From a Cathedral to The Church
Rupert Egerton-Smith recently performed for England's Queen Camilla at Salisbury Cathedral as part of a 100th anniversary celebration of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue." Now touring the United States, just yesterday he performed an all-Gershwin program at the Lambs, this country's first professional theatrical club, in Manhattan.
If you missed those performances by the piano virtuoso, don't despair. Mr. Egerton-Smith will be at The Church on Saturday at 6 p.m. to perform a program that includes Chopin, Gershwin, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, and Scarlatti, as well as an improvisational piece inspired by the Sag Harbor venue itself.
Mr. Egerton-Smith recently completed a tour of the Middle East that became the subject of "Evolve," a documentary by Tony El Khoury. He has also appeared at the Salle Gaveau in Paris, where the performance was broadcast on the national television network France 2, and at a sold-out concert in Berlin’s Philharmonie.
Tickets are $30, $25 for members. Doors will open at 5:30.
On a more rambunctious note, The Church will host a dance party Friday evening from 6 to 9, with music from D.J. Henry Eau, who comes with the recommendation of D.J. Mister Lama. Snacks and beverages will be available from a concession stand.
Tickets are $20, $15 for members.
Reception at LongHouse
In advance of its three September concerts, the Hamptons Festival of Music is presenting programs at different venues during the coming months. Next up is Meet the Maestro, a cocktail reception and benefit event at LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton on Saturday at 5 p.m.
The Maestro is Michael Palmer, an internationally renowned orchestral conductor, who founded the Bellingham Festival of Music in Bellingham, Wash., in 1993, and served as its artistic director until 2022, when he launched the Hamptons Festival of Music at LTV Studios.
Mr. Palmer, the festival's artistic director, will be at the reception to discuss the upcoming season and introduce a performance by Amy Kang, a visual artist, cellist, and member of the New American Sinfonietta, the festival's orchestra in residence. Ms. Kang will perform selections for solo cello that have inspired her paintings.
Tickets are $150.
On Sunday at 3 p.m., the Long Island Modernism series will feature a conversation between Alastair Gordon and Chris Coy, co-founder and principal partner of Barnes Coy Architects. Mr. Gordon and Mr. Coy will present a half-hour video about the firm, which will be followed by a discussion with the architect Lee Skolnick about the current state of architecture in the Hamptons.
Tickets are $35, $25 for members.
Judy Jazz
Sag Harbor's Judy Carmichael, a pianist and vocalist who is one of the world's leading interpreters of stride piano and swing, will be at the American Hotel in that village for a Champagne luncheon on May 5 at noon. The event will feature a recital by Ms. Carmichael and Dan Block, her saxophonist-clarinetist.
The lunch is a benefit for Jazz Inspired, a nonprofit foundation whose goal is to bring to the public, especially school-age children, more awareness of jazz, and to promote better understanding of the arts and the creative process.
Tickets are $150 and can be bought from Ms. Carmichael's website. The event is a certain sell-out; no tickets will be sold at the door.
Songs of the Sea
As one of several programs at the Montauk Library celebrating the 500th anniversary of Verrazzano's exploration of New York Harbor and Long Island's South Shore, Cristina Fontanelli, a soprano, will perform "Italian Songs of the Sea" on Sunday at 3 p.m. The program will include Italian songbook standards such as "Vieni Sul Mar," "Santa Lucia," opera arias, and contemporary ballads.
Ms. Fontanelli is known for her recordings and appearances Off Broadway, on television and radio, and in concert halls throughout the world, as well as in regular appearances at 54 Below.
She will be accompanied on piano by Alexander Chaplinskiy.
Creative East Enders
The next Creative Networking Night of the East Hampton Town Arts Council is Thursday, from 6 to 7:30 at the Clubhouse in East Hampton. The events showcase artists, musicians, writers, and other creative types who live and work in the Hamptons, sharing their work experience.
Today's participants are G.E. Smith, a guitarist and bandleader, Taylor Barton, a singer-songwriter, Nick Martin, an architect, and Jasmine Chamberlain, a mixed-media artist.
Networking nights are free.
