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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 Chamber Singers Present "Travel With Me"
Friday, October 10, 2025

Photograph of Jordan Gotchy

The Carson Chamber Singers presents its fall concert, "Travel With Me," on Friday, October 10, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 200 N. Division St., Carson City. The chorus, under the direction of its new director, Jordan Gotchy, will feature music by Amy Beach, Cy Coleman, Scott Farthing, Marques L.A. Garret, Greg Gilpin, Jordan Gotchy, Marc Caplan & Colin Britt, Julie Knowles, Thomas Morley, Sarah Quartel, and Randall Thompson.

Tickets are $18 for General Admission; $15 for Seniors, Students, and Symphony Association members; and free for age 18 and under. Tickets are available at the door and online (see "Buy Now" button, below).

For more information, go to CCSymphony.com or call 775-883-4154.

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Photo: Jordan Gotchy, new director of Carson Chamber Singers.



Symphony presents "Opening Concert 42nd Season"
Sunday, Oct. 26

Photograph of trumpet soloist Jon Bhatia

The Carson City Symphony continues begins its forty-second season with a concert featuring music by Johannes Brahms, Leonard Bernstein, Adrienne Albert, and Alexander Arutiunian. The concert will be on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center. The concert will be under the direction of Conductor and Music Director David Bugli and Assistant Conductor and Concert Master Brian Fox. Joining the orchestra as trumpet soloist is Jon Bhatia from the University of Nevada music faculty.

David Bugli will be leading the orchestra in performances of Brahms' Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Adrienne Albert's "Courage," and Arutiunian's "Concert for Trumpet and Orchestra," featuring Jon Bhatia in the solo role. Brian Fox will be featured conducting the Bernstein's popular "West Side Story" Selections for Orchestra, as arranged by Jack Mason. There will be a "Meet the Soloist" preview at 3:15 p.m. in the Bob Crowell Board Room, and pre-concert lobby entertainment will be provided by the Carson High School Chamber Orchestra starting at 3:00 p.m.

Tickets are $18 general admission; $15 for seniors, students, and Symphony Association members; and free for youth age 18 and under. Tickets are on sale online (see "Buy Now" button below) and at the door. "Flex" tickets at discounted prices are also available from the website. Your receipt will be your ticket.

Jonathan Bhatia is the Lecturer of Music in Trumpet at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Music, a founding member of the internationally recognized chamber ensemble Alias Brass, the Second Trumpet of the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra, and a Yamaha Performing Artist and Educator. He has performed at prestigious venues worldwide and earned recognition as a prizewinner at the International Prize Competition in Tuscany, Italy. Jonathan has been featured as a soloist at the 49th Annual International Trumpet Guild Conference Festival of Trumpets in Anaheim, CA, a featured artist at the 42nd Annual International Trumpet Guild Conference in Hershey, PA, and a contributing artist at the 2017 International Horn Symposium in Natal, Brazil. In addition to these positions and accolades, Jonathan has performed with such nationally reputable ensembles as the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Boston Brass, Classical Tahoe Orchestra, All-Star Brass, Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, Los Angeles Modern Brass Quintet, Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Santa Monica, Symphony of Southeast Texas, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Susanville Symphony Orchestra, Brazos Valley Symphony, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Ballet, and Southeast Symphony. His web site is at brasshaus.net.

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Photo of trumpet soloist Jon Bhatia, who performs on Oct. 26.



Future Events (list updated as of Sept. 10, 2025)

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    2025-2026 Season (only Carson City Symphony listed)

  • Sunday, October 26, 2025, 4:00 p.m., with Jonathan Bhatia, trumpet soloist, at Carson City Community Center - Carson City Symphony
  • Sunday, December 14, 2025, 4:00 p.m., Carson City Community Center - Carson City Symphony
  • Sunday, February 22, 2026, 4:00 p.m., Carson City Community Center - Carson City Symphony
  • Sunday, April 26, 2026, 4:00 p.m., with Natalie Brooke Higgins, horn soloist, at Carson City Community Center - Carson City Symphony
  • A Sunday in June, 2026, (to be confirmed - hoping for June 7), 6:00 p.m., Governor's Mansion - Carson City Symphony
  • Saturday, July 4, 2026, 3:45 p.m., Mormon Station Park (to be confirmed) - Carson City Symphony - (pending)

    2026-2027 Season (listed only until end of 2026)

  • Sunday, October 25, 2026, 4:00 p.m., Carson City Community Center - Carson City Symphony
  • Sunday, December 13, 2026, 4:00 p.m., Carson City Community Center - Carson City Symphony

Carson City Symphony rehearsals and concerts (42nd season, 2025-2026):

For concert #1): 8/27, 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24,10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/25 (dress), 10/26 (concert)
For concert #2): 10/29 (no reh.), 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26 (no reh.), 12/3, 12/10, 12/13 (dress), 12/14 (concert)
For concert #3): 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/21 (dress), 2/22 (concert)
For concert #4): 2/25 (no reh.), 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/25 (dress), 4/26 (concert)
For concert #5): 4/29 (no reh.), 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/6 (dress), 6/7 (concert)
For concert #6): 6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/4 (concert in Genoa)


Classes and Rehearsals
All free, donations or Symphony Association
memberships requested (list updated as of February 2, 2025)

    Mondays:

  • Consort Canzona early music recorder ensemble, 6:30 p.m. at Carson City Senior Center

    Tuesdays:

  • Beginning Cello classes with Priscilla Hawkins, 1:30 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. at Brewery Arts Center
  • Beginning Violin classes with Jaden Caraway, 3:15 and 4:30 p.m. at Empire Elementary School
  • Carson Chamber Singers rehearsals, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., with Gary Schwartz and Katie Cardoza at LDS Church, Carson City

    Wednesdays:

  • Symphony Youth Chorus rehearsals with Nancy Jones and Cristian Valenzuela Gonzalez, 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church
  • Carson City Symphony rehearsals with David Bugli and Brian Fox, 6:20 to 8:30 p.m. at Carson High School; string sectionals TBA

    Thursdays:

  • Not Quite Ready for Carnegie Hall Players (NQR) adult intermediate string group with Micah Dunn, 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Carson City Senior Center.
  • Beginning Violin classes with Melinda Reynolds, 3:15 and 4:30 p.m. at Bordewich-Bray Elementary School
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  • Allegro, introductory youth string ensemble with Suzanne McGarraugh, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Family Church.
  • Vivace, intermediate youth string ensemble with Suzanne McGarraugh, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Family Church.
  • STRAZZ, advanced youth string ensemble with Suzanne McGarraugh, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Family Church.
  • (Note: Overlap in time and location of the three ensembles listed above is intentional.)

Flex Tickets Available
Good for Multiple Events

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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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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. Carson City Arts & Culture Coalition

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


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

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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.
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