Healthcare Night
Healthcare Night supports Utah Symphony | Utah Opera’s extensive and impactful education programs, while celebrating the undeniable connection between medicine and music. Since the 1980s, this special concert has gathered healthcare professionals and students together at Abravanel Hall, honoring the partnership between our incredible healthcare community and the Utah Symphony. Your support of Healthcare Night subsidizes tickets for healthcare students to experience the world-class music of the Utah Symphony and supports USUO’s 40+ ongoing education programs. Thank you for helping to ensure the future of music and medicine in our community is bright!
EVENT INFORMATION
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026
Pre-concert Festivities | 6:30 PM | Maurice Abravanel Hall
Join us for pre-concert festivities in the lobby highlighting our partnership with the healthcare community.
Concert | 7:30 PM | Maurice Abravanel Hall
Conductor Andrew Manze makes his Utah Symphony debut, bringing this unforgettable program to life with Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3. This concerto packs wit, virtuosity, and lyrical charm into one electrifying package—and with Simon Trpceski at the keys, you can expect musical fireworks and jaw-dropping piano mastery that will leave you spellbound.
The Impact of Your Donation
USUO education programs serve over 100,000 students across the state each year, helping students of all ages develop lifelong skills, including:
- Innovation
- Leadership
- Confidence
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Collaboration
- Commitment
- Resilience
- Mindfulness
- Self-expression
In 2024-2025 our artists and staff presented 292 performances, programs and classes.
Your Healthcare Night contribution will help us reach music-lovers and learners throughout Utah.
Double the impact of your donation
The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation pledged a matching challenge grant in support of our mission to “Connect the Community through Great Live Music.” Every gift from a new donor or an increased gift from our existing donors will be matched 1:1 up to $500,000 from now through May 1, 2025. Double your impact with a new or increased gift today!
Contribution Levels & Benefits
In addition to the benefits listed below, donors contributing at the following levels receive 20% off tickets to the Healthcare Night concert on April 24, special recognition in the Healthcare Night playbill, and invitations to the VIP intermission reception.
Please submit a pledge or gift by April 10, 2026 to be recognized appropriately in the playbill.
Healthcare Night Committee
Committee Co-Chairs
John Foley, M.D.
Dorene Sambado, M.D.
Committee Members
Kathleen Digre, M.D.
Elizabeth Jensen, M.D.
Randy Jensen, M.D.
A.W. Middleton, M.D.
Nicole Mihalopoulos, M.D.
Michael Stevens, M.D.
Albert Ungricht, M.D.
Michael W. Varner, M.D.
For information on Healthcare Night and how to get involved, please contact Katie Swainston at [email protected] or (801) 869-9001.