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Storytellers

Presented by Cape Symphony at Barnstable Performing Arts Center, Hyannis MA

May 13 - 14 2023
Storytellers

Inspired by the colorful symphonic masterpiece Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, the Cape Symphony will reimagine the empowering art of storytelling through the lens of female voices.

The concert includes the world premiere of "Within My Soul: Scheherazade Reimagined" by Iranian composer and musician Niloufar Shiri, performing with the orchestra on the kamāncheh, a traditional Iranian string instrument. And in “Today’s Storyteller: A Collaboration with the Moth,” award-winning writer Wang Ping will present her Moth Radio Hour story, "The Book War," about how she survived the oppression of the Chinese cultural revolution by starting a banned book club. Ping will be ... view more »

ADMISSION INFO

Students ages 6 to 22 years are eligible for 50% off individual ticket prices to all Cape Symphony concerts.

Additional time info:

All Cape Symphony Masterpiece concerts feature a pre-concert talk, which begins one hour before the performance.

LOCATION

Barnstable Performing Arts Center

744 West Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601

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