In announcing the award to BaMM followers, Cristin Stokes, operations manager of BaMM writes:
“Violinist Carrie Krause is an accomplished performer whose career has taken her to stages around the world, including the BBC Proms, Leipzig Bach Festival, and Utrecht Early Music Festival. Yet her heart and home are firmly rooted in Montana. Based in Bozeman, she serves as concertmaster of the Bozeman Symphony and other ensembles, while maintaining a studio of more than 20 students.
As founder and artistic director of Baroque Music Montana, Carrie brings exceptional live music to communities across the state, organizing over 40 performances each year – many free to the public. She is especially passionate about making classical music accessible and meaningful in rural communities, and has said in the past, “Carnegie Hall is great, but Twin Bridges and Basin, Montana are as exciting and wonderful and important and meaningful to our musicians who are lucky enough to play there.”
Carrie is also endlessly imaginative, bringing music to unlikely places like trailheads and mountain peaks through projects like “Bach at Trails” and “Six High Places”, and she founded the Second String Orchestra, Bozeman’s beloved community orchestra for amateurs.”
If you’d like to celebrate with Carrie in person, everyone is welcome to attend the Governor’s Arts Awards Ceremony at the Montana State Capitol in Helena on December 3, 2026 at 2 pm. To read more about the award and meet the other incredible 2026 award recipients, visit https://art.mt.gov/gaa.