Carson'City'Symphony'Association'Newsletter' Vol.'32,'No.'1,'October'2015'

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Carson City Symphony Opens 32nd SeasonShifting Landscapes—OCTOBER 18, 2015

The Carson City Symphony, directed by David Bugli, will open its 32nd season on Sunday, October 18, 2015, 4:00 p.m., with a concert, "Shifting Landscapes," at the Carson City Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theater, 851 E. William Street in Carson City. The concert features guest trumpet soloist Paul Lenz.

Tickets are $15 general admission; $12 for seniors, students, and Symphony Association members; and free for youth age 16 and under. Tickets are on sale at the Carson City Visitors Bureau, 716 N. Carson St., online at CCSymphony.com, or at the door. Season tickets at discounted prices are available from the Symphony at 775-883-4154.

The program includes Symphonic Suite from "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" by Howard Shore, with a vocal ensemble from the Carson Chamber Singers; Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish) by Robert Schumann; Finlandia by Jean Sibelius; and Trumpet Concerto in E-flat by Johann Nepomuk Hummel.

Pre-show entertainment by McCarran Circle (percussion duo Tim and Yolanda Chatwood) in the lobby begins at 3:00 p.m., a free concert preview in the Sierra Room begins at 3:15 p.m., and a dinner reception follows the concert. The post-concert reception will be at Garibaldi's Ristorante Italiano.

Guest soloist Paul Lenz is principal trumpet in the Reno Philharmonic, Reno Chamber, and Nevada Opera Orchestras and a founding member of the Great Basin Brass Quintet. He teaches trumpet for the University of Nevada, Reno, and Truckee Meadows Community College.

This concert is part of World Music Days, an annual global event affirming the ideals of tolerance, friendship, and shared humanity, inspired by the life

and work of journalist and musician Daniel Pearl. It also celebrates National Arts and Humanities Month, a coast-to-coast collective celebration of culture in America.

Carson City Symphony is a community orchestra of about 60 players who perform music from the 15th to the 21st centuries. The 2015-16 concert season is supported with public funding through the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. For information, see CCSymphony.com or call (775) 883-4154.

"MEET THE SOLOIST" PREVIEW Conductor/Music Director David Bugli and guest soloist Paul Lenz will present an informal discussion about the concert, composers, and music on Oct. 18 beginning at 3:15 p.m. in the Sierra Room, adjacent to the theater lobby. Admission is free.

BLOOD DONORS ADMITTED FREE Donate at United Blood Services' Carson City Donor Center,

Sat., Oct. 10, through Sat., Oct. 17, and you may receive a complimentary ticket to the concert. Find the hero in you! Call 775-887-9111 for Donor Center hours.

AFTER THE CONCERT ON OCTOBER 18!Dinner reception in Honor of Concert Performers

at Garibaldi's Ristorante Italiano 307 N. Carson Street in Carson City Reservations are required in advance.

Call the Symphony at 775-883-4154 by Thurs., Oct. 15

! Rosemary Nebesky ! ! Memorial Scholarship !

We are honored to announce receipt of a generous gift from Jennifer Webley to establish a music scholarship in memory of our dear friend and former board member of the Carson City Symphony Association, Rosemary Nebesky. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a Carson City student, age 5 to 17, for instrumental music lessons. Applications and dates for the first award will be announced next fall.

YOUTH STRINGS The Carson City Symphony's tuition-free, after-school strings

program, led by our Education Director Sue Jesch and open to all interested students in the district, is off to a great start this year. Beginning students in grades 2 to 5 meet at Bordewich-Bray (violin) and Empire (violin and cello) Elementary Schools. String Ensemble, Pizzazz, and STRAZZ meet at Carson Mall. Their first concert, This is Not a Christmas Concert, will be on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 6:30 p.m., at the Carson City Community Center. All are welcome, admission is free.

The in-school string orchestras also are in session. Middle school orchestras have a record of 77 students - led by Jon Brill (Eagle Valley M.S.) and Nick Jacques (Carson M.S.), assisted by Sue Jesch. Carson High School Orchestra led by Bill Zabelsky has 27 students this year. Several concerts and competitions are planned.

