Joyce Bulifant, Sherrie Auen, Tim Augusten, and Peter Kauffman

Desert Symphony Celebrates 34th Anniversary in Rancho Mirage

The Desert Symphony celebrates its 34th anniversary with a magical night at Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage.

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Joyce Bulifant, Sherrie Auen, Tim Augusten, and Peter Kauffman

Joyce Bulifant, Sherrie Auen, Tim Augusten, and Peter Kauffman.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY LORETTA VLACH

The Desert Symphony celebrated its 34th anniversary with a gala featuring international superstar Jon Secada, who performed hits from his more than 20-year career with accompaniment from the Desert Symphony. Symphony president Nancy Tapick opened the event by telling attendees, “It’s going to be a magical evening celebrating the organization, the music, and raising the much-needed funds to support our music education programs.”

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Sandie Newton and Richard Jay-Alexander.

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Nancy Tapick.

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Tom Bomar and CJ Westrick-Bomar. 

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Dorothy Dale-Kloss.

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Tiffany Capobianco, Jaishri Mehta, and Nino Capobianco.