2011-2012 MUSIKANTEN MONTANA SEASON
8th Concert Season in Helena
Please note that you can also refer to our Calendar for Concert Dates and Locations.
Annual concert in memory of beloved family and friends
All Souls Concert
Program and Notes PDF
William Byrd: Justorum Animae
J.S. Bach: Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland (Ann Swisher, organ)
J.S. Bach: Motet #5 Komm, Jesu, komm
R. Vaughan Williams: The Call (Brian Ming Chu, baritone)
Johannes Brahms: Fünf Gesänge (Opus 104)
Herbert Howells: Requiem
Heather Barnes, soprano
Kathy Bramer, mezzo soprano
Frederick Peterbark, tenor
Brian Ming Chu, baritone
and
Ann Swisher, organ
Katie Beckman, cello
Music with a beautiful sense of peace and light
Tuesday, November 1, 7:00 pm, Saint Peter's Episcopal Cathedral, 511 N. Park
To have a candle lit and a special listing in the program in
memory of a loved one, call Darien at 406-431-7464.
Admission at the door - $10. (Children are always free.)
To download an All Souls Concert poster, CLICK HERE.
Listen to readings - from the fall of Adam to Gabriel's message to Mary;
Hear (and sing) some of the great music composed for this season of waiting and hope.
Traditional Festival of Nine Advent Lessons and Carols
Music of Palestrina, Posten, Hammerschmidt, Poulenc, Rachmaninoff and others.
Wednesday, December 14, 7:00 pm, Saint Peter's Episcopal Cathedral, 511 N. Park
with Sue Brookhart, organist
The concert is a gift to the community from the Episcopal Church Women of St. Peter's.
A nursery will be provided and a reception (plum pudding!) follows.
To download a Festival of Lessons and Carols poster, CLICK HERE.
4 exciting concerts of "Music before 1800"
10th Annual Montana Early Music Festival
March 8-11 (Thursday and Friday at Saint Peter's Episcopal Cathedral in Helena, Saturday in Butte at Immaculate Conception Parish; Sunday in Helena at Cathedral of Saint Helena)
To download our 10th Annual Montana Early Music Festival poster, CLICK HERE.
Thursday, March 8, 8:00 pm, Saint Peter's Episcopal Cathedral, 511 N. Park, Helena
Vocal Soloists' Recital
Bach arias from Cantatas 94 and 135
Robert Tudor, baritone
Solo cantata from G.P. Telemann's "Harmonisches Gottesdienst"
Kevin Sutton, tenor, with Kathy Chase, flute
Pergolesi's beloved "Stabat Mater"
Amanda Balestrieri*, soprano, and Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Friday, March 9, 8:00 pm, Saint Peter's Episcopal Cathedral, 511 N. Park, Helena
Chamber Music Recital
Keith Reas -- Organ music of Zipoli, Buxtehude, Muffat, Bach and more
Chris Stuberg -- cello Sonata No. 6 by the celebrated Italian composer and cellist Luigi Boccherini
Jeffrie Iams -- Bach's Violin Sonata #4 in C minor
"A Venetian Coronation - 1595"
Kerry Krebill conducts Soloists, Gregorian Chant Schola, the Festival Chorus and Orchestra and Organ in a recreation of the April 1595 Mass celebrating the election of Mario Grimani as Doge of the Venetian Republic. Music of Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli.
Saturday, March 10, 7:30 pm, Butte at Immaculate Conception Parish
Sunday, March 11, 4:00 pm, Cathedral of Saint Helena, 530 North Ewing St, Helena.
repeat performance of "A Venetian Coronation - 1595"
Host ensemble: Musikanten Montana (Kerry Krebill, festival director/conductor);
Guest Baroque Artists: soprano Amanda Balestrieri*, mezzo-soprano Marjorie Bunday,
tenor Kevin Sutton, baritone Robert Tudor, bass Jay Bahny, organist Keith Reas
*Due to illness, Heather Barnes will replace Amanda Balestrieri as soprano soloist in all MEMF concerts.
In celebration of the 10th Montana Early Music Festival, all concerts are offered FREE OF CHARGE.
No tickets needed. A free will offering will be accepted.
