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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.
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June 2013 Newsletter is Available Online
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29th Annual Pops Party Concert
"At The Movies"
Sunday, June 9, 2013, at 3:00 p.m.
The beautiful back lawn of the Governor's Mansion is the site of the Carson City
Symphony's twenty-ninth annual "Pops Party" concert on Sunday, June 9, 2013, at
3:00 p.m. The program, "At the Movies," features the Carson City Symphony, Carson
City Symphony Chorus, Strings in the Schools youth orchestra, and guest singer
Jakki Ford. Grounds open and pre-concert entertainment by the Symphony
Flutes begins at 2:00 p.m. Admission is free.
The Symphony, directed by David Bugli, will play well known and less known
themes from movies. You will be entertained by music from Les Miserables,
West Side Story, The King and I,
Evita!, Grease!, The Bridge Over the River Kwai,
The Pink Panther, and more. The Symphony will be joined by more 38 Strings in the
Schools students for a medley of tunes from "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban." Jakki Ford will sing "Lady is a Tramp" and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
with the Symphony. The Carson City Symphony Chorus, conducted by Michael Langham,
will sing "One Day More" from Les Miserables, "The Pink Panther," and "Somewhere" from
West Side Story.
The concert is supported with public funding through the Nevada Arts Council
and the National Endowment for the Arts; Partnership Carson City; and the
Nevada Commission on Tourism.
Admission is free. Seating is on the lawn; the audience is welcome to bring
blankets or lawn chairs (some chairs will be provided) and food. Snacks and
beverages will be on sale before and during the concert. Proceeds from raffle,
food, and beverage sales benefit the Carson City Symphony Association's artistic
and educational programs.
In case of rain, the concert will be held indoors at a location to be
determined. For information, call Symphony at 775-883-4154 or check the
web site: CCSymphony.com.
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Harp Recital by Jeremy Keppelmann at Brewery Arts Center
Friday, June 14, 2013
Remember Jeremy? He soloed with the Carson City Symphony in 2006 at age 13,
and with the Reno Philharmonic the following year. Now in the harp program at
Indiana University, Jeremy has been winning awards in international competitions
since 2005. He'll be playing at the Brewery Arts Center in the Ballroom on Friday,
June 14, 2013, at 7:30 p.m., sponsored by the Symphony Association and the Brewery
Arts Center. If you've heard him before, you know you are in for a
musical treat. If you haven't heard him yet, don't miss this chance!
Jeremy Keppelmann, age 20, began playing piano when he was 5 and harp when he
was 7. He was featured as one of the first Stars of Tomorrow performers at the
USA International Harp Competition in 2004. In 2005, he finished 3rd in the junior
division of the Lily Laskine international harp competition in Deauxville, France.
Jeremy was a featured performer at the World Harp Congress, Focus on Youth series,
in both 2005 (Dublin) and 2008 (Amsterdam). In 2007, he soloed with the
Reno Philharmonic (the Handel concerto) in their Master Classics series. In
2008, he appeared on the National Public Radio show "From the Top," and in 2009
he was the principal harpist in the Nevada Opera's presentation of "Carmen."
During the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school years, he studied with Elizabeth
Hainen at the Curtis Institute of Music before joining the harp program at
Indiana University-Bloomington in 2012. He previously studied the harp with
Linda Rollo of Saratoga California and Catherine Michel in France.
Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 for age 12 and under. Tickets are
available in advance at the Brewery Arts Center, online at BreweryArts.org,
and at the door.
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Carson City Symphony Association Annual Meeting
Sunday, June 30, 2013
The Carson City Symphony Association will be holding its Annual Meeting on Sunday,
June 30, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. at the home of Tom Henderson and Valerie Perkins.
Please call 775-883-4154 for details.
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Carson City Symphony Chorus to perform in Reno and Genoa
Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at Bartley Ranch in Reno
Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Mormon Station in Genoa
The Carson City Symphony Chorus, which began last year as a community choir
open to all singers, high-school-age through adult, is conducted by Michael Langham
and is an outgrowth of the Carson Chamber Singers, begun in 1985.
The Symphony Chorus will perform on the Reno Philharmonic's July 3, 2013, Pops at the Ranch concert
at Bartley Ranch, Reno at 8:00 p.m., and on
the Sierra Philharmonic League's 30th annual Pops in the Park concert on
Thursday, July 4, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. with the
Reno Philharmonic at Mormon Station State Park, Genoa. (Preliminary events for Pops
in the Park begin at 1:00 p.m.)
For information about joining either the Carson Chambers Singers or the
Carson City Symphony Chorus, call the Symphony Association
at 775-883-4154.
Pictured at right, members of the Carson Chamber Singers and the Reno Philharmonic
Chorus performing together on the Fourth of July concert in Genoa in 2012.
