Festival Finale!

Friday, August 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM
First Congregational Church of Wellfleet, 200 Main Street, Wellfleet

• Jon Manasse, clarinet
• Jon Nakamatsu, piano
• Jeremiah Blacklow, violin
• Jameel Martin, viola
• Daniel Hass, cello

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 String Quartet: Jeremiah Blacklow, violin, Jameel Martin, viola, and Daniel Hass, cello.

Jon and Jon are two distinguished chamber musicians, Co-Artistic Directors of the Festival, and the heart and soul of the summer season. Jeremiah, Jameel, and Daniel are three of tomorrow’s superstars with wide-ranging interests and a dedication to education and philanthropy; they’ve already had impressive achievements in their young careers. Together, these special talents will meet to present a beautiful evening of music.

This concert will feature performances of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat Major for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello, Op. 11; The Gork for Solo Piano by Elena Ruehr; and Gabriel Fauré’s Quartet No. 1 in C minor for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano, Op. 15. Boston and Wellfleet-based composer Elena Ruehr is a longtime festival supporter and her work has been performed widely on the Cape by the Cypress String Quartet and others.

ELENA RUEHR                         (b. 1963)
The Gork for Solo Piano

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN    (1770 – 1827)
Trio in B-flat Major for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello, Op. 11 “Gassenhauer”

GABRIEL FAURÉ                      (1845 – 1924)
Quartet No. 1 in C minor for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano, Op. 15