Bozeman Symphony concertmaster Carrie Krause and chamber ensemble Absaroka Winds will perform a concert at the Shane Lalani Center for the Arts on Thursday, May 19th at 7:30pm.
Symphony at the Shane performances feature the very best of the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Choir. Each performance showcases two diverse soloists and ensembles. You’ll be wowed by these fantastic musicians and proud to know they are your neighbors! Tickets to this event are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors, available by calling (406) 585-9774 or at bozemansymphony.org/. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door. The Shane Center is located at 415 East Lewis Street in Livingston. Symphony Concertmaster Carrie Krause has invited her wonderful Bach Double Concerto partner Davina Clarke from London to come enjoy Montana and play a few concerts of “17th C German and Italian zingers and sensual soothers,” as she describes them. The incredible John Lenti on theorbo and Greg Ingles playing sackbut (a first for Montana?) round out the group featuring works by Castello, Biber, Bertali, and Buxtehude. In addition to her residency as Concertmaster (for the Bozeman Symphony among others), Krause enjoys performing as a baroque violinist with ensembles across the country and on numerous international series. For eight years, she has been part of a baroque ensemble called I-90 Collective, with nomenclature from its founding on the interstate highway that links Bozeman, MT with Seattle, WA.
The collective is composed of busy baroque soloists, who perform extensively across the country and abroad with many of America’s leading period-instrument ensembles. Having performed on concert series from Seattle to Syracuse, the ensemble entertains audiences with lively, informative, and interactive performances in intimate venues. More recently, you may have heard Krause’s name in correspondence with Montana Baroque Music, an organization in its inaugural year formed by Krause, and made possible by a generous grant from Juilliard. While I-90 Collective performances were primarily in-house concerts, and private events, the goal of Montana Baroque Music is to bring the art of period music to public audiences and also offer learning experiences to local students and professional players through workshops. A Livingston favorite! Absaroka Winds is an ensemble made up of three professional woodwind players and educators who perform on flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn, bassoon and soprano saxophone. The trio is made up of Patricia Gates, flute, Sandra Stimson, oboe, and Paul Gates, bassoon. The group’s repertoire is far ranging, consisting of traditional woodwind trios, and music in a variety of styles arranged specially for this unique ensemble. Included in this performance are works by Cambini, Telemann, Beethoven arr. by Fritz Stein/arr. Paul Gates, Curtis and arr. J.C. Schickhardt. Joining the Trio is special guest Jeff Vick, percussion. •
