Become a member and enjoy benefits throughout the 25-26 season!

Individual Membership: $100
Dual Membership: $175

- 15% off tickets
- Invitation to an open rehearsal
- Invitation to our annual meeting
- Early access to added special events

Your membership supports inspiring performances, music in our schools, and keeps ticket prices affordable for our community!

Saturday, November 15, 2025 | 3:00 pm
Family Partnership Center
29 N. Hamilton St.
Poughkeepsie, NY

André Raphel, conductor
Arnaud Sussmann, violin

Mozart | Cosi fan tutte Overture 
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219     
Arnaud Sussmann, violin

INTERMISSION

Vaughan Williams | Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’ (For String Orchestra and Harp) 
Beethoven | Symphony No.  4  

Saturday, December 20, 2025 | 3:00 PM
Vassar College, The Chapel
3 Chapel Rd.
Poughkeepsie, NY

Christine Howlett, guest conductor

Sara LeMesh, soprano
Holly Sorensen, alto
Lawrence Jones, tenor
Michael Hofmann, bass

Handel | Messiah

March 7, 2026 | 7:30 pm

April 16, 2026 | 5:30 pm

May 29, 2026 | 7:30 pm

Opening Gala
Orli Shaham Plays Mozart
October 20, 2024 | 4:00 pm
Paramount Theatre, Middletown, NY

André Raphel, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano

J. Strauss, Jr. | Die Fledermaus Overture
Mozart | Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K.453 
Orli Shaham, piano

INTERMISSION

Jessie Montgomery | Starburst 
(Ms. Montgomery is a 2024 GRAMMY Award Winner)
Stravinsky | Firebird Suite 1919 

Messiah with Cappella Festiva
TWO DATES
December 14, 2024 | 3:00 pm
Studley Theatre - SUNY New Paltz

December 15, 2024 | 3:00 pm
Seeger Theatre - Beacon High School  

Christine Howlett, Guest Conductor
Soloists:
Katherine Whyte, soprano
Allison Gish, Contralto
Alexander Longnecker, Tenor
Colin Levin, Baritone

Cappella Festiva Choir

Handel | Messiah

A Night of Broadway
featuring Hugh Panaro
February 22, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Seeger Theatre - Beacon High School

André Raphel, conductor
Hugh Panaro, vocalist

Hear acclaimed Broadway singer Hugh Panaro, best known for performing as the Phantom in Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera! Join us on February 22nd for an evening of music from Les Misérables, Jersey Boys, Phantom of the Opera and more!

Elgar’s Friends & Ravel at 150
May 10, 2025 | 7:30 pm
Seeger Theatre - Beacon High School

André Raphel, conductor
William Suh, cello
HVSO String Competition Winner

Ravel | Ma Mere l’Oye Suite (Mother Goose)
150th Anniversary of Ravel’s Birth

Shostakovich | Cello Concerto No. 1 in E♭ Major, Op. 107
William Suh, cello

INTERMISSION

John Adams | Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Elgar | Enigma Variations

Newburgh Chamber Music
Chamber Musicians of the HVSO
November 3, 2024 | 3:00 pm
Kol Yisrael, 290 North Street, Newburgh NY

Enjoy an afternoon with the Chamber Musicians of the Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra. This program features Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf" with narrator, along with works by Jessie Montgomery, Britten, Schubert, Ravel, and more. This inspiring and delightful program is suitable for all ages.