Reno Chamber Orchestra

CARSON CITY — The Nevada Arts Council announced Friday the awarding of more than $1 million in statewide grants to 172 recipients ranging from individual artists to nonprofit organizations and public institutions for the 2020 fiscal year.

TACH (Traditional Association for Cultural Harmony), a non-profit organization founded by internationally-renowned musician Thakur Chakrapani Singh is going to present “World Music Award Night” on Dec. 16, 2018 at 4 p.m.

We are deeply saddened to learn that Reno Chamber Orchestra Violinist Emerita and dear friend, Marilyn Sevilla, has passed away.

Sunday is supposed to be a day for rest, so spend the rest of your weekend making it a fun day.

If the work week flew by for you, then you will want to be sure to catch some of the events occurring in our area before the weekend passes you by. It's already Saturday, Sept. 15, so don't waste any more time.

The Reno Chamber Orchestra is proud to announce its 2018-19 season! Our 44th season is going to be a special one. As the search continues for new artistic leadership for the RCO and Nevada Chamber Music Festival, we are bringing in some of our most highly sought-after guest conductors and world-renowned soloists.

Derby Day is the Reno Chamber Orchestra's major fundraiser of the year! Dress up in fashionable attire and enjoy a wonderful luncheon, wine, mint juleps, and watch the Kentucky Derby on big screen televisions! The event includes a live and silent auction and a wine raffle! There is also a hat contest with prizes, so remember to wear your best hat!

Special Auction Items Include:
"Hamilton" Tickets!
San Francisco Getaway - 2 night stay in San Francisco, including tickets to the June 23 San Francisco Symphony performance and tickets to the Giants vs. Padres game!
Celebrity Home Dinners

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:

Join the Reno Chamber Orchestra for a special concert event celebrating the upcoming Nevada Chamber Music Festival. The concert will feature performances by guest violinist, Solomiya Ivakhiv,Theodore Kuchar (viola), Ruth Lenz (violin), and James Winn (piano). Tickets are $25 and cant be purchased by phone at (775) 348-9413 or online at renochamberorchestra.org.

The Reno Chamber Orchestra presents Catherine Manoukian. The performance begins with the seldom performed yet stunningly beautiful Violin Concerto by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar. Performed by the Canadian violinist Catherine Manoukian the concerto is a marathon for both soloist and orchestra. The concert is rounded out by an early symphony of the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak considered heavily influenced by the German Richard Wagner. For more information, please visit our website at renochamberorchestra.org or call us at (775) 348-9413.

The Reno Chamber Orchestra presents Bella Hristova. The performance begins with an audience favorite by Mendelssohn, the Hebrides Overture. Bella Hristova then joins the RCO in a performance of the Violin Concerto written for her by her husband-to-be, David Ludwig, as a wedding gift. The program ends on a high note with the most humorous of all Beethoven symphonies, Number 8 in the key of F major. For more information, please visit our website at renochamberorchestra.org or call us at (775) 348-9413.

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

Guest conductor Maestro Tomasz Golka leads the Reno Chamber Orchestra in Nightingale Concert Hall on Saturday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m. in a program starting with Haydn’s No. 39 and Schubert’s “Tragic” minor key symphonies. Next enjoy a modern composition by composer Witold Lutoslawski, as well as Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations performed by cellist Xiao Lai Zhou, the first prize winner of the Reno Chamber Orchestra’s 2015 College Concerto Competition. Tickets can be purchased on the website and range from $5 – $45.

Support the Reno Chamber Orchestra at Reno’s original Derby Day on Saturday, May 2nd at 12 p.m. inside the Peppermill’s Tuscany Ballroom. Dress up in fashionable attire and enjoy a live stream of the Kentucky Derby Race over a luncheon and traditional mint juleps. The event features a hat contest with prizes, a live auction and wine raffle. Tickets are $70 and tables of 8 or 10 are also available. Reservations required.

Peppermill Tuscany Ballroom: 2707 S Virginia St Reno, NV 89502

For more information call 775-348-9413 or email info@renochamberorchestra.org

The 5th annual CHS Safe and Sober 5k Run/Walk was a tremendous success with turn-out of 113 participants. The weather cleared up this morning and with just a bit of wind at race time, we couldn’t have asked for more perfect weather, maybe even a sunburn.

The complete race results can be found by clicking here. Thanks to the Tahoe Mountain Milers who provided the chip-set timing system, and special thanks to Steve Lang for setting up and running the system.

Date: December 26-31
Location: South Reno United Methodist Church, 200 De Spain Ln, Reno, NV 89511
Nightingale Concert Hall, 1664 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89557

Maestro Theodore Kuchar leads the RCO in a program that begins with a little-known Russian masterpiece by a contemporary of Tchaikovsky, the Symphony No. 1 by Vasily Kalinnikov. Then virtuoso pianist Martina Filjak, first prize winner in the 2009 Cleveland International Piano Competition, performs Schumann’s beloved Piano Concerto. Concluding the program is another installment in the RCO’s ongoing series of collaborations with the University of Nevada, Reno Chamber Singers in Dvorák’s stirring Te Deum. Nightingale Concert Hall 1664 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89557. $5-$45.

Maestro Theodore Kuchar leads the RCO in a program that begins with a little-known Russian masterpiece by a contemporary of Tchaikovsky, the Symphony No. 1 by Vasily Kalinnikov. Then virtuoso pianist Martina Filjak, first prize winner in the 2009 Cleveland International Piano Competition, performs Schumann’s beloved Piano Concerto. Concluding the program is another installment in the RCO’s ongoing series of collaborations with the University of Nevada, Reno Chamber Singers in Dvorák’s stirring Te Deum. Nightingale Concert Hall Reno, NV. $5-$45.

Location: Nightingle Concert Hall 1664 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89557
Description:
April 12
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"

Location: Nightingle Concert Hall 1664 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89557
Description:
April 10
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

UPDATE: Tonight is your night, Carson City. Free admission for all, plenty of chili and refreshments and an opportunity to win some pretty impressive prizes are in store at Carson Middle School beginning at 6 p.m. during its huge Family Bingo and Chili Night party.

With well over $7,000 in total prizes to be won in 15 exciting bingo games, the Carson City community will see the mother of all bingo parties, organizers promise. Recently added to the prize list are:

When it comes to tradition, Carson City has many, but how many include a huge game of family bingo, served up with delicious bowls of chili and plenty of opportunities to win some really nice prizes?

The Carson Middle School Parent Teachers Association will hold its annual Family Bingo and Chili Night fundraiser, set for Friday night, March 22, 6 p.m. at the middle school's Cafetorium on King Street. Want to know how popular this event is? Well, last year more than 500 attended.