Music & Arts May - 2017

M AY 2 017 E D I T I O N

MUSIC THEATER & FILM

DIRECTOR, STARS

VISUAL ART

& PASSION TO

DANCE

‘TOSCA’

LITERARY EVENTS

BRING EXPERIENCE

BREATHTAKING

S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E B O Z E M A N D A I LY C H R O N I C L E

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MSU Prof Directs Open Door’s ‘Over the River and Through the Woods’ ........ 3 Old Main Gallery Celebrates Photo-Journalism Project on 21st Century West ................................................................................................. 3 BFS Films Highlight Legacy & Remembrance ........................................................ 4 Big Sky Youth Harmony Rendezvous Seeks Campers .......................................... 4

Director, Stars Bring Experience and Passion to Breathtaking ‘Tosca’

Movie Favorites & Greek Guitarist Play The Ellen in May ................................... 5 Verge Presents Community Comedy & Puppet Musical in May ......................... 8 Livingston Film Series to Screen Cohen Brothers’ ‘Hail, Caesar!’ ..................... 8

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Zoot To Host Friends & Family Night For Montana State University Graphic Design Portfolio Show ............................................................................... 9 Catch a Passel of Mona Lisas at Sola Cafe ............................................................ 9 Carrie Krause, I-90 Collective Teach Period Performance Workshop............. 10 Maestro Savery Joins Trumpet Masters for Cancer Blows Fundraiser .......... 10 Bozeman Symphony Musicians Featured at the Shane May 18 ...................... 11 Livingston High School Stages Enchanted Evenings of ‘South Pacific’ at the Shane .................................................................................... 11 EDITOR/WRITER Lisa Reuter DESIGN Christine Dubbs

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MSU PROF DIRECTS OPEN DOOR’S ‘OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS’

BY MARJORIE SMITH

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CELEBRATES PHOTO-JOURNALISM

PROJECT ON 21ST CENTURY

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PPARENTLY, MSU PROFESSOR Emeritus Stephanie Campbell can’t help herself. Campbell, who retired a year ago after more than 30 years of teaching acting and directing plays at Montana State University, just can’t stop creating theater.

Her latest project finds her in league with Bozeman’s Open Door Theatre, directing “Over the River and Through the Woods” by Joe DiPietro. The play presents a comical view of a serious subject: A closeknit Italian-American family in New Jersey tries to deal with their only grandson’s impending job promotion, which comes with a move to Seattle.

Performances will be at the Kaleidoscope Playhouse, 1602 W. Beall, three weekends in June, opening Friday, June 2. Specific performance times are 7:30 p.m. on June 2, 3, 9, 10 and 15-17, and 3 p.m. for Sunday matinees on June 11 and 18.

Campbell has assembled a stellar cast for the community theater production including veteran stage actor George DeVries (seen frequently in productions at The Ellen Theatre) as Frank, maternal grandfather of the central character, Nick, who is played by local stand-up comic Roerick Sweeney. Longtime Montana film and TV commercials actor Lou Mor-

ris will make his live theater debut playing Nunzio, Nick’s paternal grandfather.

Campbell cast Peggy Jensen and Mary Orr, two actresses she’s worked with before, as the two grandmothers. Both have appeared in previous Open Door productions and on other stages in Bozeman and Livingston. MSU film graduate Liz Preston rounds out the cast as the girl the grandparents decide may give their grandson a reason to stay in New Jersey.

Since her retirement, Campbell has directed “Talking With” at the Verge Theatre last October.

She will direct another show for them in their next season. “I want to continue to direct when and where I can,” she said. “It’s what I do and what I’m good at.”

And, she added, “It is such a good diversion from so much upsetting news, day-to-day, in this country.

We find our Troy where and when we can.”

Tickets for “Over the River and Through the Woods” may be purchased online at www.opendoorbozeman.org, or reserved by calling the Open Door message line at 406-548-5744 and leaving contact information. All tickets are $12.

