Ravinia 2021 - Issue 3

PAVILION 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021 MARIE OSMOND † with special guest DAVID ARCHULETA † RAVINIA FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA BRENT HAVENS, conductor † Ravinia debut RAVINIA FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA VIOLIN David Taylor concertmaster Mathias Tacke principal second violin Eleanor Bartsch Jennifer Cappelli Injoo Choi Pauli Ewing Renee-Paule Gauthier Sheila Hanford Kiju Joh Irene Radetzky Rika Seko Heather Wittels VIOLA Carol Cook principal Frank Babbitt Karl Davies CELLO Judy Stone principal Matt Agnew Larry Glazier BASS Collins Trier principal FLUTE/TENOR SAXOPHONE John Wojciechowski principal OBOE Amy Barwan principal CLARINET Sergey Gutorov principal BASSOON John Gaudette principal HORN Melanie Cottle principal Dan O’Connell TRUMPET William Denton principal TROMBONE Reed Capshaw principal Adam Moen BASS TROMBONE Chris Davis TUBA Andrew Smith principal Music Librarian Diana Ortiz Orchestra Personnel Director Nathaniel Davis MARIE OSMOND An instantly recognizable figure around the globe, Marie Osmond has spent five decades in the entertainment business as a singer, tele- vision performer and talk show host, dancer, actor, author, entrepreneur, and public speak- er. Her debut single “Paper Roses” reached the number-one slot on two Billboard charts while the album of the same name also hit the zenith of the Country chart, setting her course for international stardom. A multiple gold- and platinum-selling artist and CMA winner, Osmond has topped the charts nu- merous times, including with “Meet Me In Montana” and the title track from There’s No Stopping Your Heart (1985) as well as “You’re Still New to Me,” and most recently added to her Country top-10 hits with Music Is Med- icine (2016), encompassing a lifetime of ex- perience, music, love, loss, hope, and joy as a representation of her remarkable life. In addi- tion to entertainingmillions around the world through television, radio, film, live concerts, and Broadway performances, she has penned three New York Times bestselling books. As a philanthropist, Osmond co-founded the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, which have raised over seven billion dollars for chil- dren to date, and she continues to perform and raise money for children’s hospitals, re- search, and awareness, influencing countless audiences and benefiting innumerable lives worldwide. She was recently awarded The Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service during her birthday concert in Hawaii. In August 2019 Marie and Donny Osmond received the Key to the Las Vegas Strip, and in October that year they cemented their legacy with a star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. Marie was previously a co-host on the award-winning daytime show The Talk . Since Marie and Donny ended their 11-year residency at the Flamingo in November 2019, she has traveled the US with her sellout symphonic shows. She is currently working on a new symphonic album comprising half Broadway and half classical popular songs. Marie Osmond is making her Ravinia debut. DAVID ARCHULETA At just 16 years old in 2008, David Archule- ta became a star when more than 30 million television viewers fell in love with his voice and made him runner-up in the seventh sea- son of American Idol . His first single, “Crush,” debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, eventually going double platinum as a top-selling digital track, with his debut, eponymous album similarly reaching num- ber two and achieving gold-level sales. After a couple more hit solo albums— Christmas from the Heart (2009) and The Other Side Down (2010)—and featured-guest perfor- mances on The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square’s 2011 holiday album Glad Christmas Tidings , as well as a star turn in a miniseries in the Philippines, Archuleta—a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints— put his singing career on hiatus so he could serve a two-year stint as a missionary outside of Santiago, Chile. Since his return to music in 2014, he has been releasing music under his own indie label, Archie Music, including Postcards in the Sky (2017) and the holiday al- bum Winter in the Air (2018). Regularly sell- ing out two domestic tours a year and with a total of nine studio albums under his belt, Archuleta now resides in Nashville, where he regularly collaborates with other songwrit- ers and musicians. His most recent album, Therapy Sessions (2020)—earning particular notice in Billboard magazine for its human vulnerability—narrates his lifelong struggle with mental health. “Whether it was fear, loss, dwelling on the past, or anxiety. There’s a constant battle going on because so much of my mind doesn’t want to budge. The songs are a sort of a back and forth within the inner dialogue I have with myself,” says Archuleta. David Archuleta is making his Ravinia debut. RAVINIA MAGAZINE • AUGUST 18 – SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 44