Events under 'Symphony Concerts'

Date: January 25 & 26, 2025

Showtimes: Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3:00pm

Featured Artist:

Darko Butorac, Conductor
Jillian Honn, Oboe
Meryl Summers, Bassoon
Jacques Lee Wood, Cello
Velleda Miragias, Cello

Masterpiece 3

From classical music to ballet to opera and beyond, Italy’s contributions to the art of music are undeniable. This season’s Passport concert celebrates from the best of the best, with stunning works by Rossini and Respighi, and soul-stirring Vivaldi concertos performed by your very own Cape Symphony stars. Molto Benne!

Darko Butorac, Conductor

Darko Butorac has established himself as a conductor in demand with orchestras throughout Europe and the Americas. He currently serves as the Music Director of the Asheville Symphony and the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, and has guest conducted the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Neuss (Germany), the Rubinstein Philharmonic of Lodz (Poland), the Xiamen Symphony (China), and the Slovenian Radio Symphony Orchestra, to name a few.

The Masterpiece Series concerts also feature the Musically Speaking pre-concert talks, insightful and entertaining looks into the music you are about to hear. These free 30-minute talks begin one hour prior to each Masterpiece Series concert. 

Date: January 25 & 26, 2025

Showtimes: Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3:00pm

Featured Artist:

Darko Butorac, Conductor
Jillian Honn, Oboe
Meryl Summers, Bassoon
Jacques Lee Wood, Cello
Velleda Miragias, Cello

Masterpiece 3

From classical music to ballet to opera and beyond, Italy’s contributions to the art of music are undeniable. This season’s Passport concert celebrates from the best of the best, with stunning works by Rossini and Respighi, and soul-stirring Vivaldi concertos performed by your very own Cape Symphony stars. Molto Benne!

Darko Butorac, Conductor

Darko Butorac has established himself as a conductor in demand with orchestras throughout Europe and the Americas. He currently serves as the Music Director of the Asheville Symphony and the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, and has guest conducted the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Neuss (Germany), the Rubinstein Philharmonic of Lodz (Poland), the Xiamen Symphony (China), and the Slovenian Radio Symphony Orchestra, to name a few.

The Masterpiece Series concerts also feature the Musically Speaking pre-concert talks, insightful and entertaining looks into the music you are about to hear. These free 30-minute talks begin one hour prior to each Masterpiece Series concert. 

Date: February 22 & 23, 2025

Showtimes: Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3:00pm

Featured Artist:

Joe Marchio, Conductor & Co-Host
Jae Cosmos Lee, Co-Host
Dee Roscioli, Vocals 

CapePOPS! 3

Welcome to the red carpet! Join Cape Symphony’s own “co-hosts” Joe Marchio and Jae Cosmos Lee as they lead your Orchestra performing music from Academy Award-winning films and their unforgettable soundtracks. You’ll hear music from the Golden Age of Hollywood, along with favorites from Titanic, E.T., and Frozen. Broadway sensation and Wicked star Dee Roscioli is also welcomed back to the Cape Symphony stage in this star-studded performance.

Joe Marchio, Conductor & Co-Host

Joe Marchio has endeared himself to Cape Symphony audiences in his role of Assistant Conductor and frequent host of our “Musically Speaking” pre-concert talks. He also serves as Music Director of the Chatham Chorale, and Pastor and Director of Music at First Congregational Church of Chatham. Marchio holds degrees from The College of Wooster, Yale University, and Boston Conservatory, where he received his master of music degree in conducting, studying under Dr. William Cutter.

Jae Cosmos Lee, Co-Host

You know Jae Cosmos Lee as the Cape Symphony’s Concertmaster and founding member of A Far Cry, the Grammy-nominated self-conducted orchestra based in Boston. Jae has performed in concert halls throughout Europe, the United States, Canada and Asia, and music festivals worldwide including Aspen, Chautauqua, Banff, and Salzburg. Jae has worked closely with the members of the Cleveland, Juilliard, and Tokyo String Quartets, and shared the stage with everyone from renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro to the most exciting chamber ensembles performing today.

Date: February 22 & 23, 2025

Showtimes: Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3:00pm

Featured Artist:

Joe Marchio, Conductor & Co-Host
Jae Cosmos Lee, Co-Host
Dee Roscioli, Vocals 

CapePOPS! 3

Welcome to the red carpet! Join Cape Symphony’s own “co-hosts” Joe Marchio and Jae Cosmos Lee as they lead your Orchestra performing music from Academy Award-winning films and their unforgettable soundtracks. You’ll hear music from the Golden Age of Hollywood, along with favorites from Titanic, E.T., and Frozen. Broadway sensation and Wicked star Dee Roscioli is also welcomed back to the Cape Symphony stage in this star-studded performance.

