Events under 'Music'

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.

LINK UP

Link Up is a Carnegie Hall-designed program that provides music educators with special tools to prepare their students to perform with the Cape Symphony right from their seats in the audience. Students in grades 3-5 will sing and play recorder in a highly interactive concert that strives to recruit the next generation of talented Cape Cod musicians!

For additional information: 

Brooke Spiegel, Engagement Manager
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Link Up (capesymphony.org)

Cape Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring Concert 

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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.