PROGRAM
APR 23–24
PRESENTS
ANGELLA VERNON
Angie developed a love for the arts at a young age as she studied ballet under the direction of Jacqueline P. Colledge — a foundation that gave her an enduring appreciation for the power of the arts to move and inspire. That passion for the arts found a natural home when Angie served as President of the Board of directors for Utah Metropolitan Ballet. She was honored to dedicate energy and vision in supporting the continued growth of Utah Metropolitan Ballet. She is enormously proud of what UMB has become and the role it plays in the cultural life of this community. Angie lives in Highland, Utah with her husband, Eric. She cherishes her role as mother to four wonderful adult children and grandmother to 4 soon to be 5 grandchildren.
ERIC VERNON
Eric Vernon is a local attorney, adjunct professor, and a supporter of the arts in our community. He loves attending Utah Metropolitan Ballet productions and has enjoyed being a legal consultant with UMB's board of directors for the past few years.
JACQUELINE P. COLLEDGE
UTAH METROPOLITAN BALLET
ARTISTIC & FOUNDING DIRECTOR
Jacqueline P. Colledge began her early training with Utah native Bill Evans. Upon his recommendation, she attended the University of Utah to continue her studies, working with Willam Christensen, Gordon Paxman, Bené Arnold, and Mattlyn Gavers. Ms. Colledge became a member of Ballet West under the Artistic Direction of Willam Christensen in 1968, where she danced various solo roles working with Lew Christensen, Jacques d’Amboise, Michael Smuin, Dimitri Romano , and Francia Russell.
In 1976 she opened the Jacqueline Colledge School of Classical Ballet. Desiring to give her students more education and performance opportunities, she organized Utah Youth Ballet in 1981 which later became Utah Regional Ballet. The professional wing of the company was established in 1999. This created a need for Utah Regional Ballet II as a pre-professional training company providing for talented young dancers to develop into seasoned professionals. The reputation and impact of the company continued growing well beyond the Utah Valley region. In 2017-18 Utah Regional Ballet became Utah Metropolitan Ballet with UMB II as the training company.
Ms. Colledge developed the curriculum for the ballet program at Utah Valley University. The university now offers a Bachelors of Fine Arts with an Emphasis in Ballet Performance. As a Master teacher, she has taught throughout the United States and Europe. Colledge has choreographed many full length ballets such as Romeo & Juliet, Nutcracker, Cinderella, Hansel & Gretel, Peter Pan, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Snow White and Utah Metropolitan Ballet’s signature work, Legend of Timpanogos.
MICHEAL D. BABBITT
COMPOSER
My passion for music can be traced back to seeing a woman playing the piano at church when I was 4 years old. I remember being completely fascinated, and simply had to know how she made such beautiful sounds. Being in love with music from that point on, I started piano lessons at age 4, excelled quickly and realized I would be working with music my entire life. Currently I am the executive producer at Da Capo Music in Washington, D.C. which I founded in 2008 with a close friend. My great passion is creating music that can be used to inspire movement. Outside the studio, I compose every day and DJ on the weekends. My educational background includes a BM in Music Theory and Composition from BYU and an MBA from the University of Utah.
NICHOLAS GREER
ARRANGEMENT
Nick is an arranger and orchestrator living in Arizona. Originally from Utah, he considers himself a sort of “musical Swiss Army Knife”. A 20-year professional in the music industry, he has worked with dozens of high profile ensembles and artists, including Diana Ross, Ben Folds and The National Symphony Orchestra (to name a few recent collaborations). He also engraves music, recently finishing a new edition of Schoenberg’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra for G. Schirmer.
MARCEL BOWMAN
ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR
Marcel Bowman has extensive performance and teaching experience. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance and Pedagogy from Brigham Young University, a Master of Music in Violin Performance and a PhD in Music Composition from the University of Utah. His performance experience spans 12 years with the Utah Symphony and Opera, as well as 25 years with many other Utah ensembles, such as Utah Chamber Artists, Sinfonia Salt Lake, Vivaldi Candlelight Concerts, Paradigm Chamber Orchestra, and the Orchestra at Temple Square, to name a few. He is presently a core member of the Ballet West Orchestra, Associate Conductor of the Utah Metropolitan Ballet Orchestra, and Concertmaster of the UVAA Summer Opera Orchestra. He is a regular studio recording artist and is sought after for his musical arrangements and orchestrations. As an educator, Marcel has taught a variety of music courses at Brigham Young University-Provo, BYU-Idaho, the University of Utah, Snow College, and the InterHarmony International School of Music online. He is currently instructor of AP Music Theory, Director of Orchestras, and Performing Arts Department Chair at Timpview High School in Provo, Utah. He is active in coaching, directing and adjudicating many youth music ensembles and festivals throughout the state. In Utah County, he serves as a contractor for professional orchestras. In his spare time, Marcel enjoys performing and recording music with his wife and four children, who are also professional musicians.