Joe Marchio, Conductor & Co-Host

Joe Marchio has endeared himself to Cape Symphony audiences in his role of Assistant Conductor and frequent host of our “Musically Speaking” pre-concert talks. He also serves as Music Director of the Chatham Chorale, and Pastor and Director of Music at First Congregational Church of Chatham. Marchio holds degrees from The College of Wooster, Yale University, and Boston Conservatory, where he received his master of music degree in conducting, studying under Dr. William Cutter.

Jae Cosmos Lee, Co-Host

You know Jae Cosmos Lee as the Cape Symphony’s Concertmaster and founding member of A Far Cry, the Grammy-nominated self-conducted orchestra based in Boston. Jae has performed in concert halls throughout Europe, the United States, Canada and Asia, and music festivals worldwide including Aspen, Chautauqua, Banff, and Salzburg. Jae has worked closely with the members of the Cleveland, Juilliard, and Tokyo String Quartets, and shared the stage with everyone from renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro to the most exciting chamber ensembles performing today.

Date: April 5 & 6, 2025

Showtimes: Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3:00pm

Featured Artist:

Dina Gilbert, Conductor
Alexi Kenney, Violin 

Masterpiece 4

A “compositional rebel” and great romantic, Beethoven rejected standard classical practices to write with relentless emotion, inspiring many of history’s most famous composers to follow suit. This all-Beethoven program is highlighted by the great “Leonore” Overture, and a culminating performance of his epic Symphony No. 5.

Dina Gilbert, Conductor

Dina Gilbert attracts critical acclaim for her energy, precision and versatility. She is currently Music Director of the Kamloops Symphony, and has guest conducted leading Canadian orchestras such as Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, and the Orchestre symphonique de Québec. Dina was featured in the recent documentary Femmes symphoniques and recognized as one of 50 Quebec personalities “creating the extraordinary” by Urbania Magazine.

The Masterpiece Series concerts also feature the Musically Speaking pre-concert talks, insightful and entertaining looks into the music you are about to hear. These free 30-minute talks begin one hour prior to each Masterpiece Series concert.

Date: April 5 & 6, 2025

Showtimes: Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3:00pm

Featured Artist:

Dina Gilbert, Conductor
Alexi Kenney, Violin 

Masterpiece 4

A “compositional rebel” and great romantic, Beethoven rejected standard classical practices to write with relentless emotion, inspiring many of history’s most famous composers to follow suit. This all-Beethoven program is highlighted by the great “Leonore” Overture, and a culminating performance of his epic Symphony No. 5.

Dina Gilbert, Conductor

Dina Gilbert attracts critical acclaim for her energy, precision and versatility. She is currently Music Director of the Kamloops Symphony, and has guest conducted leading Canadian orchestras such as Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, and the Orchestre symphonique de Québec. Dina was featured in the recent documentary Femmes symphoniques and recognized as one of 50 Quebec personalities “creating the extraordinary” by Urbania Magazine.

The Masterpiece Series concerts also feature the Musically Speaking pre-concert talks, insightful and entertaining looks into the music you are about to hear. These free 30-minute talks begin one hour prior to each Masterpiece Series concert.

The Cape Symphony Orchestra will perform with the Chatham Chorale on Sunday, April 27 at Monomoy Regional High School. The concert, titled “Grandeur and Glory,” features masterworks by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Joeph Haydn’s Mass in D minor, known as the Nelson Mass. Joseph Marchio will conduct.

Grandeur and Glory

The performance includes Mozart’s Symphony No. 34 and Ave verum corpus. Mozart composed the festive and exuberant Symphony No. 34 in 1780 at age 24; it is the last symphony he wrote in Salzburg before moving to Vienna. Ave verum corpus (“Hail true body”) is a short Eucharistic hymn with words attributed to the 14th century pope Innocent VI. Mozart set the hymn to music in 1791 for his friend Anton Stoll, musical director of St. Stephan, Baden.

