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In a typical year, most Carson City Symphony rehearsals are on Wednesday nights, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., at the Carson High School, 1111 N. Saliman St., Carson City.

* Map for current (summer 2021) rehearsal location:
KD Sound Co - Kelly Dodge's workarea
32 Red Rock Road, Mound House, NV 89706
As you are heading east from Carson City on Route 50, towards Dayton, you will cross under the V&T Railroad bridge. Take the second left (Red Rock Road) and stay straight until you come to a chain link fence containing the building with the tall tower. That is your destination. The building has a 150-foot tower on the side. Go in through the first opening in the fence.
Click here for map to summer 2021 rehearsal location

Carson High School (CHS), 1111 N. Saliman Rd., Carson City. Map

Carson City Senior Center, 911 Beverly Dr., Carson City. Map

First United Methodist Church, 412 W. Musser St., Carson City. Map

Mountain Vista Baptist Church, 1750 Mountain St., Carson City. Map

Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St., Carson City. Map

Mormon Station State Park, 2295 Main St., Genoa, NV. Map

Click here for a printable version of the rehearsal schedule as a PDF.

**** Concert info ****
Concert #208 - "Genoa Americana Celebration"
Sunday, July 4, 2021
Orchestra repertoire:

• Star Spangled Banner (w/ singers)
• Nevada State March
• Give My Regards to George
• How Can I Keep from Singing? (singers & orch.)
• I Dream a World (singers & orch.)
• Don't Get Around Much Anymore (with Jakki Ford)
• Selections from E.T.
• Liberty Bell March (w/ prize winner)
• A Richard Rodgers Portrait
• Shout Glory! (singers with piano, bass, drums, and Jakki)
• The Waters of March (w/ Jakki Ford and singers)
• Armed Forces Salute (w/ singers)
• Battle Hymn of the Republic (w/ singers)
• Stars & Stripes Forever (w/ singers)
• "I Hear Music Everywhere" (new, with kids)
• "Born to Make Music" (new, with kids)
• Click HERE for latest version of the program.

Wed., May 19, 2021 - Rehearsal at KD Sound (32 Red Rock St., Mound House) - STRINGS ONLY - bring stands
7:00 p.m. - Liberty Bell March
7:15 - Give My Regards to George
7:30 - Battle Hymn of the Republic
7:40 - Don't Get Around Much Anymore
7:55 - Selections from E.T.
8:15 - break
8:25 - How Can I Keep from Singing?
8:40 - Waters of March
8:55 - A Richard Rodgers Portrait
9:10 - Nevada State March (time permitting)
9:15 - end of rehearsal

Wed., May 26, 2021 - Rehearsal at KD Sound - CHANGE IN PLANS: ALL INSTRUMENTALISTS - bring stands
7:00 p.m. - Nevada State March
7:15 - How Can I Keep from Singing?
7:25 - Selections from E.T.
7:40 - Give My Regards to George
7:55 - Waters of March
8:10 - break
8:20 - Armed Forces Salute
8:30 - Star Spangled Banner
8:40 - I Dream a World
8:50 - A Richard Rodgers Portrait
9:05 - Stars & Stripes Forever
9:15 - end of rehearsal

Wed., June 2, 2021 - Rehearsal at KD Sound - bring stands
7:00 p.m. - Battle Hymn of the Republic
7:15 - Nevada State March
7:25 - Waters of March
7:40 - Armed Forces Salute
7:55 - Give My Regards to George
8:10 - break
8:20 - I Dream a World
8:30 - Selections from E.T.
8:45 - Don't Get Around Much Anymore [Not done]
8:55 - A Richard Rodgers Portrait [Not done]
9:05 - Liberty Bell March [Not done]
9:15 - end of rehearsal

Wed., June 9, 2021 - Rehearsal at KD Sound - bring stands
7:00 p.m. - Liberty Bell March
7:15 - A Richard Rodgers Portrait
7:35 - Don't Get Around Much Anymore
7:50 - Selections from E.T.
8:10 - break
8:20 - Star Spangled Banner
8:30 - How Can I Keep from Singing?
8:45 - Stars & Stripes Forever
9:00 - Battle Hymn of the Republic
9:15 - end of rehearsal

Wed., June 16, 2021 - Rehearsal at KD Sound - bring stands
7:00 p.m. - Nevada State March
7:15 - Armed Forces Slute
7:30 - Waters of March
7:45 - Give my Regards to George
8:00 - I Dream a World
8:15 - break
8:25 - Stars & Stripes Forever
8:35 - Battle Hymn of the Republic
8:50 - Don't Get Around Much Anymore
9:05 - How Can I Keep from Singing?
9:15 - end of rehearsal

