Internationally acclaimed flutist Marya Martin enjoys a musical career of remarkable breadth and achievement. Gracefully balancing the roles of chamber musician, festival director, soloist, teacher, and supporter of musical institutions, Ms. Martin has performed throughout the world in such halls as London’s Royal Albert Hall and Wigmore Hall, Sydney Opera House, Casals Hall in Tokyo, and other venues in Paris, New Zealand, and Australia. A native of New Zealand, Ms. Martin studied at Yale University, and shortly thereafter moved to Paris to study with master flutist Jean- Pierre Rampal. After winning top prizes in the Naumburg Competition, Munich International Competition, Jean-Pierre Rampal International Competition, and Young Concert Artists International Auditions — all within a two-year period — Ms. Martin returned to the U.S. and has since appeared as a soloist with major orchestras, at leading summer music festivals, and at chamber music series throughout the country. Ms. Martin has commissioned more than twenty new works, most recently a collection of eight works for flute and piano, which was published by Theodore Presser in a single volume entitled Eight Visions in 2009. She recorded Eight Visions for worldwide release on the Naxos label and has also recorded for Arabesque, Musical Heritage Society, New World Records, Orion and Well-Tempered Productions. Ms. Martin is on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music and has given master classes at universities throughout the U.S. and New Zealand.

Derek Delaney joined the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival just prior to the 2007 summer season. An arts administrator for some fifteen years, Derek came to Bridgehampton having spent the previous eight years as Assistant Manager of the renowned Marlboro Music Festival and as Development Director of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society – two diverse organizations working symbiotically toward serving music at the highest level. At both organizations, he worked with the management team and board in all aspects artistic and operational, collaborating and working with some of the leading musicians of our generation. Derek began his administrative career at Arts Management Group working for William Capone, one of the most respected artist representatives in the business. Possessing a deep commitment to chamber music, Derek often consults with other presenting organizations and artists in furthering their institutional and performance goals. A native Long Islander, Derek is a former horn player, having received his Bachelor’s Degree from The Juilliard School and his Master’s Degree from Yale University, studying with James Chambers, Rainier DeIntinis and Paul Ingraham.