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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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Four Carson City Students Awarded
Rosemary Nebesky Memorial Scholarships
Media Release - January 10, 2025: Raymon Owen, Lucy Hoppe, Gracie Shane, and
Luca Capitani were awarded the ninth annual Rosemary Nebesky Memorial Scholarships
by the Carson City Symphony Association at the Holiday Treat concert on December 15,
2024. The scholarship was established by John and Jennifer Webley of Santa Rosa, Calif.,
in memory of Rosemary Nebesky, who loved music, loved children, and had been a friend
and board member of the Carson City Symphony Association. It is awarded each year to
one or more Carson City students age 5 to 17 to further their instrumental music education.
The recent winners are passionate about music and were highly recommended by their teachers.
Raymon Owen is a junior at Carson High School. He has played bass for six
years, starting in 6th grade. He also plays percussion in the Blue Thunder Marching
Band and improvises on cello. He participates in Honor Orchestra, Solo and ensemble
festival, and a student jazz combo. He plans to use his scholarship for the Winter
Drumline program, Honor Band, All-State Orchestra, and private lessons on bass.
Lucy Hoppe is an 8th grader at Carson Middle School. She has played violin
for four years and has auditioned for Honor Orchestra and All-State Orchestra. She
admires the high energy, choreographed, performances of violinist Lindsey Stirling. Lucy
will use her scholarship to participate in Carson City School Orchestras' Spring Trip
to the Bay area.
Gracie Shane is an 8th grader at Eagle Valley Middle School. She has played
violin for seven years. She has participated in the NZNMEA Festival and the Carson City
School Orchestras' Spring Trip, was a section leader in Honor Orchestra as a sixth grader,
and has won a Superior rating in the Solo and Ensemble Festival. She will use her
scholarship to continue private violin lessons.
Luca Capitani is a 6th grader at Eagle Valley Middle School. He began playing
trumpet in 2023 and cello in 2024. His orchestra director, Dr. Brian Fox, said he has
the right combination of talent, dedication, and curiosity to excel and has grown musically
by leaps and bounds. He will use his scholarship for private cello lessons.
The Webley-Nebesky family made a further contribution to the scholarship fund at the
end of 2023 to continue the awards for years to come. The next round of scholarships will
be awarded in fall of 2025. For more information about the scholarship and the application
process, contact the Symphony at 775-883-4154 or carsoncitysymphony@gmail.com.
Photo: Nebesky Scholarship winners were recognized at Carson City Symphony's Holiday
Treat Concert in December.
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Consort Canzona Recorder Ensemble to Begin
Spring Rehearsals on January 13 in Carson City
Media Release - January 11, 2025: Consort Canzona, an early music performing
group of the Carson City Symphony Association, rehearses on Mondays beginning January 13,
2025, at 6:30 p.m. in Carson City. The ensemble plays music from the Renaissance
through the Baroque periods and more recent selections. The group has openings for
experienced recorder players, advanced beginner and above.
Participation is free; donations to, and memberships in, the Symphony Association
are encouraged. For details, contact Lucy DuPertuis at 505-275-3514, email
duperhiker@yahoo.com, or call the Symphony Association at 775-883-4154.
Carson City Symphony Association performing groups are supported in part by
public funds through a grant from the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment
for the Arts, from Carson City, and by private donations.
For information about Carson City Symphony Association performances and educational
activities, see CCSymphony.com
Photo: Consort Canzona musicians in concert spring 2024.
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Call for Musicians for March 2, 2025, Concert
Posted Dec. 22, 2024
The Symphony is conducting a survey to determine who is available to perform on the
Carson City Symphony concert on Sunday, March 2, 2025. UNR professor and oboist Aaron Hill
will be the soloist on the program. The rehearsals will be Wednesday evenings from
6:20 to 8:30 p.m. on 1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, and 2/26 at Carson High
School, and Saturday morning 3/1 (9 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.) at the Carson City Community Center.
To take the survey, go to https://forms.gle/KtxSA26n61c53BAUA.
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Recent and Future Events (list updated as of Nov. 19, 2024)
- Thurs., Dec. 12, 2024, 6:30 p.m., Carson City Community Center - Symphony Youth Strings,
Symphony Youth Chorus, Not Quite Ready for Carnegie Hall Players. Free.
- Sun., Dec. 15, 2024, 4:00 p.m., Carson City Community Center - Holiday Treat Concert -
Carson City Symphony, Carson Chamber Singers, and Victorian Dancers. Lobby Entertainment
3:00 p.m. $18/$15/Free age 18 and under.
- Fri., Dec. 20, 2024, 5:00 p.m., Carson Mall, Christmas
Carol Playalong for Strings. Free.
- Dec. 2024, dates, caroling at various venues, to be announced - Carson Chamber Singers
and Symphony Youth Chorus.
- Sun., March 2, 2025, 4:00 p.m., Carson City Community Center - Carson City Symphony with
guest soloist. Lobby Entertainment 3:00 p.m. Concert Preview 3:15 p.m. $18/$15/Free age 18 and under.
- Thurs., April 24, 2025, 6:30 p.m., Carson City Community Center - Symphony Youth Strings,
Symphony Youth Chorus, Not Quite Ready for Carnegie Hall Players. Free.
- Sun., April 27, 2025, 4:00 p.m., Carson City Community Center - Carson City Symphony with
guest soloist. Lobby Entertainment 3:00 p.m. Concert Preview 3:15 p.m. $18/$15/Free age 18 and under.
- Early May 2025 dates? Locations? Carson Chamber Singers Spring concerts. $18/$15/Free
age 18 and under.
- June 8, 2025 (to be confirmed), 6:00 p.m., Governor's Mansion (outdoors) - Pops Party
Concert - Carson City Symphony and Carson Chamber Singers. Free.
- July 4, 2025 - 3:45 p.m., Mormon Station Park - Carson City Symphony and, Carson Chamber
Singers, and Symphony Youth Chorus. Part of Genoa Americana Celebration, 10:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Free.
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 Sept. 27, 2024)
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 Nancy Scott and Mira Jade 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 Jami Hepworth, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.
at Shepherd of the Sierra
- 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
- Allegro, intermediate youth string ensemble with Suzanne McGarraugh, 3:30 to 4:30 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.
Flex Tickets Available
Good for Multiple Events
Media Release - October 7, 2023: 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.
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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
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 1/12/2025
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