Concert Notes
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Overview - February, 2025
Cape Cod’s Longest-Running Music Festival will Launch its 51st Season on June 23
The Meeting House Chamber Music Festival proudly announces its 51st season, opening on Monday, June 23, 2025. Following its landmark anniversary celebration last summer, the festival is set to embark on a new chapter of musical innovation under the leadership of its founder and artistic director Donald Enos. The festival’s 51st season promises a journey through music that is as diverse as it is inspiring. All concerts will begin at 7:30 PM at The Church of the Holy Spirit, Orleans. Performances will be held on Mondays June 23 and 30; Sunday, July 6; Friday, July 11; Monday, July 21; and Sunday, July 27. Series tickets will be offered at $90 (six concerts) and individual tickets at $25. Under 18, free.
The 2025 season’s star-studded premiere will feature world-renowned violinist Irina Muresanu, acclaimed cellist Sergey Antonov, and the festival’s own Donald Enos at the piano. Cape Cod residents and visitors are guaranteed a delightful summer evening showcasing the artistry for which the festival is known.
The Exciting Season Ahead
Throughout its six-concert series, the festival will yet again feature top-tier musicians and a repertoire spanning diverse styles, periods, and cultures. The popular series will also continue its commitment to celebrating women composers, as well as men, and will offer Cape Cod music-lovers a rich and exciting musical journey.
As the season progresses, audiences will be treated to performances by Irina Muresanu (violin), Sergey Antonov (cello), Elisabeth Remy Johnson (harp), Allison Parramore (flute), Amit Peled (cello), Joyce Hammann (violin), Heather Goodchild Wade (violin), Leland Ko (cello), Danielle Farina (viola), Megan Koch (cello), Katie Lansdale (violin), and Matthias Naegele (cello). Programs will include works by composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms, as well as important lesser-known voices like Rebecca Clarke, Allison Loggins-Hull, and Jessie Montgomery.
Season Highlights
Donald Enos continues to lead with a vision that bridges tradition and innovation. His artistic direction, which showcases beloved classics and important newer works, celebrates the depth and diversity of the chamber music repertoire. As the festival enters its second half-century, Enos remains at the forefront of artistic excellence and creative collaboration in “the music of friends,” moving audiences with the best of chamber music for five decades and counting!
Join Us for Six Summer Evenings of Outstanding Music
More information on the upcoming season, the featured artists, individual programs, and ticketing will be available in the spring!
About the Meeting House Chamber Music Festival
Founded in 1974, the Meeting House Chamber Music Festival is Cape Cod’s longest-running music festival for a reason, renowned as it is for intimate performances by world-class artists and exceptional regional talent. The festival continues to enrich the cultural life of Cape Cod, connecting people of all ages with the joys of chamber music: the art form that gives us full-fledged masterpieces on a human scale.
The Meeting House Chamber Music Festival proudly announces its 51st season, opening on Monday, June 23, 2025. Following its landmark anniversary celebration last summer, the festival is set to embark on a new chapter of musical innovation under the leadership of its founder and artistic director Donald Enos. The festival’s 51st season promises a journey through music that is as diverse as it is inspiring. All concerts will begin at 7:30 PM at The Church of the Holy Spirit, Orleans. Performances will be held on Mondays June 23 and 30; Sunday, July 6; Friday, July 11; Monday, July 21; and Sunday, July 27. Series tickets will be offered at $90 (six concerts) and individual tickets at $25. Under 18, free.
The 2025 season’s star-studded premiere will feature world-renowned violinist Irina Muresanu, acclaimed cellist Sergey Antonov, and the festival’s own Donald Enos at the piano. Cape Cod residents and visitors are guaranteed a delightful summer evening showcasing the artistry for which the festival is known.
The Exciting Season Ahead
Throughout its six-concert series, the festival will yet again feature top-tier musicians and a repertoire spanning diverse styles, periods, and cultures. The popular series will also continue its commitment to celebrating women composers, as well as men, and will offer Cape Cod music-lovers a rich and exciting musical journey.
As the season progresses, audiences will be treated to performances by Irina Muresanu (violin), Sergey Antonov (cello), Elisabeth Remy Johnson (harp), Allison Parramore (flute), Amit Peled (cello), Joyce Hammann (violin), Heather Goodchild Wade (violin), Leland Ko (cello), Danielle Farina (viola), Megan Koch (cello), Katie Lansdale (violin), and Matthias Naegele (cello). Programs will include works by composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms, as well as important lesser-known voices like Rebecca Clarke, Allison Loggins-Hull, and Jessie Montgomery.
Season Highlights
- A festival premiere signaling the standard for the season ahead. Artists of remarkable stature will perform a brilliantly curated program including Anton Arensky’s Piano Trio, Op. 32—a masterpiece that allows all three musicians to display their profound musical synergy and interpretive elegance.
- A spellbinding evening with harp, flute, and piano, and solo and chamber works by Francis Poulenc, Nino Rota, Doreen Carwithen, and others.
- A “Midsummer Eastern European Evening” with cellist Amit Peled, exploring profound works by Weinberg and Prokofiev.
- A celebration of Vivaldi, Sheng, Dvořák, and Schubert, showcasing the virtuosity of violinist Heather Goodchild Wade and cellist Leland Ko, 2024 winner of the Naumburg International cello competition in New York.
- An evening of expressive depth and virtuosic collaboration featuring Haydn’s sparkling Piano Trio in C Major, the lyrical and atmospheric compositions of Rebecca Clarke, and the lush and dynamic Brahms’ Quartet in A Major.
- A vibrant and reflective Season Finale to include Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes and Beethoven’s bold Sonata in G minor, paired with the modern energy of Andre Previn and Jessie Montgomery’s solo violin Rhapsody, and culminating with Mendelssohn’s Trio in C minor—a thrilling finale to a season of extraordinary music-making!
Donald Enos continues to lead with a vision that bridges tradition and innovation. His artistic direction, which showcases beloved classics and important newer works, celebrates the depth and diversity of the chamber music repertoire. As the festival enters its second half-century, Enos remains at the forefront of artistic excellence and creative collaboration in “the music of friends,” moving audiences with the best of chamber music for five decades and counting!
Join Us for Six Summer Evenings of Outstanding Music
More information on the upcoming season, the featured artists, individual programs, and ticketing will be available in the spring!
About the Meeting House Chamber Music Festival
Founded in 1974, the Meeting House Chamber Music Festival is Cape Cod’s longest-running music festival for a reason, renowned as it is for intimate performances by world-class artists and exceptional regional talent. The festival continues to enrich the cultural life of Cape Cod, connecting people of all ages with the joys of chamber music: the art form that gives us full-fledged masterpieces on a human scale.
