Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival – Not the Stillness: Beethoven and More

From Schubert’s radiant Adagio and Rondo Concertante to Beethoven’s noble Piano Quartet in E-flat, this program journeys through elegance, energy, and innovation. Milhaud’s jazz-tinged Suite dances with wit and charm, while Eve Beglarian’s gorgeous “I will not be sad in this world” (commissioned by Artistic Director Marya Martin), is based on an Armenian troubadour’s song. Rounding out the program is John Metcalf’s shimmering “Not the Stillness,” inspired by a line from T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, balancing motion with quiet depth.

The musicians performing the program are Marya Martin, flute; Tommaso Lonquich, clarinet; Stella Chen, violin; Natalie Loughran, viola; Mihai Marica, cello; and Michael Stephen Brown, piano.

For information and tickets, visit www.bcmf.org.