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Carson City Symphony was founded in 1984 as the
Carson City Chamber Orchestra and gave its first concert in October that
year. It is a community orchestra
open to amateur and volunteer professional musicians.
Members come from all walks of life and have ranged from elementary school
students to senior citizens.
The Symphony performs five or more concerts each year for
audiences in Carson City.
It also
has performed in Minden, Gardnerville, Fallon, South Lake Tahoe, and Virginia
City. We play many works by contemporary composers and have commissioned and
premiered several pieces.
One Hundred Percent Giving Board Award for 2016
from Community Foundation of Western Nevada
The Carson City Symphony Assoc. is a member of the
Carson City Downtown Business Assoc.
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Symphony Begins Its 35th Season with a Harmonica Gala
Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018
The Carson City Symphony will present the first concert of its 35th season on Sunday,
Oct. 21, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center. The concert will feature
two harmonica soloist, Jiayi He and Tom Stryker. Music by Verdi, Arthur Benjamin,
John Barnes Chance, Bedrich Smetana, Billy Strayhorn,
David W. Guion, and Antonio Vivaldi are on this eclectic program. The program is under
the director of Conductor and Music Director David Bugli.
Further details will be posted on this website.
Photo: Jazz harmonica player Tom Stryker and classical harmonica virtuoso Jiayi He
will perform with the Symphony on October 21.
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Symphony Youth Strings Fall Concert
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018
The Carson City Symphony's Youth Strings will present its fall concert on Thursday,
Nov. 29, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center. Symphony Youth Strings
(formerly Strings in the Schools), Carson City Symphony's comprehensive program of
string instruction, inspired by the teachings of Kato Havas, creator and author of
The New Approach to Violin Playing, provides free beginning violin lessons for students
grades 2-5 and ensemble/orchestra experience for all interested string students in the
Carson City School District. Tuition and books are subsidized by the Carson City Symphony
Association. The instruction is guided by Sue Jesch, Carson City Symphony's Education
Director and former Concertmaster, who is assisted by Laura Gibson, Carson City
Symphony Associate Concertmaster, and Lou Groffman, principal cellist of the Symphony.
This is a free concert. Further details will be posted on this website.
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Carson City Symphony's 35th Annual Holiday Treat
Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018
It's a Holiday Treat for all - a feast of seasonal and holiday entertainment in many
styles! The Carson City Symphony presents the 35th annual Holiday Treat concert on Sunday,
December 9, 2018, 4:00 p.m., at the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Carson City Community Center,
851 E. William Street.
Treat your whole family: tickets are $15 general admission; $12 for seniors, students,
and Symphony Association members; and free age 18 and under. Tickets will be available in
advance at the Nevada Day Store, 716 N. Carson Street; online at CCSymphony.com; and at the door.
The Symphony will be joined on the program by the Carson City Symphony Chorus and
the Victorian Dancers. Pre-concert entertainment begins at 3:00 p.m. in the lobby.
The Victorian Dancers, choreographed by Tiffany Alm and directed by Sonja Radig,
will whirl and swirl to the sound of Viennese music. Performers and audience will
join together for the traditional Holiday Treat finale, A Christmas Singalong.
This concert is supported, in part, by public funds through a grant from the
Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a
federal agency, and by private donations.
Further details will be posted on this website.
Photo: Victorian Dancers will perform at Holiday Treat concert December 9.
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Symphony Youth Strings Spring Concert
Thursday, April 25, 2019
The Carson City Symphony's Youth Strings will present its spring concert on Thursday,
April 25, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center. Symphony Youth Strings
(formerly Strings in the Schools), Carson City Symphony's comprehensive program of
string instruction, inspired by the teachings of Kato Havas, creator and author of
The New Approach to Violin Playing, provides free beginning violin lessons for students
grades 2-5 and ensemble/orchestra experience for all interested string students in the
Carson City School District. Tuition and books are subsidized by the Carson City Symphony
Association. The instruction is guided by Sue Jesch, Carson City Symphony's Education
Director and former Concertmaster, who is assisted by Laura Gibson, Carson City
Symphony Associate Concertmaster, and Lou Groffman, principal cellist of the Symphony.
This is a free concert. Further details will be posted on this website.
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| June 2018 Newsletter online |
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INFO ON 35TH SEASON COMING SOON
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Carson City Symphony Association Incorporated
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Discount Flex Pass -- Can't commit to concerts dates in
advance? Get a Flex Pass! Flex Pass tickets are good for four
admissions to any Carson City Symphony and Carson Chamber Singers concert(s). You may use the pass any way you
choose: bring four people to one concert, two people to two concerts, etc.
Season tickets and flex passes are on sale now. Call 775-883-4154 or download a PDF form from
here
and just mail it in with your check.
Interested in being a member of the Carson City Symphony Association, and support all our non-profit
work? Just download a membership form in PFD format from our
here
and mail it in with your check. It will be appreciated.
To join the Carson City Symphony or Carson Chamber
Singers, call 775-883-4154.
For Association membership information, click here.
For feedback that we have received on Carson City Symphony concerts,
click here: reviews.
Read about Carson City Symphony's Strings in the Schools program.
This season's concerts have been made possible, in
part, by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, and the National
Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
The orchestra is a licensee of ASCAP and BMI, and a member of the
 (click here)
and the League of American Orchestras.
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David C. Bugli, Music Director and Conductor, has a
Bachelor of Science Degree in music education from Ithaca College, New York,
where he studied composition for four years with Karel Husa. He has a Master
of Music Degree from the University of Massachusetts. In addition to
conducting, he plays classical and jazz piano, tuba, and trombone, and he
composes and arranges music. He was also an adjunct faculty at Western Nevada College.
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Conductor David Bugli
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Contact us:
David C. Bugli, Music Director and Conductor
Carson City Symphony
PO Box 2001
Carson City, NV 89702-2001
Phone: (775) 883-4154
Fax: (775) 883-4371
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Most Symphony rehearsals are on Wednesday nights (late August through late May), 7:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., in the band room at
Carson High School, 1111 N. Saliman Rd., Carson City.
Map.
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The Carson Chamber
Singers is a choral
group that has been associated with the Carson City Symphony since 1985. The Carson City Symphony
Chorus is a larger version of this group.
For chamber music, see the Silver Strings.
For youth string programs, see Symphony Youth Strings (formerly
Strings in the Schools).
For information on events at the Brewery Arts Center,
click here.
Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St.,
Carson City. Map
Carson City Symphony is funded, in part, by the Nevada Arts Council, a
state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency;
Carson City; Nevada Humanities, the National Endowment for the Humanities,
Carson City Cultural Commission, the Community Foundation of Western Nevada; and private donations.
This page last updated 9/18/2018
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