DISCOVERY CELEBRATION A NEW VISION and you
2024 | 2025 SEASON
Dear Friends,
As Executive Director of Cape Symphony, it brings me great joy to unveil our upcoming concert season, full of extraordinary music, exceptional talent, and breathtaking performances.
Cape Symphony Orchestra musicians will lift your spirits and ignite your passion for music, from timeless classics to contemporary masterpieces. Wonderfully talented and entertaining soloists will enrich our performances with their virtuosity and artistry.
Amidst our celebration of music, we continue our quest for Cape Symphony’s next Music Director—a leader who will guide us into the future with vision, passion, and dedication to our art. To this end, we are honored to welcome a distinguished slate of candidates as guest conductors, each bringing their unique style and expertise to our orchestra. Our future leader may emerge from this talented field, and we eagerly anticipate this next stage of our search for the perfect match.
On the threshold of this new season, I extend my deepest gratitude to you, our cherished audience, for your support and commitment to Cape Symphony. Your presence energizes our performances and fuels our collective passion for music. Together, let us embrace the harmony that awaits us, united in our love for the transformative power of music.
I look forward to greeting you at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center.
Warm regards,
Michael Albaugh, Executive Director
ARTISTIC Notes
Our Music Director candidates will take the podium this season, each conducting a select Masterpiece concert. Our repertoire for the 24/25 Masterpiece Series features warhorses from the Western canon to show the musical prowess of our conducting candidates. Included are breathtaking works that have stood the test of time of both musicians and audiences. The programs will also highlight and demonstrate the skill and musicianship of the Cape Symphony’s own musical artists. Join us!
Jae Cosmos Lee
Managing Artistic Principal & Concertmaster
JEAN-CLAUDE PICARD
Pictures at an Exhibition
Canadian conductor
Jean-Claude Picard is widely regarded as an engaging conductor known for the natural and collaborative rapport he establishes with his fellow musicians. Jean-Claude has served as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières, and guest conductor of orchestras such as the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Opera, I Musici, and the Montreal Bach Festival Orchestra.
ALYSSA WANG
Fantastique
Alyssa Wang is a passionate and versatile conductor, violinist, and composer. A recipient of the 2023 Solti Foundation Career Assistance Award and the 2022 St. Botolph Emerging Artist Award, Alyssa has enjoyed exploring diverse creative paths across several areas, with a focus on audience inclusivity and engagement. She is the Co-Founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Conductor of the Boston Festival Orchestra.
DARKO BUTORAC
Passport to Rome
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.
DINA GILBERT
Beethoven: The Revolutionary 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.
JAMES BLACHLY
To the Sea 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.
Masterpiece 1
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Prepare yourself for an immersive experience inspired by soul-stirring poetry, the thrills and excitement of unexpected journeys, and a stunning musical depiction of an artist’s canvas. This program is a unique mix of masterful works that span centuries. This is one you must hear to believe.
Jean-Claude Picard, Conductor
Hyunah Yu Brody, Soprano
SAT September 21, 2024 7:30 PM
SUN September 22, 2024 3:00 PM
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
JOHN ADAMS
Elegía Andina
GABRIELLA LENA FRANK
Four Last Songs
RICHARD STRAUSS
Pictures at an Exhibition
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
DANCING IN THE STREET: The Music of Motown
Our first Pops concert of 24/25 combines the magic of MOTOWN with the supreme talents of your Cape Symphony Orchestra musicians. You’ll enjoy smash hits made famous by artists like Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, The Temptations, and the one and only Stevie Wonder. Dancing shoes will (absolutely) be required.
Troy Quinn, Conductor
Crystal Monee Hall, Vocals
Terron Brooks, Vocals
Jesse Nager, Vocals
SAT October 19, 2024 7:30 PM
SUN October 20, 2024 3:00 PM
Masterpiece 2
FANTASTIQUE
Some of history’s most profound musical masterpieces have been inspired by a hero’s journey from light to darkness, love and loss, with it encompassing all of life’s beauty and horror. These themes play out in magnificent form in Berlioz’s monumental “Symphonie Fantastique” and Grieg’s enchanting Piano Concerto. Buckle your seat belts, these stories are truly epic!
Alyssa Wang, Conductor
Martina Filjak, Piano
SAT November 16, 2024 7:30 PM
SUN November 17, 2024 3:00 PM
Turbulent Flames
JESSICA MEYER
Piano Concerto
EDVARD GRIEG
Symphonie Fantastique
HECTOR BERLIOZ
HOLIDAY ON THE CAPE
Those who have experienced our Holiday on the Cape concerts know that JOY truly is our favorite season. This season’s holiday program features the classics you know and love combined with special guests the Cape Symphony Dance Company, Chatham Chorale, and Broadway sensation Scarlett Strallen. Highlights include music from The Polar Express, Handel’s Messiah and another stellar performance from our own Cape Symphony Dance Company.
