FESTIVAL LAUNCHES ITS OWN LABEL, BCMF RECORDS, WITH A DISC OF AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY REPERTOIRE

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1 Contact: Jennifer Wada THE 29 TH BRIDGEHAMPTON CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL PRESENTS ELEVEN CONCERTS JULY 26 AUGUST 19, 2012 FESTIVAL LAUNCHES ITS OWN LABEL, BCMF RECORDS, WITH A DISC OF AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY REPERTOIRE As it approaches its three-decade mark, the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Long Island s longestrunning classical music festival, presents a 2012 season showcasing the mix of renowned and emerging artists performing classic and new music that has made it one of the most noteworthy summer music festivals in the country. Offering one of the most beautiful seaside settings on the East Coast, this year s Festival features 11 events programmed by BCMF founder and Artistic Director Marya Martin kicking off on July 26 with a free outdoor concert by the vibrant string quartet Brooklyn Rider, and continuing with programs featuring from six to 14 musicians playing music ranging from Vivaldi and Bach to Schnittke and Ligeti, and the world premiere of a work by Paul Brantley. And the Festival s first recording on its own label, BCMF Records, is to be released on June 1. Joining flutist Martin on the 2012 BCMF artist roster are two colleagues who were also there at the beginning, in 1984: renowned artists Ani Kavafian, violin, and Fred Sherry, cello. The invigorating mix of more than 40 musicians also includes violinists Stefan Jackiw, Joseph Lin, and Arnaud Sussmann; violist Cynthia Phelps and Hsin-Yung Huang; cellists Carter Brey and Edward Arron; pianists Alessio Bax, Gilles Vonsattel, and Orion Weiss; and bass-baritone David Pittsinger (full roster below). This year s programs continue in the Festival s tradition of what The New Yorker has described as a piquant mix of classical and modern works, with chamber music gems by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Brahms alongside music by Czech composers Dvořák and Martinů on four of the programs, as well as music of Gerard Beljon, Colin Jacobsen (violinist in Brooklyn Rider), Giya Kancheli, György Ligeti, Alfred Schnittke, and Carl Vine. I think our audiences will love two of the newer works, said Marya Martin. Dutch composer Gerard Beljon s Something Wicked for flute, piano, and electronic samples is music I can t wait to share with them. And Carl Vine s Café Concertino is a rhythmic romp which will have them on the edge of their seats. (The full program listing is below). And some examples emblematic of the Festival s exceptional groupings of musicians: violinist Joseph Lin, cellist Carter Brey, and pianist Alessio Bax performing Schubert s Piano Trio in B-flat Major; flutist Marya Martin, cellist Michael Nicolas, and pianist Orion Weiss performing Martinů s Flute Trio; and violinists Ani Kavafian and Stefan Jackiw, violists Richard O Neill and Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, and cellists Edward Arron and Peter Stumpf ending the season with Brahms s String Sextet No. 2. Paul Brantley s Swevens Sonata for Flute and Piano will have its world premiere performed by Marya Martin and Jeewon Park. Brantley describes it: Sweven is a beautiful Middle English word that lies somewhere in the field of sleep, dream or vision, but is its own thing a psychic value that apparently has been lost along

2 2012 Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, July 26 August 19, 2012 page 2 of 9 with the use, and precise understanding, of this word. It was one of those synchronistic things that I came upon this much needed and beautiful concept as I was composing this sonata. Marya Martin performed Brantley s Syrinx-double, a work inspired by Debussy s flute classic Syrinx, at the 2010 Festival. Tickets go on sale June 1 and may be purchased on the festival s website, or by calling before July 19; after July 19, New label, debut recording of new American music Just in time for this year s season, BCMF has launched its own record label, BCMF Records. Signifying the Festival s commitment to American composers, the label s first recording, to be released on June 1, is bcmf premieres, a disc of contemporary American music featuring three works commissioned by the Festival Ned Rorem s The Unquestioned Answer (2002), Bruce MacCombie s Light Upon the Turning Leaf (2010), and Kenji Bunch s Changes of Phase (1999) as well as Paul Moravec s Wind Quintet (2010). This is the premiere recording of all four works, which were recorded at the Festival by Grammy-winning producer Adam Abeshouse and Leszek Wojcik (full personnel details below). The disc will be on sale at all BCMF concerts as well as at major retail and digital outlets through a partnership with Naxos. A festive summer setting, a loyal audience The longest-running classical music festival on Long Island, BCMF has maintained its special sense of community ever since the festival debuted with four artists in two concerts in the intimate setting of the. The festival is still based in the graceful 1842 church which boasts admirable acoustics and a welcoming, air-conditioned space and has expanded to the Bridgehampton Historical Society for the free kick-off concert, the Channing Sculpture Garden for the annual Wm. Brian Little Concert, and the Atlantic Golf Club for the Festival s annual benefit concert. And BCMF has developed a loyal core audience among the local residents and summer visitors to this East End resort, who have had a wide range of music introduced to them over nearly 30 years. One 2011 audience member said, We loved each and every concert. The music was diverse, interesting, beautiful. We marveled again and again at our good fortune to sit in the lovely church, with its great acoustics, listening to such gorgeous music. Special events Starting with the free outdoor concert, this year a modern and multi-cultural program performed by Brooklyn Rider on July 26, the season also includes the annual BCMF Benefit Concert, a one-hour program followed by dinner, at the Atlantic Golf Club on July 28. The Festival s annual Wm. Brian Little Concert (named after the late BCMF board member) on August 10 features a program of American music centering on Copland s Appalachian Spring in a 13-instrument arrangement, performed under a tent on the stunning grounds of the Channing Sculpture Garden adjacent to the Channing Daughters Winery; wine and hors d oeuvres are served before the hour-long program. And there will be two Saturday Soirees, a one-hour program format introduced last year. This impressive festival balances the tried and true with the adventurous and mixes established performers with rising talent. The New York Times In the 29 years since its founding, the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival has become known for presenting a broad and stimulating range of music performed by some of the best musicians in the country in

