A Note from Gary Schwartz, Director, Carson Chamber Singers,
To Carson Chamber Singers and Other Potential Singers
Posted: Aug. 1, 2024

Good morning, Musicians!

I am very excited to announce our fall concert, "A Night on Broadway." It will include a variety of show tunes from the 20th century, PLUS a medley of songs from Wicked in honor of its 20 years on Broadway and the upcoming film release!

The fall concert dates are Friday, October 18, 2024, at 7pm at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church in south Carson City, and Saturday, October 26, 2024, at 4pm at First United Methodist Church in downtown Carson City. (Our second fall concert will be the annual Holiday Treat concert with the Carson City Symphony, Sunday, December 15, 2024, 4pm at the Bob Boldrick Theatre in the Community Center - program TBD).

Rehearsals are 7-8:30pm Tuesdays beginning August 13 at the LDS Church at 411 N. Saliman Rd., Carson City (near Carson High School). (Our final rehearsal on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, will be at Shepherd of the Sierra, and if needed we'll have a brush-up rehearsal on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, location TBD.)

All are welcome to sing. There is no audition required, and you are not required to attend all the rehearsals.

If you are interested, please fill out the form linked here: https://forms.gle/Vi5vyZEYUFjH8jQS9. (I tried to make it short & easy this time - no logins, no extra questions - please don't skip it.)

Gary Schwartz
Director, Carson Chamber Singers

Carson Chamber Singers to Begin 40th Season
Rehearsals Start Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Media Release - July 31, 2024: Calling singers! The Carson Chamber Singers, a performing group of the Carson City Symphony Association, is beginning rehearsals for their 40th season on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Weekly rehearsals are from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the LDS Church, 411 N. Saliman Road in Carson City. Carson Chamber Singers, directed by Western Nevada College (WNC) professor, Dr. Gary Schwartz, is open to singers high-school age and above.

The first concerts of the season, "A Night on Broadway," will be on Friday, October 18, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church, and on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, in Carson City. The concert program features hit songs from a dozen shows, and includes music from "Wicked."

For more information, registration, and rehearsal schedule, contact the Director at ccsingersnv@gmail.com. Participation is free; singers are encouraged to join the Carson City Symphony Association.

Founded in 1985 as an affiliate of the Carson City Symphony Association, the Carson Chamber Singers have sung at several venues in northern Nevada and in California. They have sung with the Reno Philharmonic and perform regularly with the Carson City Symphony.

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.

Photo: Director Gary Schwartz shown directing the Carson Chamber Singers in concert at First United Methodist Church last year.

Carson City Symphony to Begin Rehearsals
Wed., Aug. 28, 2024
for Opening Concert of 41st Season

Attention musicians! The Carson City Symphony, conducted by David Bugli, will begin rehearsals for the Forty-First Season Opening Concert on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, from 6:20 to 8:30 p.m., at the Carson High School band/orchestra room, 1111 N. Saliman Road in Carson City.

The concert, "A Bit of Vienna and Beyond," includes music by Beethoven, Borodin, Schubert, Berlioz, and Kreisler, and features guest violin soloist Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio.

The Symphony is a volunteer orchestra of about 55 players who perform music from the 15th to the 21st centuries. It is open to string players at any time without audition, and to other instrumentalists when positions are available. Current openings are for strings, bassoon, and oboe. Musicians who are interested in joining should contact the Symphony at 775-883-4154 or email carsoncitysymphony@gmail.com.

The concert will be on Sunday, October 20, at 4:00 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center. Lobby entertainment begins at 3:00 p.m. For more information, see the Symphony web site: CCSymphony.com.

Photo: Carson City Symphony to begin rehearsals for October concert on Wednesday, August 28.

Registration is Now Open for
Carson City Symphony's Youth Strings and Youth Chorus
After-School Classes Begin September 10, 2024, in Carson City

Update as of 8/28/24: The Symphony Youth Chorus will begin Sept. 25, as opposed to the Sept. 11.

