Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Tickets Now on Sale

By: May. 24, 2018
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Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Tickets Now on Sale

Tickets are now on sale for Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (CCCMF)'s 39th season as Cape Cod's premiere presenter of summer chamber music. Twelve compelling concerts will be performed at venues across the Cape from August 1 through 24. Advance purchase is recommended for discount tickets (available through July 7) and packages, limited to capacity.

The Festival's 39th season is sure to delight audiences with stellar performing artists, diverse repertoire, intimate venues, and unique pairings of instruments. Artistic Directors Jon Nakamatsu and Jon Manasse, and Executive Director Elaine Lipton, now all in their 12th year with the Festival, eagerly look forward to this season. Manasse and Nakamatsu, exceptional musicians internationally recognized for their gifts on clarinet and piano, respectively, will each perform during the Festival.

Prestigious performing artists are seen throughout the Festival programming, including the return of world renowned ensemble Emerson String Quartet on opening night in their sixth consecutive appearance performing two of Beethoven's masterworks in "Beethoven the Master." Two pianos take center stage when two, four, then eight masterful musician's hands perform The Piano Bash in Cotuit, featuring a key-centric program including Gounod's "Waltz from Faust for Two Pianos, Eight Hands", arranged by Renaud de Vilback. Grammy® Award winning Harlem String Quartet dynamically performs in reprise concert in Harlem Returns, offering an eclectic program showcasing its versatility. Schubert and Adam Gopnik, a concert performed by returning ensembleBorromeo String Quartet and guests, presents Shubert's "Octet in F Major, D. 803", accompanied by readings and fascinating insight on the composer's life expressed by The New Yorker's expert writer/lecturer Adam Gopnik. The season culminates in a breathtaking three concert residency showcasing the extraordinary talents of Harvard University's extraordinary ensemble in-residence The Parker Quartet, the last two of which feature Artistic Directors Manasse and Nakamatsu aside the ensemble, guaranteed to captivate, inspired and thrill.

Ticket orders received on or before July 7: $34 general admission; $15 for college students with ID); FREE for attendees 18 and under. General admission to three or more concerts: $32 per ticket. Emerson String Quartet concert: $50.

Ticket orders received on or after July 8: $38 general admission; $15 for college students (with ID); FREE for attendees 18 and under. General admission to three or more concerts: $36 per ticket. Emerson String Quartet concert: $55.

Festival seating is limited to venue capacity, advance purchase is recommended. Tickets purchased online can be printed at home or picked up at will call at the performances. Tickets may also be purchased by calling or visiting the box office at 508-247-9400 or at 3 Main Street, Unit 6, North Eastham. Box office hours are 10 am to 3 pm, Monday through Friday. Phone orders are available until 12 noon on the day of each concert.

For more information about Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival's 2016 season, performers, mission and venues, visit capecodchambermusic.org, or follow Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival on Facebook and Twitter.

About the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival

Hailed by The New York Times as "A Triumph of Quality," the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (CCCMF) has been a year-round presenter of chamber music and a major contributor to the cultural life of Cape Cod since its inception in 1979. Founded as the Cape & Islands Chamber Music Festival by the late collaborative pianist Samuel Sanders, the Festival continues his legacy. Now entering its 38th season, CCCMF presents four weeks of intensive chamber music programming in a variety of Cape locations in July and August. Throughout the rest of the year, CCCMF presents autumn and spring concerts, a community outreach program, and benefit concerts in New York and on Cape Cod. Hoping to ignite the interest of a younger audience, CCCMF welcomes all youth up to age 18 to attend any regular concert free of charge. The Festival is also host to a Composer-in-Residence program, and features composers with Cape Cod connections. CCCMF is a private, non-profit organization supported by a volunteer Board of Directors with financial support from individuals, corporations, and foundations both local and nationwide. For more information about CCCMF's programs, schedule or tickets, visitcapecodchambermusic.org, call 508-247-9400 or follow Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival on Facebook and Twitter.

Photos: Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival features a 3-performance residency by The Parker Quartet, image by Luke Ratray



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