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HE PHOTOJOURNALISM OF LOUISE JOHNS, WHO documents daily ranching life in Park County’s Tom Miner Basin, is on display this month at Old Main Gallery & Framing, 129 E. Main St. Johns’ work has been funded by a grant from the National Geographic Society, with additional funding from the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and the Tom Miner Basin Association.

A reception for “The Emerging West: Ranching in the 21st Century,” runs from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, May 5. Joining Johns at 6:15 p.m. to discuss the importance of progressive, holistic ranch management in southwestern Montana will be rancher Hilary Anderson and Shana Drimal of GYC. For information, contact the gallery at 406-587-8860, www.oldmaingallery.com.

"Paradise Valley Cowboy" by Louise Johns

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BFS FILMS HIGHLIGHT LEGACY & REMEMBRANCE

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OZEMAN FILM SOCIETY CONTINUES ITS On Wednesday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m., the Film Society season of acclaimed independent films at the El- presents a special screening of the Montana original film len Theatre at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, with “And We Were Young.” Adapted from “Doughboy War: The the comedy-drama “The Last Word,” starring American Expeditionary Force in World War I,” by James the patron saint of spunky dames, Shirley MacLaine.

H. Hallas, this moving film, three years in the making, is MacLaine portrays Harriet Lauler, a once successful a stop-action animated oral history of American soldiers in businesswoman in tight control of every aspect of her life. France during the last months of the Great War, brought As she reflects upon her accomplishments, she's sudden- to life by Montana filmmaker Andy Smetanka. Brutal and ly inspired to engage a young local writer, Anne Sherman beautiful, Smetanka's first feature film paints an unforget(Amanda Seyfried), to pen her life's story. When the ini- table picture of the “war to end all wars,” narrated with the tial result doesn’t meet Harriet's high expectations, she words of the men who survived. sets out to reshape the way she is remembered, with Anne Smetanka will join the BFS for this presentation. The dragged along as an unwilling accomplice. The two women public is invited to join him for a free animation demondevelop a unique bond that alters not only Harriet’s legacy, stration from 6 to 7 p.m. at Wild Joe’s Coffee Spot, 18 but also Anne’s future.

W. Main St. Soup and Doughboy rolls will be available for Sean P. Means, film critic for the Salt Lake City Tribune, $5. American Legion Post No. 14 will open the 7:30 p.m. said of the film, MacLaine delights as the hard-charging screening with a Presentation of the Colors. Not rated, the businesswoman still putting her stamp on the world, while film runs 75 minutes. director Mark Pellington (The Motorman Prophecies, I Reserved seats are $8.75 general admission; $8.50 for Melt With You) cuts through the clichés, as best he can, by seniors and students (plus fees.) Tickets are available focusing on the relationship between Harriet and Anne, at www.theellentheatre.com, by calling the Ellen Theatre and giving both actors room to work their magic. Rated R, box office at 406-585-5885, by visiting the box office 1–3 the film runs 107 minutes. p.m., Wednesday–Saturday, and two hours prior to the screening. The Ellen is at 17 W. Main St.

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YOUTH HARMONY RENDEZVOUS

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HE 14TH ANNUAL BIG SKY YOUTH HARMONY Rendezvous, a four-part, a cappella harmony camp for area high school singers, is set for June 21-25 this year. Male and female singers are welcome.

Held at Luccock Park south of Livingston, and directed

by Jim DeBusman and Marsha Kelly, the camp offers a mix

of rehearsal and recreation time, and nightly campfires. On Sunday, June 25, the campers present a public concert at Livingston’s Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, at 415 E. Lewis St. Campers are encouraged to register before the end of May to allow time to learn the music.

Details at www.harmonyrendezvous.com.

