Music & Arts September 2016 by Bozeman Daily Chronicle

MAESTRO

MAT THEW SAVERY AND THE

B OZ E M A N SYMPHONY'S 4 9 TH S E A S O N SEP TEMBER 2016 EDITION

MUSIC THEATER & FILM VISUAL ART DANCE LITERARY EVENTS

S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G P U B L I C AT 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

September 6, 2016 | Music & Arts | Big Sky Publishing

CON T EN TS AUGUST

2016

MUSIC

ARTS

Sarah Ruhl's 'The Clean House' at the Verge .............................................................3

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The Ellen Hosts John Jorgenson Quintet ....................................................................4 Emerson Opening Two Exhibits Plus Fall Schedule ..................................................4 Muddled Moose Studio Brings Art to Madison Valley.............................................5

Symphony Maestro Matthew Savery

Sept. 24-25, Concerts, Highlights 'Symphonic Fireworks' ......................................7 'Wilderpeople,' 'Captain Fantastic' Open BFS Season ............................................8 Rock 'N' Roll Fundraiser Benefits Kaleidoscope Theater .......................................9 Legacy Gallery Welcomes Painter Dan Metz.............................................................9

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Donizetti Comedy 'Daughter of the Regiment' Launches Opera Season ............9 Notable Trio to Perform at Reynolds Hall ..................................................................10 Chamber Music Society Presents Muir Quartet .....................................................10 Shane Center Holds Auditions for 'Macbeth' Tonight ............................................10 Discussion Follows Free Screening of 'Mortal' .......................................................10 Constantino at MSU........................................................................................................11

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SARAH RUHL’S

‘THE CLEAN HOUSE’ KICKS OFF NEW SEASON AT THE VERGE

he Verge Theater opens its 2016-17 season with one of the finest, funniest plays of Sarah Ruhl’s quirky collection, “The Clean House.” Defined by its setting – “a metaphysical Connecticut. Or, a house that is not far from the city and not far from the sea” – the play is a hilarious class study where money be damned because life is really about whether or not you can tell (or at least laugh at) a good joke. Lane is a driven American doctor. She and her recently estranged husband Charles (a surgeon) have hired Matilde to clean their house, but Windex and feather dusters depress Matilde. She feels she was born for something better, like telling the perfect joke. Fortunately for her, Lane’s sister, Virginia, respects the dust and offers to clean for Matilde on the sly. Charles has fallen in love with one of his patients and is determined to save her by trekking to Alaska in search of a tree that cures cancer, leaving Lane with no husband, a housekeeper who doesn’t keep house, a neurotic sister, and her rival in love who is dying. Todd Hoberecht directs. Performances begin at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 16-Oct. 1. Tickets, $14, are available online at vergetheater.com or at Cactus Records, 29 W. Main St.

IMPROV ON T HE VERGE I S BACK! Recover from your weekend with Improv Comedy Monday Nights. The Bozeman Improverts return for another season, ready to beguile you with their laserlike wits, sharp tongues and obnoxiously large heads. These masterful Main Stage players improvise sketches built around audience sugges-

tions, play improv games similar to “Who’s Line Is It Anyway” and perform long-form improv making up short plays on the spot. You have to experience this to believe it!! Tickets are $7. Shows begin at 7 p.m. each Monday night, beginning Sept. 19. Tickets are available online at vergetheater.com or at Cactus Records.

CL A SSES FOR KIDS, T EENS, ADULTS START ING The Verge presents a new session of classes for kids, teens and adults this month. Grades K-5 can express their inner star with Musical Theater, or crack up their friends by learning Comedy Improv. Classes run on Saturdays, Sept. 17-Nov. 12. Each class is $120, or enroll in both for $200. Teen Theater is a fun, inspiring after-school program. Class begins Sept. 12 and culminates in performances of “Once Upon a Mattress” on the Main Stage in November. Teen Theater is for grades 6-12 and costs $175. Adult Improvisation Classes are based on a five-level, tiered curriculum, each class building on the previous one. After completing the introductory class, participants can hone their skills at higher levels. Level 1 classes are 7 to 8:30 p.m. for nine Sundays beginning Sept. 11. Level 2 classes are 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays beginning Sept. 13; and Level 3 classes are 5 to 7 p.m. for nine Sundays, also beginning Sept. 11. Level 1 costs $175; Levels 2 and 3 cost $200. For more information about any shows or classes, visit vergetheater.com. The theater is at 2304 N. 7th Ave., across from Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply.