3 2012 Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, July 26 August 19, 2012 page 3 of 9 one of the most beautiful seaside settings the East Coast has to offer. Currently comprising around a dozen events spanning four weeks, the Festival began with an inspired idea. New Zealand-born flutist Marya Martin and Manhattan businessman Ken Davidson had just married, as Allan Kozinn of The New York Times relates: Davidson was dismayed by the prospect that Ms. Martin would be spending her summers traveling the festival circuit while he worked in the city and spent weekends on his own in the Hamptons. Ken and Marya s solution to start their own festival, right in Bridgehampton is now local legend. Violinist Ani Kavafian, cellist Fred Sherry, and pianist André-Michel Schub joined Marya Martin for the Festival s first season. Each year, the Festival welcomes back many artists from years past along with new chamber music leaders to create, in Marya Martin s words, "the electricity of good friends making music together." The roster has included, among others, violinists Pamela Frank, Mark O Connor, Todd Phillips, and Soovin Kim; cellists Timothy Eddy and Peter Wiley; bassist Edgar Meyer; pianists Jeremy Denk, Claude Frank, Ursula Oppens, and Pablo Ziegler; harpsichordist Kenneth Cooper; the late flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal; clarinetist Anthony McGill; and Tony-award winning singers Audra McDonald and Victoria Clark. Committed to presenting a wide variety of music with emphasis on American composers, the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival has commissioned works from composers Bruce Adolphe, Kenji Bunch, Bruce MacCombie, Mark O Connor, and Pulitzer Prize-winners Paul Moravec, Kevin Puts, and Ned Rorem, and features each season between 10 and 15 new American works. A new BCMF commissioned work by 2012 Pulitzer winner Puts will have its premiere in the 30 th anniversary season in In 1991, Bridgehampton Chamber Music released its debut recording, featuring one of the Rorem commissions, on the New World Records label. The Festival documented its landmark 20 th anniversary with a recording released in the summer of 2003 to much critical acclaim. A recording celebrating the Festival s 25 th anniversary and featuring commissions by Paul Moravec was released to critical acclaim on the Naxos label in September In 2012, the Festival s own label, BCMF Records, releases its first disc, bcmf premieres. BCMF features brief video excerpts from previous concerts on its website: Marya Martin Internationally acclaimed flutist Marya Martin enjoys a musical career of remarkable breadth and achievement. Gracefully balancing the roles of chamber musician, festival director, soloist, teacher, and supporter of musical institutions, she has performed throughout the world in such halls as London s Royal Albert Hall and Wigmore Hall, Sydney Opera House, Casals Hall in Tokyo, and other international venues. A native of New Zealand, Ms. Martin studied at Yale University, and shortly thereafter moved to Paris to study with flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal. After winning top prizes in the Naumburg, Munich International, and Jean-Pierre Rampal International competitions, and the Concert Artists Guild and Young Concert Artists International Auditions all within a two-year period she returned to the U.S. and has since appeared as a soloist with major orchestras and at leading festivals and chamber music series throughout the country. In 2006 she received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Auckland, and in 2011 received the Ian Mininberg Distinguished Service Award from Yale University. Committed to expanding the flute repertoire, she has commissioned more than 20 new works. She most recently commissioned eight works for flute and piano comprising Eight Visions, an anthology published by Theodore Presser, and recorded them for the Naxos label. In 2011, Albany Records released Marya Martin Plays Eric Ewazen. Ms. Martin has been a faculty member of the Manhattan School of Music since 1996.

