Mozart

Classical Tahoe, a celebration of classical music that aims to enrich the cultural and community vitality of Lake Tahoe, is adapting its annual Orchestra Festival to a Chamber Music Series in Incline Village from July 30 to August 16. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the careers of musicians and artists, the performance nonprofit seeks to bring awareness on how chamber groups can perform safely for the community while providing a transformative, intimate music experience.

Sierra Music Society continues its fine Artists In Concert programs with “Sister Acts: From Opera to Broadway” on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 3 pm.

The concert will be at St. John’s Presbyterian Church located at 1070 W. Plumb Lane in Reno, NV. This wonderful afternoon of music will feature two gifted young artists: Soprano Alyssa Caplan and Mezzo-Soprano Anna Caplan accompanied by Carol House on piano.

Good Day Carson City, it is Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. The winter weather continues today albeit without any storm watches or warnings this morning. Light snow showers will continue today and and pick up tonight with less than an inch possible. As always be careful out on the roads. You'll be able to warm up at a number of venues today, including a holiday swing party with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Casino Fandango's new Grand Ballroom and at the Carson City School District Orchestra Program concert at the community center.

The Carson City School District Orchestra Program performs the second of four school-year concerts for the general public on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 at the Community Center with free admission.

Under the direction of Dr. Brian Fox, the CCSD Orchestras is a blooming school music program in Carson City. Come to the Holiday Concert to hear Holiday favorites, as well as Mozart, Brahms, and music from Harry Potter.

This first weekend of June packs quite a punch: activities and events abound. Head downtown for the first Third and Curry Farmers Market of the season, then wander a few blocks north for Due Sorella’s Spring Vintage Market. You may as well just keep the car parked. With the monthly Wine Walk, Pour for Paws in McFadden Plaza, and Crystal’s Crusade Street Party Fundraiser on W. Telegraph, downtown is the place to be. There are so many options this weekend, so take a gander and enjoy your weekend.

SATURDAY:  

Cellist Clive Greensmith, former cellist of the legendary Tokyo String Quartet and a longtime Nevada Chamber Music Festival favorite, makes his first Reno Chamber Orchestra appearance. He is featured in the Rococo Variations by Tchaikovsky, the lovely “Minstrel’s Song” by Alexander Glazunov, and Lukas Foss’s Capriccio. Also on the program are works by Mozart and Bizet.

Sarah Ioannides, Conductor
Clive Greensmith, cello

WHEN:
Saturday, February 17, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 18, 2018, 2:00 p.m.

WHERE:
Nightingale Concert Hall, UNR Campus

PROGRAM:

Attention musicians! The Carson City Symphony will begin rehearsals for the 2017-18 concert season on Wednesday, August 30, 7 to 9:15 p.m., at the Carson High School band room, 1111 N. Saliman Road in Carson City.

Carson Chamber Singers "Mostly Mozart" concerts planned for Tuesday, March 7 in Carson City and Friday, March 10, in Virginia City have been postponed. New dates will be determined soon.

The Reno Phil is doing a special concert at the Carson City Community Center Feb. 13, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
What better way to open a Valentine’s Day show than with Mozart’s Overture to Cosi fan tutte, a story rife with love, temptation, and jealousy (in that order)?

Military-inspired compositions and young talent are the focus of the Reno Phil’s Classix Three, set for Jan. 15 and Jan. 17, 2017 at the Pioneer Center for Performing Arts. Featured guest artists and Davidson Fellows Simone Porter, violin, and Nathan Chan, cello, perform Brahms Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, op. 102. The long-time friendship between these two young prodigies is evident during performances.

Strings in the Schools, Carson City Symphony's after-school program, presents its 7th annual "This is Not a Christmas Concert" on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 6:30 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St., Carson City.

Carson City Symphony Association Presents Quintessential Woodwind Quintet in Recital on Sunday, November 13: An Evening of Musical Treats and Refreshments in Carson City.

While the swinging tones of jazz and more hovered in the air around downtown Carson City Tuesday night, the sweet melodies of Mozart pleased the ears of an audience at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church in South Carson City.

What a fun Wednesday in store for Carson City. The usual options of Geeks Who Drink Trivia at Westside Pour House, Country Line Dancing at Carson Lanes, and the Farmers Market in McFadden Plaza still apply. Throw in some great music on the veranda at Adele's, a Ukulele Jam at Mormon Station in Genoa, and a Vintage Chevy Meet-up in Virginia City and things get a little more random. Crossroads Lounge is hosting their last Wednesday night karaoke this week; a new night and time will be announced soon. Carson Hot Springs invites all Veterans and Military members to come swim for free today.

Building on its operatic 11th Anniversary BOPS Celebration series from July, TOCCATA-Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will continue its 21-concert Summer MusicFest with a new series entitled Mozart in the Mountains, including an Aug. 10 performance in Carson City.

The Reno Chamber Orchestra presents an elegant evening of chamber music. The event will include performances by Ruth Lenz, John Lenz, Peter Lenz, Carol Laube, Kati Dayner and Dustin Budish who will be playing the music of Mozart and Brahms.

The event will be followed by champagne and desserts that will be provided by Franz Backstube. Must RSVP by Monday June 13th. The event is $100 per person.