We're also proud of the many students who auditioned and were accepted into the Reno Philharmonic Youth Orchestras.

Association Memberships & Contributions Members and donors – your financial contributions, string

instrument donations, program advertisements, and volunteer services support our educational and artistic programs for people of all ages. We thank you for making it all possible!

We recognize members in concert programs and with special invitations, discounts on tickets, and more. Not a member yet? Please join us today, and find out if your employer makes matching grants!

SMITH'S COMMUNITY AWARDS Shop at Smith's and support the Symphony Association. Link

your rewards card to Non-Profit number 37389 – you still get full points!

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select Carson City Symphony Association, Inc., to receive donations before you begin shopping. Amazon will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation.

!2015%16'Concert'Season''• Sun.,!Oct.!18,'4:00'p.m.'(McCarran'Circle'–'Percussion'duo—in'lobby'3:00'p.m.),'C.C.'Community'Center—"Shifting'Landscapes"!Carson'City'Symphony,'Chamber'Singers'ensemble,'and'guest'soloist'Paul!Lenz,'trumpet.''Music'by'Shore,'Schumann,'Sibelius,'and'Hummel.''• Sun.,!Nov.1,'5:00'p.m.'and'Tues.,!Nov.3,'7:00'p.m.,'St.'Peter's'Episcopal'Church,'Carson'City—Carson'Chamber'Singers'in'Concert.''Featuring'Fauré'Requiem'and'more.''• Tues.,!Dec.!1,'6:30'p.m.,'C.C.'Community'Center—Strings'in'the'Schools''6th'annual'"This'is'Not'a'Christmas'Concert"—Beginning'violins'and'cellos,'string'ensemble,'Pizzazz,'and'STRAZZ.''Free.''• Sun.,!Dec.!6,'time'TBA,'Trinity'Episcopal'Church,'Reno—Consort'Canzona'early'music'ensemble—Holiday'Concert—A!Festival!of!Lessons!and!Carols.!!• Sun.,!Dec.!13,'4:00'p.m.'(Musical'entertainment'and'Art'in'the'Lobby,'3:00'p.m.),'C.C.'Community'Center—"Holiday'Treat"'Concert—Carson'City'Symphony,'Symphony'Chorus,'and'New!Victorian!Dancers.''• Sun.,!Feb.!28,'4:00'p.m.'(lobby'entertainment'3:00'p.m.),'C.C.'Community'Center—A'Jazzy'Concert—Carson'City'Symphony'with'guest'soloist'Madeline!Eastman,'jazz'vocalist.''• Spring!2016,'Carson'Chamber'Singers'Concert.''Details'TBA.''• Thurs.,!April!21,'6:30'p.m.,'C.C.'Community'Center—Strings'in'the'Schools''Spring'Concert—Beginning'violins'and'cellos,'string'ensemble,'Pizzazz,'and'STRAZZ.''Free.''• Sun.,!April!24,'4:00'p.m.'(lobby'entertainment'3:00'p.m.),'C.C.'Community'Center—Carson'City'Symphony'with'guest'soloist'Albert!Lee,'vocalist,'director'of'Nevada'Chamber'Opera.'''• A!Sat.!in!May,'location'TBA—Workshop'for'String'Players'and'public'concert.''Free.''• A!Sunday!in!June,'3:00'p.m.,'Governor's'Mansion'(outdoors)—"Pops'Party"'Concert—Carson'City'Symphony,'Symphony'Chorus,'and'guest'soloist.''Free.'''• Mon.,!July!4,'Mormon'Station'State'Park,'Genoa—Genoa'Americana'Celebration—Carson'City'Symphony,'Symphony'Chorus,'and'guest'soloist.''Festivities'begin'at'10:00'a.m.;'Symphony'concert'at'4:30'p.m.''Free.'

'For!Ticket!information,!see!CCSymphony.com!

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