Joe Marchio, Conductor
Scarlett Strallen, Vocals
Chatham Chorale
Cape Symphony Dance Company
FRI December 6, 2024 4:00 PM & 8:00 PM
SAT December 7, 2024 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM
SUN December 8, 2024 1:00 PM & 5:00 PM
CapePOPs! 2
Masterpiece 3
PASSPORT TO ROME
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 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 Bene!
Darko Butorac, Conductor
Jillian Honn, Oboe
Meryl Summers, Bassoon
Jacques Lee Wood, Cello
Velleda Miragias, Cello
SAT January 25, 2025 7:30 PM
SUN January 26, 2025 3:00 PM
La Gazza Ladra Overture
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Concerto for Oboe & Bassoon
Concerto for Two Cellos
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Fountains of Rome
Pines of Rome
OTTORINO RESPIGHI
AND THE WINNER IS
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 starstudded performance.
Joe Marchio, Conductor & Co-Host
Jae Cosmos Lee, Co-Host
Dee Roscioli, Vocals
SAT February 22, 2025 7:30 PM
SUN February 23, 2025 3:00 PM
BEETHOVEN: THE REVOLUTIONARY
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
Alexi Kenney, Violin
SAT April 5, 2025 7:30 PM
SUN April 6, 2025 3:00 PM
Overture “Leonore No. 3”
Violin Concerto
Symphony No. 5
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
SING US A SONG: The Music of Billy Joel
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
Jean Meilleur, Vocals
John Regan, Piano
SAT May 17, 2025 7:30 PM
SUN May 18, 2025 3:00 PM
Masterpiece 5
TO THE SEA
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
Sonja Tengblad, Soprano
Bradford Gleim, Baritone
Metropolitan Chorale of Brookline
Lisa Graham, Music Director
SAT June 14, 2025 7:30 PM
SUN June 15, 2025 3:00 PM
Une Barque sur l’Ocean from Miroirs MAURICE RAVEL
Towards the Sea ll TORU TAKEMITSU
Symphony No. 1 (“A Sea Symphony”)
RALPH VAUGHAN
WILLIAMS
YOUR Voice…
24/25 will be an unprecedented season, and we want YOU to be a part of Cape Symphony history in the making. You won’t want to miss a single Masterpiece concert and your chance to help select Cape Symphony’s next Music Director. Your vote can make a lasting impact on Cape Symphony, as well as the future of exceptional arts and entertainment throughout the Cape and Islands.
2024 | 2025 SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS
Take your seat! Our talented musicians, guest conductors, and special guest artists are waiting to share the season with you.
MASTERPIECE SERIES
Available through September 2024
Includes:
All 5 Masterpiece Concerts
Day/Time Choice:
Saturday 7:30 PM or Sunday 3:00 PM
Pricing: A $338 B $293 C $248 D $189 E $144
CapePOPS! SERIES
Available though October 2024
Includes:
All 4 CapePOPS! Concerts
Day/Time Choice:
Saturday 7:30 PM or Sunday 3:00 PM*
(*Holiday on the Cape, Sunday at 1:00 PM)
Pricing: A $270 B $234 C $198 D $151 E $115
MASTERPIECE
Pictures at an Exhibition Fantastique
Passport To Rome
Beethoven: The Revolutionary To The Sea
CapePOPS!
Dancing in the Street: The Music of Motown
Holiday on the Cape And the Winner Is… Sing Us A Song: The Music of Billy Joel
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The Cape Symphony Box Office is open Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Phone: 508.362.1111
In Person: 2235 Iyannough Road, West Barnstable, MA 02668
Online: capesymphony.org
At the Venue: The Box Office opens at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center two hours prior to each performance (tickets are subject to availability).
Group Discount: Groups of 15 people or more save 10% off single ticket prices.
Student Discount: Tickets to most of our concerts are half-price for students ages six to 22 years.
All programs, prices, and guest artists are subject to change.
All transactions are subject to a $10 transaction fee (not a per ticket fee).
All performances held at: Barnstable Performing Arts Center 744 West Main Street, Hyannis, MA
MASTERPIECE 1 CapePOPS! 1
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Sept. 21, 7:30 PM
Sept. 22, 3:00 PM
DANCING IN THE STREET: The Music of Motown
Oct. 19, 7:30 PM
Oct. 20, 3:00 PM
CapePOPS! 2
HOLIDAY ON THE CAPE
Dec. 6, 4:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Dec. 7, 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM
MASTERPIECE 4
Dec. 8, 1:00 PM & 5:00 PM
MASTERPIECE 2
FANTASTIQUE
Nov. 16, 7:30 PM
Nov. 17, 3:00 PM
MASTERPIECE 3
PASSPORT TO ROME
Jan. 25, 7:30 PM Jan. 26, 3:00 PM
CapePOPS! 3
CapePOPS! 4
BEETHOVEN: THE REVOLUTIONARY
April 5, 7:30 PM
April 6, 3:00 PM
May 18, 3:00 PM
AND THE WINNER IS… Feb. 22, 7:30 PM Feb. 23, 3:00 PM
MASTERPIECE 5
TO THE SEA
June 14, 7:30 PM
June 15, 3:00 PM
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