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MOVIE FAVORITES & GREEK GUITARIST PLAY THE ELLEN IN MAY

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ICKING OFF THE MONTH OF MAY, ON SATURDAY, MAY 6, AT the Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St., is an old-time Disney comedy, and FREE Family Movie, “That Darn Cat!” Starring Hayley Mills and Dean Jones, “That Darn Cat!” is a delightful story about bank robbers, a kidnapping and a mischievous cat. No ticket is needed; just show up. Seating is first come, first served. The movie begins at 7 p.m.

Greek guitarist Antigoni Goni shares her internationally acclaimed talent with The Ellen on Thursday, May 11. Universally praised for her profound artistic sensitivity and exquisite sound, Goni is considered one of the most dynamic guitarists in the world today. Tickets are $21.25, and the concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

Ellen Classics return to The Ellen silver screen with a showing of “The Sound of Music” on Friday, May 12. Witness the magic of this iconic film and Julie Andrews in one of the greatest roles of her career. Tickets are only $5, and the film screens at 7:30 p.m.

It’s another FREE Family Movie on Friday, May 19, at 7 p.m., when the curtain goes up on “Bambi.” Experience the magic of this Disney classic as it was originally intended – on the big silver screen. As usual, no ticket is needed; just show up.

Saturday, May 20, brings Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant to The Ellen silver screen for Date Night with the British romantic comedy “Notting Hill.” The film begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5.

Hitchcock’s thrilling drama “North By Northwest” pays a visit on Friday, May 26. It’s also Trivia Night! Catch some Cary Grant and take a stab at the quiz for a chance to win fantastic prizes. Trivia worksheets are available in the lobby at 6 p.m. and must be turned in before the start of the movie at 7 p.m. Winners will be posted in the lobby after the film.

Music rings in the month of June! First, it’s FREE Family Movie “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” on Saturday, June 3. Written by Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” is based on Ian Fleming’s novel "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car." The film stars Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes and Lionel Jeffries. No ticket is needed; just show up. The film is Rated G and screens at 7 p.m.

Enjoy classical music on June 4 at 3 p.m. as the musicians of Wyoming Baroque present “Pergolesi and Music of the Galant.” In residence at Sheridan College in Sheridan, Wyo., Wyoming Baroque brings together nationally known artists specializing in historically informed performances of 17th- and 18th-century repertoire. Tickets are $19.50 for adults, $6.50 for MSU students and youth 17 and under.

Wine, beer and other refreshments, which may be brought into the theatre, are sold in the lobby one hour prior to all show times. Tickets for all events are available online at theellentheatre.com. For questions or to purchase tickets over the phone, please call The Ellen box office at 406-585-5885.

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DIRECTOR, STARS BRING EXPERIENCE & PA SSION TO BRE AT HTAKING ‘ TOSC A’

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ULL OF STARTLING PLOT TWISTS MORE – the Sant’ Andrea della Valle Church, the Palazzo Farnese than matched by sudden shifts in the music, and the Castel Sant’ Angelo – are places in Rome that you Puccini’s breathtaking “Tosca” has been one of can visit today. . . . The story remains gripping today. I opera’s fiercest dramas since its debut in 1900. joked with a colleague recently that ‘Tosca’ would have Pitting the dangerously jealous opera singer Floria Tos- the best supermarket tabloid headlines – ‘Controversial ca and her ardent rebel lover Mario Cavaradossi against Artist Blacklisted by Government,’ ‘Famous Singer Caught Baron Scarpia, the despicable and corrupt police chief of in Love Tryst,’ ‘Sadistic Cruelty and Sexual Misconduct in Rome, it racks up a body count rivaling a mafia movie.

Police Force,’ ‘Jealous Rage Leaves Four Dead.’ Although All of the fictional drama takes place in Rome on June the time period is different, the human emotions and sit14, 1800, the day Napoleon’s forces were ambushed by and uations reflect our society as well.” then, in a stunning reversal, beat back Austrian troops THE CAST fighting for the Italian nobility Cavaradossi opposes.