CAMERON FILEPAS
LIGHTING DESIGN ADAPTION AND RECREATION
Cameron Filepas is a NJ/ NYC based lighting designer for Theatre. Selected Designs: Waitress (Omaha Community Playhouse), Mrs. Stern (Woman’s Project Theatre), Beauty and The Beast (Arizona Broadway Theatre), Mrs. Stern (59E59), The Last Match Tour (Temple Theatre), Spring Awakening (EPIC Player’s), RIFT or White Lies (Luna Stage), A Raisin In The Sun (Bristol Riverside Theatre), White Christmas (Arizona Broadway Theatre), Ride The Cyclone (Ramapo College), Rock of Ages (Centenary Stage Company), The Prom (Axelrod PAC), Into The Woods (EPIC Player’s), Torn Asunder (Luna Stage), Camp Rock The Musical (Theatre Row). Selected Associate/ Assistant Designs: Drag, The Musical! (New World Stages), Giselle (American Repertory Ballet), Queens Girl In The World (Abingdon Theatre Company), A Midsummer Night's Dream (American Repertory Ballet), NEXTSteps (The Washington Ballet).
ALYSSA REID
Ucanogos
Alyssa Reid was born and raised in San Diego, California, where she started dance at the age of 3. She trained under the direction of Ben and Lauri Michelle Houk at San Elijo Dance Academy, who previously danced with Pacific Northwest Ballet. Alyssa fell in love with ballet right away but also trained in contemporary and jazz while growing up. She attended the School of American Ballet Young Dancers summer intensive for 4 summers, followed by PNB’s summer intensive on full scholarship during the summers of 2017-2020.
Her senior year of high school she was offered ballet scholarships from both BYU and the University of Utah, but during the PNB zoom summer intensive in 2020 she was asked to join their Professional Division Program on full scholarship. Alyssa moved to Seattle in fall of 2020 to dance in this program. During this time she had the opportunity to perform in many ballets with the company and school. She performed Snow, Flowers, Spanish, and Party Parent in Balanchine’s ”The Nutcracker ''. She also performed in Kent Stowell's “Swan Lake” and Bruce Well’s “Beauty and the Beast”.
Alyssa danced as a soloist in the premier performance of “The Difference Between“, an original work by Noah Martzall of PNB and finished 2022 in Christopher D’Ariano’s original piece, “Homage”. She joined UMB in the fall of 2022 and since then has been promoted to a Principle artist and had the opportunity to perform in various soloists and principal roles with the company. Some of her favorite roles with the company have been Snow White, Russian Girl, Don Q Pas de deux, and Walt Pas in the Nutcracker. Alyssa is looking forward to the upcoming 2025-2026 season with UMB.
MATTEO GARATTONI
Timpanac
Matteo Garattoni, from Cesena, Italy, began his dance training at age 9 with Laboratorio Danza e Teatro. At 18, he earned a full scholarship to The Washington School of Ballet, where he trained under Xiomara Reyes and Rinat Imaev.
Promoted to Trainee, he performed in many of The Washington Ballet's productions, including The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, The Sleeping Beauty, and Balanchine's Slaughter on Tenth Avenue. He also danced principal roles in school performances, such as Acteon in Diana and Acteon and Espada in Don Quixote, and contemporary works by Mimmo Miccolis. In Italy, he performed as a guest artist with Laboratorio Danza e Teatro and Artedanza San Marino, dancing the principal role in Le Corsaire.
Since joining Utah Metropolitan Ballet in 2021 as a Principal Artist, Matteo has performed roles including Red Feather in Legend of Timpanogos, The Prince in Snow White, Waltz Boy in Balanchine's Serenade, and Cavalier in The Nutcracker.
TOSHIHIRO HARADA
Red Feather
Toshihiro Harada, from Tokyo, Japan, joined Utah Metropolitan Ballet in 2023 as a Principal Artist. Harada started his ballet training at the age of 7. He later graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Art High School with a major in Ballet in 2021. In 2022, he participated in the prestigious Prix de Lausanne. Harada has also achieved notable success in ballet competitions, including winning 1st place in both the NBA All Japan Ballet Competition and the All Japan Ballet Competition.
