The Carson City Symphony Association will hold a lecture, demonstration and workshop from 4-5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 21, in the orchestra/band room at Carson High School, 1111 N. Saliman Road. The event features Priscilla Hawkins, who has performed as cello soloist and chamber musician; taught strings and presented cello workshops in Michigan, and California; been guest master teacher in the Azores Islands; and recorded two CDs. Hawkins will discuss “The History and Development of the Cello,” and then lead a workshop on “The Mechanics of Producing Your Best Cello Tone.” The presentation will include a rare, brief video of cellist Emanuel Feuermann playing “Spinning Song” by Popper in the 1930s. Carson City Symphony’s “Symphony Youth Strings” cellists, Carson City middle and high school orchestra cellists, and adult cellists will participate. Student musicians and the public are invited to attend as observers. Admission is free. Current COVID-19 guidelines require all participants and visitors to be masked in the building. This event is a partnership between the Carson City Symphony Association and the Carson City School District, and is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. For information, call the Symphony at 775-883-4154, email carsoncitysympony@gmail.com, or see CCSymphony.com.