Bringing Floria Tosca to life is soprano Kara Shay ThomBringing “Tosca” to Intermountain Opera Bozeman May son, who has built her career creating characters that push 12 and 14 are a director and stars who have performed their roles before. Acclaimed director Linda Brovsky has musical and dramatic limits. Noted for the natural beauty of her enormous voice and her sense of dramatic insight, interpreted this operatic “old friend” five times.

“It’s not a delicate piece like Puccini’s ‘La Boheme,’” she has sung “Tosca” a half dozen times.

Baritone Corey Crider, an alumnus of Lyric Opera of she said in an email interview. “The emotions are much harsher and with exposed, raw nerves. The opera is a Chicago’s Ryan Opera Center, has won critical acclaim passionate love story, but it is also a political statement for his rich, appealing sound and stage presence. He has where Puccini explored the dark, cruel and sadistic side performed multiple “Tosca” roles before, and last sang Scarpia in 2014 with the New Philharmonic. of human nature as represented by Scarpia.”

Singing the role of painter and revolutionary Cavara“Tosca is one of those unique operas that deals with a very specific time period, when Napoleon defeats the Ital- dossi is tenor John Pickle, who has been praised for his ians at the Battle of Marengo. Likewise, the three locales emotionally wrought characterization and powerful

high notes that ring beautifully throughout the house.

He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2008 singing the Mozart “Requiem” conducted by John Rutter. He has sung Cavaradossi before.

Singing the role of the Sacristan is bass-baritone Thomas Hammons, who sang the role at The Metropolitan Opera. Called “a gifted young bass” by The New York Times, Branch Fields sings the roles of Angelotti, Cavaradossi’s rebel friend, and Sciarrone, one of Scarpia’s faithful officers. Tenor Torrance Blaisdell, who has appeared in numerous operas nationwide, plays Scarpia’s creepy underling Spoletta.

The conductor is Dean Williamson, widely known across the country for his brilliant, commanding and perceptive musical leadership.

OPERA, MUSICAL THEATER AND ‘TOSCA’ Brovsky first heard of Bozeman’s opera company last summer, while working in Italy. She was discussing enjoyable artistic experiences with conductor Ari Pelto, who told her, “If you ever get an offer (from Intermountain Opera), take it. You’ll love the company.” A week after she returned to the United States, Brovsky said, “Linda Curtis made the offer for ‘Tosca.’ It’s an opera I love to direct, the cast was fabulous, and I followed Ari’s advice

without hesitation.”

Praised for her direction of musicals including “Oklahoma” and “Carousel,” Brovsky has keen insight into the kinship between the genres. “I think many people are afraid of the language barrier (with opera), as well as feeling distanced by the grandiose archetypal characters that populate ‘grand opera,’” she said. “Musical theater is closer to operetta and tends to tell universal stories that happen to people like us. It tends to be text- and rhythm-driven with memorable tunes and complex yet accessible characters. Opera is driven by lush orchestration and soaring, extended musical motifs and melodies with more archetypal characters.

“With ‘Tosca,’ Puccini combined the best of opera with gripping theater and a very tight libretto. Every note propels the drama to its tragic conclusion. Watch how a series of small, seemingly inconsequential actions result in tragedy for all.”

Intermountain Opera Bozeman presents “Tosca” at the Willson Auditorium, 404 W. Main St., at 7 p.m., Friday, May 12, and 3 p.m., Sunday, May 14. Tickets are $25-$75; with 50 percent off for students, 25 percent off for first-time attendees. Purchase them at 406-587-2889 or intermountainopera.org. You’ll also find a synopsis of ‘Tosca’ on the opera website.

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12 AREA GRADE-SCHOOLERS MAKING THEIR OPERA DEBUT Intermountain Opera Bozeman’s May 12 and 14 production of “Tosca” includes a children’s chorus. Directing the 12 students, who are third- through eighth-graders from several area schools, is Jessica Graf, music teacher at Longfellow Elementary School and a team teacher with Catherine Savery at Chief Joseph Middle School.

