Events under 'Symphony Concerts'

Motown soul and R&B paired with great hits of the Philly Sound mean double the fun at this electrifying concert experience full of phenomenal songs made famous by Earth, Wind & Fire, Diana Ross, Lou Rawls, The Temptations, The O’Jays, and more. This show is pure excitement, led by Broadway superstar Chester Gregory and vocal powerhouses Cherise Coaches and Brik.Liam alongside your Cape Symphony Orchestra musicians. Motown smash hits including What’s Going On, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, I’m Gonna Make You Love Me and I’m Coming Out share the stage with Philly Sound hit songs including Ain’t No Stopping Us Now, You’ll Never Find A Love Like Mine, Love Train and You Make Me Feel Brand New. Let’s groove!

Motown soul and R&B paired with great hits of the Philly Sound mean double the fun at this electrifying concert experience full of phenomenal songs made famous by Earth, Wind & Fire, Diana Ross, Lou Rawls, The Temptations, The O’Jays, and more. This show is pure excitement, led by Broadway superstar Chester Gregory and vocal powerhouses Cherise Coaches and Brik.Liam alongside your Cape Symphony Orchestra musicians. Motown smash hits including What’s Going On, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, I’m Gonna Make You Love Me and I’m Coming Out share the stage with Philly Sound hit songs including Ain’t No Stopping Us Now, You’ll Never Find A Love Like Mine, Love Train and You Make Me Feel Brand New. Let’s groove!

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As we open a bold new season of discovery, we invite you on a thrilling journey beyond the horizon. From the vastness of the cosmos to the wonder of the unknown, this spectacular opening concert launches Worlds Await with music that is thrilling, cinematic, and awe-inspiring.

We’ll begin in orbit, with Kaija Saariaho’s radiant meditation on the motion of the cosmos. Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 follows, balancing dreamlike lyricism with flashes of wit. The journey culminates in Holst’s The Planets, a suite of vivid astrological portraits from martial thunder to shimmering mysticism.

Ticketholders are invited to an entertaining and informative talk about the concert program beginning one hour before the performance. 

Program

KAIJA SAARIAHO
Asteroid 4179: Toutatis

SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Violin Concerto No.1

GUSTAV HOLST
The Planets

Alyssa Wang, Conductor

Nathan Olson, Violin

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As we open a bold new season of discovery, we invite you on a thrilling journey beyond the horizon. From the vastness of the cosmos to the wonder of the unknown, this spectacular opening concert launches Worlds Await with music that is thrilling, cinematic, and awe-inspiring.

We’ll begin in orbit, with Kaija Saariaho’s radiant meditation on the motion of the cosmos. Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 follows, balancing dreamlike lyricism with flashes of wit. The journey culminates in Holst’s The Planets, a suite of vivid astrological portraits from martial thunder to shimmering mysticism.

Ticketholders are invited to an entertaining and informative talk about the concert program beginning one hour before the performance. 

Program

KAIJA SAARIAHO
Asteroid 4179: Toutatis

SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Violin Concerto No.1

GUSTAV HOLST
The Planets

Alyssa Wang, Conductor

Nathan Olson, Violin

Bernard Herrmann’s music for Psycho is among the greatest film scores of all time. Come hear it performed live, perfectly synchronized to the film projected on the big screen behind the Orchestra. Slashing strings, pulsing rhythms, and stark silences heighten every frame as music drives the tension in this classic thriller! Music Director Alyssa Wang will conduct.

Bernard Herrmann’s music for Psycho is among the greatest film scores of all time. Come hear it performed live, perfectly synchronized to the film projected on the big screen behind the Orchestra. Slashing strings, pulsing rhythms, and stark silences heighten every frame as music drives the tension in this classic thriller! Music Director Alyssa Wang will conduct.

Celebrate the rhythms and voices of the Americas! Gabriela Lena Frank’s Three Latin American Dances bursts with energy and color, and Tania León’s Pasajes evokes the exuberance of her Cuban childhood. Selections from Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story bring intensity, romance, and theatrical flair to a concert alive with movement and passion.

Ticketholders are invited to an entertaining and informative talk about the concert program beginning one hour before the performance. 

Program

GABRIELA LENA FRANK
Three Latin American Dances

TANIA LEON
Pasajes

LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Music from West Side Story

Alyssa Wang, Conductor

Cynthia López Olaya, Vocals

Wesley Carman, Vocals

Celebrate the rhythms and voices of the Americas! Gabriela Lena Frank’s Three Latin American Dances bursts with energy and color, and Tania León’s Pasajes evokes the exuberance of her Cuban childhood. Selections from Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story bring intensity, romance, and theatrical flair to a concert alive with movement and passion.

Ticketholders are invited to an entertaining and informative talk about the concert program beginning one hour before the performance. 