Media Release - July 24, 2024: Registration is open for Carson City Symphony's after-school string instrument instruction and youth chorus programs. Classes will begin in September at five locations in Carson City. Tuition is free, donations and Symphony Association memberships are welcome. These programs are for Carson City area public-, private-, and home-school students, and classes are filled on a first come, first served basis.

Symphony Youth Strings provides beginning violin lessons for students grades 2 to 5; a beginning cello program, and ensemble/orchestra experience for string students in all grades. Symphony Youth Chorus provides group singing experience for ages 4 and up.

Enrollment is limited to provide maximum individual instruction in a small group setting. The instructors request that strings students do not rent or purchase instruments until after the first class. Some scholarships are available for instruments. To register, and for more information, contact the Symphony's Education Director, Micah Dunn, at micahdunn@gmail.com.

Beginning Violin lessons for elementary school students are held after school on Tuesdays at Empire Elementary School, 1260 Monte Rosa Drive, beginning on September 10, 2024, and on Thursdays at Bordewich Bray Elementary School, 110 Thompson Street, beginning on September 12. Grades 2 and 3 classes meet after school until 4:15 p.m.; Grades 4 and 5 classes meet 4:30 until 5:30 p.m. Students may enroll for class at either location.

Beginning Cello lessons with Priscilla Hawkins are held on Tuesdays at the Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King Street, beginning on September 10, time to be determined. For registration and more information, contact cello instructor Priscilla Hawkins at 248-904-6013 or phawkins@dcn.org.

Allegro String Ensemble is for students who have had previous experience on violin, viola, cello, bass, or harp. Classes meet on Thursdays, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., beginning September 12, 2024, at St. Paul's Lutheran Family Church, 1201 N. Saliman Rd.

STRAZZ, an alternative-styles chamber orchestra for more advanced string players, is open to high school students, and to middle school string students by invitation. It meets on Thursdays, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., beginning September 12, 2024, at St. Paul's Lutheran Family Church, 1201 N. Saliman Rd.

Symphony Youth Chorus is for students age 4 and up. Classes meet on Wednesdays, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m., beginning September 11 September 25 at St. Paul's Lutheran Family Church, 1201 N. Saliman Rd. For registration and more information, contact youth chorus director Nancy Jones at 775-400-1436 or nancyjones@fastmail.com.

All students will have the opportunity to perform in Symphony Youth Strings and Chorus concerts on December 12, 2024, and April 24, 2025, at the Carson City Community Center.

Carson City Symphony's Youth programs are funded in part by grants from the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; from Carson City; and by private donations.

Upper photo: Symphony Youth Strings students in concert with instructor Melinda Reynolds, December 2023 in Carson City
Lower photo: Symphony Youth Chorus with director Nancy Jones, July 4, 2024, in Genoa

Consort Canzona Early Music Instrumental Ensemble to Begin
Fall Rehearsals in Carson City
Monday, Sept. 16, 2024

Consort Canzona, an early music performing group of the Carson City Symphony Association, begins fall rehearsals on Sept. 16, 2024. It rehearses on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. in Carson City. The ensemble plays music from the Renaissance through the Baroque periods and some more recent selections. A holiday performance is planned. The group has openings for experienced recorder players.

Participation is free; donations and Symphony Association memberships are welcome. 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, and by private donations. For information about Carson City Symphony Association performances and educational activities, see CCSymphony.com

Photo: Consort Canzona musicians in concert at Shepherd of the Sierra in May 2024.

Carson Chamber Singers to Present "A Night on Broadway"
Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 - at Shepherd of the Sierra (already performed)
Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 - at First United Methodist Church

The Carson Chamber Singers, under the direction of Dr. Gary Schwartz, kicks off its 40th season this October with a pair of "A Night on Broadway" concerts on Friday, October 18, 2024, and Saturday, October 26, 2024. These concerts celebrate the history of Broadway and heritage of music from Tin Pan Alley to contemporary Broadway. The narrator is Rita Geil.

