Our 69th season presents a larger-than-life schedule of seven concerts, starting in October with our United Sounds of America concert through to our ever-popular June Pops Benefit Concert celebrating the music of John Williams. Other highlights include Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto featuring violinist In Sun Jang, Stravinsky's Firebird (1919 Suite) featuring violist Pearl de la Motte, and Jaron Lanier's World Premiere Singularity Variations featuring groundbreaking pianist Serene.
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Here's what our 2026-27 season offers:
UNITED SOUNDS OF AMERICA
Saturday, October 3
Sunday, October 4
Smith, arr. Toscanini: Star Spangled Banner
Antonín Dvořák: Finale from the New World Symphony
Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Florence Price: Juba Dance from Symphony No. 1
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings
Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Leonard Bernstein: Music from West Side Story
Nina Simone: Come Ye
Jackie Orzel: Chukchansi Overture [World Premiere]
John Williams: Music from Star Wars
TCHAIKOVSKY & MENDELSSOHN
Saturday, November 14
Sunday, November 15
Daniel Strebulaev: Overture [World Premiere]
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
— featuring violin soloist In Sun Jang
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, Italian
FAMILY CONCERT: PETER AND THE WOLF
Sunday, February 28
This engaging, family-friendly concert brings students, families, and our community together.
Carnegie Hall Link Up Program: The Orchestra Sings
Golden KPop Demon Hunters
— featuring Cabrillo Youth Chorus and El Sistema
El Cascabel
— featuring Esperanza del Valle and Nematatlín de la Universidad Veracruzana
Antonín Dvořák: Music from New World Symphony
— featuring International Academy of Dance
George Gershwin: I Got Rhythm
— featuring Kuumbwaa Honor Jazz Band
Reena Esmail: Ram Tori Maya
— featuring Cabrillo Youth Chorus
Igor Stravinsky: Finale from The Firebird
— featuring International Academy of Dance
Jesús Echevarría: Atravesado from Suite Huasteca
— featuring Esperanza del Valle and Nematatlín de la Universidad Veracruzana
Jim Papoulis: Oye
Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
— featuring Santa Cruz Symphony and Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony
THE FIREBIRD
Saturday, April 3
Sunday, April 4
BTS & Myungsoo Shin: Black Swan
William Walton: Concerto for Viola
—- featuring viola soloist Pearl de la Motte
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (1919 Suite)
ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA
Saturday, May 1
Sunday, May 2
Reena Esmail: Ram Tori Maya
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Friedrich Nietzsche: Hymnus an das Leben
Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
Guest Artist: Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus under the direction of Carlin Truong
A JOHN WILLIAMS CELEBRATION
THE Spring Pops Benefit Concert
Saturday, June 12
Including music from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, and Harry Potter
Join us for a free street party before the concert with live music, food, and dancing!
