Home http://ccsymphony.com 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. |
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BASS TROMBONE SOLOIST DAN BARRETT FEBRUARY 22 The Carson City Symphony will perform on Sunday, February 22, 2009, 4:00 p.m., at the Carson City Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theater, in a concert featuring bass trombone soloist Dan Barrett in a performance of Eric Ewazen's Concerto for Bass Trombone or Tuba and Orchestra. The Symphony, conducted by David Bugli, also will play Felix Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture ("Fingal's Cave"), Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 1 ("Spring"), and Bugli's new arrangement for orchestra of J.P. Meder's "My Own Waltz." The program includes pre-concert entertainment in the lobby beginning at 3:00 p.m. and a "Meet the Soloist" concert preview in the Sierra Room at 3:15 p.m. Dan Barrett, a former resident of Gardnerville, is a graduate of Douglas High School. He attended the University of Nevada, Reno and Brigham Young University, where he received Bachelors and Masters Degrees, and is currently completing a doctorate at Arizona State University. He has performed with the Utah Symphony, the Utah Chamber Orchestra, the Boston Brass, and several other professional classical and jazz ensembles. Barrett played trombone with the Carson City Symphony from 1993 to 1998, and has been a soloist with the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra, the BYU Trombone Choir, and the Utah Premiere Brass. The Carson City Symphony is a community orchestra of about 55 players who perform music from the 15th to 21st centuries. Named "Organization of the Year 2004," Carson City Symphony is funded, in part, by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 for seniors, students, and Symphony Association members, and free for children age 16 and under. Tickets are available at Play Your Own Music in the Carson Mall, online at ActivityTickets.com, or at the door on the day of the performance. For more information, call the Symphony at 775-883-4154 or visit ccsymphony.com. Link to high-quality photo of bass trombone soloist Dan Barrett. This page last updated 1/3/2009 |
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