The Fridy, October 18, concert will be at 7:00 p.m. at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church, 3680 N. Highway 395, Carson City. The event is free; donations are welcome. (Already performed.)

The Saturday, October 26, concert will be at 4:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 200 North Division St., Carson City, NV. General admission tickets to the Oct. 26 concert are $18 each. Discount tickets for seniors (age 62 plus), students, and members of the Carson City Symphony Association are $15. Youth age 18 and under are admitted free. Tickets are available online at CCSymphony.com, on Facebook.com/CarsonCitySymphony, and at the door.

Founded in 1985 as a performing group of the Carson City Symphony Association, the Carson Chamber Singers is open to singers high-school age and above. They perform in five or more concerts each year. They have sung with the Reno Philharmonic and sing regularly with the Carson City Symphony. They have performed at several venues in northern Nevada and as far west as Sacramento. Participation is free.

For information about joining the choral group, call the Symphony Association at 775-883-4154, or see CCSymphony.com/ccsingers.htm. Carson City Symphony Association concerts are supported in part by public funds through a grant from the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, grants from Carson City, and by private donations.

Photo: Chamber Singers performing in First United Methodist Church last October.
Poster art: A Night on Broadway (art courtesy of Hal Leonard music publisher)

Carson City Symphony to Open 41st Season with Concert on
Sunday, October 20, 2024

The Carson City Symphony begins its forty-first season with a concert called "A Bit of Vienna and Beyond." The concert will be on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center. This will be the 226th Carson City Symphony concert under the baton of Conductor and Music Director David Bugli. Joining the orchestra as violin soloist is Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio, recently retired from the University of Nevada, Reno music faculty. She will be performing Franz Schubert's "Konzertstück for Violin and Orchestra" and Fritz Kreisler's "Caprice viennois" and "Tamborin chinese." Concertmaster and Assistant Conductor Brian Fox will conduct the two Kreisler pieces.

The concert will also include Beethoven's "Coriolan" Overture, Alexander Borodin's "In the Steppes of Central Asia," and Hector Berlioz "Corsair" Overture.

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 and at the door. "Flex" tickets at discounted prices are/were also available from the website. Your receipt is your ticket.

Described as a "violinist who most often takes your breath away" by Gramophone Magazine, Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio enjoys a varied performing and recording career as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral leader. She has performed as a chamber musician on the foremost stages of the U.S., as well as in Canada, Estonia, Sweden, Ghana, Italy, Peru, Chile, and Mexico. Professor Emerita at the University of Nevada, Reno, she is also Artistic Director Emerita of Cactus Pear Music Festival, which she founded in 1997 while serving as Concertmaster of the San Antonio Symphony. Former First Assistant Principal Second Violin of The Cleveland Orchestra under Christoph von Dohnanyi, she toured and recorded internationally with this ensemble for eight seasons. Ms. Sant'Ambrogio has a discography of over seventy-five orchestral and chamber music CDs and serves as Concertmaster of the Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra and Artistic Director of Chamber Music Reno, Inc. This is her third appearance with the Carson City Symphony.

Pre-show entertainment by the Carson Middle School Advanced Orchestra begins at 3:00 p.m. in the lobby. A Meet-the-Soloist concert preview with Conductor David Bugli, soloist Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio, and Assistant Conductor/Concertmaster Brian Fox begins at 3:15 p.m. in the Bob Crowell Board Room.

Carson City Symphony is a community orchestra of about 55 players who perform music from the 15th to the 21st centuries. The 2024-25 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. The concert preview is supported by Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

For information, see CCSymphony.com or call (775) 883-4154.

Photo: Violin soloist Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio will perform with Carson City Symphony on Oct. 20, 2024.

Carson City Symphony Association Announces
Ninth Annual Scholarship for Music Education

Media Release - Nov. 2, 2024: The Carson City Symphony Association announces the ninth annual instrumental music scholarship for Carson City students age 5 to 17. The scholarship was established by a generous gift from Jennifer and John Webley in memory of Rosemary Nebesky, former board member and friend of the Carson City Symphony Association.