Throughout his career, Harada has been recognized with various awards for his talent and dedication to ballet. Since joining Utah Metropolitan Ballet he has loved performing as the Scarecrow in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a Forest Sprite in Snow White, the Nutcracker Prince and Russian Soloist in Nutcracker, and The Flames of Paris pas de deux in the 40th Anniversary Gala. Harada had the opportunity to travel alongside Jacqueline’s School of Ballet dancers and perform in the Stars of Tomorrow Gala in Austria.
His passion for dance continues to drive him to excel on the international stage.
UMB II
TOP ROW (L-R)
Olivia Colledge, Mia Burbidge, Sofia Holmes, Lucie Pearson, Rieya Stoddard, Paisley Randall, Molly Haynie
MIDDLE ROW (L-R)
Gabrielle Fyans, Reese Clark, Holland Ferguson, Allison Adamson, Ellie Maddox, Mollie Dallas, Miriam Williams
BOTTOM ROW (L-R)
Conley Hughs, Claire Durham, Sophie Bennett, Ellie Haynie, Diana West, Kizzie Stoddard, Evangeline Fyans
PRODUCTION STAFF
Artistic/Founding Director
Jacqueline P. Colledge
Associate Director UMB/Director UMB ll
Heather Gray
JSB Director/Director UMB ll
Brittnee Squires
Master Guest Teacher
Johnny Zhong
JSB Administrative Assistant
Susan Stratford
Rehearsal Assistant
Mallory Moon Wilson
Administrative Assistant
Ryan Hatch
Production Stage Manager
Jennifer Reed
Assoc. Production Manager/ASM
Leah Harvey
Assistant Stage Manager
Fish Ford
Deck Crew
Bella Reed, Treyce Hone
Followspots
Dallin Davis, Bruce Brockett
Audio Engineer
Covey Tech
Light Board Operator
Natalie Walsman
Technical Director
Nat Reed
Lighting Design
Matthew Taylor
“Lighting design adapted and recreated by Cameron Filepas”
Costume Director
Denna Demers
Assistants
Mckayla Sampson, Natalie Tervort
COVEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS STAFF
General Manager
Stephen Pullen
Technical Director
Robert Seely
House Events Coordinator
Vicki Stone
Scheduling/Gallery Coordinator
Deann Morin
Marketing
Emily Zaugg
ORCHESTRA
Conductor
Marcel Bowman
Flute I / Piccolo
Lisa Whatcott
Flute II
Rachel Christensen
Oboe I
Luca de la Florin
Oboe II / English Horn
Jeralee Johnson
Clarinet I
Jeffrey O'Flynn
Clarinet II
Michelle Hansen
Clarinet III / Bass Clarinet
Catelyn Gentry
Bassoon
Jessi Vandagri
Horn I
Wendy Koller
Horn II
Nathan Fenwick
Trumpet
Bix Hollenbach
Trombone
Spencer Jarrett
Percussion I
Tracy Furr
Percussion II
Matthew James
Percussion III
Daniel Kastello
Keyboard/Synthesizer
Sharalyn Heath
Violin I
Blanka Bednarz, Amanda Matern, Tamara Tanner, Adrienne Williams, Jon Kahananui, KateLyn Syphus
Violin II
Katie Jensen, Sarah Wiscombe, John Allen, Megan Sage
Viola
Erin Kipp, Miriam Wagsta , Katie Allphin
Cello
Monika Rosborough, Ambrynn Bowman, Jaantje Bowman
Bass
Alexander Willey, Emily Maddison
President
Troy Sorensen
President Elect
Taunya Cook
Founding / Artistic Director
Jacqueline P. Colledge
Secretary
Julie Merrell
Treasurer
Suzi Cherry
Company Manager
Denis Demers
Legal Counsel
Margot Edwards
President of the Guild
Katie Lee
Director of Community Outreach
Vicky Hopper
Community Outreach Assistant
Jennifer Packham
Director of Marketing
Ryan Richardson
Director of Sensory Friendly Programs
Paul Richardson
Co-Director of Events
Beth Loader & Vicki Hansen
Director of Donor Relations
Jennifer Veit
Director of Hospitality
Mallory Moon-Wilson
Director of Grants
Emily VanCott
Director of Corporate Giving
Brooke Robey Totbe
UMB BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OUR SPONSORS
OUR SPONSORS
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OUR RECURRING DONORS
Jill Moulton
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OUR LEGACY DONORS
Angella Vernon
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