Cape Ann Symphony fosters and promotes symphonic music to deepen the musical enjoyment and knowledge of audiences on Cape Ann and Boston's North Shore.
That sentence has anchored the orchestra since its founding. Every season we test it the same way — by walking out on stage and putting the music in front of a live audience.
A leading regional orchestra, rooted in its community.
The Cape Ann Symphony exists to give accomplished musicians a place to perform together, and to share what they make with audiences of every age. We support the musical development of our neighbors, with a particular emphasis on young people, and we take an active role in the civic life of the region.
Our long view: national recognition as a leading regional orchestra, known for artistic excellence, financial steadiness, and civic spirit. The work that gets us there is led by our Music Director, Yoichi Udagawa, and the seventy musicians who make up the orchestra and chorus.
Five commitments that shape the work.
These are the working priorities the board and staff hold ourselves to. They keep us honest about why each season looks the way it does.
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Financial Development
Build durable support — from the community we serve and from the businesses that share Cape Ann with us — so the orchestra stands on solid ground for the next seventy-five years.
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Marketing Development
Tell the orchestra's story clearly, in the places people actually look — so that the Symphony's role as a North Shore cultural anchor stays visible and present.
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Audience Development
Grow the audience, both in size and in reach — through outreach into neighboring communities and by welcoming the seasonal visitors who pass through the Cape each year.
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Internal Development
Use the talents of staff and volunteers well — and lean on the leadership of our Board of Directors — so the Symphony is recognized as an institution of artistic excellence by everyone who touches it.
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Artistic Development
Keep the programming alive — taking real artistic risks, refreshing the repertoire, and finding new ways to meet our audience where they are.
Help us write the next chapter.
Whether you join us in the audience, in the rehearsal hall, or as a donor, you become part of the orchestra's story.