Béla Fleck and Brooklyn Rider Sunday at WHBPAC

The Westhampton Beach Performing Art Center will present banjo virtuoso and 14 time Grammy Award winner Béla Fleck in concert with the string quartet Brooklyn Rider Sunday, June 29 at 8:00 p.m. 

Béla Fleck’s music transcends genres creatively exploring bluegrass, jazz, pop, rock and world beat. He began his career with the bluegrass ensemble New Grass Revival and then formed the Flecktones with Sam Bush. In 2001 Béla released “Perpetual Motion” his acclaimed foray into the classical world, which won two Grammys. 

Brooklyn Rider is a 21st-century string quartet with an eclectic repertoire that ranges from Persian folk music to Debussy. The band is perhaps best known for their work with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road project. Brooklyn Rider also performs original music. They have performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. NPR has said the quartet is responsible for “recreating the 300-year old form of the string quartet as a vital and creative 21st-century ensemble” The program will be anchored by Night Flight Over Water, Fleck’s newly composed quintet for banjo and string quartet.

Together, Béla Fleck & Brooklyn Rider will play original compositions by both Béla and the quartet, as well as classic bluegrass.

Tickets cost $60, $70, $80 and can be purchased three ways: online at www.whbpac.org , at the box office or by calling 631-288-1500.