Symphony Season 38 Opens with "LatinXpressions II" Concert
Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021

The Carson City Symphony begins its 38th season on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center. The program is called "LatinXpressions II." It is an extension of a series of concerts starting in February 2020 that was interrupted by the COVID-19 epidemic. The guest soloist for the concert is flutist Ellen Burr. Another performance in the LatinXpressions series will take place in April. The series celebrates Hispanic and Latin American cultures.

Ms. Burr will be performing the premiere of the full orchestra version of Michael Kibbe's "Verdugo" concerto for flute and orchestra. Also on the program are Gwyneth Walker's "A Time to Vote" (originally scheduled to mark the 100th anniversary in 2020 of the right of women to vote), Blas Galindo's "Sones de Mariachi," Astor Piazzolla's "Milonga del Ángel" (arranged for string orchestra), and other works.

Carson Chamber Singers to present
Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil
Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 6 & 7, 2021

Carson Chamber Singers, a 50 person chorus directed by Richard Hutton, performs the a cappella masterwork, All-Night Vigil by Sergei Rachmaninoff in two beautiful venues: St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral (310 W. 2nd Street, Reno) on Saturday Nov. 6th at 7:00 p.m., and St. Mary in the Mountains (111 E Street, Virginia City) on Sunday November 7th at 4:00 p.m. The concert is 60 minutes without intermission.

Hutton said, "All-Night Vigil, commonly known as 'Vespers,' is a work that the singers are excited to perform. The chant-based music is gorgeous."

General admission tickets are $15; discounted tickets for seniors (age 62 plus), students, and members of the Carson City Symphony Association are $12. Youth ages 18 and under are admitted free. Tickets are available online at CCSymphony.com, on Facebook.com/CarsonCitySymphony, and at the door.

Founded in 1985 as a performing group of the Carson City Symphony Association, the Carson Chamber Singers have sung at several venues in northern Nevada and in California as far west as Sacramento. They sang for the 99th National American Legion Convention in Reno in 2017, have sung with the Reno Philharmonic, and perform regularly with the Carson City Symphony, most recently on July 4th at the Genoa Americana Celebration.

Open to singers high-school age and above, the Carson Chamber Singers generally perform in five concerts each year. Participation is free. For information about joining the choral group, call the Symphony Association at 775-883-4154, or see CCSymphony.com/ccsingers.htm. Concerts are supported in part by public funds through a grant from the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, and by private donations.

TICKETS FOR SATURDAY, NOV. 6
Ricky Hutton directs the Carson Chamber Singers in a performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff''s All-Night Vigil. Sat., Nov. 6, 2021, 7:00 p.m., at St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral, 310 W. 2nd St., Reno. Age 18 and under Free.
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TICKETS FOR SUNDAY, NOV. 7
Ricky Hutton directs the Carson Chamber Singers in a performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil. Sun., Nov. 7, 2021, at 4:00 p.m., at St. Mary in the Mountains Church, 111 E. St., Virginia City. Age 18 and under Free.
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Photo: Carson Chamber Singers to perform in November in Reno and Virginia City.

Symphony Youth Strings Plan Two Concerts This Season
Posted: Aug. 31, 2021

The Symphony Youth Strings program has confirmed two concert dates at the Carson City Community Center, according to Education Director Sue Jesch. The first is a LatinXpressions concert on Thursday, December 9, 2021. The second is called "Musical Oddities and Practical Jokes," and is scheduled for Thursday, April 21, 2022. Both concerts are at 6:30 p.m. and are open to the public.

For more information, contact the Symphony at 775-883-4154.

Fall 2021 Concerts and Events

• Tuesday, Sept. 21, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. at Carson High Orchestra/Band Room
  Cello Talk and Workshop with Priscilla Hawkins. Masks required. Free.
• Tuesday, Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m. at Carson City Community Center.
  Carson City School Orchestras Fall Concert. Masks required. Free.
• Friday, Oct. 22, 7:45 to 9:10 a.m. and 9:20 to 11:00 a.m. at Carson High Orchestra/Band Room
  Two clinics for band students and flute players with Ellen Burr. Currently, outside visitors not permitted during school hours. That may change. Free.
• Friday, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m., House Recital with Ellen Burr, flute, and Lorenzo Sanchez, piano.
  Tickets $25 including wine and dessert. Attendance limited. Vaccinations required. Masks required (except while eating/drinking). Details to be determined.
• Sunday, Oct. 24, 4:00 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center
  Carson City Symphony. LatinXpressions II concert. Tickets $18/$15/free age 18 and under.
  Guest Soloist Ellen Burr, flute
  Meet-the-Soloist preview 3:15 p.m. in the Bob Crowell Board Room (former Sierra Room).
• Saturday, Nov. 6, 7:00 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral, Reno
  Carson Chamber Singers performs Rachmaninoff's All Night Vigil.
  Tickets $15/$12/free age 18 and under.
• Sunday, Nov. 7, 4:00 p.m. at St. Mary in the Mountains, Virginia City
  Carson Chamber Singers performs Rachmaninoff's All Night Vigil.
  Tickets $15/$12/free age 18 and under.
• Tuesday, Dec. 7, at Carson City Community Center.
  Carson City School Orchestras Holiday Concert. Masks required. Free.
• Thursday, Dec. 9, 6:30 p.m., LatinXpressions III concert at Carson City Community Center
  Symphony Youth Strings and Joyful Noise Carson Children's Choir. Free.
• Sunday, Dec. 12, 4:00 p.m., Holiday Treat Concert at Carson City Community Center
  Carson City Symphony, Carson Chamber Singers, and Victorian Dancers
  Tickets $18/$15/free age 18 and under.
• Dec. date and time to be confirmed, Christmas Carol Playalong for Strings at Carson Mall.
  NQR and all interested string players. Free.

Fall 2021 Rehearsals

• Consort Canzona - Instrumental Group rehearses Mondays, 7:00 p.m. at the Carson City Senior Center, 911 Beverly Drive. Vaccinations required. Masks required when not playing.
• Carson Chamber Singers rehearses Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. at the LDS Church, 411 N. Saliman Rd. Masks required.
• Carson City Symphony rehearses Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. at the Carson High Orchestra/Band room, 1111 N. Saliman Rd., upstairs. Vaccinations required. Masks required (except wind players while playing).
• NQR (adult intermediate string ensemble) rehearses Thursdays, 11:15 a.m. at the Carson City Senior Center, Joshua Tree Room. Masks required.
• Joyful Noise Carson Children's Choir rehearses Thursdays, 5:15 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church (upstairs), 412 W. Musser St. Masks required.
• Victorian Dancers will start rehearsals soon (late Sept.) at Yaples Ballroom, 315 N. Carson St., day and time to be determined.
• Beginning violins (2 classes) meet after school on Wednesdays at Empire Elementary School, 1260 Monte Rosa Dr., and on Fridays at Bordewich Bray Elementary School, 110 Thompson St. - Masks required.
• Allegro (3:30-4:15 p.m.) and Vivace (4:15-5:00 p.m.) youth string ensembles meet on Thursdays at St. Paul Lutheran Family Church, 1201 N. Saliman Dr. Masks required.
• STRAZZ advanced youth strings rehearses Thursdays, 6:15 p.m., at the Carson City Senior Center, Joshua Tree Room. Masks required.