
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival – SUMMER FESTIVAL 7/20-8/17

A summer of music inspired by literature from Chamber Musics greatest works to little know gems, to a newly commissioned world premiere.
There is something for everyone.
Lyrical Contrasts: Schubert, Dohnányi & More,
Thu, July 24, 6pm
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
Schubert’s luminous lyricism contrasts with Bartók’s rhythmic vitality and color, while Dohananyi’s early Piano Quintet brims with youthful brilliance and dramatic sweep.
Annual Benefit: Metamorphosis,
Saturday, July 26, 6:30pm
Atlantic Golf Club
A cultural and social highlight on the East End, BCM celebrates its 42nd Season with an incredible evening of music making and friendship at the Atlantic Golf Club.
Songs Without Words: Mendelssohn/Torke/Golijov/ Fauré
Sunday, July 27, 6pm
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words launched a new genre, while Michael Torke and Osvaldo Golijov’s music has infused contemporary music with beauty and power. The program ends with Gabriel Fauré’s gorgeous, final Piano Quintet.
Not The Stillness: Beethoven and More,
Thursday, July 31, 6pm
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
Joy and reflection share the stage in a program featuring a bubbly flute quartet of Mozart, a jazz-influenced suite by Darius Milhaud, and culminating with a virtuosic Piano Quartet by Beethoven.
Shimmering Night: Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet
Sunday, August 3, 6pm
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
Mozart’s sublime Clarinet Quintet takes center stage on a program that also features Schubert’s intimate Notturno and an exciting world premiere from Lowell Liebermann.
Friendly Rivals: Telemann and Bach,
Thursday, Aug 7, 6pm
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
JS Bach and Georg Philipp Telemann were two of the greatest Baroque composers. Friends and rivals, they spurred each other on to greatness. Don’t miss a guest appearance from Bach’s son, CPE.
Sublime Laments: Hummel/Watkins/Brahms
Sunday, August 10, 6pm
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
This program traces a path from Classical brilliance to Romantic turmoil. It opens with Hummel’s dazzling septet and concludes with Brahms’s stormy “Werther” quartet, in which passion, restraint, and longing collide.
Wm. Brian Little Concert:
The Four Seasons: Vivaldi and Piazzolla
Sun, August 15, 6pm wine and hors d’oeuvres, 7pm concert
Channing Sculpture Garden
Hosted in the lovely Channing Sculpture Garden, Vivaldi’s iconic Four Seasons meets Piazzolla’s sultry Cuatros Estaciones Porteñas in a program where time, place, and style intertwine.
The Last Word: A Festive Finale
Sun, August 17, 6pm
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
BCMF’s 42nd season concludes with a program that balances radiant expression and reflective stillness; from a world premiere performed by Artistic Director Marya Martin to Schumann’s exhilarating Piano Quintet in E-flat major, join us for a finale that is brimming with passion, poetry, and triumph.