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“I’ve been interested in music my whole life,” says Cape Symphony Conservatory voice student Rima Petrosyan. “I’ve always loved being in theater; that’s where my love of music came from.” 

Rima’s Cape Symphony career began with art classes at age 5. She played the ukelele, studied violin with Richard Balkin, and started singing along with violin lessons.

The Cape Symphony Orchestra presents Voices of Spring: Mahler 5 at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center on May 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM and May 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM.
Ticketholders are invited to a discussion of the concert program led by scholar and retired Cape Symphony bass trombonist George Scharr one hour before each performance.

Cape Symphony is delighted to have Stephanie Riley on board to launch the Cape Symphony Youth Chorus Program in Fall 2026. An accomplished singer with over 20 years’ experience as a choral music educator in the Dennis-Yarmouth school district, Stephanie is thrilled to be the Chorus Program’s Music Director.

The Cape Symphony Orchestra presents Be Ours Tonight: Elvis and the Symphony at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center Saturday, May 9 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve shared how Cape Symphony is evolving. We’re still an orchestra. That remains our artistic core. But we’re also becoming something broader—a cultural home for this region, shaped by the way people actually live on Cape Cod.

That shift isn’t theoretical. It’s already happening.

The Cape Symphony Orchestra and the Chatham Chorale are delighted to join forces for Into the Light: The Best of Handel, Mozart, and Schubert at Monomoy High School on April 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM. Joseph Marchio, Director of the Chatham Chorale and Assistant Conductor of the Cape Symphony Orchestra, will lead the collaborative performance. Classically trained soprano Kristin Howard (pictured) will be the soloist, and shared her thoughts about this regal, majestic, and exciting program.