CAPE MAY – The 27th Annual Cape May Music Festival — voted New Jersey’s Favorite Music Festival in the JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards in 2016 — will kick off May 29 at 8 p.m. during Memorial Day Weekend with the Atlantic Brass Band in a free concert inside Cape May Convention Hall, 714 Beach Avenue (Beach Avenue at Decatur Street), Cape May, N.J.
The 35-piece Atlantic Brass Band, based at Rowan University in Glassboro, is an authentic British-style brass band and has won international competitions and entertained countless audiences throughout the Delaware Valley since 1984. A longtime Cape May favorite, the band is comprised of professional musicians, professors, educators and community members. The Atlantic Brass Band will present a rousing concert of American music, perfect for a Memorial Day weekend celebration.
Co-sponsored by the City of Cape May and presented by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC) with funding by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the annual Cape May Music Festival will also feature Irish, jazz and world-class orchestral and chamber music. For a full schedule of events, visit www.capemaymac.org.
MAC 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. MAC membership is open to all.
For information about MAC’s year-round schedule of tours, festivals, and special events, call 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278, or visit MAC’s Web site at www.capemaymac.org. For information about restaurants, accommodations and shopping, call the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cape May at 609-884-5508 or www.capemaychamber.com. For information about historic accommodations, contact Cape May Historic Accommodations at www.capemaylodging.com.
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