Four Chorale soloists will be featured in the performance of the Nelson Mass. Written in 1798 for the Esterházy family of Hungarian nobility, it is Haydn’s largest mass and said to be his greatest composition. World affairs were then in turmoil as Napoleon’s advancing armies threatened Vienna. Unbeknownst to Haydn, British forces led by Admiral Horatio Nelson had just defeated Napoleon in the Battle of the Nile. The coincidence gave the mass its nickname. The association was cemented in 1800, when the Mass was performed for Admiral Nelson himself during a visit to the Esterházy palace.

Conductor Joe Marchio serves as Assistant Conductor of the Cape Symphony and Music Director of the Chatham Chorale. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Yale University Institute of Sacred Music and a Master of Music degree in choral conducting from Boston Conservatory. He is also Pastor and Director of Music of the First Congregational Church of Chatham.

About Chatham Chorale

The Chatham Chorale, incorporated in 1977, is dedicated to performing the world’s rich diversity of choral music and supporting the musical arts and artists on Cape Cod. The Chorale performs annually with the Cape Symphony Orchestra at their Holiday on the Cape concerts.

Date: May 17 & 18, 2025

Showtimes: Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3:00pm

Featured Artist:

Kevin Fitzgerald, Conductor
Jean Meilleur, Vocals
John Regan, Piano 

CapePOPS! 4

The title says it all. Our culminating Pops concert of the season celebrates the genius of the first, last, and only “Piano Man.” Stellar guest artists will join forces with the Orchestra to perform Billy Joel’s greatest hits that have spanned more than five decades. Classics like “You May Be Right,” “More Than a Woman,” and “Only the Good Die Young” will have you on your feet and wanting more. Don’t wait too long… this one will sell out fast!

Kevin Fitzgerald, Conductor

In July 2023, Kevin Fitzgerald won the Special Prize for Best Performance of the Contemporary Piece at The Mahler Competition. He is the first conductor to win this award, a prize sponsored by the Mahler Foundation, which led to him conducting the world premiere of Bernd Richard Deutsch's Con Moto with the Bamberger Symphoniker during the competition's final concert. Kevin was a 2021 Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellow and has been awarded Career Assistance Grants by the Solti Foundation U.S. for four consecutive years. He has been Associate Conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony since the 2022-23 season, during which he conducted over 35 performances, including a fully-staged production of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. In 2023-24, Kevin made his subscription debut with the Jacksonville Symphony and pianist Joyce Yang, to lead a recording of Sean Shepherd's Concerto for Ensemble with the University of Chicago's Grossman Ensemble by invitation of the composer, and his debut with the Cape Symphony. Also, Kevin will return to the New York Philharmonic as a cover conductor for three programs, in addition to assisting Stéphane Denève at the St. Louis Symphony.

Date: May 17 & 18, 2025

Showtimes: Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3:00pm

Featured Artist:

Kevin Fitzgerald, Conductor
Jean Meilleur, Vocals
John Regan, Piano 

CapePOPS! 4

The title says it all. Our culminating Pops concert of the season celebrates the genius of the first, last, and only “Piano Man.” Stellar guest artists will join forces with the Orchestra to perform Billy Joel’s greatest hits that have spanned more than five decades. Classics like “You May Be Right,” “More Than a Woman,” and “Only the Good Die Young” will have you on your feet and wanting more. Don’t wait too long… this one will sell out fast!

Kevin Fitzgerald, Conductor

In July 2023, Kevin Fitzgerald won the Special Prize for Best Performance of the Contemporary Piece at The Mahler Competition. He is the first conductor to win this award, a prize sponsored by the Mahler Foundation, which led to him conducting the world premiere of Bernd Richard Deutsch's Con Moto with the Bamberger Symphoniker during the competition's final concert. Kevin was a 2021 Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellow and has been awarded Career Assistance Grants by the Solti Foundation U.S. for four consecutive years. He has been Associate Conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony since the 2022-23 season, during which he conducted over 35 performances, including a fully-staged production of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. In 2023-24, Kevin made his subscription debut with the Jacksonville Symphony and pianist Joyce Yang, to lead a recording of Sean Shepherd's Concerto for Ensemble with the University of Chicago's Grossman Ensemble by invitation of the composer, and his debut with the Cape Symphony. Also, Kevin will return to the New York Philharmonic as a cover conductor for three programs, in addition to assisting Stéphane Denève at the St. Louis Symphony.

