The Hamptons Festival of Music Receives Support from Sotheby's International Realty

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 5, 2022

East Hampton, NY— The Hamptons Festival of Music (“TH·FM”) is honored to announce it has received generous financial support from Sotheby’s International Realty.

“Our new Festival needs to establish strong, local community partnerships, and we could not have a better corporate sponsor with which to align ourselves,” said Michael Yip, TH·FM’s Executive Director. “Sotheby’s International Realty is not only a globally recognized brand, but they also play an essential role in the local Hamptons market with its outreach and support of local arts and cultural organizations that impact its clients.”

The new sponsorship from Sotheby’s has helped lay the foundation for TH·FM’s inaugural season: a gala weekend event focused on showcasing our virtuoso orchestra, The New American Sinfonietta, under the baton of our Artistic Director, Maestro Michael Palmer.

“Experience shows that great musicians want to be on stage with other great musicians,” said Maestro Palmer. “This belief holds true in our Festival sponsors and supporters. To deliver a great orchestral experience for the Hamptons community, we want to partner with great supporters of classical music, arts, and culture. We are thrilled to have Sotheby’s International Realty on board as one such sponsor!”

A limited number of Festival VIP Passes offer access to all three concerts, exclusive benefits, and the unique opportunity to participate in something new and exciting to the Hamptons arts and cultural scene. Single tickets are available for Friday and Sunday’s finale concerts.

Show your support for bringing this exceptional orchestral experience to the Hamptons by securing your VIP passes and tickets, now available on the Festival’s website at: thehamptonsfestivalofmusic.com, or by texting: THFM to 91999.

 

ABOUT MAESTRO MICHAEL PALMER

Michael Palmer (born 8 May 1945, Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American orchestral conductor.

Palmer began his professional career at age 21 when he became Assistant Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 1967, under its legendary Music Director Robert Shaw, and was later named Associate Conductor. In that capacity, he founded and became the first director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra in 1974. In 1975 he was one of the first young American conductors selected as an EXXON/Arts Endowment Conductor by the National Endowment for the Arts.

He left the ASO in 1977 to become Music Director of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra (1977– 1990), followed by the posts of Music Director of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra (1989– 1997) and the American Sinfonietta (1991–2002), with whom he toured Europe for 10 consecutive seasons. Since 1993 he has served as Founder and Artistic Director of the Bellingham Festival of Music (Bellingham, Washington); 2022 will be his final season as Artistic Director, after which he will become its Conductor Laureate.

Palmer also was Guest Conductor for three seasons for the Houston Symphony Orchestra (1978– 1981) and Co-Principal Guest Conductor of the Denver Symphony Orchestra (1979–1982) and has made international appearances as a conductor in Canada, Europe, and China. He has also held academic conducting posts as Director of Orchestras for Wichita State University (1999–2004) and Distinguished Professor of Orchestral Studies at Georgia State University (2004–present).

 

ABOUT THE HAMPTONS FESTIVAL OF MUSIC

The Hamptons Festival of Music (TH.FM) is the brainchild of Maestro Michael Palmer, who has established, maintained, and sustained the Bellingham Festival of Music, the premier orchestral music festival in the Pacific Northwest, for over 29 years. (www.bellinghamfestival.org)

Maestro Palmer recognized the artistic gravitational pull of Long Island’s East End, which is deeply rooted in the works of many legendary artists. He set in motion plans to create a similar yet unique classical music and festival experience specifically serving the local, year-round residents in East Hampton and the surrounding hamlets and villages.

In this inaugural pilot season, over one weekend, concertgoers will have the opportunity to experience three genres of concert performance:

1. Concerto for small ensembles

2. Chamber music

3. Full concert for symphony orchestra

...all presented in intimate concert settings.

Festival performances will present audiences with unforgettable experiences of live performances of some of the greatest classical masterworks.

TH.FM features internationally recognized guest artists performing with The New American Sinfonietta, the resident orchestra of TH·FM. This orchestra comprises top orchestral musicians from across the US, Canada, and abroad, including many who hold principal positions with leading orchestras and ensembles.

 

WEBLINKS:

For more information about Maestro Michael Palmer, visit: maestropalmer.com

For more information about TH.FM, visit: thehamptonsfestivalofmusic.com

 

MEDIA CONTACT:

Mark Gresham
Lux Nova Media
e-mail: media@luxnovamedia.com
tel: 404-664-0759

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