Third Week of 24th Annual Cape May Music Festival

CAPE MAY – The Cape May Music Festival’s 24th season, presented by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC), fills the nation’s first seaside resort with three weeks of world-class orchestral and chamber music performances, jazz, American classic country, Irish and brass band music, from May 26 through June 13.
Highlights of the festival’s third week of concerts include the following:
On June 6 at 8 p.m., the Bay-Atlantic Symphony performs a program of music entitled, “Folk and Fashion,” at the First Presbyterian Church of Cape May, 500 Hughes St., including Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for Guitar RV 93 in D, Major with Max Zuckerman on guitar; Heitor Villa Lobos’ Concerto for Guitar and Small Orchestra, A501 with Max Zuckerman on guitar and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony No. 29, K.201. General admission is $25, seniors $20 and students $10.
On June 9 at 8 p.m., come to Cape May Convention Hall to celebrate with friends and fans during the George Mesterhazy Tribute concert. George’s trio members Bob Shomo and Tim Lekan return with guests Barry Miles, Paula Johns and Joe Barrett for another tribute from the Great American Songbook, remembering and celebrating the musical legacy of Cape May’s favorite jazz pianist. General admission is $25, seniors $20 and students $10. Cape May Convention Hall, Beach Avenue at Stockton Place.
On June 11 at 8 p.m., the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players perform Haydn’s Opus 76 #2, Puccini’s Chrysanthemums and Schubert’s Death and the Maiden on their “Golden Age” string instruments at the Episcopal Church of the Advent, Washington and Franklin streets. General admission $20, seniors $15 and students $5.
The Cape May Music Festival is winner of the 2012 People Choice Awards for “Favorite Music Festival,” administered by the Discover Jersey Arts program of ArtPride New Jersey. Now in its fifth year, the People’s Choice Awards honor the work of arts organizations over the past year and the devotion of their fans. More than 60 nonprofit arts groups were nominated by members of the arts community in 14 categories. With nearly 7,000 people casting their ballots, winners were chosen from all over the Garden State and announced Feb. 5.
The 24th annual Cape May Music Festival is presented by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC) with funding by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the Frank & Lydia Bergen Foundation. 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.capemayconventionhall.org.