Tales Told in Sound: Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Celebrates Its 42nd Season

The Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival (BCMF), Long Island’s longest-running classical music festival, returns this summer for its 42nd season with 11 concerts from July 19 to August 17. This year’s theme, “In Between Lines: A Summer of Music Inspired by Literature,” explores the deep connections between music, poetry and storytelling, from the Baroque to the contemporary.

The festival’s programs feature works inspired by writers including Jonathan Swift, W.B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot. Highlights include Mendelssohn’s “Songs Without Words,” Telemann’s “Gulliver’s Travels,” Schubert’s “Trout Quintet” and premieres of new works by Lowell Liebermann and Pulitzer Prize-winner Paul Moravec.

The acclaimed bass-baritone Joseph Parrish opens the season with a concert of American songs, the only vocal performance in the series. Concerts are performed by a distinguished, multi-generational roster of chamber musicians, led by flutist and BCMF Artistic Director Marya Martin.

Special events include performances at the Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack, the Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton and the Wm. Brian Little Concert at the Channing Sculpture Garden.

Founded in 1984, BCMF has expanded from two concerts in a small church to nearly year-round performances through its BCM Spring and BCM Autumn series, and its own record label, BCMF Records.

For tickets and information, visit www.bcmf.org or call 631-537-6368.

Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival 2025 Concert Schedule

Saturday, July 19, 6 p.m. 
(wine reception), 6:30 p.m. concert
“Songs from the Heart: 
Joseph Parrish @ Madoo”
Madoo Conservancy, Sagaponack
Tickets: $75

Sunday, July 20, 6 p.m.
“Opening Night: Schubert’s Trout”
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
Tickets: $75, $50, $10 students

Thursday, July 24, 6 p.m.
“Lyrical Contrasts: Schubert, Dohnányi & More”
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
Tickets: $75, $50, $10 students

Saturday, July 26, 6:30 p.m.
“Annual Benefit – Metamorphosis”
Atlantic Golf Club, Bridgehampton
Tickets/info: 212-741-9073

Sunday, July 27, 6 p.m.
“Songs Without Words: Mendelssohn, 
Torke, Golijov, Fauré”
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
Tickets: $75, $50, $10 students

Thursday, July 31, 6 p.m.
“Not the Stillness: Beethoven and More”
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
Tickets: $75, $50, $10 students

Sunday, August 3, 6 p.m.
“Shimmering Night: 
Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet”
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
Tickets: $75, $50, $10 students

Thursday, August 7, 6 p.m.
“Friendly Rivals: 
Telemann & Bach”
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
Tickets: $75, $50, $10 students

Sunday, August 10, 6 p.m.
“Sublime Laments: 
Hummel, Watkins, Brahms”
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
Tickets: $75, $50, $10 students

Friday, August 15, 6 p.m. 
(wine and hors d’oeuvres), 
7 p.m. concert
“Wm. Brian Little Concert 
Season for Seasons: 
Vivaldi and Piazzolla”
Channing Sculpture Garden, 
Bridgehampton
Tickets: $175

Sunday, August 17, 6 p.m.
“The Last Word: A Festive Finale”
Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church
Tickets: $75, $50, $10 students