Tickets for upcoming season go on sale June 25
HYANNIS, MA—June 19, 2018
Beautiful music. Inspiring stories. Joyous celebrations. The Cape Symphony is “Inspiring Joy” in the 2018-19 season.
Cape Symphony fans have come to expect amazing experiences, top-name talent and gorgeous music. This season the Cape’s very own orchestra will deliver more fan favorites, including fresh takes on legends like Beethoven and Mozart, a unique collaboration with Cotuit Center for the Arts in a journey to the Land of Oz, and a little “Saturday Night Fever” in a visit to the disco ‘70s.
“This season is already selling way ahead of expectations, and I think it’s because it’s one of our most imaginative and dramatic seasons ever,” said Artistic Director & Conductor Jung-Ho Pak.
PASSPORT TO AMERICA
Saturday, September 22 at 7:30 PM | Sunday, September 23 at 3:00 PM
Featuring: The Chatham Chorale with Joseph Marchio, Music Director; Cotuit Center for the Arts
The story of America is one of hopes and dreams and one that has yet to be told on the Cape Symphony stage. Passport to America features “Ellis Island: The Dream of America,” a powerful celebration of the historic immigrant experience by Hollywood film composer Peter Boyer, co-produced with Cotuit Center for the Arts and starring local actors as new arrivals to the shores of America. Among those that came here in the 20th century were many important composers. The Cape Symphony will present works by some of these talented immigrants, including the brilliant Igor Stravinsky.
SYMPHONY AT THE DISCO
Saturday, October 13 at 3:00 & 7:30 PM | Sunday, October 14 at 3:00 PM
Featuring: Boogie Wonder Band
Get ready to celebrate good times! The ten-piece Boogie Wonder Band joins the Cape Symphony for a unique experience where disco meets classical music in this high-energy show. The concert hall will turn into Studio 54, bringing traditional disco to a whole new level, loaded with violins, violas, cellos, trumpets, trombones and more!
MAGNIFICENT MOZART
Saturday, November 3 at 7:30 PM | Sunday, November 4 at 3:00 PM
Featuring: Musica Sacra with Mary Beekman, Artistic Director
In a famous scene from the movie “Amadeus,” Mozart dictates his final opus to his rival Salieri, feverish on his deathbed as he hears the beautiful music in his head. This concert will look at the magic and power behind his Requiem, an extraordinary affirmation of the power of the human spirit, and perform the choral masterpiece with Musica Sacra, Boston’s premier early music choral ensemble. Plus, the tuneful serenade “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.”
HOLIDAY ON THE CAPE
Friday, Nov. 30 at 4:00 PM & 8:00 PM | Saturday, Dec. 1 at 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM | Sunday, Dec. 2 at 1:00 PM & 5:00 PM
Featuring: The Chatham Chorale with Joseph Marchio, Music Director; Vintage Vocal Quartet
Celebrate home and hearth, the warmth of family and friends, and the music that brings it all back. Revel in classic holiday songs, gorgeous carols, and a Celtic Christmas celebration. A major component of this annual favorite will be the hip and cool stylings of the Vintage Vocal Quartet.
NEW YEAR’S DAY PARTY
Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at 3:00 PM
Featuring: LaKisha Jones
Back by popular demand, “American Idol” and Broadway Star LaKisha Jones will help us kick off 2019 in the most powerful way. Enjoy this light-hearted celebration, with lilting Viennese waltzes, lively marches and most of all, fun!
OPERA WITHOUT WORDS
Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 7:30 PM | Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 3:00 PM
Featuring: Ji-Hae Park, Violin
Some of the most powerful music of opera is actually not sung, but played. In this unusual and unique event, the Cape Symphony will present some of the most beautiful and unforgettable symphonic moments of opera, letting the orchestra take center stage. With its mythic battle between the forces of good and evil, an inspiration for modern heroic sagas like Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings, Wagner’s epic cycle The Ring requires an enormous orchestra to support the larger-than-life music. Ji-Hae Park, one of the most emotional and engaging violinists in the world will perform the fiery melodies from Carmen.
THE WIZARD OF OZ
Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM | Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 3:00 PM
Featuring: Cotuit Center for the Arts
We’re off to see the wizard… Live! In this rare concert presentation, the Cape Symphony partners with Cotuit Center for the Arts to perform the original lush Harold Arlen score and the script of The Wizard of Oz. Familiar songs like “Over the Rainbow,” “We’re Off to See the Wizard,” and “If I Only Had a Brain” will transport the audience to the Land of Oz to meet old friends Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion. Casting to be announced soon!
BEETHOVEN UNLEASHED
Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 7:30 PM | Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 3:00 PM
Featuring: Martina Filjak, Piano
Like a rock star, Beethoven wrote music that was raw, unfiltered and personal. Performing without a conductor to filter his singular voice, the Cape Symphony musicians are set free to unleash the music of Beethoven. Concertmaster Jae Cosmos Lee takes the lead for the ebullient, uplifting Symphony No. 1 – the orchestra will literally be on its feet! Pianist Martina Filjak, compared by critics to a tiger for her fierce yet graceful playing, comes center stage for piano pieces from the pantheon.
LEGENDARY LOVE STORIES
Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 7:30 PM | Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 3:00 PM
Featuring: The Chatham Chorale with Joseph Marchio, Music Director; Natasha Paremski, Piano
Passion and romance come together to create the greatest love stories ever set to music, like the famous love theme from Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Many romantic movies come to life with the gorgeous 18th variation of Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini,” most famously, Somewhere in Time. Dynamic Natasha Paremski makes her Cape Symphony debut.
THE VERY BEST OF RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN
Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 7:30 PM | Sunday, June 9, 2019 at 3:00 PM
Featuring: Peter Mansfield, Guest Conductor; Michelle Chassé, Director and Choreographer
June is bustin’ out all over with a special tribute to the beloved musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein. Music like Oklahoma, Carousel, South Pacific, The Sound of Music, and The King and I are impossible to imagine without the iconic songs that are impossible to stop humming. Rising stars from the nationally acclaimed Boston Conservatory at Berklee Theater Division join the Cape Symphony in a song-and-dance extravaganza.
Tickets for the 2018-19 concert season, including the tremendously popular Holiday on the Cape, will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, June 25. Call the Box Office at 508-362-1111 or visit capesymphony.org for details.
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About Cape Symphony & Conservatory
Cape Cod’s very own orchestra, Cape Symphony, performs at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center in Hyannis. From popular hits to magnificent classics, highlighting hidden gems and putting a new twist on standards, the emphasis is always on fun, surprises, and beautiful music. Led by Artistic Director and Conductor Jung-Ho Pak, the Cape Symphony provides an experience like no other. Cape Conservatory’s commitment to education for all ages includes musical instruction as well as classes in dance and art at campuses in West Barnstable and Falmouth. Its Pre-School program is known for blending traditional academics with the arts. Through MusicWorks! Everyday and other community outreach programs, Cape Conservatory brings an array of engaging programs to thousands of students on the Cape and Islands. Cape Arts & Entertainment is the home of the Cape Symphony & Conservatory. Visit www.capesymphony.org and www.capeconservatory.org for more information.