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Carson City Symphony Performs for Artown
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Carson City Symphony is coming to Reno to perform for Artown! The concert is on Sunday,
July 7, 2012, 5:00 p.m., at Trinity Episcopal Church, 200 Island Avenue. The program
features organ soloist Michael Langham (pictured below). Admission
is $10 at the door, and tickets will be available online at activitytickets.com.
The Symphony, directed by David Bugli, will play a variety of orchestral repertoire.
This is the third year that the Symphony will be playing an Artown concert at Trinity
Episcopal Church.
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Becky Crowe to Present "Making a Cello" at Carson City Library
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Becky Crowe, a member of the Carson City Symphony's cello section, will present
a lecture called "The Making of a Cello" on Thursday, July 11, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. at
the Carson City Library Auditorium. After studying for a year making violins with
luthier Paul Schuback in Portland, Ore., she built a double bass and three cellos,
including the one she plays in the Carson City Symphony. She is currently
working on a smaller cello that she plans to donate to the Symphony's youth
program, Strings in the Schools.
The event is free and open to the public.
The KTVN segment about Becky Crowe ran on KTVN on March 3, 2013.
Click here
to see the segment. In it,
Becky talks about cello making and about playing in the Carson City Symphony. There
is some footage from the Feb. 23, 2013, rehearsal in it.
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Summer Fiddle Orchestra performs at Sierra Place
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
As part of the Symphony's summer string program, the fiddle orchestra,
under the direction of Education Director Sue Jesch, will perform at Sierra
Place, 1111 W. College Parkway, Carson City, on Tuesday, July 23, at 10:00 a.m.
For further information, contact Ms. Jesch at 775-450-5584.
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Carson Chamber Singers Sing for Artown
Thursday, July 25, 2013
The Carson Chamber Singers, under the direction of Michael Langham, will be
performing their first
Artown concert on Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Reno.
For information about joining either the Carson Chambers Singers or the
Carson City Symphony Chorus, call the Symphony Association
at 775-883-4154.
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Main concert dates for the 2012-2013 season
- Sun., Oct. 21, 2012 - with Carl Petersson, piano soloist, performing the Grieg Piano Concerto
- Sun., Dec. 9, 2012 - Holiday Treat Concert with Carson City Symphony Chorus
- Sun., Feb. 24, 2013 - with Eric Fassbender, bassoon soloist, and Yumi Anthenien, English horn soloist
- Sun., April 28, 2013 - with Stephen Framil, cello soloist
- Sun., June 9, 2013 - Pops Party at the Governor's Mansion with Carson City Symphony
Chorus and singer Jakki Ford, 3:00 p.m.
Main concert dates for the 2013-2014 season
- Sun., Oct. 20, 2013 - at Carson City Community Center, 4:00 p.m.
- Sun., Dec. 15, 2013 - Holiday Treat Concert with Carson City Symphony Chorus at Carson City Community Center, 4:00 p.m.
- Sun., Feb. 23, 2014 - at Carson City Community Center, 4:00 p.m.
- Sun., April 27, 2014 - at Carson City Community Center, 4:00 p.m.
- A Sunday in June, 2014 - Pops Party Concert at the Governor's Mansion with Carson City Symphony
Chorus, 3:00 p.m.
Youth concert dates for the 2013-2014 season
- Tue., Dec. 3, 2013 - Strings in the Schools Concert at Carson City Community Center, 6:30 p.m.
- Thur., April 24, 2014 - Strings in the Schools Concert at Carson City Community Center, 6:30 p.m.
Some more future concert dates
- Sun., Oct. 26, 2014 - at Carson City Community Center, 4:00 p.m.
- Sun., Dec. 14, 2014 - Holiday Treat Concert with Carson City Symphony Chorus at
Carson City Community Center, 4:00 p.m.
- Sun., March 1, 2015 - at Carson City Community Center, 4:00 p.m.
- Sun., April 26, 2015 - at Carson City Community Center, 4:00 p.m.
- A Sunday in June, 2015 - Pops Party Concert at the Governor's Mansion with Carson City Symphony
Chorus, 3:00 p.m.
- Sun., Oct. 25, 2015 - at Carson City Community Center, 4:00 p.m.
- Sun., Dec. 13, 2015 - with Carson City Symphony Chorus at Carson City Community Center, 4:00 p.m.
Discount Flex Pass -- Can't commit to concerts dates in
advance? Get a Flex Pass! Flex Pass 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.
Season tickets and flex passes are on sale now. Call 775-883-4154 or download a PDF form from
here
and just mail it in with your check.
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 Strings in the Schools 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
 (click here)
and the League of American Orchestras.
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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 is also 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 rehearsals are on Wednesday nights, 7:15 p.m. to 9:30 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 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.
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Carson City Symphony is is funded, in part, by the Nevada Arts Council, a
state agency,
and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency;
Carson City; the Community Foundation of Western Nevada;
and private donations.
This page last updated 5/24/2013
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