James Winn, professor at the University of Nevada, Reno and RCO principal pianist, performs his own Piano Concerto, written for the RCO over twenty years ago, as well as the Burleske by the young Richard Strauss. Maestro Theodore Kuchar also leads the Orchestra in a symphony by Mozart made famous in the film Amadeus, as well as the delightful “Classical” Symphony by Prokofiev.

Tickets are $25-$50 Adult/$5 Youth and Full-Time Students.
Visit www.renochamberorchestra.org or call (775) 348-9413.

Program includes:
Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Winn: Piano Concerto

Sundays are a great day to hit up the Carson City Library now that it’s open seven days a week. A viewing of the movie Persepolis begins at 2 p.m. and is about a young girl during the Iran Revolution in the 1970s. Pop-up Storytime is great choice for younger patrons.

The Fair at Fuji Park and the Silver Dollar Classic at Mills Park are still going strong. While you’re at Mills Park, take a ride on the train: rides begin at noon. Genoa is a great place to spend an afternoon. This month’s Sweet Sippin Sunday features Tequila cocktails and music by Carson’s own, Janera Paxton of the Whitehats. Mozart lovers won’t want to miss TOCATTA at the Shepard in the Sky Church for their Mozart in the Mountains concert.

SUNDAY:

• First Sunday Breakfast at the Elks Club: 515 N Nevada (bar opens 7am; 8:30am-11am, $7)
• Back to School at Carson Hot Springs (Free 17 and younger admission per paid adult; outdoor pools only; 7am-10pm)
• 21st Annual Silver Dollar Car Classic at Mills Park (8am-4pm show and shine, music, and vendors; Pancake Breakfast 8am-10:30am; Poker Run 12pm; BBQ 11am-1pm)

I apologize, Carson City. You have some decisions to make. There is quite a bit going on whether you want something family friendly, adults only, indoors, outdoors, or a combination of it all. The weekly Farmers Market at Third and Curry St. is always a good way to start the weekend. Yummy food, a bounce house for the kids, and beautiful flowers are hard to argue with. Keep reading for enough fun to make your head spin!

SATURDAY:

• Back to School at Carson Hot Springs (Free 17 and younger admission per paid adult; outdoor pools only; 7am-10pm)
• 21st Annual Silver Dollar Car Classic at Mills Park (8am-4pm show and shine, music, and vendors; Registration 8am-11am; Pancake Breakfast 8am-10:30am; Judging until 4pm)

Lake Tahoe SummerFest’s fourth season, “Passport to a World of Music,” will bring Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn to audiences July 31 – Aug. 16. The three weekend series of nine different concerts will transport attendees through masterpieces translated by renowned artists and a nationally acclaimed orchestra of 40 players.

Attention musicians! The Carson City Symphony will begin rehearsals for the April 26 "Spring Celebration" concert on Wednesday, March 11, 7 to 9:15 p.m., at the First Baptist Church, 1750 Mountain Street, Carson City. Most subsequent Wednesday rehearsals will be at the Carson High band room.

Thanks to Muscle Powered and the Carson City Parks and Recreation Department, Tuesdays are a good day to go for walk and explore some great trails and paths around town. You can find the schedule online here, and I always include them in my list.

It’s a Jazz Extravaganza tonight as the Mile High Jazz Band teams up with Carson High School’s Jazz Band at the Community Center.

Conducting an orchestra is a feat all on its own. Imagine conducting an orchestra while playing the piano. That’s exactly what guest conductor Jeffrey Kahane will do during the Reno Philharmonic Association’s Classix Four concert set. Kahane performs and conducts Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 from the keyboard during this fourth installment of the Reno Philharmonic’s Classix Series, Jan. 18 at 4 p.m. and Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m.

The Carson Chamber Singers, directed by Michael Langham, begin their 30th season with a pair of concerts in Reno and Carson City. The first concert, Friday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m., will be at Trinity
 Episcopal Church, 200 Island Ave. in Reno. The
 program will be repeated on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m., at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 300 S. Division St. in Carson City.

Metropolitan Opera Star Matthew Polenzani and U.S. Billboard Classical Chart best-selling pianist Simone Dinnerstein will be thrilling audiences this August as soloists for the 2014 Lake Tahoe SummerFest.

A series of classical music concerts featuring a 38 piece symphony orchestra of world-renowned artists highlights Lake Tahoe SummerFest in August. Weekend performances include Friday and Saturday night symphonies and Sunday programming for families.

Internationally renowned soloists and a world-class orchestra of 38 instrumentalists will contribute to an exclusive series of classical concerts and performances during Lake Tahoe SummerFest, the first three weekends of August.

For a limited time, VIP Season Passes are available for the inaugural Lake Tahoe SummerFest, (www.tahoesummerfest.org) a series of classical music concerts. This transferable VIP Season Pass includes exclusive seating to all nine performances over the first three weekends of August; after-concert receptions with Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Joel Revzen, and the orchestra; and preferred parking.

Media release: updated April 3, 2010
Contact: Elinor Bugli 775-883-4154

Carson City Symphony Concert "Spirit of Exploration" April 24 and 25
Features World Famous Horn Soloist Gail Williams
and McAvoy Layne, the Ghost of Mark Twain

Media release: prepared March 5, 2010
Contact: Elinor Bugli 775-883-4154