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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 City Symphony America 250 Concert
Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026
The Carson City Symphony, conducted by Music Director David Bugli and Assistant
Conductor Brian Fox, will present an America 250 Concert on Sunday, February 22, 2026,
at 4:00 p.m., at the Carson City Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theater,
851 E. William Street in Carson City. The concert features music by American composers.
The program opens with Bruce Roter's A Birthday Celebration!. Guest soloist is
mezzo-soprano Brittney May, who will sing "Ain't It a Pretty Night?" from Carlise
Floyd's American opera Susannnah
and "You'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel with the orchestra. The concert includes
the Nevada premiere of Gwyneth Walker's America 250! and Robert Russell Bennett's
Suite of Old American Dances.
Music will also include William H. Santelmann's "Thomas Jefferson March,"
Dwight Gustafson's "Camp Meeting," Robert Washburn's "New England Holiday," and
Leroy Anderson's "Bugler's Holiday."
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. "Flex" tickets at discounted prices are also available
at CCSymphony.com (see "Buy now" link below). During the
week before the concert (February 14 through 21),
blood donors at Vitalant-Carson City may receive a complimentary ticket to the concert.
The Vitalant office is at a new site at 2319 N. Carson St., near Denny's.
Pre-show entertainment by Kat MacMartin, who will play American fiddle tunes,
begins at 3:00 p.m. in the lobby. A concert preview with conductors David Bugli
and Brian Fox, and soloist Brittney May, 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 2025-26 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.
This concert is an "America250 Nevada" event. For more information, see
CCSymphony.com or call (775) 883-4154.
Buy Tickets here:
America 250 Concert
$15.00 - $18.00
Buy now
Photo: Brittney May, Associate Director of Choral Activities at the University
of Nevada, Reno, will perform with Carson City Symphony on Sunday, February 22.
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Carson Chamber Singers Spring Concert
Friday, April 10, 2026
The Carson Chamber Singers continues its 41st season with their Spring Concert on
Friday, April 20, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 200 North Division
St., Carson City, NV. The concert is conducted by Director Jordan Gotchy.
The concert includes a mixture of music from Josquin des Prez's "El grillo," to Felix
Mendelssohn's "Die Nactigall," to a Maori tune ("Karangatia ra"), to Bob Dylan's
"The Times, They are A'Changin'," and to Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time." And there's more!
Admission is by donation; suggested donation is $10.
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.
For more information, go to CCSymphony.com or call 775-883-4154.
Photo: Jordan Gotchy, director of Carson Chamber Singers.
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Future Events (list updated as of Sept. 10, 2025)
Carson City Symphony rehearsals and concerts
(42nd season, 2025-2026):
For concert #1): 8/27, 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24,10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/25 (dress), 10/26 (concert)
For concert #2): 10/29 (no reh.), 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26 (no reh.), 12/3, 12/10, 12/13 (dress), 12/14 (concert)
For concert #3): 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/21 (dress), 2/22 (concert)
For concert #4): 2/25 (no reh.), 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/25 (dress), 4/26 (concert)
For concert #5): 4/29 (no reh.), 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/6 (dress), 6/7 (concert)
For concert #6): 6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/4 (concert in Genoa)
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 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:
- 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:
- Symphony Youth Chorus rehearsals with Nancy Jones (Director),
Jami Hepworth (accompanist),
and Quin Mueller (youth accompanist), 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church
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- 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
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
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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 1/31/2026
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