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Consort Canzona Early Music Instrumental Ensemble and the Joyful Noise Carson Children’s Choir will perform a free concert on Saturday, April 21, 7 p.m., at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church, 3680 Highway 395 (just south of Best Buy). Admission is free, donations welcome.

I really can’t keep up with the changing weather reports around here. I think we are expecting snow, so you’ll want to be ready for anything. Our County Clerk’s office is holding an open house to show off the new voting machines we’ll be using for this year’s elections.

The Carson City Symphony Association presents “Music by Cellist-Composers,” an elegant evening of music, conversation, wine, and dessert on Friday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m.

The Carson City Symphony Association will hold its Artist-in-Residence Workshop and Masterclass on Thursday, Feb. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m., in the band room at Carson High School, located at 1111 N. Saliman Road.

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:

Customers can sip on a drink, or enjoy lunch while local musicians create a relaxing, yet productive ambiance. Often completely acoustic, customers find the music lifts the mood and adds productivity for those typing away on laptops.

Thursday, December 21 is the winter solstice, making it the longest night and the shortest day of the year. With Christmas just a few days away, the holiday activities are still going strong. Share your wish list with Santa at Red’s Old 395 tonight and you’ll walk away with a free photograph. Your ugliest sweater is invited to make an appearance at the Carson Cigar Company; bring a white elephant gift if you’d like to participate in the gift exchange.

String players of all ages and levels are invited to join the 10th annual Christmas Carol Playalong on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, from 4 to 5 p.m.. inside Carson Mall, 1313 S. Carson Street, Carson City. This free event is hosted by Carson City Symphony Association and Carson Mall.

With December arriving we are counting the days until Christmas. So deck the halls, get some jingle bells and wassail away this holiday season. Here's what's happening now through Christmas around Carson City, Carson Valley, Dayton and Virginia City areas.

Consort Canzona, a select group of instrumentalists and singers specializing in early music, will present “An Early Music Christmas” concert for the holiday season on Friday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m., at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church, 3680 Highway 395 (just south of Best Buy) in Carson City. Admission is free, donations welcome.

Tis the season for visits with Santa, holiday twinkle lights, and craft fairs and festivals. In order to make your December planning a little easier, take a look at what is coming up in the Carson City, Carson Valley, Dayton, and Virginia City area. Go deck the halls, get some jingle bells, and wassail away.

Carson City Symphony’s after-school cello class for students in grades 5 and up begins Friday, Oct. 13, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the Violin Studio, 357 Fairview Drive, Carson City.

Lou Groffman, Principal Cellist of the Symphony, will teach the tuition-free, weekly class. The Symphony will provide instruments for students who don’t have their own.

The Aurelia Chamber Players will perform at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park at 6:30 pm on Thursday, July 20.

Captivating audiences from coast to coast, Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble returns to present their 2017 Spring-Summer concert series, "Cam-pa-no-lo-gy, the art or practice of bell ringing."

A homegrown community handbell ensemble, Tintabulations has grown from a small group of artistic director Barb Walsh's students to a nationally and internationally respected and sought after ensemble.

Consort Canzona, a select group of instrumentalists and singers that specializes in early music, will present “A Royal Birthday Celebration” in two concerts in Carson City.

Carlos Montejana and Alyssa Butler of Carson City were awarded the first annual Rosemary Nebesky Memorial Scholarships by the Carson City Symphony Association last month.

Just a few days left before the big day. Get your fill of holiday music as the Ninth Annual Christmas Carol Play-along for Strings returns to Carson Mall. Even if you don’t play an instrument, voices are more than welcome to contribute to the tunes. Wintertime is perfect for curling up with a good book, join the Library’s Winter Read-a-thon to win some great prizes. Carson Cigar Company is throwing a party featuring Ev ‘Cheese the Knife’ Musselman of the Tripping King Snakes: they’ve been selling raffle tickets to benefit Food for Thought, so head down to support this great charity.

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.

Consort Canzona, a select group of instrumentalists and singers that specializes in early music, will present two “Lessons and Carols” concerts this Holiday Season: Friday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m., at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church, 3680 Highway 395 (just south of Best Buy) in Carson City, and Saturday, Dec. 3, 5 p.m., at the Carson Valley United Methodist Church, 1375 Centerville Lane in Gardnerville. Admission to both concerts is free, donations welcome.

For many years, Sue Jesch has given her all for string players of all ages. In 2004 she founded Carson City Symphony's Strings in the Schools program, each year providing free instruction for over a hundred students in violin, viola, cello, and bass, donating much of her time and energy.

Now she needs our help. For the past two years, Sue's friends and students have watched her fight increasing weakness, stiffness, and pain. She was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's (or a Parkinson's-like) disease.

Carson City Symphony's comprehensive program of free string instruction begins the last week of August, after school, at three locations in Carson City.

String instrument players of all ages from Carson City Symphony's Strings in the Summer and Not Quite Ready for Carnegie Hall players, directed by Sue Jesch, will perform on Thursday, July 28, beginning at 10:30 a.m. inside Carson Mall, 1313 S. Carson Street in Carson City.

Carson City has had the pleasure of welcoming Rowan brothers, Lorin and Chris over the years as they’ve played at Cafe at Adele’s. This year is no different, but with one exception: In addition to opening Concert Under the Stars, A Benefit For The Greenhouse Project, Thursday, July 14, The Rowans also play at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 13, on the veranda.

When their boys were little, Brian and Katie McRae would pull them along in trailers behind their bikes before upgrading to a tagalong. When the boys outgrew that, Brian would wrap a rubber tube around their bike stems and tow them behind his own bike.

Carson City Symphony's Strings in the Summer, directed by Sue Jesch, gets underway with weekly sessions beginning in June. The program is open to all and includes classes at two levels of music experience. Tuition is free, donations welcome.

Consort Canzona, a select group of local instrumental musicians and singers, will be heard in two concerts commemorating the life of the group’s founder, Sharon Kientz, who died in 2015.

The concerts will be on Saturday, May 21, and Sunday, May 22, 7 p.m., at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church, 3680 Highway 395 South, Carson City, behind Best Buy. Admission is free.

Consort Canzona, a select group of instrumentalists and singers that specializes in early music, has openings for experienced soprano, alto, and tenor recorder players for performances on May 21 and 22 in Carson City.

TOCCATA – Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus continues its Winter MusicFest with the 11th annual presentation of J. S. Bach’s masterpiece The Passion According to St. Matthew. The first concert of the four concert series will take place on Friday, March 18, 7:00 pm, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Carson City (3597 N. Sunridge Drive).

TOCCATA – Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus makes a stop in Carson City for its 11th annual WinterFest with the “Brrroque Masters” concert series Jan. 3, 6, 8 and 10. The concert series is dedicated to the memory of Mark Lord, TOCCATA’s principal trumpet player 2007-2014.

String players of all ages and levels are invited to join the eighth annual Christmas Carol Play-along on Friday, Dec. 18, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. inside Carson Mall. This free event is hosted by Carson City Symphony Association and Carson Mall.

Violin, viola, cello, bass, and harp players are welcome to come and play. Bring your music stand. Everyone else, come and listen or sing along. Admission is free.

To play, contact Sue Jesch at 775-450-5584 or sue@tahoefiddler.com for sheet music and information.