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ELLEN HOST S

friends and family. Cost is $143, with discounts and scholarships available. Call 406-5856918, email tate.academy@outlook.com or visit TateAcademy.org.

QUIN T E T

The Ellen Theatre and Montana TheatreWorks will hold auditions for Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St. There are roles for people of all ages. Those interested in auditioning for a singing part should be ready to sing 16 bars of a prepared song. Rehearsals are Sept. 20-Dec. 1, with performances on three weekends in December. Joel Jahnke will star as Ebenezer Scrooge. The director is Frank Simpson; Shari Watson is the choreographer. Information at www.theellentheatre or 406-585-6910.

JOHN JORGENSON

SEPTEMBER 11

‘CHRISTMAS CAROL’ AUDITIONS ARE SEPT. 17

T H E E M E R S ON

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usic virtuoso John Jorgenson, known for his blistering guitar licks and mastery of a broad musical palette, will perform with his quintet at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St. Jorgenson, who has collaborated with Elton John, Luciana Pavarotti, Bonnie Raitt and Bob Dylan, will play selections for “Divertuoso,” his 3-CD box set of three new full-length albums, released in 2015. The works explore new elements of world, bluegrass, rock and classical music. For three consecutive years in the mid-1980s, Jorgenson won the Academy of Country Music’s Guitarist of the Year Award with the Desert Road Band. The group’s hits included “One Step Forward,” “I Still Believe in You,” “Summer Wind” and “She Don’t Love Nobody.” Tickets, $24 or $28 (plus fees), are available online at www.theellentheatre.com, by calling 406-585-5885 or at the box office from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday.

TAT E AC ADEMY CL A SSES BEGIN SEPT. 12 The Ellen Theatre’s Education Wing will offer Fundamentals of Acting on Mondays, Sept. 12-Oct. 24, for students in grades three through five. Sixth-graders through high school seniors can take the class on Tuesdays, Sept. 13-Oct. 25. Open to all ability levels, the classes run from 4 to 5:45 p.m. and end with an informal showcase for

The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 S. Grand Ave., will host opening receptions for two new shows from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 9. The Schools in the Gallery featured show, on exhibit Sept. 19-Nov. 30 in the Jessie Wilber Gallery, will be Stephen Glueckert’s “The Blind Men and the Elephant.” Featuring 20 black and white drawings in oil pastel, Keno crayon and cattle marker, the show takes its inspiration from the ancient Chinese parable of six blind men’s attempt to understand what an elephant is. Schools in the Gallery tours of this exhibit are available to public, private and home school groups starting Sept. 19. For tour bookings, contact Alissa at education@theEmerson.org. Sept. 9-Nov. 9, the Emerson and the International Trout Congress will jury two international shows titled “Intersections of Trout and Art.” Curated to compliment the first International Trout Congress’ World of Trout Event and Trout Unlimited’s annual meeting, the 35 works by 25 local, national and international artists will hang in the Lobby and Weaver Room Galleries. For more on the World of Trout Event, visit http:// troutcongress.org/.

ENROLL NOW FOR FALL ART CL A SSES Whether you want to learn a new art skill or get better at one you know, you’ll find classes of interest at the Emerson this fall. Teen and adult classes include five ceramic options from beginners to advanced, Acrylic & Mixed Media Painting, Drawing with Oils, Jewelry Design Basics and the popular Art on the Rocks classes. Classes for ages 4-12 include Creating with Clay, the Art of Music, Kids Illustration and six PIR Day Camps. Classes begin on Sept. 13. Check the website, www.theEmerson.org for details or call 406-587-9797, ext. 105.

