Baroque Music Montana Presents The Royal Consort
Join the Arts Council of Big Sky for The Royal Consort, an intimate house concert featuring renowned musicians from around the country for music from Lawes, Purcell and Couperin in a program called “The Royal Consort.” The event will take place at the Schwer-Toepffer residence in Big Sky, and is sponsored by the Arts Council’s Schwer-Toepffer Memorial Fund.
Tickets are $50 per person, including beverages and appetizers from Gourmet Gals. The event will start at 6:30 with the concert starting at 7:30 p.m. The income generated from ticket sales help pay for the event, but the cost of the artists is underwritten by the Schwer-Toepffer Memorial Fund.
The Royal Consort brings not one but two suave viola da gambas, following BaMM’s debut at the Berkeley Early Music Festival—central event of our nation’s early music scene—with some of the festival’s most celebrated musicians in a program of English theater pieces and Couperin.
Performers will be:
Ingrid Matthews, baroque violin
Carrie Krause, baroque violin
Joanna Blendulf, viola da gamba
Sarah Stone, viola da gamba
John Lenti, theorbo
Baroque Music Montana (BaMM) performs works by celebrated composers of the Baroque, as well as many pieces rarely or not heard since the eighteenth century. Some manuscripts are readily available in digital archives, and some require a great deal of sleuthing to unearth. BaMM’s musician roster rotates based on desired instrumentation for repertoire performed in intimate spaces similar to which the music was originally intended, and often on period instruments. Using historical instruments and referencing original manuscripts, iconography, and historical writing fuels commitment to the music and inspires fresh interpretation. Rather than recreating something old, the aim is to make each performance of this day, of this space, existing because of these musicians and this audience. Based in Bozeman, it provides a performance platform for both local artists and visiting professionals who have deeply invested in fruitful historical performance.
For more information please visit bigskyarts.org or call 995-2742. The Arts Council is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1989 with a mission to enrich the community through artistic experiences.