Press Releases

Guest conductor Farkhad Khudyev to lead powerful opening to 2023/24 concert season

WEST BARNSTABLE, MA—September 5, 2023

Cape Symphony will open its 2023/24 season with the first concert of its Masterpiece series. “Fanfare: A Celebration of Unity,” featuring magnificent works by Aaron Copland, Jean Sibelius, and Ludwig van Beethoven, will be conducted by Farkhad Khudyev on September 23 and 24, 2023.

WEST BARNSTABLE, MA—August 22, 2023

The Cape Symphony, a beacon of artistic excellence and cultural enrichment on Cape Cod, MA is excited to announce the commencement of a nationwide search for a new Music Director to guide the Cape Symphony Orchestra towards new horizons of musical innovation and artistic brilliance.

Sixth annual Symphony performance at the seashore continues beloved summer tradition

WEST BARNSTABLE, MA—August 2, 2023

Cape Symphony is delighted to return to the shores of Salt Pond in Eastham for an outdoor, fun-filled Pops concert at 7:00 pm on Thursday, August 24, 2023. This is the sixth annual symphony performance at the Cape Cod National Seashore. Admission is free and open to the public.

HYANNIS, MA—May 17, 2023

After 16 years of inspiring audiences and leading the Cape Symphony to new heights, Artistic Director and Conductor Jung-Ho Pak has announced that he will be stepping down from his position at the end of the summer.

Imaginative, powerful finale to the Cape Symphony 2022/23 Season

HYANNIS, MA—April 18, 2023

Inspired by the colorful symphonic masterpiece Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, the Cape Symphony under the direction of Artistic Director & Conductor Jung-Ho Pak will reimagine the empowering art of storytelling through the lens of female voices with Storytellers on May 13 and 14, 2023.

Inspiring musical biography of the legendary “Queen of Soul” features her greatest hits

HYANNIS, MA—April 5, 2023

The Barnstable Performing Arts Center will be filled with some of the 20th century’s greatest songs on April 22 and 23, 2023 as the Cape Symphony pays tribute to Aretha Franklin. Joined by three talented vocalists and led by Artistic Director & Conductor Jung-Ho Pak, the orchestra will perform the music of this iconic force, including “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman” and “Chain of Fools.”