Project Euterpe - Episode 1 - Introduction to Project Euterpe & Macy's "Duality"
Release date: 5/21/2020

This first episode include a brief piano solo by conductor David Bugli, after which he explains the aims of Project Euterpe. That is followed by an excerpt from Carleton Macy's "Duality for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra," featuring soloist Rhett Bender.

The video can be seen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjxFU6nRyeo and via Facebook at facebook.com/CarsonCitySymphony.

Project Euterpe - Episode 2 - Fanfare for the Family Farm
Release date: 5/24/2020

In the first part of this episode, Carson City Symphony Conductor David Bugli interviews Lorraine Manatt, head of the Symphony's percussion section. They lightheartedly discuss on Zoom the process of preparing her section for a performance of Gwyneth Walker's "Fanfare for the Family Farm." The section uses some unusual instruments and takes an unusual approach to concert dress. The performance took place on April 28, 2019.

In the second part, the Symphony performs "Fanfare for the Family Farm." It is a boisterous celebration of life on a family-owned dairy farm. The composer, who used to reside on the Brainstorm Dairy Farm in Braintree, Vermont, wrote this music as an expression of the joy and humor she finds in living on a dairy farm. See Dr. Walker's website at https://www.gwynethwalker.com.

The video can be seen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAzHTY54pAk and via Facebook at facebook.com/CarsonCitySymphony.

Project Euterpe - Episode 3 - Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet Plays Borodin
Release date: 6/1/2020

In this episode, Carson City Symphony Conductor David Bugli presents the Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet from St. Petersburg, Russia, playing "Nocturne" from Alexander Borodin's String Quarter No. 2. The performance took place in a house recital on March 15, 2019. Members of the quartet are Mikhail Bondarev and Ekaterina Belisova, violin; Alexi Popov, viola; and Anton Andreev, cello. The quartet visited Carson City in March 2019, played a series of concerts, and held a master class at that time. The Symphony was prepared to have the quartet return in March 2020, but with complications from the Coronavirus and other factors, that visit was canceled. We hope to have them return in the fall of 2021.

The video can be seen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO-ZuKdRiSM and via Facebook at facebook.com/CarsonCitySymphony.

Project Euterpe - Episode 4 - Tom Miller at 2019 Pops Party
Release date: 6/1/2020

In this episode, Carson City Symphony Conductor David Bugli interviews entertainer Tom Miller. Tom is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, flutist, saxophonist, and luthier (maker of string instruments), among other things. He was featured soloist on the Symphony's June 9, 2019, Pops Party Concert at Nevada's Capital Amphitheater. The June 14, 2020, live concert had to be canceled; in place, we present Tom performing with the Symphony in 2019 on two arrangements of his original compositions, "Mexicali" and "Somethin' About You." The Carson Chamber Singers, under the direction of guest conductor Ricky Hutton, joined us on the latter to sing and rock out to Tom's great music.

The video can be seen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDgvLn_FUGg and via Facebook at facebook.com/CarsonCitySymphony.

Project Euterpe - Episode 5 - Fathers Day & Papa Haydn
Release date: 6/22/2020

In this episode, in honor of Fathers Day 2020, we present music by the man considered the "father of the symphony" and the "father of the string quartet," Franz Joseph Haydn. He was a major and revered influence on composers who came after him, including Mozart and Beethoven. His patrons, the Esterhazy family, built a palace in a remote area of what is now Hungary and required Haydn to write many musical works to entertain them and impress their guests. He produced 104 symphonies, over 80 string quartets, numerous operas and masses, and other works.

This episode features our concertmaster, Dr. Brian Fox, performing the second and third movements of Haydn's First Violin Concerto. The preview, concerning this piece, and concert were recorded Oct. 20, 2019.

The video can be seen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-c641IN59k and via Facebook at facebook.com/CarsonCitySymphony.

Project Euterpe - Episode 6 - Brahms' "Geistliches Lied (Sacred Song), Op. 30"
Release date: 8/16/2020

Carson City Symphony Association announces release of Project Euterpe Episode 6 with the Carson Chamber Singers. In this Episode, Choral Conductor Ricky Hutton leads the Carson Chamber Singers in their first virtual performance. Katie Cardoza accompanies the 21-voice choir on organ. The performance can be viewed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM57-Ar-y6Q or via the Carson City Symphony's YouTube Channel.

Hutton said he chose Johannes Brahms' "Geistliches Lied (Sacred Song), Op. 30" for the Singers' 2020 Summer Project because "it is a song about endurance during difficult times, perseverance, resilience... something we all can relate to now!" Brahms composed the piece in 1856, at age 23, setting his music to a poem by Paul Flemming (1609-1640).

Photo: Project Euterpe Episode 6 - Carson Chamber Singers.