The Carson City Symphony Association announces the ninth annual instrumental music scholarship for Carson City students age 5 to 17. The scholarship was established by a generous gift from Jennifer and John Webley in memory of Rosemary Nebesky, former board member and friend of the Carson City Symphony Association.

The award of $250 to $1,000 is to further the student's music education. It can be used for lessons, workshop, music camp, master class, or other educational opportunity. To qualify, the student must live in Carson City, attend school in Carson City, or study with a music teacher in Carson City.

Funds will be paid to the teacher or program, not to the individual applicant. If the award includes travel expenses, it will be paid on reimbursement basis.

Applicants must be enrolled in their school instrumental music program unless the student is home-schooled or their school does not have an instrumental music program. A waiver of this requirement can be requested with written explanation signed by the school instrumental music instructor. Students may reapply each year, but no more than two scholarships will be awarded to any individual.

The application form in English and Spanish can be downloaded from the Symphony website, CCSymphony.com (see links below), and may be available from school music teachers. Completed applications and supporting documents will be accepted by the Symphony at P.O. Box 2001, Carson City, NV 89702-2001, and must be received by Monday, November 18, 2024.

Click HERE to download application form in English.

Haga clic AQUÍ para descargar el formulario de solicitud en español. (Click HERE to download application form in Spanish.)

For more information, contact the Symphony at 775-883-4154.

Photo: Rosemary Nebesky at age 16 with cello. Scholarship will be awarded in her memory.

Carson City Symphony Assoc. Presents "Cello Fest"
Sat., Nov. 16, 2024

The Carson City Symphony Assoc. presents "Cello Fest: On and Off the Page with Sera Smolen" on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Eagle Valley Middle School, 4151 E. 5th St. Carson City, NV. This one-day workshop is an opportunity for cellists of all ages and experience levels to work on chamber music and improvisation. Bring your cello, bow, and end pin holder, and join the fun!

Registration costs $25, and it includes lunch. To register, click on the "REGISTER" link below.

Dr. Sera Smolen loves teaching cellists from age 3 up. In her cello program at Opus Ithaca, she combines traditional cello study with improvisation, composition and world musics, inviting guest artists to contribute to our program. Some projects she has done are practice marathons, winter workshops, composers projects and "Dances from Around the World."

Smolen received her PhD in music education from the Union Institute in 2000. Her Doctoral thesis, titled Moons of Osiris is inspired by her longstanding research into string pedagogy in Waldorf education. Smolen has a deep understanding of how to present improvisation parallel with repertoire study. She is a frequent guest clinician in Europe, the US and Canada for workshops and teacher training seminars covering pedagogies of improvisation and composition for string players. She has taught at Mansfield University, Alfred University, the Kanack School in Rochester NY, and Hobart and William Smith College. Visit Sera's website for the teaching calendar, free resources, articles, ideas, and more: http://www.serasmolen.com/.

For further information about the workshop, call Priscilla Hawkins at 248-904-6013 or email her at phawkins@dcn.org.

Carson City Symphony Association concerts and other activities are supported in part by public funds through a grant from the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, grants from Carson City, and by private donations. This workshop is also funded by a special grant from ACMP - Associated Chamber Music Players.

To REGISTER click HERE to use our convenient online registration form. You may pay your $25 registration fee from the form. (If you need to pay your registration separately - for example, if you filled out a paper form and mailed it in - you may make your payment by clicking the separate payment link here.)

A special web page has been set up for this event: click HERE.

Photo: cello teacher and performer Sera Smolen

Symphony Youth Strings, Symphony Youth Chorus,
and Not Quite Ready for Carnegie Hall Players
present "Music with Friends" Concert
Thurs., Dec. 12, 2024

Carson City Symphony's Youth Strings ensembles, Youth Chorus, and Not Quite Ready for Carnegie Hall Players (NQR) adult intermediate string ensemble, will perform a "Music with Friends" concert on Thursday, December 12, 2024, 6:30 p.m., at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William Street. This family friendly concert is open to all, and admission is free.

