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MONTAGE DEER VALLEY OFFERS $50,000 CHALLENGE GRANT FOR THE 2010 DEER VALLEY® MUSIC FESTIVAL

Grant will match any new gift or any increase in a donor’s gift amount

SALT LAKE CITY – Montage Deer Valley, opening December 2010, has contributed a $50,000 Challenge Grant for Utah Symphony | Utah Opera’s 2010 Deer Valley® Music Festival (DVMF). The grant will match, dollar for dollar, any new gift to the Deer Valley® Music Festival, or any increase in a donor's gift from the previous season up to $50,000. The grant has the potential to create $100,000 in incremental income to help support DVMF in this challenging economic climate.

The grant period begins March 30, 2010 and ends August 31, 2010. To make a donation, please visit deervalleymusicfestival.org/support.php or call (801) 869-9015.

“We’re delighted to support the Music Festival again this year with our challenge grant. The festival, with its engaging summer-long program of chamber music, classical, pops and opera events, is one great reason to live in Deer Valley from June through August,” said Marcus Jackson, general manager, Montage Deer Valley.

“Our company ‘DNA’ includes a sincere commitment to support the arts and other local community groups, because they enrich all of our lives. We hope that we can inspire others who share our appreciation for Utah Symphony and Utah Opera summer productions to come forward as well.”

“We are so very grateful to Montage Deer Valley for supporting our summer Festival and issuing this challenge grant to the community. In 2009 they came on as a sponsor for our 4th of July concert at Deer Valley Resort and it’s wonderful to know that during such difficult economic times, Montage has decided to not only continue their support but increase their commitment and encourage others to support the Festival as well,” said Melia Tourangeau, USUO President and CEO.

During the 2009 Deer Valley® Music Festival the Perkins Prothro Foundation issued a challenge grant and raised $73,740.

About Montage Deer Valley
Montage Deer Valley, opening Winter 2010/2011 in the year-round community of Park City, Utah, promises to be North America’s premier mountain resort destination. Reminiscent of the great mountain lodges of North America, Montage Deer Valley is a refined Mountain Craftsman resort that complements its majestic Wasatch Mountain setting. Extensive 24-hour services, amenities and all-season recreational programs make the most of its location amidst thousands of acres of wooded forest, with ski-in, ski-out access to Deer Valley Resort. The 174 guestrooms and 81 private residences, of which 49 are furnished, will be appointed with estate-quality finishes, gas fireplaces, five-fixture stone bathrooms and state-of-the-art technology. Culinary options will include an all-day dining restaurant with fireplace and après-ski terrace, a casual bistro with brick oven pizza and bowling lanes, billiards and darts, a welcoming lobby lounge offering specialty fare and beverages, and 24-hour in-room dining. A 35,000-square foot spa will offer mountain-inspired treatments and daily fitness classes. The resort will also feature 15,000-square-feet of interior meeting space as well as seasonal outdoor event lawns. www.montagedeervalley.com.

About the Deer Valley® Music Festival
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera’s Seventh annual Deer Valley® Music Festival (DVMF) will return in 2010 with five weeks of performances in the picturesque setting of Park City, Utah, July 17 through August 14. For the past six years, DVMF has brought the best Pops, Classical, and Chamber performances to the mountains of Park City. Multiple performances each week give patrons a wide variety of events to choose from.Highlights of the 2010 Deer Valley® Music Festival include performances with Ben Folds, Randy Travis, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, a concert featuring the music of Led Zeppelin and a performance of Disney favorites.