Enchanting orchestral music fills the air during the Cape May Music Festival, as does chamber music and world music. This is a delightful time to stay at our Cape May Bed and Breakfast. There are concerts every other night.

Babatunde Lea Quartet will be at the 2011 Cape May Music Festival.

Read on for highlights of the 2011 Cape May Music Festival:

• The Pride of New York (5.26). It will be hard to sit still while listening to this traditional Irish Music.
• Atlantic Brass Band (5.29). Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend with this amazing 35-piece band.
• New York Chamber Ensemble (5.31). Enjoy pieces by Mozart, Dvorak, and Wolf.
• Babatunde Lea Quartet (6.2) Don’t miss this opportunity to see one of the most esteemed percussionists of our day.
• George Mesterhazy & Friends (6.5). Jazz piano at its finest.
• New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players (6.7). Featuring the work of Haydn, Bartok, Ravel.
• Bay-Atlantic Symphony (6.9). Rossini, Haydn, Elgar, and Bach.
• New York Chamber Ensemble (6.12). Music of England and France, featuring harpist Stacey Shames.
• New York Chamber Ensemble (6.14). The World Accordion to Schimmel, featuring the incomparable accordionist William Schimmel.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit the Cape May Music Festival.

Just about every type of music can be found at the Cape May Music Festival. It’s fun to come with someone who has completely different taste in music, so you can accompany each other to concerts that you would have otherwise missed. Outstanding orchestral music, finely oiled chamber ensembles, and beautiful world music will all be available at the Cape May Music Festival.

Babatunde Lea in Cape May, NJ.

Come see Kevin Burke, hailed by the New York Times as being “one of the great living Celtic fiddlers” who will take play May 20, 2010, with Cal Scott. Stomp your feet on Sunday May 30 to the bright sounds of the Atlantic Brass Band. Delve into the profound percussion of Babatunde Lea. The choice isn’t actually limitless, but it is certainly impressive.

We invite you to relax at our Cape May bed and breakfast during the Music Festival. Doze on our expansive porch, join us for a glass of wine and conversation in the evening, and restore yourself with delicious food each morning. You just can’t go wrong.