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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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Symphony presents "Opening Concert 42nd Season"
Sunday, Oct. 26
The Carson City Symphony, conducted by Music Director David Bugli and Assistant Conductor
Brian Fox, will open its 42nd season on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., with a
concert at the Carson City Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theater, 851 E. William
Street in Carson City.
The concert will open with Adrienne Albert's Courage and features guest soloist
Jon Bhatia in Alexander Arutiunian's Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra. The orchestra
will also play selections from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story, and Brahms' Symphony No. 3.
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 at CCSymphony.com (see "Buy Now"
button below) or at the door. "Flex" tickets
at discounted prices are also available at CCSymphony.com. During the week before the
concert, blood donors at Vitalant in Carson City may receive a complimentary ticket to the concert.
Pre-show entertainment by the Carson High Chamber Orchestra conducted by Brian
Fox begins at 3:00 p.m. in the lobby. A concert preview with conductor David Bugli,
composer Adrienne Albert, and soloist Jon Bhatia begins at 3:15 p.m. in the Bob Crowell
Board Room.
Jon 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,
earned recognition as a prizewinner at the International Prize Competition in
Tuscany, Italy, and is a recording artist featured on National Public Radio and
heard in films and radio. His web site is at brasshaus.net.
There will be a dinner reception with the soloist after the concert at El Charro Avitia Mexican restaurant.
This is open to performers and audience, and individuals will order off the menu. Kindly
notify the Symphony at 775-883-4154 or email carsoncitysymphony@gmail.com so we can
provide a head count.
Carson City Symphony is a community orchestra of about 60 players who perform music
from the 15th to the 21st centuries. The 2025-26 concert season is supported with public
funding through the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts,
Carson City, and by private donations.
For more information, see CCSymphony.com or call (775) 883-4154.
42nd Season Opening Concert
$15.00 - $18.00
Buy now
Photo of trumpet soloist Jon Bhatia, who performs on Oct. 26.
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Future Events (list updated as of Sept. 10, 2025)
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
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. 
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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
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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.
- - - LINKS - - -
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
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.
This page last updated 10/20/2025
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