Wed., June 23, 2021 - Rehearsal at KD Sound with Carson Chamber Singers and Jakki Ford (starting at 8:00 - new time) - bring stands
7:00 p.m. - A Richard Rodgers Portrait
7:15 - Born to Make Music (new)
7:25 - Selections from E.T.
7:35 - Don't Get Around Much Anymore (w/ Jakki)
7:50 - break
8:00 - Armed Forces Salute (w/ Singers, DB cond.)
8:10 - How Can I Keep from Singing? (w/ Singers, RH cond.)
8:20 - I Dream a Dream (w/ Singers, RH cond.)
8:27 - Battle Hymn of the Republic (w/ Singers, DB cond.)
8:35 - Waters of March (w/ Jakki & Singers, DB cond.)
8:50 - Shout Glory! (no orch., just Singers, Jakki, Katie, Lorraine, and John Cardoza, RH cond.)
9:00 - Stars & Stripes Forever (w/ Singers, DB cond.)
9:07 - Star Spangled Banner (w/ Singers, DB cond.)
9:15 - end of rehearsal

Wed., June 30, 2021 - Rehearsal at KD Sound - bring stands
7:00 p.m. - Born to Make Music
7:15 - I Hear Music Everywhere
7:30 - Stars & Stripes Forever
7:40 - Selections from E.T.
7:55 - A Richard Rodgers Portrait
8:05 - break
8:15 - Don't Get Around Much Anymore
8:30 - Nevada State March
8:40 - Liberty Bell March
8:50 - Waters of March
9:00 - Give My Regards to George
(Other pieces - time permitting)
9:15 - end of rehearsal

NOTE: Carson Valley Pops will have a dress rehearsal on July 2, but we decided to stick with the 9:00 a.m. start for the instrumentalists.
Sat., July 3, 2021 - Dress Rehearsal at KD Sound, with Carson Chamber Singers and Joyful Noise kids (starting at 10 a.m.), Jakki Ford (starting about 11:00 a.m.) - bring stands
9:00 a.m. - Nevada State March
9:15 - Give My Regards to George
9:25 - Selections from E.T.
9:40 - Liberty Bell March
9:50 - A Richard Rodgers Portrait
10:00 - I Hear Music Everywhere (w/ kiddos)
10:15 - Born to Make Music (w/ kiddos & Singers)
10:25 - I Dream a World (w/ Singers, RH cond.)
10:35 - Star Spangled Banner (w/ Singers, DB cond.)
10:45 - break
11:00 - Shout Glory (Singers, Jakki, piano, bass, drums, no orch, RH cond.)
11:10 - Waters of March (w/ Jakki & Singers)
11:25 - Don't Get Around Much Anymore (w/ Jakki, a little break for Singers)
11:35 - Armed Forces Salute (w/ Singers, DB cond.)
11:45 - Battle Hymn of the Republic (w/ Singers, DB cond.)
11:55 - How Can I Keep from Singing? (w/ Singers, RH cond.)
12:10 p.m. - Stars & Stripes Forever (w/ Singers, DB cond.)
12:20 p.m. - end of rehearsal

Sunday, July 4, 2021 - "Genoa Americana Celebration" Concert at Mormon Station State Park - bring stands
3:30 - orch. musicians call time
4:30 - CC Symphony concert starts
6:15 - anticipated end of concert

Instrumentation notes for July 4, 2021, concert:

• Click here for latest instrumentation chart.

The Listening Corner

Music for July 4, 2021, Concert.

• The Star-Spangled Banner, arr. Russell Robinson (Alfred Music Choral promotion)
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• George M. Cohan, arr. Mike Lewis - "Give My Regards to George" performed by the St. Edward's University Orchestra
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• Gwyneth Walker - "How Can I Keep from Singing?" from Carson Cooman's website (chorus and orchestra)
  Click here.
   
• Gwyneth Walker - "How Can I Keep from Singing?" performed by The Choral Project & Canadian Brass (in the arrangement for chorus, brass quintet, tuba, and piano)
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• Andre J. Thomas (words by Langston Hughes) - "I Dream a World" performed by Members of the Handel and Haydn Chorus string quarter and piano - very beautiful
  Click here.
   
• Andre J. Thomas (words by Langston Hughes) - "I Dream a World" performed by The Tallahassee Community Chorus and Florida State University
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• John Williams, arr. John Cacavas - "Selections from E.T." performed by Empire Film Music Ensemble
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• Bryon J. Smith - "Shout Glory!" performed by Henderson State University Concert Choir, just with piano accompaniment
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• Bryon J. Smith - "Shout Glory!" performed by some group with piano, bass, and drums (This is very exciting) - from the J.W. Pepper sheet music site
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• "Waters of March" by Antonio Carlos Jobim, arr. David Bugli, performed by Jakki Ford with Carson City Symphony
  Click here for 2016 performance.
  Click for soprano study part.
  Click for alto study part.
  Click for tenor study part.
  Click for bass study part.
  Click for all vocals study part.
   
• Armed Forces Salute, arr. by Bob Lowden (orchestra only)
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• Armed Forces Salute, arr. by Bob Lowden (orchestra with Texas Master Chorale)
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• Battle Hymn of the Republic - Arranged by Peter Wilhousky - performed by Portland Choir and Orchestra
  Click here.
   
• William Steffe, arr. Peter Wilhousky - "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" performed by US Army Field Band
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• John Phillip Sousa - The Stars and Stripes Forever - performed Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra
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This page last updated 7/1/2021