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Cape May Music Festival Runs Through June 30th

originally published: 05/25/2022


(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- This year’s 33rd annual Cape May Music Festival, presented by Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture), continues with an all-live, in-person, indoor and outdoor concert schedule through Thursday, June 30. Come as you are to classical, chamber, jazz, Americana and brass band musical performances, some of which are free to attend. The festival offers music in a variety of genres including classical, chamber, brass band, jazz and Americana.  

Upcoming events in the 33rd Annual Cape May Music Festival lineup are as follows:

Wednesdays, May 25 & June 15: 12:30pm; Bach’s Lunches at Vintage, Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., Cape May, NJ. $50 adults, $45 Cape May MAC members. Lunch and a classical music mini concert combine for a wonderful afternoon at Vintage. A chef’s selection luncheon accompanies classical music performances by members of the Bay Atlantic Symphony.

Thursday, May 26 at 7:00pm; New York Chamber Ensemble presents “ChamberJazz with Ted Rosenthal and The New York Chamber Ensemble: A Tribute to Billy Strayhorn” at The Episcopal Church of the Advent, 612 Franklin Street, Cape May, NJ. $30 Adults, $25 Cape May MAC members and $20 Students under 18. Artists: Ted Rosenthal, piano; Susan Rotholz, flute; TBA, saxophone; Eliot Bailen, cello; Thomson Kneeland, double bass; Chris Parker, drums.

Sunday, May 29 at 7:00pm; Atlantic Brass Band at Rotary Bandstand, 400-498 Lafayette St., Cape May, NJ. (Rain location: Convention Hall, 714 Beach Ave., Cape May, NJ) Free admission. The award-winning Atlantic Brass Band, under the baton of Salvatore Scarpa, returns to Cape May with an exciting new program of rousing band music, the perfect high note for Memorial Day Weekend.




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Sunday, June 5 at 7:00pm; George Mesterhazy Tribute Concert: “We Gather Together” at Cape May Convention Hall, 714 Beach Ave. Cape May, NJ. $35 Adults, $30 Cape May MAC members and $25 Students under 18. Jazz pianist George Mesterhazy’s musical friends and colleagues gather once again after a two-year hiatus for this musical tribute that continues the annual concert tradition that George started years ago. We Gather Together marks 10 years since George’s passing and this annual remembrance concert features original arrangements of select classic songs that have special meaning during these unprecedented times.

Thursday, June 9 at 7:00pm; New York Chamber Ensemble presents “The Genius of the Women Composers, Past and Present” at The Episcopal Church of the Advent, 612 Franklin Street, Cape May, NJ. $30 Adults, $25 Cape May MAC members and $20 Students under 18. Florence Price – Five Folksongs in Counterpoint for string quartet; Fanny Mendelssohn String Quartet in E flat

Friday, June 10 at 3:00pm; Friends of the Cape May Music Festival present “A Musical Intermezzo” at Vintage, Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., Cape May, NJ. $50 Adults and $45 Cape May MAC members. Enjoy an intimate classical music performance over light refreshments at the beautiful Vintage presented by Friends of the Cape May Music Festival featuring Eliot Bailen, Susan Rotholz and Jed Gaylin.

Thursday, June 16 at 7:00pm; Bay Atlantic Symphony at The Episcopal Church of the Advent, 612 Franklin Street, Cape May, NJ. $30 Adults, $25 Cape May MAC members and $20 Students under 18. Copland––Appalachian Spring for 13 instruments; Danzi––Concertante: solo flute & clarinet; Mozart––Symphony No. 33, Bb, K.319

Thursday, June 23 at 7:00pm; New York Chamber Ensemble presents “A Brahms Masterpiece plus Gems from Bloch and (Quantz)” at The Episcopal Church of the Advent, 612 Franklin Street, Cape May, NJ. $30 Adults, $25 Cape May MAC members and $20 Students under 18. Brahms Piano Quintet in F Minor; Bloch Suite Modale for flute and strings; Susan Rotholz, flute; Michael Roth, violin; TBA, violin; Sarah Adams, viola; Eliot Bailen, cello; Daniel Bailen, double bass

Saturday, June 25 (rain date June 26) at 7:00pm; Paula Johns at Emlen Physick Estate Outdoor Stage, 1048 Washington St., Cape May, NJ. $30 Adults, $25 Cape May MAC members and $20 Students under 18. Paula Johns and her fabulous trio return to the outdoor stage at the Emlen Physick Estate, with music from the Great American Songbook, including Gershwin, Porter and Jerome Kern, mixed in with a little Steely Dan, Roberta Flack and Stevie Wonder, then sprinkled with a touch of Dionne Warwick.

Thursday, June 30 at 7:00pm; Bay Atlantic Symphony at Convention Hall, 714 Beach Ave., Cape May, NJ. $35 Adults, $30 Cape May MAC members and $25 Students under 18. Tchaikovsky Violin concerto; Intermission; Beethoven Symphony No. 7




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The Cape May Music Festival is presented by Cape May MAC with major sponsorship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, along with John and Sylvia Baer, Madison Resorts, and Brown & Brown Insurance, and additional support from generous businesses, organizations and individuals.

Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture) is a multifaceted, not-for-profit organization committed to promoting the preservation, interpretation and cultural enrichment of the Cape May region for its residents and visitors. Cape May MAC membership is open to all.

photo courtesy of Cape May MAC


 

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