Registration open for Carson youth chorus programs

Registration is open for Carson City Symphony's after-school string instrument instruction and youth chorus programs.

Classes will begin in September at five locations in Carson City. Tuition is free, donations and Symphony Association memberships are welcome. These programs are for Carson City area students.

Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Symphony Youth Strings provides beginning violin lessons for students grades 2-5; a beginning cello program, and ensemble/orchestra experience for string students in all grades. Symphony Youth Chorus provides group singing experience for ages 4 and up.

Enrollment is limited. The instructors request that strings students do not rent or purchase instruments until after the first class. Some scholarships are available for instruments. To register, contact Micah Dunn at micahdunn@gmail.com.

Beginning violin lessons for elementary school students are held after school on Tuesdays at Empire Elementary School, beginning Sept. 10, and on Thursdays at Bordewich Bray Elementary School, beginning Sept. 12.

Grades 2 and 3 classes meet after school until 4:15 p.m., and grades 4 and 5 classes meet from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Students may enroll for class at either location.

Beginning cello lessons with Priscilla Hawkins are held on Tuesdays at the Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King St., beginning Sept. 10, time TBD. To register, contact Priscilla Hawkins at 248-904-6013 or phawkins@dcn.org.

Allegro String Ensemble is for students who have had previous experience on violin, viola, cello, bass, or harp. Classes meet on Thursdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 12 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Family Church, 1201 N. Saliman Road.

STRAZZ, an alternative-styles chamber orchestra for more advanced string players, is open to high school students, and to middle school string students by invitation. It meets on Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 12 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Family Church, 1201 N. Saliman Road.

Symphony Youth Chorus is for students ages 4 and up. Classes meet on Wednesdays, 3:45-4:45 p.m., beginning Sept. 11 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Family Church, 1201 N. Saliman Rd. To register, contact Nancy Jones at 775-400-1436 or nancyjones@fastmail.com.

All students will have the opportunity to perform in Symphony Youth Strings and Chorus concerts on Dec. 12 and April 24 at the Carson City Community Center.