake City) Mountain View El (SLC) Mountain View El (SLC) Newman Elem (Salt Lake City) Newman Elem (Salt Lake City) Nibley Park El(Salt Lake City) Nibley Park El(Salt Lake City) Nibley Park El(Salt Lake City) North Star El (Salt Lake City) EVENT Open Rehearsal 5th Grade Concerts #5 5th Grade Docent Presentations Chamber Concert A Chamber Concert B Meet and Greets YG Masterclass 5th Grade Concerts #5 5th Grade Docent Presentations Chamber Concert A Guest Artist Events Symphony 5th Grade Concerts #9 Teachers in the House (Symph) 5th Grade Concerts #1 5th Grade Docent Presentations Guest Artist Events Symphony 5th Grade Concerts #1 5th Grade Concerts #1 Teachers in the House (Symph) Teachers in the House (Symph) Teachers in the House (Symph) Teachers in the House (Symph) Teachers in the House (Symph) Teachers in the House (Symph) 5th Grade Concerts #5 5th Grade Docent Presentations Guest Artist Events Symphony Guest Artist Events Symphony YG Masterclass 5th Grade Concerts #1 5th Grade Docent Presentations 5th Grade Concerts #5 5th Grade Docent Presentations 5th Grade Concerts #5 5th Grade Docent Presentations 5th Grade Concerts #5 5th Grade Docent Presentations Chamber Concert A 5th Grade Concerts #1 TEACHERS 1 4 4 3 30 3 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 3 6 4 4 2 2 2 2 5 4 STUDENTS 16 92 92 101 525 35 1 60 60 99 1 23 0 60 60 2 61 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 53 1 8 1 80 160 112 112 76 76 56 56 112 122 COST $255 $768 0 $728 $3,885 $190 $25 $496 0 $721 $5 $192 $10 $496 0 $10 $504 $256 $20 $20 $10 $10 $10 $10 $448 0 $10 $80 $5 $664 0 $928 0 $624 0 $464 0 $819 $1,008 4 SCHOOL North Star El (Salt Lake City) Parkview Elem (Salt Lake City) Parkview Elem (Salt Lake City) Redeemer Lutheran (Private) Riley Elem (Salt Lake City) Riley Elem (Salt Lake City) Rose Park Elem (Salt Lake) Rose Park Elem (Salt Lake) Rowland Hall (Elem) (Private) Rowland Hall (Elem) (Private) Rowland Hall (HS) (Private) Rowland Hall (HS) (Private) Rowland Hall (HS) (Private) Rowland Hall (HS) (Private) Rowland Hall (Middle)(Private) Salt Lake Arts Acad (Charter) Salt Lake City District (SLC) Salt Lake City District (SLC) Salt Lake City District (SLC) SL Ctr for Sci Edu (Charter) Uintah Elem (Salt Lake City) Uintah Elem (Salt Lake City) Wasatch Elem (Salt Lake City) Wasatch Elem (Salt Lake City) Washington El (Salt Lake City) Washington El (Salt Lake City) West HS (Salt Lake) West HS (Salt Lake) West HS (Salt Lake) West HS (Salt Lake) West HS (Salt Lake) West HS (Salt Lake) Whittier Elem (Salt Lake City) Whittier Elem (Salt Lake City) Whittier Elem (Salt Lake City) Whittier Elem (Salt Lake City) Symphony Sub Total Opera Sub Total EVENT 5th Grade Docent Presentations 5th Grade Concerts #1 5th Grade Docent Presentations 5th Grade Concerts #8 5th Grade Concerts #1 5th Grade Docent Presentations 5th Grade Concerts #1 5th Grade Docent Presentations 5th Grade Concerts #10 Guest Artist Events Symphony All Star Evening Brass Day Guest Artist Events Symphony YG Masterclass Open Rehearsal 5th Grade Concerts #9 Teachers in the House (Symph) Teachers in the House (Symph) Teachers in the House (Symph) Backstage Seminar 5th Grade Concerts #5 5th Grade Docent Presentations 5th Grade Concerts #1 5th Grade Docent Presentations 5th Grade Concerts #1 5th Grade Docent Presentations All Star Evening Backstage Seminar Guest Artist Events Symphony Guest Artist Events Symphony Guest Artist Events Symphony Guest Artist Events Symphony 5th Grade Concerts #1 5th Grade Docent Presentations Backstage Seminar Chamber Concert A USUO Combined Total TEACHERS 4 3 3 1 2 2 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 257 382 639 STUDENTS 122 61 61 13 77 77 60 60 56 2 1 1 1 1 1 105 0 0 0 1 71 71 50 50 47 47 3 1 3 1 1 2 81 81 1 72 5901 7315 13216 COST 0 $512 0 $112 $632 0 $504 0 $488 $20 $650 $54 $5 $25 $15 $888 $10 $10 $10 $3 $584 0 $416 0 $392 0 $1,950 $4 $15 $10 $10 $20 $672 0 $3 $525 $34,736 $17,673 $52,409 5 2. Community Groups Production Studio In-Kind Space Rental 2013/14 Season ORGANIZATION DATE FUNCTION FACILITY COST ZAP Group May 14, 2014 Renewal Mtg/Luncheon Rehearsal Hall $225 Young Presidents Organization Dec. 16, 2013 Forum Mtg Green Room $75 U of U OSHER Life Long