Program

GABRIELA LENA FRANK
Three Latin American Dances

TANIA LEON
Pasajes

LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Music from West Side Story

Alyssa Wang, Conductor

Cynthia López Olaya, Vocals

Wesley Carman, Vocals

Sleigh bells ring and spirits soar at Cape Symphony’s Holiday on the Cape concert! Join the Orchestra and special guests to celebrate the wonders of the season and the pleasure of sharing them together. Bring family and friends for glad tidings, good cheer, and a concert to remember.

Alyssa Wang, Conductor

Chatham Chorale

Cape Symphony Youth Orchestra

Sleigh bells ring and spirits soar at Cape Symphony’s Holiday on the Cape concert! Join the Orchestra and special guests to celebrate the wonders of the season and the pleasure of sharing them together. Bring family and friends for glad tidings, good cheer, and a concert to remember.

Alyssa Wang, Conductor

Chatham Chorale

Cape Symphony Youth Orchestra

Sleigh bells ring and spirits soar at Cape Symphony’s Holiday on the Cape concert! Join the Orchestra and special guests to celebrate the wonders of the season and the pleasure of sharing them together. Bring family and friends for glad tidings, good cheer, and a concert to remember.

Alyssa Wang, Conductor

Chatham Chorale

Cape Symphony Youth Orchestra

Sleigh bells ring and spirits soar at Cape Symphony’s Holiday on the Cape concert! Join the Orchestra and special guests to celebrate the wonders of the season and the pleasure of sharing them together. Bring family and friends for glad tidings, good cheer, and a concert to remember.

Alyssa Wang, Conductor

Chatham Chorale

Cape Symphony Youth Orchestra

Sleigh bells ring and spirits soar at Cape Symphony’s Holiday on the Cape concert! Join the Orchestra and special guests to celebrate the wonders of the season and the pleasure of sharing them together. Bring family and friends for glad tidings, good cheer, and a concert to remember.

Alyssa Wang, Conductor

Chatham Chorale

Cape Symphony Youth Orchestra

Sleigh bells ring and spirits soar at Cape Symphony’s Holiday on the Cape concert! Join the Orchestra and special guests to celebrate the wonders of the season and the pleasure of sharing them together. Bring family and friends for glad tidings, good cheer, and a concert to remember.

Alyssa Wang, Conductor

Chatham Chorale

Cape Symphony Youth Orchestra

We’re off! Our journey begins with the brilliance of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol and the exquisite classical guitar in Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. Following intermission, Albéniz’s Iberia evokes the unique characters of the cities of Jerez and Málaga, and De Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat ignites the stage with unmistakable Spanish spirit. ¡Vamos!

Ticketholders are invited to an entertaining and informative talk about the concert program beginning one hour before each performance. 

Program

NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34

JOAQUÍN RODRIGO
Concierto de Aranjuez

ISAAC ALBÉNIZ
Iberia
Jerez | Málaga

MANUEL DE FALLA
The Three Cornered Hat Suites No. 1 & 2

Alyssa Wang, Conductor

Grisha Goryachev, Guitar

We’re off! Our journey begins with the brilliance of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol and the exquisite classical guitar in Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. Following intermission, Albéniz’s Iberia evokes the unique characters of the cities of Jerez and Málaga, and De Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat ignites the stage with unmistakable Spanish spirit. ¡Vamos!

Ticketholders are invited to an entertaining and informative talk about the concert program beginning one hour before each performance. 

Program

NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34

JOAQUÍN RODRIGO
Concierto de Aranjuez

ISAAC ALBÉNIZ
Iberia
Jerez | Málaga

MANUEL DE FALLA
The Three Cornered Hat Suites No. 1 & 2

Alyssa Wang, Conductor

Grisha Goryachev, Guitar

You’re invited to a dazzling celebration of Brazilian culture, music, and dance: It’s Samba at the Symphony! Get in the Rio spirit with your Cape Symphony Orchestra… no airfare required.

Alyssa Wang, Conductor

Forrópera, Guest Artists

You’re invited to a dazzling celebration of Brazilian culture, music, and dance: It’s Samba at the Symphony! Get in the Rio spirit with your Cape Symphony Orchestra… no airfare required.

Alyssa Wang, Conductor

Forrópera, Guest Artists

An afternoon devoted to Tchaikovsky pairs two of his most beautiful Romantic masterpieces. Piano Concerto No. 1 opens the program with majesty, excitement, and soaring drama. Symphony No. 5 unfolds as an intensely emotional journey from shadow to triumph, weaving fate and passion into a powerful symphonic arc.

Ticketholders are invited to an entertaining and informative talk about the concert program beginning one hour before the performance. 

Program

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64

David Alexander Rahbee, Guest Conductor

Magdalene Ho, Piano

An afternoon devoted to Tchaikovsky pairs two of his most beautiful Romantic masterpieces. Piano Concerto No. 1 opens the program with majesty, excitement, and soaring drama. Symphony No. 5 unfolds as an intensely emotional journey from shadow to triumph, weaving fate and passion into a powerful symphonic arc.

Ticketholders are invited to an entertaining and informative talk about the concert program beginning one hour before the performance. 

Program

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64

David Alexander Rahbee, Guest Conductor

Magdalene Ho, Piano