“All of the children perform with the adults onstage at the very end of the first act, and one student will have a solo in the third act,” Graf said. The soloist hasn’t yet been chosen.

The students began practicing with Graf for an hour a week a couple of weeks before the adult cast members arrived last weekend. Before opening night, they’ll practice with the full cast several times.

“I expect them to be starstruck a bit at first,” Graf said.

“The students are quite interested in how they fit into the whole opera. They ask a lot of questions about what’s going on in the opera, why they are singing what they’re singing, and what it means. And they want to know how they should react to what is happening on stage.”

The score requires the children to sing in both Italian and Latin, and that’s required an extra commitment from their parents, who are being asked to help with pronunciations in addition to chauffeuring the children to and from practices and performances.

The students are enjoying getting to know each other.

“They are all very strong, confident singers, and a lot of fun to work with,” Graf said. “I’m enjoying watching them learn the two languages, and guiding them through that.”

From left, Linda Brovsky, Branch Fields, Corey Crider, Thomas Hammons, Kara Shay Thomson, John Pickle, Torrance Blaisdell, Dean Williamson.

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VERGE PRESENTS COMMUNITY COMEDY & PUPPET MUSICAL IN MAY

TALES FROM THE VERGE: FAKIN' IT The Verge presents “Tales from the Verge: Fakin’ It,” a collection of Bozeman actors, playwrights, comedians, authors and everyday citizens recounting true stories from their lives in front of a live audience for one extended weekend, May 4-6.

Touching, funny, embarrassing, exciting, thought-provoking and entirely true stories are recounted by host Ryan Cassavaugh and others. Showtime is 8 p.m. each evening at the Verge Theater, 2304 N. 7th Ave. Tickets are $14.

“FREAK OUT” Playwright Ryan Cassavaugh has done it again, upping the ante on his own madcap adventure in writing. Together with musician Joe Knapp, he’s created “Freak Out,” an original psychedelic rock musical performed with life-sized puppets.

Directed by Sadie Cassavaugh (Row After Row, Gift of the Magi, Robin Hood and Three Glorious Weeks), this musical tells the story of two 1960s countercul-

ture bikers on a voyage to discover the real America.

But they soon find themselves embroiled with a devilish cult trying to take over the world. This world premiere psychedelic horror/comedy/rock 'n' roll musical, featuring a live rock band, is equal parts “Easy Rider,” “Rocky Horror,” “Hair” and “Rosemary's Baby.”

Stars Ryan Lawrence Flynn, Pol Llovet, Steven Harris-Weiel, Ty Gardner, Sadie Cassavaugh, Wren Garverick, Leandra Hill, Leyla Osman-Kirschner and Harry Jahnke act, sing and puppet across the stage.

The show is at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, May 12-27. Tickets are $14. Mature audiences only.

MONDAY NIGHT IMPROV The Bozeman Improverts present their funny brand of Improv on the Verge one more time this season, at 7 p.m. Monday, May 15.

All tickets for Verge productions are available online at vergetheater.com or at Cactus Records, 29 W. Main St. For information, visit vergetheater.com.

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LIVINGSTON FILM SERIES

TO SCREEN COHEN BROTHERS’

‘HAIL, CAESAR!’

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HE LIVINGSTON FILM SERIES PRESENTS A FREE SCREENING OF “Hail, Caesar!” at 7p.m., Sunday, May 14, at the Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, 415 E. Lewis St., in Livingston. A reception begins at 6:30 p.m.

Perhaps Joel & Ethan Cohen’s giddiest comedy, “Hail, Caesar!” follows a day in the life of Eddie Mannix, a Hollywood fixer who cleans up and solves problems for industry stars in the 1950s. When studio star Baird Whitlock disappears, Mannix has to deal with more than just the fix.

Admission is free, although donations are gladly accepted. For more information, visit theshanecenter.org. The Livingston Film Series is sponsored by The Kendeda Fund and Yellowstone Valley Lodge & Grill.

