The Carson City Symphony directed by David Bugli will open its 27th season at 4 p.m. Oct. 24 with a concert, "Halloween and Harmonicas," at the Carson City Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theater, 851 E. William Street.
Featured guest soloist is classical harmonica virtuoso Jia-Yi He. The program includes Mussorgsky's "A Night on Bald Mountain," Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony, Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King," Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" with Jia-Yi He on harmonica, Vivaldi's Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor with Jia-Yi He and Tom Stryker on harmonicas, and Smetana's "Dance of the Comedians" with Jia-Yi He.
Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 for seniors, students, and Symphony Association members, and free for children ages 16 and younger. Tickets are available at Play Your Own Music in the Carson Mall, online at CCSymphony.com, or at the door.
The concert includes pre-show entertainment by the Symphony Flute Ensemble in the lobby beginning at 3 p.m. The audience also is invited to a concert preview in the Sierra Room at 3:15 p.m., and a reception after the concert. The preview, hosted by Bugli, will include discussions with soloists Jia-Yi He and Tom Stryker. For information, call the symphony at 883-4154.