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
SPRING CONCERT SUNDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 3, 2009 The Carson Chamber Singers, directed by Judy Monson, will present a concert of poems set to music portraying the many "Seasons of Love," on Sunday, May 3, 4:00 p.m., at First United Methodist Church, 412 West Musser Street, Carson City. The Carson Chamber Singers will be accompanied at the piano by Nancy Mielke, and three pieces will feature flute and clarinet. Poems on the concert range from the subtlety of "The Pasture" by Robert Frost, set eloquently by Randall Stroope, to the familiar words from Song of Solomon, "Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One," set by James McCray, and the deep passion of Kahlil Gibran's "Winter." Poems of Robert Burns, Christopher Marlowe, William Blake, William Shakespeare, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, all set by modern 20th and 21st century composers, are included. Director Judy Monson said, "You will find ample opportunity to reflect, chuckle, revel, soar, and be comforted. Come, join us, and experience the beauty and magic of great poetry wedded to heartwarming music." Several selections by David Dickau will be presented, including "The Laughing Song," "O Mistress Mine," "If Music be the Food of Love," and "I Love My Love." Monson said, "His style is rich, varied, buoyant and most pleasing to the ear. Dr. Dickau has accepted the invitation to compose a choral piece for the Carson Chamber Singers in celebration of our 25th season next year. We are excited and honored to have Dr. Dickau write this commission piece for us." The Carson Chamber Singers, a group of about 40 singers, formed in 1985 as an affiliate of the Carson City Symphony. Their varied repertoire includes classical, popular, seasonal, and contemporary works. They have sung in Carson City, Virginia City, Genoa, Minden, Reno, and Fallon. Each year, they perform on the Carson City Symphony's "Holiday Treat" and "Pops Party" concerts, and they participate in the Reno Philharmonic's annual Fourth of July concert, "Pops in the Park," in Genoa. Admission to the May 3 concert is $15 for general admission; $12 for seniors, students, and Carson City Symphony Assoc. members; and free for age 16 and under. Tickets are available in advance at Play Your Own Music in the Carson Mall, and online at ActivityTickets.com. The program 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. For more information, call the Carson City Symphony at 775-883-4154. This page last updated 4/4/2009 |
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