Project Euterpe - Episode 7 - Flute Fun al Fresco
Release date: 10/13/2020

Carson City Symphony Association announces release of Project Euterpe Episode 7, Flute Fun al Fresco. It features flutists Edith Isidoro-Mills and Michelle Powers, who played five short pieces while observing social distancing on a lawn. Edith has played flute with the Carson City Symphony since 2003, is a member of the Symphony Assoc. Board, and is the Association's Secretary. Michelle conducts the Symphony's Joyful Noise Carson Children's Choir and is also a member of the Carson Chamber Singers.

The video can be seen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K793vMqaU6A and via Facebook at facebook.com/CarsonCitySymphony.

In this episode Edith & Michelle present the following pieces:
"Adagio" from Sonata No. 1 by Jean Baptiste Loeillet
"Allegro" from Sonata No. 1 by Jean Baptiste Loeillet
"Anglais" by Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
Theme from Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
"The Irish Washerwoman" Jig, traditional

Photo: Project Euterpe Episode 7 - Edith Isidoro-Mills and Michelle Powers.

Project Euterpe - Episode 8 - Gibson-Rosen Violin Duo
Release date: 10/30/2020

Carson City Symphony Association announces release of Project Euterpe - Episode 8, Gibson-Rosen Violin Duo. This episode features Laura Gibson and Emma Rosen, a mother-daughter team on violins. Laura is Associate Concertmaster with the Carson City Symphony and Assistant Conductor of the Symphony Youth Strings program. Emma, who also plays clarinet, is a graduate of the Youth Strings program and is a sophomore at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. They are performing two duets by Franz Joseph Haydn, "Allegro spirituoso," based on String Quartet No. 40, Op. 99, and "Presto," based on String Quartet No. 23, Op. 99.

The video can be seen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxOwNbHQIQw and via Facebook at facebook.com/CarsonCitySymphony.

Photo: Project Euterpe Episode 8 - Laura Gibson & Emma Rosen, mother-daughter violin duo.

Project Euterpe - Episode 10 - The Hank Monk Schottische
Release date: 12/5/2020

This episode features the Carson City Symphony performing "The Hank Monk Schottische," a composition written by Carson City, Nevada, Composer J.P. Meder (1848-1908). The piece was written to honor Hank Monk (1826-1883), a legendary stagecoach driver. Monk was made famous in part due to a story about his giving Horace Greeley, presidential candidate and former "New York Tribune" editor, a rather bumpy ride in 1859 from Carson City to Placerville, California. Greeley, who was on a lecture tour, was insistent about not being late to present a lecture in Placerville. Monk, a colorful storyteller, entertained many people with the story of this trip and other stories about his adventures. Mark Twain, who lived briefly with his brother in Carson City, was so enamored of the Hank Monk story that he has several characters relate the same story about Monk and Greeley in chapter 20 of "Roughing It," Twain's classic 1872 book about his experience as a young man in the western US and Hawaii.

The video can be seen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFGxDhP0omE and via Facebook at facebook.com/CarsonCitySymphony.

Virtual TUBACHRISTMAS plays "Christmas Tuba Fantasy"
Release date: 12/16/2020

With the permission of the Harvey Phillips Foundation, Inc., I made an arrangement called "Christmas Tuba Fantasy" featuring several Christmas tunes for tuba-euphonium quartet. We asked musicians to record themselves at home and to send us videos that we could assemble. Most of the featured tunes in this medley closely follow the arrangements found in "Carols for a Merry TUBACHRISTMAS," the volume familiar to brass players around the world. We dedicate this work to Dr. Gary Robert Buchanan, who died in October and who conducted Reno TUBACHRISTMAS performances from 2004 to 2019. Parts and other resources for "Christmas Tuba Fantasy" are available at DavidBugli.com/tuba2020.htm. My role was as arranger, project coordinator, and post-production editor (Premiere Pro).

The video can be seen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3cgjMHE5bc.

Rhyolite, More than a Ghost Town: Cultural Resource Management in the Phantom City of Rhyolite, Nevada
Release date: 2/4/2021

The Carson City Historical Society presents a lecture by Jonah S. Blustain, BLM Assistant Field Manager: "More than a Ghost Town: Cultural Resource Management in the Phantom City of Rhyolite, Nevada." This lecture was presented on Zoom on January 21, 2021. The ghost town of Rhyolite, Nevada, is one of the more challenging public resources to manage. The town was originally the site of a large gold strike in 1904. By 1907, the early tent city had become a veritable metropolis. Rhyolite had running water, municipal utilities, three railroads, and a swimming pool. The boom ended as soon as it began, aided by the 1907 financial panic. With no viable mines, Rhyolite soon became a ghost town. Located on public land adjacent to the town of Beatty and the main entrance to Death Valley National Park, Rhyolite receives approximately 250,000 visitors per year. The Bureau of Land Management is tasked with managing the town's historical values and recreational opportunities for future generations. This lecture covered some of the site's current management challenges, the solutions developed by the BLM, and the ways the public can get involved in preserving a unique, irreplaceable resource. My role on this was lecture coordinator, interviewer, and post-production editor (Premiere Pro).