Learning April 7, 2014 Class Learning Center $75 Utah Swing Dance 1/18, 2014 Annual Convention Rehearsal Hall $250 Egyptian Theatre 5/28 – 6/20, 2014 Rehearsals (Chorus Line) Rehearsal Hall $200 Classical Music Society 9/29; 3/30; 6/1, 22; 8/24; Meetings Green Room $375 Salty Cricket Dec. 26,27, 2013 Rehearsal (2hr) Practice Room $150 Division of Arts & Museums Aug. 28, 2-14 Board Retreat Rehearsal Hall $600 POPS meetings 9/11, 11/21, 1/16, 1/29 Planning mtgs Learning Center $200 EDCU Event Match 19, 2014 Networking Event Rehearsal Hall $225 Hispanic Chamber April 17, 2014 Networking Event Rehearsal Hall $150 Newcomer’s Club Nov. 11, 2013 Lecture/Tour Craft SLC Oct. 8, 2013 Board Mtg Lobby Ballet West Academy – on-going Full Season Ballet West Academy Dance Studio $100 $50 Total: $20,000 $22,675 6 3. Neighborhood Residents Utah Symphony | Utah Opera provided 10,063 tickets to the following organizations (see attached document) for the admission of their clients, staff, and guests, and also for use in their own fundraising activities. The overall in-kind value of the tickets provided to these organizations between September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2014 was $402,520. 4. Utah Symphony Summer - Gallivan Center Concert On August 20, 2014, Utah Symphony performed a two-hour concert for a crowd of about 400 people in the downtown Gallivan Center Plaza. We featured our Associate Conductor, Vladimir Kulenovic, on the podium conducting classical favorites from Mozart & Beethoven. Although we had an enthusiastic and appreciative crowd, we did not see the attendance numbers we did last summer. We believe the impending weather that night was a large factor. Section b, as prescribed in § 2.5, ¶ (c): “a plan of the types and amounts of Value in Kind that Borrower plans on completing during the next 12 month period:” b) Plan of the types and amounts of in-kind value that Utah Symphony | Utah Opera plans on completing during the next 12 month period (2014-15 season): Utah Symphony | Utah Opera (USUO) will continue to offer all our Education and Community Outreach activities during the next 12 month period. Attached are descriptions of the programs we will offer. Additionally, our Utah Opera Resident Artists will continue to perform “Random Acts of Opera” at the Salt Lake City Downtown Library. The in-kind value of these services will be very similar to the total for the period ending August 31, 2014. Utah Symphony | Utah Opera plans to continue to make our Production Studios facility available for the use of community groups as we are able to provide, and at the same rates indicated for the 2013-14 reporting period. As an important component of our Community Outreach Programs, Utah Symphony | Utah Opera will continue to provide tickets and ticket vouchers to community groups in our area. These tickets will be provided as available for the use of the community groups in their own fundraising activities, or for the admission of their clients, staff, and guests, as applicable. Additionally, we will continue to present free summer programs in Salt Lake City and other municipalities across the Wasatch Front. We have enjoyed partnering with the Gallivan Center for a free concert on the plaza in the summer months and look forward to presenting our final performance per this agreement in summer 2015. Per Carlton Christensen’s motion at last years’ presentation meeting, we look forward to discussing continuing this partnership of future principal reduction in the loan and would like to return at a separate Board meeting this year to share ideas on that item of business. Thank you again for this opportunity, we look forward to our continued partnership with the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City and are grateful for your support! 