WEST BARNSTABLE, MA—July 7, 2025
2025/26 season offers outstanding classical and pops performances
The Cape Symphony Box Office will begin selling tickets for concerts in its 2025/26 season on Monday, July 7, 2025. Masterpiece (classical) and CapePOPS! series subscriptions are still available for purchase as well.
Cape Symphony’s 2025/26 concert season is as follows:
- September 20 & 21, 2025: The Orchestra’s Masterpiece series opens with A New Era, featuring music of George Walker, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Johannes Brahms. Rising star Sofia Hernández Williams will take the stage as soloist for Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto.
- October 18 & 19, 2025: Jason Seber will conduct the Cape Symphony Orchestra’s first CapePOPS! concert of the season, Defying Gravity: The Best of Broadway!, with guest artists Jessica Hendy, Kelli Rabke, Scott Coulter, and John Boswell performing smash hits from Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton, West Side Story, and more.
- November 15 & 16, 2025: A Salute to Service will honor veterans’ courage and sacrifice with music by Dudley Buck, Morton Gould, Samuel Barber, Maurice Ravel, and Aaron Copland.
- December 5, 6, & 7, 2025: Assistant Conductor Joe Marchio, The Chatham Chorale, the Cape Symphony Dance Company, and the Cape Symphony Youth Orchestra will join the Cape Symphony Orchestra to bring on the sparkle and joy at our annual Holiday On The Cape Soprano Patrice Tiedemann will return to the Cape Symphony stage for this year’s program.
- January 24 & 25, 2026: Passport to Vienna is a program of Austrian musical genius spanning centuries, featuring Arnold Schoenberg, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven. Award-winning pianist Awadagin Pratt will appear with the Orchestra to perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major.
- February 21 & 22, 2026: Jazz trumpet sensation Byron Stripling returns to Cape Symphony to lead the Orchestra in a high-spirited journey through Ragtime, Blues, & All That Jazz, showcasing ragtime master Scott Joplin, blues legend Muddy Waters, and more. Byron will be joined by Bobby Floyd of the Ray Charles, Dr. John, and Count Basie Bands.
- April 11 & 12, 2026: Masterworks by Jean Sibelius, Ottorino Respighi, Einojuhani Rautavaara, and Atonio Vivaldi evoke the sounds of the natural world in Nature’s Song. Cape Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Jae Cosmos Lee will perform as soloist for Vivaldi’s celebrated The Four Seasons.
- May 9 & 10, 2026: Francisco Noya will conduct Be Ours Tonight: Elvis and the Symphony, a high-energy concert dedicated to the King of Rock & Roll. The program includes rocking hits and soulful ballads, including “Burnin’ Love, “It’s Now or Never,” “All Shook Up,” and more. Guest artist Patrick Dunn will bring the Elvis Presley sound, swagger, and style to the Cape Symphony stage.
- May 30 & 31, 2026: The Masterpiece series concludes with Voices of Spring, celebrating the vibrant season of renewal with music by Lili Boulanger, Claude Debussy, and Gustav Mahler.
- June 13 & 14, 2026: In a fifth concert added to the CapePOPS! series, Troy Quinn will conduct Let's Groove Tonight: Motown & The Philly Sound. Guest vocalists Chester Gregory, Cherise Coaches, and Brik.Liam will perform with the Orchestra. Motown hits including “What’s Going On” and “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” share the stage with Philly Sound gems like “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now” and “Love Train” in this exciting performance.
All concerts will take place at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center, 744 West Main Street, Hyannis. Masterpiece performances are at 4:00 PM Saturday and 3:00 PM Sunday; CapePOPS! concerts are at 7:30 PM Saturday and 3:00 PM Sunday. Holiday on the Cape will be performed Friday, December 5 at 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM, Saturday, December 6 at 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM, and Sunday, December 7 at 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM.
Concert tickets and series subscriptions are available at www.capesymphony.org, by calling 508.362.1111, or by visiting the Box Office at 2235 Iyannough Road in West Barnstable. The Box Office is open Monday – Friday from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. A discount applies to purchases of tickets for three or more concerts (excluding Holiday).
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About Cape Symphony
Cape Arts & Entertainment, also known as Cape Symphony, is one of the largest professional cultural organizations in Massachusetts. We inspire, educate, and connect our community through exceptional music and inclusive outreach programs. The Cape Symphony Orchestra presents a diverse classical and Pops repertoire, while Cape Symphony Presents brings world-class artists of a variety of genres to venues across Cape Cod. Cape Symphony Preschool provides an acclaimed arts-infused curriculum. Cape Symphony Conservatory offers private lessons, group classes, ensembles, dance, and art at our West Barnstable and Falmouth campuses. Rooted in creativity, excellence, community, and lifelong learning, all three branches of Cape Symphony enrich lives through the power of music and the arts. Visit www.capesymphony.org for more information.
