For more than thirty years, leading musicians from around the world come to Bridgehampton each summer to share the joy of music-making amidst the beautiful surroundings.
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.
From two concerts featuring five artists in 1984, the Summer Festival now presents twelve concerts and some 40 renowned musicians, and the new two-concert Spring Series provides additional opportunities for excellent concertgoing experiences on the East End. The Festival still maintains its special sense of community where good friends share their love of music-making in the beautiful setting of Bridgehampton in the summertime.