7 Utah Symphony Education Offerings FAMILY AND LOLLIPOPS CONCERTS These concerts are designed to help children and families discover the joy of orchestral music. Most Lollipop Concerts feature an interactive, educational Family Music Fair in the lobby prior to the concert. IN-SCHOOL CONCERTS Each year, members of our orchestra perform educational concerts all over the state of Utah. Teachers receive materials that help them prepare students for their attendance, as well as activity suggestions to help support their teaching of the core curriculum. FIFTH-GRADE CONCERTS These concerts are offered at Abravanel Hall to all fifth-grade classrooms within busing distance. Before their visit, teachers receive classroom materials to help prepare students for the concert, as well as personal visits from Utah Symphony Guild Docents. Each season, to make our program more relevant, we craft a theme for our Fifth-Grade Concerts that relates to other 5th-grade curriculum concepts. SYMPHONY PRO-AM An annual interactive program where adult amateur musicians can apply for an opportunity to play in a side-by-side performance with Utah Symphony musicians. The purpose of this exceptional event is to provide a unique experience for amateur adult musicians to not only perform at Abravanel Hall, but to interact with professional musicians on stage and build a strong relationship with the art form and the organization. CORPORATE CLASS Through the generosity of corporate underwriting, students are given a full tour of Abravanel Hall, including the stage and backstage area, after which they attend the pre-concert lecture in Abravanel Hall’s First Tier Room. The group attends the symphony concert and is then invited to the VIP Intermission Reception, where the students and sponsoring Corporation are recognized. TEACHER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS Through several different types of workshops we enable teachers to earn re-licensure points, experience thematically-linked performances by collaborating arts organizations, and explore elements of music and practice listening skills for themselves. GUEST ARTIST MASTER CLASSES As available, Utah Symphony Guest artists will hold master classes for members of Utah Symphony Youth Guild and other distinguished young musicians in the community. OPEN REHEARSALS These rehearsals are scheduled throughout the year to provide a variety of times, repertoire, and soloists for the school groups in attendance. CONDUCTOR VISITS AND MEET & GREET SESSIONS In between or after performances, secondary band and orchestra students have an opportunity to chat informally with the conductor and members of the symphony Utah Opera Education Offerings RESIDENT ARTISTS PROGRAM The Resident Artist program is designed to offer training that helps young opera professionals further their careers and to provide opera outreach performances. These professional artists tour the state for Utah Opera, presenting age-appropriate educational programming in Utah schools, providing over 200 performances each year. WHO WANTS TO BE AN OPERA STAR? Provided to elementary schools across the state, this interactive assembly format provides students with an introduction to the art form of opera through the framework of a television game show. OPERA 101 Geared toward junior high school students, this program features scenes and dialogue in which the Resident Artist singers introduce concepts of Opera. OPERA UP CLOSE Offered to high schools, this program is designed to be presented during a single class period for a large choral or fine arts audience. Ensemble Artists perform, talk about specific challenges and rewards they have met and answer questions from the student audience. RESIDENCIES Our Resident Artists conduct five week-long residencies in smaller communities throughout Utah. During the week, they offer elementary, high school and junior high presentations and, whenever possible, give a concert for the community. OPERA-TUNITIES Secondary school students and their teachers from across the state are invited to attend the final dress rehearsal for each opera performance in the Capitol Theatre at a special reduced rate. MUSIC! WORDS! OPERA! This summer week-long teacher development program trains teachers to create and produce original operas with their own students. During the year following the summer workshop, Utah Opera provides financial support as well as a composer to aid in the music composition process. Three schools participate each spring in the Children’s Opera Showcase. BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED NIGHT AT THE OPERA Each year, 150 