My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

CAPE COD CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

200 Main Street
Wellfleet, MA 02667

Website
Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Logo

Upcoming Shows

Danish String Quartet: Listen Up!
Danish String Quartet: Listen Up!
Jul 31

The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival is pleased to present a special performance by the prestigious Danish String Quartet, “one of the best quartets before...

Downtown with Imani Winds: Amplify
Downtown with Imani Winds: Amplify
Aug 3

A Free Community ConcertMonday, August 3, 2026 at 5:30 PMFederated Church of Hyannis, 320 Main Street, HyannisCelebrating nearly three decades of transformative music-making, the GRAMMY®-winning...

The Borromeo: Luminous Beauty
The Borromeo: Luminous Beauty
Aug 6

Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 5:30 PMFederated Church of Hyannis, 320 Main Street, HyannisOne of the most important ensembles of our time, the award-winning Borromeo...

The Borromeo: Luminous Beauty
The Borromeo: Luminous Beauty
Aug 7

One of the most important ensembles of our time, the award-winning Borromeo String Quartet has been hailed for its “edge-of-the-seat performances” by The Boston Globe, which...

Harlem Quartet: Pushing Boundaries
Harlem Quartet: Pushing Boundaries
Aug 10

Monday, August 10, 2026 at 5:30 PMFirst Congregational Church of Chatham, 650 Main Street, ChathamReturning to the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, the GRAMMY®-winning Harlem...

Jazz at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival: Steve Wilson, Renee Rosnes and David Wong
Jazz at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival: Steve Wilson, Renee Rosnes and David Wong
Aug 11

Tuesday August 11, 2026 at 5:30 PMCotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Falmouth Road, CotuitJazz Times calls award-winning Steve Wilson “the consummate saxophonist-composer” and “one of...

Alchemy: Classical Meets Jazz
Alchemy: Classical Meets Jazz
Aug 13

Including World Premieres of New Festival CommissionsThursday, August 13, 2026 at 5:30 PMSimon Center for the Arts, Falmouth Academy, 7 Highfield Drive, FalmouthThe GRAMMY®-winning Harlem...

Alchemy: Classical Meets Jazz
Alchemy: Classical Meets Jazz
Aug 14

Including World Premieres of New Festival CommissionsThe GRAMMY®-winning Harlem Quartet and outstanding jazz musicians Steve Wilson, Renee Rosnes, and David Wong will fuse classical and...

Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo: Celebrate!
Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo: Celebrate!
Aug 17

Monday, August 17, 2026 at 5:30 PMFirst Congregational Church of Chatham, 650 Main Street, ChathamThe Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival celebrates 20 years since Jon...

Renaissance String Quartet: Artistic Explosion
Renaissance String Quartet: Artistic Explosion
Aug 18

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 5:30 PMCotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Falmouth Road, CotuitThe exciting young Renaissance String Quartet make their debut with the...

Festival Finale!
Festival Finale!
Aug 21

Jon Manasse, clarinet, and Jon Nakamatsu, piano will close out the 2026 Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival with three outstanding young musicians from the Renaissance...



Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN! is Anything But at Lyric Stage Boston


by R. Scott Reedy - May 14, 2026

When it comes to playwrights and poets, William Shakespeare towers above everyone else who has ever put pen to paper. After all, he is the greatest writer ever in the English language, and his 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and three long narrative poems have been translated into virtually every living lang...

Review: Music Carries the Day in The Umbrella Stage Company's HAIRSPRAY


by R. Scott Reedy - May 06, 2026

In most, if not all, other mountings of “Hairspray: The Broadway Musical,” Tracy Turnblad is tucked under her bedcovers when audiences first see the young heroine, ready to show off her high-teased bouffant and let loose with the first notes of the rousing opener, “Good Morning, Baltimore.”...

Review: August Wilson's GEM OF THE OCEAN at Actors' Shakespeare Project Has Glint of Greatness


by R. Scott Reedy - May 04, 2026

What did our critic think of GEM OF THE OCEAN at Actors' Shakespeare Project?...

Review: Dramatic Musical SWEPT AWAY Stays Afloat with Score by The Avett Brothers


by R. Scott Reedy - May 01, 2026

The musical “Swept Away” tells the story of four whalers shipwrecked off New Bedford in 1888, making it especially resonant for local audiences, who can experience the musical drama in a well crafted New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company in the Virginia Wimberly Theatre at the Calderwo...

Review: WHO IS EARTHA MAE? at The Brickbox Theater


by Christopher Verleger - April 13, 2026

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you say the name Eartha Kitt? Those of us who are even remotely familiar with the late singer-dancer-actress will most likely say Catwoman, the iconic feline femme fatale she portrayed in the 1967 season of the ‘Batman’ television series, or her o...

Review: Matthew Lombardo's WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL Slays with Laughter


by R. Scott Reedy - April 14, 2026

Seven years ago, an already hot summer in Boston heated up even more during a pre-Broadway tryout of a truncated version of playwright Matthew Lombardo’s “Tea at Five” at the Huntington Theatre when its star, Academy Award winner Faye Dunaway, was fired after allegations that she physically an...