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MUDDLED MOOSE

STUDIO BRINGS YEARROUND

A R T T O M A DI S O N VA L L E Y BY MAT T F EY

THE NEW MUDDLED MOOSE S T U D I O, in Ennis, doesn’t muddle around when it comes to fine art and promoting local artists. Proprietor and artist Cathy Toot hopes the studio will provide area residents with a yearround art venue beyond the annual summer art walks. Raised in the country and continually captivated by everyday rustic ranch life, Toot shows viewers the scenes of her world, from the changing color of the seasons to the wind-ruffled silhouette of her mare. Along with her own work, Toot will promote other regional artists. She’ll also offer monthly painting parties to encourage artists of all abilities to play with acrylics. The gallery, at 109 Mountain View Dr., #36, is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Visit the studio online at www.muddledmoosestudio.com or on Facebook, or call 406-490-1453.

Saturday, September 24th, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, September 25th, 2:30 p.m. Willson Auditorium Concert series sponsored by Thomas Scanlin

Concerto, Piano, No. 3, op. 26, C major Symphony No. 2, op. 16 (The Four Temperaments)

Serge Prokofiev Carl Nielsen

Special Guest Spencer Myer, Piano

Buy Tickets Now: 406-585-9774 bozemansymphony.org

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S YMPHON Y ’S SPIR I T E D 49 T H SE A S ON C A N

STAND ON ITS OWN

HE EXCITEMENT OF THE BOZEMAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S 50TH SEASON is less than a year away, but Maestro Matthew Savery and his players are firmly focused on the ambitions of the 49th. This season’s lineup is filled with challenging works that will stretch the abilities of this fine regional American orchestra, he said.

In every concert, Savory has pieces he’s especially looking forward to. This month, “Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with pianist Spencer Myer, is a challenging piece that none of us in the orchestra has done before. We haven’t done Carl Nielsen’s “The Four Temperaments” either, and it’s just luscious.” In October, listen for Academy Award-winning composer Miklos Rozsa’s “Sinfonia Concertante,” written for two of the last century’s great soloists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky. In March, Dvorak’s “Concerto in B minor” will introduce Bozeman audiences to Adrian Daurov, a talented cellist Savery has worked with before. In April, expect a stellar performance by esteemed violinist Stephanie

Chase, plus Mahler’s first symphony, “The Titan,” to usher in the anniversary season. The entire December Holiday Collage concert will entrance with its continual flow of music, one piece into the next, choreographed with lights. Repertoire ideas came from the musicians, with Savery doing the musical mixing. “It’s going to be a lot of fun,” he said.

A WORD FOR T HE AUDIENCE Twenty-two years on from his hire date, Savery is the symphony’s longest-tenured conductor. Until the 2008-09 financial crisis, he oversaw steady growth in concert and audience numbers and player maturity. “We’ve seen our artistic quality continue to grow throughout the economic recovery, but it’s been financially very hard for us to dream about where we should be next,” he said. “I’m hoping we can get back on the trajectory we were on before 2008. Bozeman audiences love great music, and this orchestra wants to offer more of it.” To that end, Savery’s first comments of the interview were for people considering attending their first symphony performance. “A lot of people are scared of classical music because they think it requires a level of erudition, but that’s not the case. I went to conservatory, I’m the one who’s supposed to understand this stuff. Your job is to listen. That’s it. Listen, enjoy and take from it what you will. . . . And there’s no wrong time to clap,” he insisted.

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SYMPHONY ENSEMBLES PL AY T HE SHANE SEPT. 8 Bozeman Symphony Far Afield ensembles PercOrchestra and the Slidewinders will perform a concert at Livingston’s Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, 415 E. Lewis St., at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 8. Formed in 2000, PercOrchestra (Mark Brown, Kristofer Olsen, Stephen Versaevel and Jeff Vick) performs a wide range of percussion literature, including West African drumming, Steel Drum from Trinidad, marimba and percussion ensembles. The Slidewinders Trombone Quartet (Eliese Besemer, Virginia Bratton, Jeannie Little and Andrew Scruggs) is one of the newest additions to the Far Afield roster. Symphony at the Shane sponsors are Sal & Carol Lalani and Donald B. Gimbel. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors. They are available online at www.bozemansymphony.org/tickets, by calling 406-585-9774 or at the door.

