Genghis Barbie, Catalyst Quartet Headline Cape Chamber Music Fest

The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival’s 2025 summer concert season will run from July 29 to Aug. 22. The Festival will present 10 live performances in five venues across Cape Cod. 

The season begins with a free community concert by Genghis Barbie, the all-female horn experience, open to all on July 29 at 5:30 p.m. at the Federated Church of Hyannis.

The 2025 summer concerts include the return of two popular award-winning ensembles, the Claremont Trio at the Cotuit Center for the Arts and the Parker Quartet in Chatham, as well as the debut of the Grammy Award-winning Catalyst Quartet in Falmouth and Wellfleet. Two-time Grammy Award nominee violinist Jennifer Frautschi joins Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Artistic Directors Jon Manasse, clarinetist, and Jon Nakamatsu, pianist, for a concert in Chatham, and the three will also perform in Wellfleet with other “New York All-Stars.” 

The Festival features a night of jazz at the Cotuit Center for the Arts, led by Dan Block, faculty member of the Juilliard Jazz Studies program, performing music from Count Basie and Gerry Mulligan, among others. And several other talented artists, including Jon Manasse’s clarinetist son Alec Manasse, join Manasse and Nakamatsu for the final two concerts of the series, held in Falmouth and Wellfleet.

On Sunday, Aug. 10 at 5 p.m., the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Benefit will take place at the Belmont Beach Club in West Harwich. This gathering with Festival friends and musicians will include performances by Manasse and Nakamatsu.

All events begin at 5:30 p.m. Performances are approximately 75 minutes with no intermission. The complete schedule is below and available at capecodchambermusic.org. 

Downtown with Genghis Barbie: The All-Female Horn Experience, a free Community Concert, Tuesday, July 29 at the Federated Church of Hyannis.

The Return of the Claremont Trio, Tuesday, Aug. 5 at the Cotuit Center for the Arts.

Unity Through Music: We are the Catalyst, Thursday, Aug. 7 at the Simon Center for the Arts, Falmouth Academy, and Friday, Aug. 8 at the First Congregational Church of Wellfleet.

Revelation: The Frautschi-Manasse-Nakamatsu Trio on Monday, Aug. 11 at the First Congregational Church of Chatham, 650 Main Street, Chatham

Jazz at the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival: Count Basie Meets Gerry Mulligan on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the Cotuit Center for the Arts

Music for 6 and 7: Many Instruments, Extraordinary Sounds on Friday, Aug. 15 at the First Congregational Church of Wellfleet.

Agile Virtuosity: Parker Quartet on Tuesday, Aug. 19 at the 5:30 First Congregational Church of Chatham.

Phenomenon: Two Manasses, One Nakamatsu and More on Thursday, Aug. 21 at the Simon Center for the Arts, Falmouth Academy, and Friday, Aug. 22 at the First Congregational Church of Wellfleet.

For more information on the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, visit capecodchambermusic.org, call 508.247.9400, or email info@capecodchambermusic.org.