members of the blind and visually-impaired community are invited to our special outreach event in which they learn about the opera, pass around prepared fabric samples of costumes (with Braille labels). Braille libretti and large-print programs are available, as well as headsets through which a play-by-play description of set and stage action is broadcast. Community Outreach Programs BUILDING TOURS Groups of 10 or more may request a tour of the Capitol Theatre, Abravanel Hall, or the Opera Production Studios. INTERNSHIPS In partnership with school districts across the Wasatch Front, our internship program offers valuable hands-on vocational training in arts administration (marketing, development, education), costuming, or set and prop construction. STUDENT MARKETING AMBASSADORS An extension of the Internship program, high school and college students receive in-depth experience with arts marketing by working with our marketing department to encourage fellow students to purchase discounted student tickets to US|UO concerts and to promote the US|UO brand. They also create branding materials, speak to area classes, and help advertise Utah Symphony and Utah Opera performances on their campuses. ACCESS TO MUSIC This annual event for children with autism and other special needs and their families features our Opera Ensemble Artists with the Utah Symphony at the Capitol Theatre. ANNUAL FESTIVALS Each year, USUO collaborates with local arts and community organizations to provide a comprehensive look at performing art, fine art, and humanities-related subjects of a specific time period or genre. Events occur over a one- to two-month period. MUSICIANS IN THE CLASSROOM Utah Symphony Musicians travel to schools on a volunteer basis to cover basic musical concepts in the core music curriculum as they perform, demonstrate and interact with students in the classroom. They also conduct ensembles, give master classes, perform with the students, offer musical and technical suggestions, and answer questions. UTAH SYMPHONY YOUTH GUILD Utah Symphony’s Youth Guild is dedicated to giving families a greater involvement with the arts and supporting the Symphony through volunteer service activities. UTAH SYMPHONY GUILD VIOLIN OUTREACH PROGRAM This Utah Symphony Guild program provides free violin lessons to students in an after-school program at the Northwest Multi-Purpose Center in Salt Lake’s Rose Park neighborhood. Outreach Voucher Donations Avenues Courtyard SLC Roller Derby Capitol Villa Utah’s Hogle Zoo Catholic Community Services CompHealth (United Way Fundraiser) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation St. Mary Catholic Church (Ogden) DCFS Transition to Adult Living The Haven Equality Utah Foothill Elementary (Centerville) Family Support Center Utah Open Lands Fellowship Foundation Morningside Elementary Friendly Neighborhood Senior Center Prevent Child Abuse Utah Hopekids Carmel of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Jewish Family Services Salt Lake Community College (Gail Miller Leadership Cup) LDS Church Offices Multi Ethnic Senior Center Odyssey House OUTreach Ogden The Road Home Ronald McDonald House Russian-American Association of Utah St Marks Tower St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Sharetix TRIO Student Support Services (Salt Lake Community College) American Lung Association William Penn Elementary Squatter’s Golf Tournament Love Communications (National Kidney Foundation) National Pony Express Association The Adoption Exchange Grace Lutheran Church and School Utah AIDS Foundation Stewart Elementary Ability First Channing Hall UAID IVUmed UVU Chamber Choir Utah State Employee’s Charitable Fund VA Hospital Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake Veteran’s Ticket Association Urgyen Samten Ling Gonpa Visit Salt Lake Hill Air Force Base American Contract Bridge League ZAP (Salt Lake County) Senior Charity Care Foundation Granite School District The Road Home Volunteers of America American Red Cross March of Dimes McPolin Elementary Foxboro Elementary Copper Canyon Elementary (Tooele) Utah Youth Village Navigator Pointe Academy Special Olympics Utah Harland Clark (United Way) KRCL Utah Pride