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Concert Season 2023–2024

Youth Symphony Fall 2023 Concert

Sunday, November 19, 2023, 3 p.m.
UCSC Music Center Recital Hall, 402 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Adults $17, Seniors $12, College students ages 19–24 $5; Youth 18 and younger $3; Premium seats $30.
Tickets available online. Advance purchase recommended. Any unsold tickets will be available at the door.

Program:

  • Astor Piazzolla: Libertango (Starling Violin Quartet)
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra, 2nd movement
  • Jennifer Jolley: Motordom
  • Maurice Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess
  • Aaron Copland: Variations on a Shaker Melody
  • Benjamin Goodwin: The Middle of Nowhere
  • John Williams: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Family Concert with the Santa Cruz Symphony

Carnival of the Animals
Sunday, February 25, 2024, 2 p.m.
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Tickets for the Family Concert may be purchased online from the Santa Cruz Symphony, or at the door

Youth Concerts with the Santa Cruz Symphony

The Orchestra Moves
Thursday morning, February 22, 2024, at the Mello Center in Watsonville
Friday morning, February 23, 2024, at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Students from throughout Santa Cruz County will attend these concerts for free

Youth Symphony Spring 2023 Concert

Sunday, May 19, 2024, 3 p.m.
Samper Recital Hall, Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA 95003
Adults $17, Seniors $12, College students ages 19–24 $5; Youth 18 and younger $3; Premium seats $30
Purchase your tickets here (link coming soon)

Program:

  • to be announced

Chamber Music Academy Performances

CMA Concert One
(date and time to be announced soon)
United Methodist Church of Santa Cruz, 250 California Street, Santa Cruz 95060

Program:

  • to be announced
  • Ensembles to be announced
  • Free admission
  • A reception follows the concert

CMA Concert Two
(date and time to be announced)
United Methodist Church of Santa Cruz, 250 California Street, Santa Cruz 95060

Program:

  • to be announced
  • Ensembles to be announced
  • Free admission, no tickets required
  • A reception follows the concert

Chamber Strings Performances

Chamber Strings Fall Concert
Saturday, December 2, 2023, 2 p.m.
United Methodist Church of Santa Cruz, 250 California Street, Santa Cruz 95060

Program:

Preparatory Ensemble

  • G. F. Handel: Air, from Water Music
  • J. Clark: The King’s March
  • Sheila Nelson: Tops and Tails; Ostrich Waltz
  • Beethoven: Air on Ode to Joy
  • Henk Badings: Habanera

Intermediate Ensemble

  • Sheila Nelson: Sofka and Sam
  • Pachelbel: Canon in D
  • G. F. Handel: Suite No. 1; Gavotte
  • Mozart: Trio in D Major, K. 439b
  • Free admission
  • A reception follows the concert

Tickets

Purchase tickets online for our upcoming concerts:

Note: Tickets for the Family Concert with the Santa Cruz Symphony may be purchased online from the Santa Cruz Symphony, or at the door.

We strongly encourage you to purchase your tickets in advance, as our concerts may sell out. Any tickets that remain after online ticket sales close can be purchased at the door.

Thanks for your support!

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