BOZEMAN TR AIL CHAMBER PL AYER S IN VIRGINIA CI TY SEPT. 10

S E P T. 2 4  2 5 C O N C E R T S H I G H L I G H T ‘SYMPHONIC FIREWORKS ’

The Bozeman Symphony opens its 49th concert season with a powerful combination of fiery virtuosity and soaring themes, with shows at Willson Auditorium, 404 W. Main St., at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. The guest artist is the widely respected and sought-after pianist Spencer Myer, a Bozeman favorite, who will perform Serge Prokofiev’s sparkling and exuberant 3rd piano concerto. Then, the orchestra will tackle the suite of moods that is “The Four Temperaments,” Carl Nielsen’s tribute to Brahms and Dvořák. Concert sponsor is Thomas Scanlin. Tickets are $22 for students with ID, and $27-$67 for general admission. Season ticket purchasers may save 35 percent and receive priority seating for the year. Call 406-5859774 or visit www.bozemansymphony.org/tickets.

The Bozeman Trail Chamber Players present a free performance at the Elling House Arts & Humanities Center in Virginia City at 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 10. The wind instrument ensemble features MaryAnn Jacobson, clarinet; Alan Leech, bassoon; Karen Leech, flute; Greg Notess, French horn; Sandra Stimson, oboe; and Jeff Vick, percussion. They will perform a rich chamber music repertoire ranging from High Baroque to ragtime and original jazz-influenced works. Concert sponsors are the Montana Arts Council, Montana Cultural Trust and the Gilhousen Family Foundation. The hall is at 404 E. Idaho St.

September 6, 2016 | Music & Arts | Big Sky Publishing

‘WILDERPEOPLE,’ ‘CAPTAIN FANTASTIC’ OPEN BFS SEASON

HE BOZEMAN FILM SOCIETY BFS kicks off its 38th season of independent film this September with two movie presentations and a celebration of the famous voice and creator of “Keep 'Em Flickering!,” Dr. Bill Neff. At 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 7, the society presents the break-out comedy “Hunt for the Wilderpeople,” the story of defiant city kid Ricky (Julian Dennison) who gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside with foster family Aunt Bella (Rima Te Wiata), the cantankerous Uncle Hec (Sam Neill) and dog Tupac. When a tragedy threatens to ship Ricky to another home, he and Hec go on the run in the bush, prompting a national manhunt. Equal parts road comedy and rousing adventure story, the PG13 film garnered a 99 percent Rotten Tomato Score. At 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21, the society presents the soulful family drama “Captain Fantastic,” featuring Viggo Mortensen in one of his finest performances. Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, isolated from society, devoted father Ben Cash dedicates his life to transforming his six young children into extraordinary adults. When the family must leave its self-created paradise, he returns to an outside world that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent and everything he's taught them. A New York Times Critics' Pick, “Captain Fantastic” is rated R. Prior to the “Captain Fantastic” screening, the society and KGLT Radio will host a reception from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at the Legacy Gallery, 7 W. Main St., to honor Dr. Bill Neff, professor emeritus of the MSU School of Film & Photography, former BFS board member, KGLT radio DJ and the creator/voice of the BFS tagline “Keep 'Em Flickering.” This event is free and open to the public. Both films are at the Ellen Theatre, 17 W. Main St. Tickets are $8.75 general admission, $8.50 se-

niors and students (plus fees); and available online at www.theellentheatre.com, by calling 406-5855885, by visiting the box office between 1 and 3 p.m. Wednesday–Saturday, and two hours prior to performance. Sponsors and BFS passholders may reserve seats by emailing ellenboxstaff@gmail.com. Visit www.bozemanfilmsociety.org for information on Reel Savings passes. The BFS offers state-of-theart audio, closed captioning (CC), and narrative description for visual assistance (ND) for some films.

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ROCK ’N’ ROLL FUNDR AISER

Legacy Gallery Welcomes Painter Dan Metz to Town

BENEFI T S K ALEIDOSCOPE

YOU T H T HE AT ER

Put on that swinging poodle skirt, pull out those saddle shoes, dust off that old letter jacket and cruise into the Kaleidoscope Playhouse at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16, for a “Rockin’ and Rollin’ 1950s” FUNdraising event to support kids and the arts.

