If you’re a current subscriber, NOW is the time to renew for Santa Cruz Symphony's 2026-27 season. And with good reason! Once again, we were voted the Best Classical Music Group in Santa Cruz County. Plus, our attendance has increased, which means that the best seats are in greater demand.
Our 69th season presents a larger-than-life schedule of seven concerts, starting in October with our America's 250th Birthday celebration through to our ever-popular June Pops Benefit Concert. Other highlights include Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto featuring violinist In Sun Jang, Stravinsky's Firebird (1945 Suite) featuring violist Pearl de la Motte, and Jaron Lanier's World Premiere Concerto featuring groundbreaking pianist Serene.
Renewal forms were mailed to current subscribers on May 28. To renew your seats, mail in your completed subscription form and payment OR place your renewal order online before July 17, 2026. After that date, your unclaimed seats will be opened for others who may request them.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Seat change requests by current subscribers will be honored before we begin offering those seats to new subscribers.
Not a subscriber yet? Place your order NOW for the best chance to get the seats you want!
Individual concert tickets go on sale September 1, 2026.
Questions? Call 831-462-0553 x10 or email office@santacruzsymphony.org.
Here's what our 2026-27 season offers:
America's 250th Birthday
Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4
Dvořák New World Symphony Finale, Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, Barber Adagio for Strings, Copland Fanfare for the Common Man, Bernstein Music from West Side Story, Williams Music from Star Wars, Simone Come Ye, Orzel Chuckchansi Overture, Ives The Unanswered Question
Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn
Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto featuring violinist In Sun Jang and Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 (Italian)
Lanier and Rachmaninoff
Saturday, January 16 and Sunday, January 17
Jaron Lanier World Premiere Concerto and Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring pianist Serene
Family Concert: Peter and the Wolf
Sunday, February 28
This engaging, family-friendly concert brings students, families, and our community together. LinkUp: The Orchestra Sings! plus Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev
Stravinsky and Walton
Saturday, April 3 and Sunday, April 4
Igor Stravinsky Firebird (1945 Suite) featuring violist Pearl de la Motte, and William Walton Viola Concerto
Strauss, Esmail, Nietzsche, and Bernstein
Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2
Richard Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra, Reena Esmail Ram Tori Maya, Friedrich Nietzsche Hymnus an das Leben, and Leonard Bernstein Chichester Psalms, featuring Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus
Spring Pops Benefit Concert
Saturday, June 12
Favorites from popular music’s evolving songbook. Join us for a free street party before the concert with live music, food, and dancing!