Date: May 17 & 18, 2025

Showtimes: Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3:00pm

Featured Artist:

Kevin Fitzgerald, Conductor
Jean Meilleur, Vocals
John Regan, Piano 

CapePOPS! 4

The title says it all. Our culminating Pops concert of the season celebrates the genius of the first, last, and only “Piano Man.” Stellar guest artists will join forces with the Orchestra to perform Billy Joel’s greatest hits that have spanned more than five decades. Classics like “You May Be Right,” “More Than a Woman,” and “Only the Good Die Young” will have you on your feet and wanting more. Don’t wait too long… this one will sell out fast!

Kevin Fitzgerald, Conductor

In July 2023, Kevin Fitzgerald won the Special Prize for Best Performance of the Contemporary Piece at The Mahler Competition. He is the first conductor to win this award, a prize sponsored by the Mahler Foundation, which led to him conducting the world premiere of Bernd Richard Deutsch's Con Moto with the Bamberger Symphoniker during the competition's final concert. Kevin was a 2021 Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellow and has been awarded Career Assistance Grants by the Solti Foundation U.S. for four consecutive years. He has been Associate Conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony since the 2022-23 season, during which he conducted over 35 performances, including a fully-staged production of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. In 2023-24, Kevin made his subscription debut with the Jacksonville Symphony and pianist Joyce Yang, to lead a recording of Sean Shepherd's Concerto for Ensemble with the University of Chicago's Grossman Ensemble by invitation of the composer, and his debut with the Cape Symphony. Also, Kevin will return to the New York Philharmonic as a cover conductor for three programs, in addition to assisting Stéphane Denève at the St. Louis Symphony.

Date: June 14 & 15, 2025

Showtimes: Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3:00pm

Featured Artist:

James Blachly, Conductor
Sonja Tengblad, Soprano
Bradford Gleim, Baritone
Metropolitan Chorale of Brookline 

Masterpiece 5

The grandeur of the sea has enthralled the artistic imagination since the dawn of time. Like painters and poets, composers from Beethoven to Wagner and Rimsky-Korsakov to Led Zeppelin have aspired to capture the massive force of our oceans in their work. Our fascination with this natural resource is primal and unceasing. In this program, the music of Maurice Ravel, Toru Takemitsu, and Ralph Vaughan Williams brings the sea to the concert stage, from its calmest to its most majestic beauty.

James Blachly, Conductor

James Blachly is a Grammy®-winning conductor and composer dedicated to enriching the concert experience by connecting with audiences in memorable and meaningful ways. He serves as Music Director of the Experiential Orchestra and the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, and is a versatile guest conductor with such orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic.

The Masterpiece Series concerts also feature the Musically Speaking pre-concert talks, insightful and entertaining looks into the music you are about to hear. These free 30-minute talks begin one hour prior to each Masterpiece Series concert.

Date: June 14 & 15, 2025

Showtimes: Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3:00pm

Featured Artist:

James Blachly, Conductor
Sonja Tengblad, Soprano
Bradford Gleim, Baritone
Metropolitan Chorale of Brookline 

Masterpiece 5

The grandeur of the sea has enthralled the artistic imagination since the dawn of time. Like painters and poets, composers from Beethoven to Wagner and Rimsky-Korsakov to Led Zeppelin have aspired to capture the massive force of our oceans in their work. Our fascination with this natural resource is primal and unceasing. In this program, the music of Maurice Ravel, Toru Takemitsu, and Ralph Vaughan Williams brings the sea to the concert stage, from its calmest to its most majestic beauty.

James Blachly, Conductor

James Blachly is a Grammy®-winning conductor and composer dedicated to enriching the concert experience by connecting with audiences in memorable and meaningful ways. He serves as Music Director of the Experiential Orchestra and the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, and is a versatile guest conductor with such orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic.

The Masterpiece Series concerts also feature the Musically Speaking pre-concert talks, insightful and entertaining looks into the music you are about to hear. These free 30-minute talks begin one hour prior to each Masterpiece Series concert.

The Cape Symphony Orchestra and Broadway sensation Sal Viviano will celebrate the music of Frank Sinatra at the Cape Cod Melody Tent on August 10 at 8:00 PM. Under the iconic canopy, our audience will be treated to an evening of swing and sparkle, nostalgia and romance. Welcome to Perfectly Frank! Tickets are sold ONLY through the Cape Cod Melody Tent Box Office, online, or by phone at 508-775-5630.