Center Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Children’s Hope Chest Utah Cultural Alliance Melanie Spencer (breast cancer fundraiser) TURN Community Services – Utah County Catholic Community Services Good in the Hood Sistema Utah Utah Junior Grizzlies Brain Injury Alliance Utah Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Societ FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake St. Thomas More Catholic Church American Baptist Women’s Ministries – Utah Granite School District A-Train for Youth Millcreek Jr High Band St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church Back Country Horsemen of UT Huntsman Cancer Institute Utah Department of Agriculture Judge Memorial Catholic School Rotary Club 24 Clear Horizons Academy The Davey Foundation Stokes Nature Center Mount Olympus Senior Center One Heart World-Wide Nashville Opera Guild Friends of GIANT Steps Clothesline Productions Ching Farm Brigham City Chamber of Commerce Children of Peace International UT Community Forest Council Tooele Country Children’s Justice Center People Helping People Job’s Daughters Utah Cancer Wellness House ASUU (University of Utah) Job’s Daughter’s Bethel #13 The Waterford School Boys & Girls Clubs of South Valley Carmen B Pingree Center for Autism Junior Achievement of Utah Utah Foundation for the Blind Boy Scout Troop 220 Utah Science Teachers Association JDRF Salt Lake Symphony National Ability Center Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic School Leadership Utah Mount Moriah Lodge #2 First Presbyterian Church Idaho State Civic Symphony Ensign Elementary Utah Arts Festival North Odgen Elementary National MS Society, UT Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Salt Lake Highland Park Elementary St. Francis Xavier Catholic School Clark Planetarium Thanksgiving Point Children’s Service Society Eagle Condor Humanitarian Royal Family Kids J.E. Cosgriff Memorial Catholic School Arches Academy Utah Student Pharmacist Alliance Child and Family Support Center KPCW United Way Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind Save Our Canyons Wasatch Adaptive Sports Rape Recovery Center Kearns-Saint Ann School Spectrum Academy Girl Scouts of Utah St. Olaf School Holladay Preschool Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah BYU Cancer Research Center Child Evangelism Fellowship McGillis School Madeleine Choir School Eccles Community Art Center Boys & Girls Club, Greater Salt Lake “and Justice for all” Pregnancy Resource Center Brighton High School baseball Crossroads Urban Center Guadalupe School Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Tracy Aviary Boys and Girls Clubs of Northern Utah Jewish Community Center Childhelp Utah Muir Elementary Muscular Dystrophy Association Canyons Education Foundation EDCUtah Kostopulos Dream Foundation SL Board of Realtors Community Cooperative Nursery School Centerpoint Legacy Theatre American Diabetes Association Humane Society of Utah Children’s Tumor Foundation Neuroworx Sandy Club Opera Southwest Quest Academy Great OUTdoors Campout Christ Lutheran School Wee Care Community Outreach Loop Utah Arts-Kids Cheers Wine Tasting American Parkinson Disease Foundation First Baptist Church (American Baptist Girls in Relationship, Leadership, and Service) Intermountain Donor Services AIGA SLC Utah Food Bank United Airlines (March of Dimes) St. John’s CCDC Utah Asian Chamber of Commerce Weilenmann School of Discovery UMOCA Jordan Alumni Association Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Discovery Gateway American Heart Association Urban Renewal Agency HRC of Utah American Lung Association HawkWatch Grandfamilies Sarah Daft Home Italian American Civic League SaharaCares Foundation University Hospital Foundation Cancer Wellness House Diocese of SLC Taste of the Wasatch Salt Lake Acting Company SUMMER COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES Utah Symphony presents A Free Concert at Gallivan Center Wednesday, August 20 / 8 pm Gallivan Center Vladimir Kulenovic, conductor Join the Utah Symphony for a free community concert featuring musical highlights from Mozart, Beethoven, and more! No tickets required Call 801-355-6683 or visit utahsymphony.org for more information