The video can be seen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc-P1L41ep4.

The Cocktail and Alcohol Culture of Virginia City, a lecture by Garrett Barmore
Release date: 2/22/2021

The Carson City Historical Society is proud to present its second lecture of 2021, "The Cocktail and Alcohol Culture of Virginia City." Garrett Barmore discusses the history of several alcoholic beverages and how they relate to daily life in Virginia City during the mining boom. He has provided 3 cocktail recipes and a bonus punch recipe, which can be downloaded from the Society's website at 200218_Garrett_Barmore_recipes_v2.pdf. This lecture was presented on Zoom on February 18, 2021. My role was lecture coordinator, interviewer, and post-production editor (Premiere Pro).

The video can be seen on YouTube at https://youtu.be/ewPEwcNVr5E.

Project Euterpe - Episode 11 - Sweelinck's "Hodie Christus natus est"
Release date: 12/13/2020

Description: This episode features the Carson Chamber Singers, an affiliate of the Carson City Symphony, performing "Hodie Christus natus est," by Dutch composer, organist, and teacher Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. Richard "Ricky" Hutton conducts the singers. The piece, which celebrates the birth of Christ and the exultation of God, was arranged for chorus and brass quintet by Carson City Symphony conductor David Bugli in collaboration with Hutton.

The video can be seen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxjA4P3lBBs and via Facebook at facebook.com/CarsonCitySymphony.

Project Euterpe - Episode 12 - "Far From Me"
Release date: 3/21/2021

The Carson City Symphony Assoc. announces the release of "Project Euterpe - Episode 12 - Far From Me." This episode features the Carson Chamber Singers, an affiliate of the Carson City Symphony, performing works by Claudio Monteverdi and Elaine Hagenberg, conducted by Richard "Ricky" Hutton.

Hutton writes: "I selected these pieces to be performed as a set that engages with the experience of choral musicians (and many others) during the pandemic. The text of Monteverdi's 'Longe da te, cor mio' from his fourth book of Italian madrigals speaks of loved ones separated by distance yearning to be reunited. Brian Newhouse's two texts, set by Elaine Hagenberg as companion pieces, also speak to the feelings of isolation and longing for connection. Hagenberg dedicates 'Songs from Silence' to 'the choral community in hope of healing during times of silence and distance.' Both the Monteverdi and Hagenberg are centered around the tonic pitch G (mixolydian, minor and major). We begin with the Monteverdi and then move right into the Hagenberg after a brief silence."

View the event by going to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4-CKKR4DLU and via Facebook at facebook.com/CarsonCitySymphony.

The Jazzettes Perform for Jazz & Beyond 2020 Festival
YouTube release date: 5/28/2021

The Jazzettes presented the Jazz & Beyond Music & Arts Festival's first live-streamed event on August 30, 2020. This was the festival's attempt to present events to the public during the COVID-19 epidemic. This was presented from A to Zen Studio's stage in Carson City, Nevada, in front of a very, very small, studio audience. Cami Thompson on vocals and percussion, Erika Paul on keyboard and vocal, and Julie Machado on bass and vocals are three wildly talented musician friends and may change the way you look at jazz. The trio, with strong lead singers and vocal harmonies, covers 100 years of great music! You can find their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TheJazzettes.
Jazz & Beyond (JazzCarsonCity.com) has been presented every August, starting in 2004, and is sponsored by the Mile High Jazz Band Association (MileHighJazz.com). Original camera work was by A to Zen Studios (Mike Epps and Dan Palmer) with audio work by KD Sound (Kelly Dodge). I served as announcer and post-production editor (for YouTube release).

View the video by going to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MsbFClnAc4.

APHF 13: East and West Share Harmonica Music
YouTube release date: Oct. 15, 2022

Two of my arrangements are featured in a Youtube video called "East and West Share Harmonica Music." The arrangements are of a trio by Eler, originally for clarinet, oboe, and bassoon, which I arranged for three chromatic harmonicas, and an arrangement of "The Song is You" for three harmonicas and rhythm section. This was a contribution to the 13th Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival (APHF) which was produced virtually in 2022 due to the continuing COVID pandemic. The main collaborators on this project were Tom Stryker, harmonica; JiaYi He, harmonica; Rocky Lok, harmonica; Dr. Mui Kwong-chiu, composer; and myself.

Performance of this appears on the first half of this video on YouTube: Click HERE to view the video.