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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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Symphony Youth Strings and Symphony Youth Chorus
After-School Ensembles 2026-2027
Registration Information
Announcement - August 28, 2026: The Carson City Symphony Association's
after-school string and choral instruction provides free beginning violin and cello lessons for
students in grades 2-5 and ensemble/orchestra experience for strings students in all
grades in the Carson City School District and surrounding areas.
Tuition and books are subsidized by the Carson City Symphony Association.
- Enrollment is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Some scholarships are available for instruments.
- Please do not rent or purchase an instrument until after the first class.
- To register, see below.
Violin instruction - Grades 2-5 - Two options:
- Tuesdays, after school 1:45-2:45 p.m. Begins September
15, 2026, at Empire Elementary School, 1260 Monte Rosa Drive.
- Wednesdays, after school until 3:15-4:15 p.m. Begins September 16, 2026, at Bordewich Bray
Elementary School, 110 Thompson Street. (Please use entrance on King Street.)
Symphony Youth Chorus - Ages 4 and up - Tuesdays, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Begins
September 15, 2026, at Empire Elementary School, 1260 Monte Rosa Drive.
Cello instruction - Grades 2-5. Wednesdays, 4:15-5:15 p.m. Begins September
16, 2026, at Bordewich Bray Elementary School, 110 Thompson Street. (Please use entrance
on King Street.)
Symphony Youth Strings After-School Ensembles for 2026-2027,
for students with previous experience on violin, viola, cello, or bass. The program
is presented on Thursdays, beginning September 17, 2026, at
St. Paul's Lutheran Family Church, 1201 N. Saliman Road.
Activities include:
- Allegro (Beginning ensemble, 3:30-4:30 p.m.) and
- STRAZZ (Chamber orchestra for advanced students, 4:30-5:30 p.m.).
To register for any of the above programs, click on the registration link
HERE, or
contact the Symphony Education Director Suzanne McGarraugh at suzannemcgarraugh@gmail.com.
NOTE: Concerts will be December 10, 2026, and April 22, 2027, at the Carson City Community Center.
Carson City Symphony Association's Educational 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; and by
Carson City Symphony Association memberships and private donations.
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Carson City Symphony to Begin Rehearsals
Wed., Sept. 2, 2026
for Opening Concert of 43rd Season
Attention musicians! The Carson City Symphony, conducted by David Bugli, will begin
rehearsals on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, from
6:20 to 8:30 p.m., at the Carson High School band/orchestra room, 1111 N. Saliman Road in Carson City.
The Forty-Third Season Opening Concert is on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. at
the Carson City Community Center.
The concert includes music by Chaminade, Rutter, and other composers,
and features guest flutist Ellen Burr, presenting her second concert with the Symphony.
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.
SYMPHONY MUSICIANS: Please click HERE to register for the October concert.
Lobby entertainment for the concert 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, Sept. 2.
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Future Events (list updated as of July 29, 2026)
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 (on break, for summer 2026)
Tuesdays:
- Beginning Violin classes with Jaden Caraway, 3:15 and 4:30 p.m.
at Empire Elementary School (on break, for summer 2026)
- Carson Chamber Singers rehearsals, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., with Jordan Gotchy 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),
4:00 to 4:45 p.m. at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church
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- NQR String Ensemble (formerly Not Quite Ready for Carnegie Hall Players or NQR) adult
intermediate string group,
11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Carson City Senior Center.
- Beginning Violin classes , 3:15 and 4:30 p.m. at Bordewich-Bray
Elementary School (on break, for summer 2026)
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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. (on break, for summer 2026)
- Vivace, intermediate youth string ensemble with Suzanne McGarraugh, 3:30 to
4:45 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Family Church. (on break, for summer 2026)
- STRAZZ, advanced youth string ensemble with Suzanne McGarraugh, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
at St. Paul's Lutheran Family Church. (on break, for summer 2026)
- (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), 6:20 p.m.
to 8:30 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.
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; and private donations.
This page last updated 8/28/2026
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