Review: Eddie Shields Excels in BREAKING THE CODE


by R. Scott Reedy - April 11, 2026

What did our critic think of BREAKING THE CODE at Central Square Theater?...

Review: Lyric Stage Boston's Latest Is ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS


by R. Scott Reedy - April 05, 2026

What did our critic think of ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS at The Lyric Stage Company Of Boston?...

Review: Full House Enjoys AN EVENING WITH DIONNE WARWICK at Groton Hill Music Center


by R. Scott Reedy - April 02, 2026

As Dionne Warwick took the stage at Groton Hill Music Center in Groton recently, before she had sung a single word, she was met by a rousing standing ovation. It was clear from the get-go that the capacity audience knew they were in the presence of a legend....

Review: Nothing to Protest in SUFFS


by R. Scott Reedy - March 22, 2026

What did our critic think of SUFFS at Emerson Colonial Theatre?...

Past Shows

Phenomenon: Two Manasses, One Nakamatsu & More
Phenomenon: Two Manasses, One Nakamatsu & More
Aug 22

Talented artists join Manasse and Nakamatsu – including Jon’s son Alec Manasse. Clarinetists Jon and Alec will join the string players to perform Bach’s Concerto...

Phenomenon: Two Manasses, One Nakamatsu & More
Phenomenon: Two Manasses, One Nakamatsu & More
Aug 21

Talented artists join Manasse and Nakamatsu – including Jon’s son Alec Manasse. Clarinetists Jon and Alec will join the string players to perform Bach’s Concerto...

Agile Virtuosity: Parker Quartet
Agile Virtuosity: Parker Quartet
Aug 19

The “fearless” GRAMMY® Award-winning Parker Quartet returns to the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival! The group are protegees of the Festival-favorite Borromeo Quartet. Founded and...

Music for 6 and 7: Many Instruments, Extraordinary Sounds
Music for 6 and 7: Many Instruments, Extraordinary Sounds
Aug 15

Our Artistic Directors Jon and Jon bring together several New York artists at the top of their game.

Jazz at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival: Count Basie Meets Gerry Mulligan
Jazz at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival: Count Basie Meets Gerry Mulligan
Aug 12

The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival features a night of jazz at the Cotuit Center for the Arts, led by Dan Block, faculty member of...

Revelation: The Frautschi-Manasse-Nakamatsu Trio
Revelation: The Frautschi-Manasse-Nakamatsu Trio
Aug 11

Two-time GRAMMY® Award nominee and Avery Fisher career grant recipient Jennifer Frautschi joins Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Artistic Directors Jon Manasse and Jon Nakamatsu....

Unity Through Music: We are the Catalyst
Unity Through Music: We are the Catalyst
Aug 8

The young stars of the GRAMMY® Award-winning Catalyst Quartet make their debut with the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival! Together, they believe in the unity...

Unity Through Music: We are the Catalyst
Unity Through Music: We are the Catalyst
Aug 7

The young stars of the Grammy® Award-winning Catalyst Quartet make their debut with the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival! Together, they believe in the unity...

Popular Demand: The Return of the Claremont Trio
Popular Demand: The Return of the Claremont Trio
Aug 5

Returning to the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival by popular demand, the award-winning Claremont Trio originally formed in 1999 at The Juilliard School, but twin...

Downtown with Genghis Barbie: The All-Female Horn Experience
Downtown with Genghis Barbie: The All-Female Horn Experience
Jul 29

The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival presents a free community concert! An evening of music by everyone from Georges Bizet to Lady Gaga! Genghis Barbie performs...

Videos


The Hunchback of Notre Dame  in Boston The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Wheaton College - Watson Fine Arts (6/05-6/14) PHOTOS
The Spongebob Musical in Boston The Spongebob Musical
Stageworks Arts (5/30-6/07)
Koe Wetzel & Shane Smith and The Saints  in Boston Koe Wetzel & Shane Smith and The Saints
Leader Bank Pavilion (8/19-8/19)
Monty Python''s Spamalot in Boston Monty Python''s Spamalot
Boch Center Wang Theatre (10/06-10/11)
My Home on the Moon in Boston My Home on the Moon
Plaza Theatre (5/23-6/13)
Superhero (Lyrics/Music by Tom Kitt; Book by John Logan) in Boston Superhero (Lyrics/Music by Tom Kitt; Book by John Logan)
Studio Theatre Worcester (6/19-6/28)
Broad Strokes in Boston Broad Strokes
Huntington Theatre (6/04-6/06)
Tab Benoit in Boston Tab Benoit
Payomet Performing Arts Center (7/05-7/05)
The Who's Tommy in Boston The Who's Tommy
Emerson Colonial Theatre (5/04-5/16)
Chris Stapleton in Boston Chris Stapleton
Fenway Park (8/15-8/15)