Lindsay Russell

Eric Bowden

DONIZET TI COMEDY ‘DAUGHT ER OF T HE

REGIMENT’ L AUNCHES

OPERA

SEA SON IN OCTOBER

Fundraiser ticket prices include an evening of Fifties music performed by Comstock Lode, drive-in diner treats and root beer floats, jitterbug dance lessons and high-energy musical theater numbers by Kaleidoscope Youth Theater actors. Costume and dance contests, photos, raffles, cake walks for tasty desserts and rides in vintage cars round out the evening. Tickets are $30 per person, $50 per couple and $70 per family. Known for its excellent education and performance opportunities for kids in grades K-12, Kaleidoscope Youth Theater stages six or seven shows each year, plus community appearances and showcases highlighting students in its after-school educational and summer camp programs. The theater also hosts three sessions of after-school classes in acting, song, dance and creative dramatics, and PIR Fun Days for K-6 students throughout the year. Fall classes begin Sept. 12. For fundraiser tickets and youth theater info, visit www.kytbozeman.org or call 406-587-3642. The Playhouse is at 1602 W. Beall St.

The curtain doesn’t go up until Oct. 14, but get your tickets now for Intermountain Opera Bozeman’s first performance of the 2016-17 season: Donizetti’s hummable comedy “Daughter of the Regiment.” The laugh-out-loud love story follows Tonio, a poor Swiss soldier, who falls in love with Marie, the foundling who is the pride of the regiment. But Marie has a hidden identity even she doesn’t know, and plenty of slapstick and song ensue before the lovers can be together. Real-life husband and wife Eric Bowden and Lindsay Russell perform the lead roles of Tonio and Marie. Costars are Cindy Sadler as the Marquise, Joseph Beutel as Sergeant Sulpice and Phillip Gay as Hortensius. Jeffrey Buchman will direct, Michael Sakir is the conductor, and Michael Hillenius and his crew create the stage magic that whisks audiences to the Alps. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at the Willson Auditorium, 404 W. Main St. “Daughter of the Regiment” is the first presentation of Intermountain Opera’s two-show season. Puccini’s “Tosca” will be presented May 12 and 14, 2017. Purchase tickets to the October show and save 50 percent on “Tosca” tickets with a season subscription. Students are eligible for a 50 percent discount. Firsttime Intermountain Opera attendees save 25 percent. Call 406-587-2889, or visit intermountainopera.org/tickets. For more on the artists and the production, visit intermountainopera.org, and follow the opera on Facebook and Twitter for more information.

Western artist Dan Metz, known for the living, breathing quality he captures in his portraits of the wild animals of the mountain West, will be at Bozeman’s Legacy Gallery, 7 W. Main St., for an Art Walk reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9. He’ll also be in the gallery the following day to talk with visitors, and an exhibition of his work continues through Sept. 18. An illustrator since 1973, Metz soon moved into oil painting. He’s hiked spots from Alaska to Wyoming to imbue his work with the spirit of the themes he portrays. “He lives the subject matter he paints,” said Legacy Gallery General Manager Scott Jones. “He’s an avid outdoorsman. There’s nothing he doesn’t know about the animals he paints, and it shows in his art.” Metz himself says, “Artist friends accuse me of having a photographic memory. Not true. It is from drawing these animals so many times in so many positions that the vital statistics have become lodged in my brain.” Featured in “Wildlife Art” and “Sporting Classics” magazines, Metz won the ﬁrst Bell Museum Purchase Award in 2005, and his work has toured in several museum exhibitions. View more at www.legacygallery.com and www.danmetzart.com.

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DI SCUSSION F OLLOWS

F R E E S CR E E NI N G

OF ‘MORTAL’ SEPT. 15 Gallatin Valley Circle of Compassion presents a free screening of the documentary “Mortal” at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Bozeman Public Library, 626 E. Main St. It will be followed by a discussion and refreshments. The film by writer/director Bobby Sheehan addresses fundamental issues about loving, living and what makes us human. Sheehan’s first feature film was “Seed,” a critically acclaimed exploration of unscripted conversations about death. “Mortal” addresses the new shifting paradigm in how we view life and death by asking, “Who wants to talk about death?” The filmmaker believes the answer is nobody – and that’s the problem. “Mortal” celebrates the importance of end-of-life, pointing out that conversations about it can help us clarify how to live in the here and now until…who knows. The film is part of a documentary series presented by Gallatin Valley Circle of Compassion, a volunteer-led nonprofit with a mission of “connecting, educating and supporting our community regarding questions and issues related to death and dying.” For more on the film call Arlene at 406-223-4707. To learn more about Gallatin Valley Circle of Compassion, including its annual Mountains of Courage conference “Dialogues with the Living about Death and Dying,” visit www.gallatinvalleycircleofcompassion.org.