Performances are by students from Pre-K through high school age and adults, including beginning violins and cellos; the Allegro and STRAZZ youth strings ensembles; youth chorus; and the adult string ensemble. The program includes traditional, folk, fiddle, and classical selections. Instructors and conductors are Suzanne McGarraugh, Micah Dunn, Nancy Jones, Nancy Scott, Melinda Reynolds, Jaden Caraway, and Priscilla Hawkins.

Symphony Youth Strings and Symphony Youth Chorus are Carson City Symphony Association's tuition-free, after-school program for young musicians. The Symphony's Not Quite Ready for Carnegie Hall Players is open to all adult intermediate-level string players. These programs are supported, in part, by public funds through grants from Nevada Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts, Nevada Humanities and National Endowment for the Humanities, Carson City, and by private donations.

For more information about the educational programs, see CCSymphony.com or call Micah Dunn at 775-741-6544.

Photo: Symphony Youth Strings will perform at the Community Center on December 12.

Carson City Symphony and Carson Chamber Singers present
The 41st annual "Holiday Treat" Concert
Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024

It's a Holiday Treat for all - a feast of seasonal and holiday entertainment in many styles! The Annual Holiday Treat Concert will return this year on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William Street. The Carson City Symphony, conducted by Music Director David Bugli and Assistant Director Brian Fox, will be joined by the Carson Chamber Singers, conducted by Choral Director Gary Schwartz, and the Victorian Dancers, choreographed by Tiffany Alm.

The combined symphony and chorus will open the concert with Leroy Anderson's familiar "A Christmas Festival." The dancers will swirl and twirl to the music of Johann Strauss Jr. and rag time innovator Joseph F. Lamb. And there will be more holiday music, both old and new, to entertain you.

Musicians will entertain concert-goers at 3:00 p.m. in the lobby.

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 or at the door. Blood donors at Vitalant's Carson City Donor Center from December 7 through December 14 may receive a complimentary ticket to the concert.

Carson City Symphony is a community orchestra of about 55 players who perform music from the 15th to the 21st centuries in six concerts each year. The Carson Chamber Singers, perform three or more concerts with the Symphony and additional independent concert programs each year.

The 2024-25 concert season is supported with public funding through the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, Carson City Cultural Commission, Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and by private donations.

For information, see CCSymphony.com or call (775) 883-4154.

Photo: Victorian Dancers will perform on Holiday Treat concert December 15, 2024.

Symphony Youth Chorus Performs at Carson Tahoe Family
Holiday Party on December 9
Monday, Dec. 9, 2024

The Symphony Youth Chorus, under the direction of Nancy Jones, performs for the Carson Tahoe Family Holiday Party on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, at 4:00 p.m.

Symphony Youth Chorus is for students age 4 and up. Classes meet on Wednesdays, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m., at St. Paul's Lutheran Family Church, 1201 N. Saliman Rd. For registration and more information, contact youth chorus director Nancy Jones at 775-400-1436 or nancyjones@fastmail.com.

Carson City Symphony's Youth programs are funded in part by grants from the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; from Carson City; and by private donations.

Photo: Symphony Youth Chorus with director Nancy Jones, July 4, 2024, in Genoa.

Carson Chamber Singers Caroling Event in December 2024
Starting Dec. 9, 2024

The Carson Chamber Singers has a small ensemble that will perform caroling events during the December 2025 holiday season. Events include:

• Monday, December 9, 2024, 11:30 a.m. at Western Nevada College, on the bottom floor of the Dini Library and Student Center.
• Monday, December 16, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Senior Center, 911 Beverly Dr., Carson City (just east of Roop, between Beverly & Long). This event is open to the public - anyone who wishes to attend can come.
• Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at Sierra Place Senior Living Center. This event is not open to the public.
• Saturday, December 21, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. at Carson Mall. This space is open to the public - anyone who wishes to attend can come.

