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Thursday 07/12/2012
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Music :: Classical
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Montana Chamber Music Society Festival 2012
7:30 PM  Montana State University
Description:
The Montana Chamber Music Society presents Festival 2012, featuring members of the renowned Muir String Quartet and acclaimed guest artists. Bozeman's Festival concert on Thursday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m. at MSU's Reynolds Recital Hall will include works by Beethoven, Schumann, and selections from the great Klezmer tradition. Other area concerts will be presented by the Friends of Big Sky Education at the Rainbow Ranch near Big Sky July 13 (friendsofbigskyeducation.org, 406.995.7951) and St. Timothy's Concerts at Georgetown Lake July 15 (sttimothysmusic.org). The St. Timothy's concert will feature the premiere of a chamber version of Copland's Lincoln Portrait, arranged by Dr. Ilse-Mari Lee. In addition, a benefit concert July 14 in support of MCMS will feature Festival musicians in the intimate setting of a Bozeman area home.
This year's Festival's artists include Muir first violinist Peter Zazofsky, Bozeman native and Muir Quartet founding cellist Michael Reynolds and violinist Bayla Keyes, pianist Jason Hardink, bassoonist Kathleen Reynolds, hornist William Scharnberg, cellist Ilse-Mari Lee, violist Brant Bayless, clarinetist Alex Fiterstein, bassist Paul Glenn, and special guest accordionist Christina Crowder. Grammy-winning artists who have performed in Carnegie Hall, the White House, the Sydney Opera House, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw and many other international venues join again in western Montana to perform works from the great chamber music literature. The Muir Quartet has performed over 2,000 concerts worldwide, as well as nearly 50 European tours, and has received a Grammy nomination and a Grammy on the EcoClassics label. They have been in residence at Boston University since 1983. The Muir String Quartet will return this coming fall and winter for the Montana Chamber Music Society's 4th season. For more information about MCMS and the upcoming third season, go to montanachambermusicsociety.org.
Tickets may be purchased at Cactus Records and ERA Landmark Realty on East Main St. beginning June 15; prices are $27 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. For further information about the Festival concerts and the Montana Chamber Music Society benefit event, please call Kathleen Reynolds at 406-551-4700.
Age Group: All Ages
Venue: Montana State University
Address: Reynolds Hall, MSU
Phone: N/A
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