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ZOOT TO HOST FRIENDS & FAMILY NIGHT

FOR MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY GRAPHIC DESIGN PORTFOLIO SHOW CELEBRATION OF STUDENT WORK TAKES PLACE ON MAY 5, 57 P.M.

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HE CREATIVE WORKS OF THE 2017 senior class of Montana State University’s graphic design program are on display at the Zoot Art Gallery. The Bozeman based tech company will host a reception for the students’ friends and family on May 5 from 5-7 p.m. This event is free of charge and open to the public.

For this exhibition, each individual student selected a signature piece from his or her senior portfolio to present. Guests will enjoy viewing a wide range of artwork that encompasses advertising, branding and marketing styles.

Elements of design incorporated into the student work include typography, illustration and photography. The MSU graphic design students have applied these works to websites, mobile applications, print publications, apparel, product packaging and more.

"As a marketing professional, the talent exhibit-

ed by the graphic design students at MSU is inspiring. We look forward to hosting the students and their family and friends to celebrate their success," said Darcy Barry, Zoot's Art Gallery Coordinator.

ABOUT THE ZOOT ART GALLERY When Zoot Founder and CEO Chris Nelson planned Zoot’s headquarters building, he required an unusual design element: space for a dedicated, first-rate art gallery. The museum quality gallery boasts 108 linear feet of wall hanging space and large floor areas for sculpture. The exhibits of Montana-only artists rotate approximately every three months, and are selected by the Zoot Committee for the Arts. The Zoot Art Gallery is open to the public Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 4 p.m and is located at 555 Zoot Enterprises Lane, Bozeman, Mont. 59718. For more information, please visit zootsolutions.com/art-gallery or facebook. com/ZootArtGallery/

CATCH A PASSEL OF MONA LISAS AT SOLA CAFE

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ORETTA FINE ART STUDENTS WHO LEARNED TO PAINT THEIR version of the Mona Lisa in a private painting party are displaying their interpretations at the Sola Café on May 5.

Students Henry King, Bonnie Enix, Safia Malallah, Derek Reimanis, Rachael Luhr, Killian Smith, Mike Trenk, Xuying Wang, Ryan Darnell and Clem Izurieta, Montana State University assistant professor of computer science, were instructed by local artist Loretta Domaszewski. Most of them had not painted before.

Their art will be featured at a 4-7 p.m. reception, Friday, May 5, at the café, 290 W. Kagy Blvd.

Learn more about Domaszewski’s classes at LorettaFineArt.com, or email workshops@lorettafineart.com.

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CARRIE KRAUSE, I-90 COLLECTIVE TEACH PERIOD PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP

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HERE’S STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR Baroque Music Montana’s 2017 Period Performance Workshop at Bozeman’s First Presbyterian Church, Aug. 25-27.

The workshop is for student, amateur and professional players of violin, viola, cello and guitar with at least four years of playing experience and adequate reading skills. Minimum age is 14. The workshop is limited to 50 participants; wind players, gambists, singers and keyboardists admitted by request. Professional players will have a separate class, contingent upon registration.

Instructors are I-90 Collective members Bozeman Symphony violin concert master Carrie Krause; violinist Adriane Post, named by Early Music Magazine as one of North America’s “brightest and best”; Paul Dwyer, assistant principal cellist of the Chicago Lyric

Opera and the Handel and Haydn Society; lute and guitar player John Lenti, a multi-year winner of the Early Music America/Naxos competition; and Benedict Williams, special guest lecturer and harpsichord, of England’s Royal Academy of Music.

The workshop explores original sources and their clues for performers; articulation; rhetorical, communicative sound; ornamentation and improvisation; and a relaxed physical approach to instruments. The workshop ends with a free public performance by students and instructors at 4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 25, at the church, 26W. Babcock St. Workshop fee is $150, with private lessons available for $30 per 30 minutes. Registration deadline is May 31. Visit www.bozemansymphony.org/baroque-music-montana-period-performance-workshop or call the Bozeman Symphony Orchestra at 406-585-9774.