Carson City Symphony Association and Carson Mall present
Christmas Carol Playalong for Strings
Friday, Dec. 20, 2024

String players of all ages and levels of experience are invited to join the Carol Playalong on Friday, December 20, 2024, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. inside Carson Mall, 1313 S. Carson Street, Carson City. This annual free event is hosted by Carson City Symphony Association and Carson Mall.

Violin, viola, cello, bass, and harp players of all ages and experience levels are welcome to come and play. Bring your music stand. Contact Micah Dunn at 775-741-6544 or micahdunn@gmail.com in advance for sheet music and information. Everyone else, come and listen or sing along.

Carson City Symphony Association events are supported by the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, Carson City Cultural Commission, and by private donations.

Photo: String instrument players at a previous Christmas Carol Playalong (2016).

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.

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.

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.

Carson Chamber Singers to Begin
Rehearsals for Spring Concerts on Tuesday, January 21

Media Release - January 20, 2025: Calling singers! The Carson Chamber Singers, a performing group of the Carson City Symphony Association, is beginning rehearsals for their spring concerts on Tuesday, January 21, 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, directed by Western Nevada College (WNC) professor, Dr. Gary Schwartz, is open to singers high-school age and above.

The first concerts of 2025 will focus on American composers including William Billings, Amy Beach, Aaron Copland, Stephen Paulus, Morten Lauridsen, Pulitzer Prize winner Shulamit Ran, and more. Concert dates will be on Friday, April 25, at 7:00 p.m. at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church, and on Saturday, April 26, at 4:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, in Carson City.

For more information, registration, and rehearsal schedule, contact the Director at ccsingersnv@gmail.com. Participation is free; singers are encouraged to join the Carson City Symphony Association.

Founded in 1985 as an affiliate of the Carson City Symphony Association, the Carson Chamber Singers have sung at several venues in northern Nevada and in California. They have sung with the Reno Philharmonic and perform regularly with the Carson City Symphony.

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.

Photo: Director Gary Schwartz directing the Carson Chamber Singers in concert at Shepherd of the Sierra last fall.

Carson City Symphony Presents "Here and There" Concert
Sunday, March 2, 2025

The Carson City Symphony continues its forty-first season with a concert called "Here and There" featuring music by composers from Italy, France, Finland, and Argentina. The concert will be on Sunday, March 2, 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 oboe soloist is Aaron Hill from the University of Nevada music faculty. He will be performing Antonio Pasculli's Simpatici Ricordi della "Traviata" fantasticati per Oboe (Nice Memories of "Traviata" Fantasy) - a fantasia based on themes from Verdi's famous opera - and Astor Piazzolla's Oblivion. Brian Fox will conduct the Piazzolla composition. Dr. Hill was recently featured on the Reno Chamber Orchestra's "Baroque to Beatles" concert.

The concert will also include Jean Sibelius' Karelia Suite and César Franck's Symphony in D minor.

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 and at the door. "Flex" tickets at discounted prices are also available from the website. Your receipt will be your ticket.

Aaron Hill serves as Assistant Professor of oboe and classical saxophone at the University of Nevada, Reno. Prior to moving to Reno, he held appointments at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Virginia and James Madison University. He appears frequently on oboe, English horn, and saxophone with the Reno Philharmonic and Reno Chamber Orchestra and he has held positions as principal oboe with the Charlottesville Symphony, Wintergreen Music Festival Orchestra, and Flint Symphony, and English horn with the Roanoke Symphony. His academic affiliations have included extensive chamber music involvement with the Wingra Wind Quintet and Albemarle Ensemble. Hill enjoys a performing career with constant stylistic variety. Hill regularly premieres works by living composers in partnership with reNEW Music and has performed as a guest with the International Contemporary Ensemble. He travels around North America as an active recitalist and masterclass clinician and has been a featured speaker at the TEDxSkidRow and Tom Tom Founders Festival conferences, along with a featured guest appearance on the Double Reed Dish and Detours in Music podcasts. This is Dr. Hill's first appearance with the Carson City Symphony.

