2018-19 Season

Young Man in a Study, Adriaen van Gaesbeeck, 1640-1650.

Youthful Splendor: Concertos from the Baroque

Outstanding young violinists are featured as concerto soloists in celebrated works by Bach, Vivaldi, and Leclair, delivering vivacious interpretations. The young artists are accompanied by an orchestra of professionals players, led by violinist Carrie Krause.

Location

4/27/2019 Hope Lutheran Church – Bozeman

Performers

Violin soloists:  Dylan and Derek Wonenberg | Ian Novak | Grace Rembert | Daniel Gao | Cade Fiddaman

Orchestra: Carrie Krause and Pico Alt, Violin | Angella Ahn, Viola | Julia Slovarp, Cello | Jon Ford, Bass | Julie Gosswiller, Harpsichord | 

Program

Horses of Saint Mark. Bronze. Attributed to the Greek sculptor Lysippos, 4th century B.C. Venice, Basilica of St. Mark.

Dark Horse Consort: Ye Old Song and Dance

The early music ensemble Dark Horse Consort is dedicated to unearthing the majestic late renaissance and early baroque repertoire for brass instruments. Inspired by the bronze horse statues in Venice’s famed St. Mark’s Basilica, the ensemble attempts to recreate the glorious sounds of composers such as Giovanni Gabrieli, Claudio Monteverdi and Heinrich Schütz. Dark Horse often expands to include vocalists and strings, which when combined recreates the rapturous kaleidoscope that was the sound of the early 17th century instrumental ensemble.

Locations

6/26/2019 Kania House – Shepherd | 6/27/2019 Sheridan College – Sheridan, Wyoming | 6/28/2019 Cikan House – Bozeman | 6/29/2019 Bitterroot Public Library – Hamilton | 6/30/2019 Toepffer-Schwer House – Big Sky

Performers

Kiri Tollaksen, cornetto | Greg Ingles, sackbut | Eric Schmatz, sackbut | Carrie Krause, baroque violin | John Lenti, theorbo

Program

The Apple Seller, Pietro Longhi (1701-1785)

The Stradella Incident: Stradella, Lully, Bononcini and Venetian Songsters

As Stradella stayed just one step ahead of the assassins that pursued him most of his days, he lived a thrilling paradox. He was the most famous musician in Italy while a fugitive, living in the shadows when not entertaining Popes and princes. After a narrow escape from death at the hands of one jealous husband’s hitmen, the head of the house of Savoy enlisted her nephew, Louis XIV, to punish the goons. Divine art from a diabolic source makes for a compelling story, and we’ll illustrate one of the more exciting episodes in music history with Stradella’s incomparable and thrilling chamber music, alongside some thrilling theatrical bits of Lully. It’s the seventeenth century as you’ve never heard it before! 

Locations

8/21/2019 Hearst Free Library – Anaconda | 8/22/2019 Arts Council series – Salmon, Idaho | 8/23/2019 Beehler House – Bozeman | 8/24/2019 Reidar’s Red Barn – White Sulphur Springs | 8/25/2019 Coulter House – Helena

Performers

Carrie Krause, Baroque violin | Adriane Post, Baroque violin | Annabeth Shirley, Baroque cello | Nate Helgesen, Baroque bassoon | John Lenti, Theorbo

Program