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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 to Begin 41st Season
With New Director, Jordan Gotchy
Rehearsals Start August 12
Media Release - July 19, 2025, 2025: Calling singers! The Carson Chamber Singers,
a performing group of the Carson City Symphony Association, is beginning
rehearsals for their 41st season on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Weekly rehearsals
are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the LDS Church, 411 N. Saliman Road in Carson City. Carson
Chamber Singers is open to singers high-school age and above.
The first concert of the season will be on Friday, October 10, at 7:00 p.m. at First
United Methodist Church, in Carson City. This will be the Singers first concert with
recently selected Director, Jordan Gotchy, following the retirement of Gary Schwartz.
Gotchy is a musician, composer, tenor, and teacher in Reno, NV, and has been involved
in choir since an early age. He earned his Master's Degree in Music Composition from the
University of Nevada, Reno, a Bachelor's Degree in Music from Berklee College of Music,
and completed an internship with Bella Voce, northern Nevada's premier treble voice
chorus. Current choir and orchestra director at Spanish Springs High School, Gotchy
said, "I am excited about the opportunity to contribute to the music culture of Carson
City."
Founded in 1985 as an affiliate of the Carson City Symphony Association, the Carson
Chamber Singers have performed at several venues in northern Nevada and in California.
They have sung with the Reno Philharmonic and perform regularly with the Carson City Symphony.
For more information about Carson Chamber Singers, registration, and rehearsal
schedule, contact the Director at ccsingersnv@gmail.com. Participation is free; singers
are encouraged to join the Carson City Symphony Association.
Carson Chamber Singers is supported in part by public funds through a grant from
the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, and by private donations.
A link to the CarsonNow article about Gotchy's appointment is available
HERE.
Photo: Jordan Gotchy, new director of Carson Chamber Singers, to begin rehearsals
August 12.
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Future Events (list updated as of April 30, 2025)
- June 8, 2025, 6:00 p.m., Governor's Mansion (outdoors) - Pops Party
Concert - Carson City Symphony, Carson Chamber Singers, and Monique De Haviland. Free.
- July 4, 2025 - 3:45 p.m., Mormon Station Park - Carson City Symphony and, Carson Chamber
Singers, and Monique De Haviland. Part of Genoa Americana Celebration, 10:15 a.m.
to 5:15 p.m. Free.
2025-2026 Season (only Carson City Symphony listed)
- Sunday, October 26, 2025, 4:00 p.m., 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., Carson City Community Center - Carson City Symphony
- A Sunday in June, 2026, (to be confirmed), 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 School District Orchestras Concerts, Brian Fox, Director
(list updated as of Sept. 27, 2024)
- Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, 6:00 p.m. at Carson City Community Center
- Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, 6:00 p.m. at Carson City Community Center
- Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 6:00 p.m. at Carson City Community Center
- Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 6:00 p.m. at Carson City Community Center
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 7/22/2025
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