4 2012 Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, July 26 August 19, 2012 page 4 of 9 Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival 2012 Artist Roster Marya Martin, flute John Snow, oboe Sarah Beaty, clarinet Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet Seth Baer, bassoon Peter Kolkay, bassoon Stewart Rose, horn Benjamin Beilman, violin Aaron Boyd, violin Jonathan Crow, violin Stefan Jackiw, violin Ani Kavafian, violin Erin Keefe, violin Jessica Lee, violin Joseph Lin, violin Arnaud Sussmann, violin Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violin & viola Nicholas Cords, viola Hsin-Yun Huang, viola Richard O Neill, viola Cynthia Phelps, viola Jonathan Vinocour, viola Edward Arron, cello Carter Brey, cello Nicholas Canellakis, cello Dane Johansen, cello Michael Nicolas, cello Fred Sherry, cello Peter Stumpf, cello Jeffrey Beecher, double bass Donald Palma, double bass Alessio Bax, piano Pedja Muzijevic, piano Jeewon Park, piano Gilles Vonsattel, piano Orion Weiss, piano Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord David Pittsinger, bass-baritone Brooklyn Rider bcmf premieres - Inaugural release of BCMF Records, June 1, 2011 Paul Moravec Wind Quintet (2010) Marya Martin (flute), John Snow (oboe), Jose Franch-Ballester (clarinet), Peter Kolkay (bassoon), Stewart Rose (horn) Ned Rorem The Unquestioned Answer (BMCF commission 2002) Marya Martin (flute), Jesse Mills & Yura Lee (violin), Fred Sherry (cello), Orion Weiss (piano) Kenji Bunch Changes of Phase (BCMF commission 1999) Marya Martin (flute), John Snow (oboe), Jose Franch-Ballester (clarinet), Peter Kolkay (bassoon), Stewart Rose (horn) Bruce MacCombie Light Upon the Turning Leaf (BCMF commission 2010) Marya Martin (flute), Anthony McGill (clarinet), Seth Baer (bassoon), Stefan Jackiw (violin), Beth Guterman (viola), Edward Arron (cello), Shai Wosner (piano) On sale at all BCMF concerts as well as major retail and digital outlets through a partnership with Naxos.

5 2012 Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, July 26 August 19, 2012 page 5 of BRIDGEHAMPTON CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thursday, July 26, 2012, 6:30 7:30 pm Bridgehampton Historical Society Free Outdoor Concert Beginning Brooklyn Around the World Suite Giovanni Sollima Frederico II Irish Traditional O Neill s March Café Tacuba La Muerte Chiquita Persian Traditional Ascending Bird Brooklyn Rider Seven Steps Komitas Vartabed Armenian Folk Songs Vagharshabadi Dance Harvest Song It s Cloudy Festive Song The Partridge Colin Jacobsen Brooklesca Artists: Brooklyn Rider (Johnny Gandelsman and Colin Jacobsen, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; Eric Jacobsen, cello) Tickets: Free with online reservation at Saturday, July 28, 2012, 6:30 pm Atlantic Golf Club Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Benefit Concert Summer Celebration Haydn Presto from Quartet in G Major, Op. 77, No. 1 Traditional Shenandoah Schubert Andante un poco mosso from Piano Trio in B-Flat, D. 898 Martinů Poco Allegretto from Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, H. 300 (1944) Dvořák Allegro, ma non tanto from Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 Artists: Marya Martin (flute); Benjamin Beilman, Arnaud Sussmann (violin); Jonathan Vinocour (viola); Michael Nicolas (cello); Orion Weiss (piano) For benefit ticket information, call or visit

6 2012 Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, July 26 August 19, 2012 page 6 of 9 Sunday, July 29, 2012, 6:30 pm Shadow and Light Haydn Quartet In G Major, Op. 77, No. 1 Martinů Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, H. 300 (1944) Giya Kancheli Rag-Gidon-Time (1999) Brahms Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60 Artists: Marya Martin (flute); Benjamin Beilman, Arnaud Sussmann (violin); Jonathan Vinocour (viola); Michael Nicolas (cello); Orion Weiss (piano) Tickets: $40, $50 Thursday, August 2, 2012, 7:30 pm Winds of Change Mozart Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370 Thuille Sextet for Piano and Winds in B-flat Major, Op. 6 Alfred Schnittke Moz-Art for Two Violins (1976) Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44 Artists: Marya Martin (flute); John Snow (oboe); Sarah Beaty (clarinet); Peter Kolkay (bassoon); Stewart Rose (horn); Jonathan Crow, Stefan Jackiw (violin); Cynthia Phelps (viola); Michael Nicolas (cello); Orion Weiss (piano) Tickets: $35, $45 Saturday, August 4, 2012, 6:30 7:30 pm Saturday Soiree Baroque Banquet Fasch Sonata for Flute, Oboe and Violin in B-flat Major Bach Prelude from Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 Vivaldi Concerto for Flute, Oboe and Bassoon in G Minor, RV 103 Bach Prelude from Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 Bach Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052 Artists: Marya Martin (flute); John Snow (oboe); Peter Kolkay (bassoon); Stefan Jackiw, Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu (violin); Cynthia Phelps (viola); Nicholas Canellakis, Fred Sherry (cello); Jeffrey Beecher (double bass); Paolo Bordignon (harpsichord) Tickets: $30

