Electric Earth Concerts will present “A World Apart” Friday, July 26, at 7  p.m. at Bass Hall, 19 Grove St. in Peterborough.

Violinist Emilie-Anne Gendron and cellist Robert Burkhart join Artistic Directors Laura Gilbert and Jonathan Bagg in a concert of discovery. The program includes Volkmar Andreae’s “Quartet for flute and string trio, Op. 43,” Andrew Norman’s “Light Screens” and Beethoven’s “String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3.”

Andreae was born in Bern, Switzerland. From 1897 to 1900, he studied at the Cologne Conservatory under Fritz Brun, Franz Wüllner, Isidor Seiss and Friedrich Wilhelm Franke. In 1902, he took over the leadership of the Mixed Choir of Zürich, where he remained until 1949. He also led the Stadtsängerverein Winterthur from 1902 to 1914 and the Männerchor Zürich from 1904 to 1914.

From 1906 to 1949, he led the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich; and from 1914 to 1939, the Conservatory of Zürich. He was offered the opportunity of succeeding Gustav Mahler as conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in 1911, but he declined. Later, he worked as a freelance composer in Vienna and internationally as a conductor. He composed opera, symphony and chamber music, piano, violin and oboe concertos, piano music and choir music and songs.

Norman is a composer and educator who has established himself in American classical music. Recent engagements included a year as Carnegie Hall’s Debs Composer’s Chair, the premiere of his violin concerto with Leila Josefowicz and the Los Angeles Philharmonic and an American tour with Kiril Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic.

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist whose works rank among the most-performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the classical period to the Romantic era in classical music. His early period, during which he forged his craft, is typically considered to have lasted until 1802. From 1802 to around 1812, his middle period showed development from the styles of Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. During this time, Beethoven began to grow increasingly deaf. During his late period, from 1812 to 1827, he extended his innovations in musical form and expression.

General admission is $30, payable online at electricearthconcerts.org or via cash or check at the door. Students may attend for free. For information, send email to joan.electricearth@gmail.com or call 603-499-6216.