MAESTRO SAVERY JOINS

TRUMPET MASTERS FOR CANCER BLOWS FUNDRAISER

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OZEMAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR MAESTRO Matthew Savery will take part in the May 10 “Cancer Blows” trumpet spectacular in Dallas, featuring legendary trumpet players Doc Severinsen; Arturo Sandoval; Lee Loughnane, founder of the rock group Chicago; Rashawn Ross of the Dave Matthews Band; and Ryan Anthony, principal trumpet of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, a favorite guest performer with the Bozeman Symphony and founder of Cancer Blows.

Savery will conduct alongside pops symphony conductor and jazz trumpet soloist Jeff Tyzik. Bozeman residents can watch a live streaming of the performance, from Dallas’ Meyerson Symphony Center, by clicking on a link at cancerblows.com on May 10. The show features unique performances by the stars and other musicians.

The concert is a fundraiser for Cancer Blows, created by Anthony after his 2013 stem cell transplant for treatment of multiple myeloma.

Concert proceeds go to the Baylor Health Care System Foundation and Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.

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BOZEMAN SYMPHONY MUSICIANS FEATURED AT THE SHANE MAY 18

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OZEMAN SYMPHONY MUSICIANS Sarah Stoneback, principal trumpet, and Sandra Stimson, principal oboe, will perform a concert at Livingston’s Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, 415 E. Lewis St., at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 18. Symphony at the Shane performances showcase Bozeman Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Choir members in solo and ensemble presentations. The May 18 program features music by Marcello, Copland, Reinecke and more.

Stoneback teaches applied trumpet at Montana State University. As a Conn-Selmer Bach clinician, she has presented educational/inspirational seminars and assemblies as Stoneback Sisters (Triplet Trumpet Trio) and Brass (Trumpet Quartet & Brass Quintet) in schools throughout the United States and Europe. She has been a featured solo performer with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and St. Louis Symphony Pops, John Philip Sousa Band, Iowa All Military Veterans Band, South Dakota Symphony, Interlochen Wind Ensemble, Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra and

United States Air Force Band of the West.

Stimson is a member of the Absaroka Winds and the Bozeman Trail Chamber Players, which perform chamber music at various locations and in local schools. She also performs with the Montana Ballet Company Orchestra in Bozeman. With the Billings and Helena symphonies she frequently plays English horn. For 15 seasons, she served as principal oboe with the Breckenridge Music Festival Chamber Orchestra in Colorado. Previous orchestral engagements include the Fort Wayne Philharmonic in Indiana, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in New Orleans and Omaha Symphony in Nebraska. She has her own business (sandysreeds.com.) making oboe and English horn reeds, with sales nationwide.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students (with valid ID), available online at bozemansymphony.org, or by calling 406-585-9774.

Tickets will be available at the door in Livingston based on availability. Performance sponsors are Sal and Carol Lalani and Donald B. Gimbel.

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HE STUDENTS OF PARK HIGH SCHOOL present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical “South Pacific,” at the Shane Lalani Center for the Arts on three weekends in May. The story of love, prejudice and war in the South Pacific during World War II, the musical is based on James Michener’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “Tales of the South Pacific.” Among its musical numbers are popular standards “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair,” “Some Enchanted Evening,” “There Is Nothing Like a Dame” and “Bali Ha’i.” The show, which premiered on Broadway in 1949, is considered Richard Rodgers’ and Oscar Hammerstein II’s greatest collaboration. Show

sponsors are Don & Marilyn Murdock, Walter & Regina Wunsch and Livingston’s Ace Hardware.

Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, May 5-21. Tickets are $18 for adults, $14 for seniors and students and $10 for youth ages 17 and younger. Call 406-221-1420, email tickets@theshanecenter.org or visit theshanecenter.org to make reservations.

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