Pre-show entertainment begins at 3:00 p.m. in the lobby. A Meet-the-Soloist concert preview with Conductor David Bugli, soloist Aaron Hill, and Assistant Conductor/Concertmaster Brian Fox begins at 3:15 p.m. in the Bob Crowell Board Room.

Carson City Symphony is a community orchestra of about 55 players who perform music from the 15th to the 21st centuries. The 2024-25 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 information, see CCSymphony.com or call (775) 883-4154.

Photo of Aaron Hill, oboe soloist on March second concert, courtesy of University of Nevada, Reno (UNR).

CC Symphony Seeks Musicians for April 27, 2025, Concert
Posted: Feb. 28, 2025

The Carson City Symphony is seeking musicians for the Sunday, April 27, 2025, "Mountain Majesties" concert at the Carson City Community Center. Our guest performers are alphorn players from the group, Salzburger Echo. The concert will include an orchestral premiere - arranged for the occasion by composer-arranger Steven L. Rosenhaus - of "Other Side of the Mountain," a composition for multiple alphorns and orchestra.

In addition, the program will include Mendelssohn's "Hebrides Overture" ("Fingal's Cave"), Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King," Bugli's "Ruby Mountain Reflections," Moussorgsky's "A Night on Bald Mountain" (Sopkin's short version), Brubaker's "Rocky Mountain Majesty," and two other pieces for multiple alphorns and orchestra. We have a special need for clarinets and bassoons at this time. In addition to the usual orchestral instruments, there are parts for harp and piano.

If you are interested in rehearsing and performing with us, Please take our survey (see below). This is used to determine who is available to perform on the Carson City Symphony concert on April 27, 2025. Most rehearsals will be Wednesdays at the Carson High School Band/Orchestra room from 6:20 to 8:30 p.m. on March 12, March 19, March 26, April 2, April 9, April 16 (at First United Methodist Church, 6:30 to 8:45 p.m.), and April 23, and a dress rehearsal on Sat., April 26 (9 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.) at the Carson City Community Center.

Click Here now to take the survey. It will only take about 1-2 minutes. For further information call David at 775-720-1741 or email dcbugli@aol.com.

Upper image: A composite image of four alphorns (or alpenhorns).

Carson Chamber Singers Join in Palm Sunday Event
Sunday, April 13, 2025

The Carson Chamber Singers, a subgroup of the Carson City Symphony Association, has been invited to perform, along with other groups, in an interdenominational celebration at the LDS Church in Dayton, NV, on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025. The celebration begins at 6:30 p.m. with the Carson Chamber Singers performing "Esto Les Digo" and "Pilgrims' Hymn." The address of the Church is 304 Driftwood Way, Dayton, NV.

For general information about the Carson Chamber Singers and a registration form for joining the group (at bottom of page), go to ccsymphony.com/ccsingers.htm

Photo: LDS Church in Dayton, NV.

Carson City Symphony's Youth Strings, Chorus, and NQR Present
"Around the World in Music"
Thursday, April 24, 2025

Symphony Youth Strings, Symphony Youth Chorus, and Not Quite Ready for Carnegie Hall Players (NQR) present "Around the World in Music" on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St., Carson City. These educational programs of the Carson City Symphony Association feature string instrument players and singers from Carson City and surrounding areas, including public-, private-, and home-schooled students, and adults, who will perform classics to folk tunes from many countries. Admission is free.

"Around the World in Music" is conducted by Carson City Symphony's Education Director Micah Dunn, Lead Instructor Suzanne McGarraugh, Youth Chorus Director Nancy Jones, and other strings instructors. It includes beginning violinists and cellists; three student string ensembles; youth chorus ages 4 and up; and NQR adult intermediate strings.

"These musicians play a great variety of musical styles," said David Bugli, Music Director of the Carson City Symphony. "The beginning strings students go on to play in our Youth Strings ensembles, and in the Carson City School District and Reno Philharmonic Youth Orchestras."