“Ol’ Blue Eyes” defined a generation of popular music and culture, and Perfectly Frank brings the Sinatra songbook to life in high style. Sal Viviano’s charismatic stage presence is a perfect match for the Cape Symphony’s artistry and talent. His smooth, luxuriant vocals and the orchestra’s lush sound will take you back to the golden age of the Rat Pack, capturing its glamour and sophistication for a concert that’s sure to be a highlight of your Cape Cod summer.

Acclaimed conductor Francisco Noya, Music Director of the Boston Civic Symphony, will lead the performance in a special appearance.

Don’t miss this wonderful evening of Sinatra classics, performed as they were meant to be heard: live, bold, and in grand orchestral style!

Tickets are sold ONLY through the Cape Cod Melody Tent Box Office, online, or by phone at 508-775-5630. Please click here to be directed to the Melody Tent website. When choosing your seats on the Melody Tent seating chart, remember that the slowly revolving stage there ensures that every seat is a great seat!

Join us for a historic opening to the season as we welcome our new Music Director with a program that blends American spirit, youthful brilliance, and timeless orchestral mastery. Be part of this momentous occasion as we usher in a new era of music-making at Cape Symphony!

We begin with John Williams’ stirring arrangement of the Star-Spangled Banner, followed by George Walker’s bold and dynamic Pageant and Proclamation, commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony in 1997. Rising star Sofia Hernández-Williams, just 11 years old, takes the stage for Saint-Saëns’ passionate and virtuosic Cello Concerto No. 1, a favorite of virtuoso cellists since its first performance in Paris in 1873. After an intermission, Brahms’s triumphant Symphony No. 1 brings the performance to a powerful close.

Join us for a historic opening to the season as we welcome our new Music Director with a program that blends American spirit, youthful brilliance, and timeless orchestral mastery. Be part of this momentous occasion as we usher in a new era of music-making at Cape Symphony!

We begin with John Williams’ stirring arrangement of the Star-Spangled Banner, followed by George Walker’s bold and dynamic Pageant and Proclamation, commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony in 1997. Rising star Sofia Hernández-Williams, just 11 years old, takes the stage for Saint-Saëns’ passionate and virtuosic Cello Concerto No. 1, a favorite of virtuoso cellists since its first performance in Paris in 1873. After an intermission, Brahms’s triumphant Symphony No. 1 brings the performance to a powerful close.

Your Cape Symphony Orchestra brings the magic and excitement of Broadway to Cape Cod with the biggest songs from its longest-running blockbuster musicals. Take in stunning performances of smash hits from Wicked, The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton, West Side Story, and more. Powerhouse Broadway vocalists join the Orchestra to deliver the best of the best!

Your Cape Symphony Orchestra brings the magic and excitement of Broadway to Cape Cod with the biggest songs from its longest-running blockbuster musicals. Take in stunning performances of smash hits from Wicked, The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton, West Side Story, and more. Powerhouse Broadway vocalists join the Orchestra to deliver the best of the best!

Your Cape Symphony Orchestra brings the magic and excitement of Broadway to Cape Cod with the biggest songs from its longest-running blockbuster musicals. Take in stunning performances of smash hits from Wicked, The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton, West Side Story, and more. Powerhouse Broadway vocalists join the Orchestra to deliver the best of the best!

This concert is a powerful tribute to veterans, honoring their courage and sacrifice through exceptional music that embodies the American spirit. Our stirring program opens with Dudley Buck’s 1879 Festival Overture on The Star-Spangled Banner and Morton Gould’s rousing An American Salute, followed by Samuel Barber’s evocative Night Flight. Solemn trumpet fanfares frame Maurice Ravel’s elegant Le Tombeau de Couperin and Barber’s deeply moving Adagio for Strings. Following intermission, Aaron Copland’s grand Symphony No. 3 brings the afternoon to a triumphant resolution. Experience a concert filled with reflection, remembrance, and reverence for those who have served.

This concert is a powerful tribute to veterans, honoring their courage and sacrifice through exceptional music that embodies the American spirit. Our stirring program opens with Dudley Buck’s 1879 Festival Overture on The Star-Spangled Banner and Morton Gould’s rousing An American Salute, followed by Samuel Barber’s evocative Night Flight. Solemn trumpet fanfares frame Maurice Ravel’s elegant Le Tombeau de Couperin and Barber’s deeply moving Adagio for Strings. Following intermission, Aaron Copland’s grand Symphony No. 3 brings the afternoon to a triumphant resolution. Experience a concert filled with reflection, remembrance, and reverence for those who have served.