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. |
News Release
Talk at Carson City Library April 21, 2009 New York composer Steven Rosenhaus will speak about music and composition at the Carson City Library, 900 North Roop Street, on Tuesday, April 21, at 6:00 p.m. The talk, hosted by Carson City Library, is geared toward the general public. Admission is free. In celebration of its 25th season, Carson City Symphony, a 55-member volunteer orchestra, commissioned Dr. Rosenhaus to write a work for full symphony of about 15-minute duration, subject and structure at composer's discretion. The new work, "Blessing on the Sun (Birkat ha-Chama)" is based on a biblical tradition regarding the position of sun at the time of creation. This position is said to recur every 28 years; the next occurrence corresponds to April 8, 2009. The work will be premiered on the Symphony's concerts on April 25 in Carson City and April 26 in Fallon. Rosenhaus will present excerpts of the work, discuss the concept and his creative process, and answer questions. He said, "This is an opportunity for the community to learn about and hear a work no one else has heard before and to be among the first to pass judgment on it." Steven Rosenhaus is a composer, lyricist, arranger, conductor, author, and educator, whose works are played by the U.S. Navy Band, pianist Laura Leon, the Dresden Sinfonietta (Germany), the Meridian String Quartet, and others. He holds a Ph.D. from New York University, where he serves as Adjunct Asst. Prof. of Composition. Dr. Rosenhaus has over 100 original works and arrangements in print through LudwigMasters Publications, Theodore Presser, etc., and his music is recorded on the Richardson, Capstone, Musical Tapestries, and MPP labels. His recent endeavors include The Etude Project for the U.S. Navy School of Music, For the Gipsy in My Soul for harp quartet, and Fair Winds and Following Seas for concert band. He has received numerous awards and grants from ASCAP, American Composers Forum, and Meet The Composer, Inc. Steven Rosenhaus is a Yamaha Piano Artist. This talk is funded in part through Meet The Composer's MetLife Creative Connections program. For more information, call the Symphony at 775-883-4154 or visit CCSymphony.com. This page last updated 3/27/2009 |
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