Carson City Symphony Association's Educational programs and concerts are supported in part by grants from Carson City, the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, and private donations. For more information, contact director Micah Dunn at micahdunn@gmail.com.

Photo: Melinda Reynolds conducts Symphony Youth Strings and NQR in concert in December 2024.

Carson Chamber Singers to Present "North America: A Choral Tapestry"
Friday, April 25, 2025, at Shepherd of the Sierra and
Saturday, April 26, 2025, at First United Methodist Church

The Carson Chamber Singers, under the direction of Dr. Gary Schwartz, continues its 40th season with a pair of "North America: A Choral Tapestry" concerts on Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26, 2025. These concerts celebrate music by composers from the United States and Canada, including Andrew Balfour, William Billings, Aaron Copland, Kinley Lange, Morten Lauridsen, Stephen Paulus, and Shulamit Ran.

The April 25 concert will be at 7:00 p.m. at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church, 3680 N. Highway 395, Carson City. The event is free; donations are welcome.

The April 26 concert will be at 4:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 200 North Division St., Carson City, NV. General admission tickets to the April 26 concert are $18 each. Discount tickets for seniors (age 62 plus), students, and members of the Carson City Symphony Association are $15. Youth ages 18 and under are admitted free. Tickets are available online at CCSymphony.com and at the door.

Founded in 1985 as a performing group of the Carson City Symphony Association, the Carson Chamber Singers is open to singers high-school age and above. They perform in five or more concerts each year. They have sung with the Reno Philharmonic and sing regularly with the Carson City Symphony and have performed at several venues in northern Nevada and as far west as Sacramento.

Carson City Symphony Association concerts are supported in part by public funds through grants from the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, from Carson City, and by private donations.

Photo: Carson Chamber Singers in Concert at Shepherd of the Sierra in October, 2024.

CC Symphony Presents "Mountain Majesties" Concert
Sunday, April 27, 2025

The Carson City Symphony, conducted by Music Director David Bugli and Assistant Conductor Brian Fox, will perform a "Mountain Majesties" concert on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., at the Carson City Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theater, 851 E. William Street in Carson City.

The program opens with Mendelssohn's the Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave) and Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King. Four guest soloist members of the Salzburger Echo alphorn - Tony Brazelton, Brian Priebe, Robert Brazelton, and Shawn Hagen - are featured in three pieces corresponding to a mountain view, climbing a mountain, and the world premiere of Steven Rosenhaus's Other Side of the Mountain.

David Bugli, conductor, said, "This is an opportunity to see and hear these graceful, 12-foot-long instruments play music redolent of the Swiss mountains."

The concert also includes Ruby Mountain Reflections, Rocky Mountain Majesty (with photo images of the Rockies by Principal Flute Carol Grenier), and A Night on Bald Mountain (Sopkin's short version).

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 and at the door. "Flex" tickets at discounted prices are also available at CCSymphony.com. During the week before the concert, blood donors at Vitalant-Carson City may receive a complimentary ticket to the concert.

Pre-show entertainment by the Consort Canzona, an early music recorder ensemble, begins at 3:00 p.m. in the lobby. A Meet-the-Soloist concert preview with conductors David Bugli and Brian Fox and members of Salzburger Echo alphorns begins at 3:15 p.m. in the Bob Crowell Board Room.

Carson City Symphony is a community orchestra of about 60 players who perform music from the 15th to the 21st centuries. The 2024-25 concert season is supported with public funding through the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, by Carson City, and by private donations.

For information, see CCSymphony.com or call (775) 883-4154.

Photo: Salzburger Echo alphorns will perform with Carson City Symphony on Sunday, April 27.

Carson City Symphony to Begin Rehearsals for
June 8 and July 4 concerts on May 7, 2025

Attention musicians: Rehearsals for the June 8th Pops Party Concert and the July 4th Concert in Genoa will begin on Wednesday, May 7. Please take a moment let us know if you are playing (yes or no, etc.): Click HERE to start the questionnaire.

Thank you. - David Bugli, Conductor