Cape May Music Festival to Feature Jazz and Classical

CAPE MAY — Come to Cape May and experience sweet sounds by the seaside during the 25th anniverary Cape May Music Festival, presented by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC), from May 25 through June 12.
Highlights of the festival’s second week of concerts include the following:
New in 2014! Join us May 31 for Jazz at the Estate, an open air event featuring live music all afternoon, food, beer, wine, spirits, crafts vendors and more, in collaboration with Exit 0 International Jazz Festival. Jazz at the Estate features the Gypsy Django violin of Daisy Castro; Grammy-winning Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, the band from HBOs “Boardwalk Empire”; the bubbling Brazilian backbeats, Appalachian melodies, and bluesy riffs of Matuto; and Jon Cleary, born in England, bred in New Orleans, and a triple threat combining soulful vocals, masterful piano skills, and a knack for composing infectious grooves with melodic hooks and sharp lyrics. Bring your beach chair or blanket. General admission $20 Adults, $10 Children (ages 3-12).
New in 2014! Transport yourself to the Crescent City during A Night in New Orleans June 1, with two seatings, at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Join this special celebration and help raise funds for future festivals as Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band take to the stage for an evening of New Orleans jazz. Ruffins, a New Orleans-based trumpeter, bandleader, singer and songwriter, is an ever-inventive musician reminiscent of a modern day Louis Armstrong. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is known for its appetite for musicological adventure, a commitment to honor tradition while not being constrained by it, and a healthy sense of humor. Cash food and beverage service will be available. Co-presented by MAC and the Exit 0 International Jazz Festival. All reserved seating. Table seating is $50. Riser seating is $25.
June 3, at 8 p.m., The New York Chamber Ensemble performs Fandango! Music for Guitar and Strings featuring Oren Fader on guitar, at the Episcopal Church of the Advent, Washington and Franklin streets, for a program of beautiful and alluring music for strings and guitar….and castanets! The program will feature Haydn’s Guitar Quartet; Dusan Bogdanovic’s Quatre pieces intimes for Cello and Guitar; Mozart’s String Quartet in E-flat Major; Miguel del Aguila’s Boliviana; and Boccherini’s Guitar Quintet, “Fandango.” General admission $20, Seniors $15, Students $5.
June 5 at 8 p.m., led by principal conductor Jed Gaylin, the Bay-Atlantic Symphony performs a program of music with organ accompaniment featuring organist Marvin Mills entitled, “Nocturnes, With All the Stops,” at the First Presbyterian Church of Cape May, 500 Hughes St. The program includes Alexander Borodin’s Nocturne; Joseph Rheinberger’s Concerto No. 1 in F-major, The Romantic; Franz Josef Haydn’s Organ Concerto in F-major; and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Serenata notturna. The Bay-Atlantic Symphony has been the Festival Orchestra since 2003. General admission is $25, seniors $20, and students $10.
For further information or to purchase tickets call 609-884-5404 or order online at www.capemaymac.org. To purchase tickets for Cape May Convention Hall concerts, call 609-884-9565 or go online at www.discovercapemaynj.com.
The 25th Annual Cape May Music Festival is presented by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (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. For information about historic accommodations, contact Cape May Historic Accommodations at www.capemaylodging.com.