7 2012 Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, July 26 August 19, 2012 page 7 of 9 Sunday, August 5, 2012, 6:30 pm Slavic Spirit Ligeti Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet (1953) Dvořák Notturno, Op. 40 Martinů Nonet for Wind Quintet, String Trio and Double Bass, H. 374 (1959) Dvořák Piano Trio in F Minor, Op. 65 Artists: Marya Martin (flute); John Snow (oboe); Sarah Beaty (clarinet); Peter Kolkay (bassoon); Stewart Rose (horn); Stefan Jackiw, Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu (violin); Cynthia Phelps (viola); Nicholas Canellakis, Fred Sherry (cello); Jeffrey Beecher (double bass); Jeewon Park (piano) Tickets: $40, $50 Friday, August 10, :00 pm Wine tasting and appetizers 7:00 pm Concert Channing Sculpture Garden Wm. Brian Little Concert The American Experience Copland Appalachian Spring, Suite for 13 Instruments Copland Selections from Old American Songs ( ) Long Time Ago At the River Simple Gifts Zion s Walls Traditional Shenandoah Stephen Foster Slumber My Darling Gene Scheer Lean Away Traditional Amazing Grace Artists: David Pittsinger (bass-baritone); Marya Martin (flute); Rome de Guise-Langlois (clarinet); Seth Baer (bassoon); Benjamin Beilman, Aaron Boyd, Erin Keefe, Jessica Lee (violin); Nicholas Cords, Richard O Neill (viola); Carter Brey, Dane Johansen (cello); Donald Palma (double bass); Pedja Muzijevic (piano) Tickets: $100, $150

8 2012 Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, July 26 August 19, 2012 page 8 of 9 Sunday, August 12, 2012, 6:30 pm Something Wicked, Something Sublime Mozart Duo No. 2 for Violin and Viola in B-flat Major, K. 424 Gerard Beljon Something Wicked for Flute, Piano and Samples (2002) Wolf Italian Serenade Schubert Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898 Artists: Marya Martin (flute); Erin Keefe, Joseph Lin (violin); Richard O Neill (viola); Carter Brey (cello); Alessio Bax, Pedja Muzijevic (piano) Tickets: $40, $50 Thursday, August 16, 2012, 7:30 pm On the Town Beethoven Clarinet Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11 Bartók Selections from Violin Duos, Sz. 98 Romanian Whirling Dance Dancing from Maramaros New Year s Song No. 1 Pizzicato Sorrow Ruthenian Dance Carl Vine Café Concertino (1984) Franck Piano Quintet in F Minor Artists: Marya Martin (flute); Romie de Guise-Langlois (clarinet); Ani Kavafian, Joseph Lin (violin); Hsin-Yun Huang (viola); Peter Stumpf (cello); Gilles Vonsattel (piano) Tickets: $35, $45 Saturday, August 18, 2012, 6:30-7:30 pm Saturday Soiree Premiere and Piazzolla Brahms Scherzo in C Minor from the FAE Sonata, WoO 2 Paul Brantley Swevens Sonata for Flute and Piano (World Premiere) Josef Suk Elegy for Piano Trio Piazzolla Le Grand Tango for Cello and Piano (1982) Artists: Marya Martin (flute); Ani Kavafian, Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu (violin); Edward Arron, Peter Stumpf (cello); Jeewon Park (piano) Tickets: $30

9 2012 Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, July 26 August 19, 2012 page 9 of 9 Sunday, August 19, 2012, 6:30 pm Festive Finale Boccherini Flute Quintet in F Major, G. 437 Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67 Brahms Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36 Artists: Marya Martin (flute); Ani Kavafian, Stefan Jackiw (violin); Richard O Neill, Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu (violin/viola); Edward Arron, Peter Stumpf (cello); Gilles Vonsattel (piano) Tickets: $35, $45 Tickets go on sale June 1 and may be purchased on the festival s website, or by calling before July 19; after July 19, call As of April 19, 2012