2026-27 SEASON
SEP 19
@7:30 pm
"...has the kind of voice that feels unusally otherworldly, as if it couldn't possibly be humanborn."
--New York Times
Photo: Shervin Lainez
GIANT-PROOF
Guillaume Pirard, Conductor
Christina Courtin, Violin and Voice
Intimate voices and modest forms reveal how the smallest gestures can grow into music of extraordinary depth and power.
OCT 10
@7:30 pm
FANTASIES
Guillaume Pirard, Conductor
Jacob Jolliff, Violin and Voice
Fair warnings, romps, and dazzling invention invite us into a world of imagination, wit, and musical transformation
NOV 15
@7:30 pm
Photo: Rachel Philipson
NIELSEN AND FAURÉ
Three contrasting chamber masterpieces--Ligeti's haunting homage to Brahms, Nielsen's witty, conversational wind quintet, and Fauré's achingly beautiful D minor Trio come together in this compelling program to open the Chamber Series.
DEC 19
@3:00 pm
A joyful afternoon celebrating our community and its the vibrant future.
Photo: Rachel Philipson and Swan Xu
HOLIDAY SIDE-BY-SIDE
WITH the CCOYO
Guillaume Pirard, Conductor
Strebel Youth Concerto
Competition Winners
Ithaca High School Chorale
Kristin Zaryski, Director
JAN 17
@3:00 pm
Photo: Rachel Philipson
PROKOFIEV AND BEETHOVEN
Take a vivid musical journey with Schulhoff's jazzy, razor-sharp Concertino, Prokofiev’s dark, acrobatic romp of a quintet and Beethoven’s eerily beautiful “Ghost” Trio.
FEB 13
@7:30 pm
Photo: Matt Holler
¡BAILEMOS!
David Hayes, Guest Conductor
Christina Bouey, Violin
Fair warnings, romps, and dazzling invention invite us into a world of imagination, wit, and musical transformation.
MAR 20
@7:30 pm
New creation and Beethoven’s inexhaustible genius bring our fiftieth season to a fitting close.
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Photo: Shelley Openstein Sarah Blodgett
GRAND FINALE
Guillaume Pirard, Conductor
Miri Yampolsky, Piano
CCO 50th Anniversary
World Premiere
APR 18
@3:00 pm
Photo: Rachel Philipson
GRANADOS AND TURINA
Three passionate works from the Spanish and Argentine tradition—Guastavino's folk-infused "El Sampedrino," Granados's sweeping, romantic Piano Trio, and Turina's darkly luminous Piano Quartet—create an earthy, soulful experience.
MAY 9
@3:00 pm
Photo: Rachel Philipson
COUPERIN AND PURCELL
A journey through Baroque invention and beyond—with Hipocondrie's lively concertanti, Couperin's elegant dance suites, Purcell's searching vio fantasias, and Janitsch's richly chorale-inflected quartet—offers an afternoon of unexpectedl colors and quiet depth.