Lecture "The Meder Family of Carson City," by David Bugli,
The Carson City Historical Society presents "The Meder Family of Carson City," a lecture by David Bugli, Secretary of the Carson City Historical Society. The lecture mainly focuses on talented composer, musician, and all around "useful man," J.P. Meder, and his father, B.H. Meder. Other members of the family contributed to the daily life of Carson City starting in the mid-1860s. Donations are accepted.
Born in New England in 1848, John P. Meder came to the young town of Carson as a teenager in 1864 with his father, B.H. Meder, and the rest of the family. While his father, an industrious yet adventurous idealist, began to make his mark in the lumber business and in politics, young John began to make his mark on the cultural life of Carson City, Virginia City, and Reno. He showed skill as a composer early in his life and published several piano pieces. He is most famous for his "Hank Monk Schottische" and the "Nevada Stale March."
Presenter David C. Bugli has music degrees from Ithaca College and the University of Massachusetts. He moved to Carson City in late 1983 and became involved in the musical life of the city. He founded Carson City Symphony in 1984, which he has conducted since its beginning. He founded the Mile High Jazz Band and its associated annual Jazz & Beyond music festival, performs on piano and tuba, composes and arranges, and serves as Secretary of the Carson City Historical Society. He is the recipient of the 2007 Nevada Governor's Arts Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts.
