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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.
Our Mission Statement (2019)
The mission of Carson City Symphony Association is to
(1) enhance the quality of life in northern Nevada by providing creative, educational,
and social opportunities for amateur and volunteer professional instrumentalists
and vocalists of all ages;
(2) educate and entertain a broad and diverse audience, including residents, visitors,
and tourists;
(3) enhance music education for the K-12 student population and adults; and
(4) expand our reputation for adventurous programming by playing music by
contemporary composers and featuring non-traditional solo instruments.
The Carson City Symphony Assoc. is a member of the
Carson City Downtown Business Assoc.
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Carson City Symphony to Begin Rehearsals
Wed., Aug. 28, 2024
for Opening Concert of 41st Season
Attention musicians! The Carson City Symphony, conducted by David Bugli, will begin
rehearsals for the Forty-First Season Opening Concert on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, from
6:20 to 8:30 p.m., at the Carson High School band/orchestra room, 1111 N. Saliman Road in Carson City.
The concert, "A Bit of Vienna and Beyond," includes music by Beethoven, Borodin, Schubert,
Berlioz, and Kreisler, and features guest violin soloist Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio.
The Symphony is a volunteer orchestra of about 55 players who perform music from the
15th to the 21st centuries. It is open to string players at any time without audition,
and to other instrumentalists when positions are available. Current openings are for strings,
bassoon, and oboe. Musicians who are interested in joining should contact the Symphony at
775-883-4154 or email carsoncitysymphony@gmail.com.
The concert will be on Sunday, October 20, at 4:00 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center. Lobby entertainment begins at 3:00 p.m. For more information, see the Symphony web site: CCSymphony.com.
Photo: Carson City Symphony to begin rehearsals for October concert on Wednesday, August 28.
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Registration is Now Open for
Carson City Symphony's Youth Strings and Youth Chorus
After-School Classes Begin September 10, 2024, in Carson City
Update as of 8/28/24: The Symphony Youth Chorus will begin Sept. 25, as
opposed to the Sept. 11.
Media Release - July 24, 2024: Registration is open for Carson City Symphony's
after-school string instrument instruction and youth chorus programs. Classes will begin in
September at five locations in Carson City. Tuition is free, donations and Symphony Association
memberships are welcome. These programs are for Carson City area public-, private-, and home-school
students, and classes are filled on a first come, first served basis.
Symphony Youth Strings provides beginning violin lessons for students grades 2 to 5; a
beginning cello program, and ensemble/orchestra experience for string students in all grades.
Symphony Youth Chorus provides group singing experience for ages 4 and up.
Enrollment is limited to provide maximum individual instruction in a small group setting. The
instructors request that strings students do not rent or purchase instruments until after the
first class. Some scholarships are available for instruments. To register, and for more information,
contact the Symphony's Education Director, Micah Dunn, at micahdunn@gmail.com.
Beginning Violin lessons for elementary school students are held after school on Tuesdays at
Empire Elementary School, 1260 Monte Rosa Drive, beginning on September 10, 2024, and on Thursdays at
Bordewich Bray Elementary School, 110 Thompson Street, beginning on September 12. Grades 2 and 3
classes meet after school until 4:15 p.m.; Grades 4 and 5 classes meet 4:30 until 5:30 p.m.
Students may enroll for class at either location.
Beginning Cello lessons with Priscilla Hawkins are held on Tuesdays at the Brewery Arts
Center, 449 W. King Street, beginning on September 10, time to be determined. For registration
and more information, contact cello instructor Priscilla Hawkins at 248-904-6013 or phawkins@dcn.org.
Allegro String Ensemble is for students who have had previous experience on violin,
viola, cello, bass, or harp. Classes meet on Thursdays, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., beginning September 12,
2024, at St. Paul's Lutheran Family Church, 1201 N. Saliman Rd.
STRAZZ, an alternative-styles chamber orchestra for more advanced string players, is open
to high school students, and to middle school string students by invitation. It meets on
Thursdays, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., beginning September 12, 2024, at St. Paul's Lutheran Family
Church, 1201 N. Saliman Rd.
Symphony Youth Chorus is for students age 4 and up. Classes meet on Wednesdays, 3:45 to
4:45 p.m., beginning September 11 September 25 at St. Paul's
Lutheran Family Church, 1201 N. Saliman Rd. For
registration and more information, contact youth chorus director Nancy Jones at 775-400-1436
or nancyjones@fastmail.com.
All students will have the opportunity to perform in Symphony Youth Strings and Chorus
concerts on December 12, 2024, and April 24, 2025, at the Carson City Community Center.
Carson City Symphony's Youth programs are funded in part by grants from the Nevada Arts
Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; from
Carson City; and by private donations.
Upper photo: Symphony Youth Strings students in concert with instructor Melinda
Reynolds, December 2023 in Carson City
Lower photo: Symphony Youth Chorus with director Nancy Jones, July 4, 2024, in Genoa
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2024-2025 Carson City Symphony Concerts
Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, at CC Community Center
Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, at CC Community Center
Sunday, March 2, 2025, at CC Community Center
Sunday, April 27, 2025, at CC Community Center
Sunday, June 8, 2025 - Pops Party Concert - proposed date
Friday, July 4, 2025, at Mormon State State Park, Genoa
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Flex Tickets Available
Good for Multiple Events
Media Release - October 7, 2023: The Carson City Symphony Association offers
Flex Tickets that can be used for various performances by the Carson City Symphony and
Carson Chamber Singers. Flex tickets are offered at discounted prices.
Discount Flex Pass -- Can't commit to concerts dates in advance? Get Flex Tickets!
Flex 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. Flex Tickets never expire.
To purchase them,
click on the "Buy Flex Tix Now" button, below. Remember
to keep your receipt...it is your ticket!
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Carson City Symphony late 2023-2024 Season (40th Season)
Listing updated: April 25, 2024
The Carson City Symphony lists the following concert dates and events for the end of
its 40th season:
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 6:30 p.m. - Symphony Youth Strings, Symphony Youth Chorus,
and NQR at CC Community Center.
Sunday, April 28, 2024 - Symphony Concert at CC Community Center with piano soloist Alexander Tutunov.
Friday, May 10, 2024 - Consort Canzona and Not Quite Ready for Carnegie Hall Players
present "Pleasures of Music, a tribute to Jane Johnson at Shepherd of the Sierra at 7:30.
Free. Donations welcome.
Sunday, June 9, 2024 - 6:00 p.m. - Annual Pops Party Concert at the Governor's Mansion with soloist
Cherie Shipley and Carson Chamber Singers.
Thursday, July 4, 2024 - 3:45 p.m. - Fourth of July Concert at Mormon Station
State Park, Genoa, NV, with soloist Cherie Shipley and Carson Chamber Singers.
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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 Symphony Youth Strings 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 Carson City Arts & Culture
Coalition. 
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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.
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,
and private donations.
This page last updated 8/28/2024
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