NOTABLE T R IO TO PERF ORM AT R EYNOLDS HALL SEPT. 17 Trio Nota – featuring Gregory Young on clarinet, Kris Williams on cello and Chris Biehl on piano – will perform in Montana State University’s Reynolds Recital Hall on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Although the name Trio Nota is new, the three have played together in the Bozeman area for years. This program includes Poulenc’s Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Piazzolla’s Winter and Spring from the Four Seasons for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, and Kahn’s Clarinet Trio. Gregory Young joined the MSU music faculty in 1988 and was the founding director of the Undergraduate Scholars Program and University College. He is a clarinetist with the Intermountain Opera and Bozeman Symphony Orchestra, currently composing a work for the symphony. Kris Williams has twice received the prestigious Brechemin Scholarship for excellence in performance, played with the Philadelphia String Quartet and been principal cellist with the Tri-Cities Opera Co. in New York. She currently teaches, performs and is a member of the Billings Symphony.

CHAMBER MUSIC S OCIE T Y PR E SEN T S MUIR QUAR T E T

& GUE ST CL AR INE T I ST IN BOZEM AN & LIVINGSTON

SHANE CENTER HOLDS AUDITIONS FOR ‘MACBETH’ TONIGHT Director Kory Gunderson will hold open auditions for an Oct. 21-Nov. 13 production of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” at the Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, 415 E. Lewis St., Livingston, beginning at 7 p.m. tonight. Roles are available for men and women ages 16 and older. No prepared audition material is required. Rehearsals will take place weekday evenings from Sept. 12 through Oct. 20. For more information, contact Gunderson at livmacb@gmail.com.

Chris Biehl began playing the piano at age 5, studied with Rudolph Wendt at the University of Montana and became a student of legendary teacher Nadia Boulanger. He has his own studio ant the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, where he teaches piano and voice and continues composing. Tickets, $10 general admission, $5 for students, will be available at the door. The Reynolds Recital Hall is located on South 11th Ave., across from the MSU Duck Pond.

The Montana Chamber Music Society opens its 8th season with the Muir Quartet and guest artist Alexander Fiterstein performing in Bozeman at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 1415, at MSU’s Reynolds Recital Hall at S. 11th Ave. and W. Garfield St. The performance will be repeated at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 16, at Livingston’s Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, 415 E. Lewis St. The concerts feature works by Haydn, Brahms, We-

ber, Bach and Beethoven and pieces from the Klezmer tradition. Net proceeds support the society’s mission to present great chamber music performances throughout Montana year-round. The Grammy-winning Muir Quartet has performed more than 2,000 concerts worldwide, including at Carnegie Hall, the White House and the Sydney Opera House. Quartet members are violinists Peter Zazofsky and Lucia Lin, violist Steven Ansell and cellist Michael Reynolds. Guest artist Alexander Fiterstein is one of the most sought-after clarinetists in the world today and a frequent MCMS participant. Purchase tickets online at www.montanachambermusicsociety.org, or at Cactus Records, 29 W. Main St., Bozeman. Prices are $27 for adults, $20 for seniors and $10 for students. For more information, email John C. Barsness at info@mtarts.org.

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Your 2016-17 Performing Arts Palette

Box Office in Billings: M-Sat, Noon-5p

(406) 256-6052

full calendar & to buy tickets: www.AlbertaBairTheater.org

SCOTTY McCREERY

CONSTANTINO AT MSU The Montana State University School of Architecture will present the exhibition “Frank Constantino, Architectural Illustrator Extraordinaire” in the Main Gallery of Cheever Hall, on 11th Ave., Sept. 6-23. The gallery is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

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One of the premier architectural illustrators of our time, Constantino has depicted buildings for I.M. Pei & Partners, Cesar Pelli, Robert Stern and Moshe Safdie, and his work is part of the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Library of Congress.

JAY LENO

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