Ringling Church Hosts Free Concert

Baroque Music Montana will be performing Fairest Isle at the Ringling Church in Meagher County on Tuesday, August 15th. The dynamic concert will begin at 6:30 pm. The event is sponsored by Shane and Maggie Hedges, and produced by the Meagher County Arts Council. Baroque Music Montana is based out of the nearby city of Bozeman. Baroque Music Montana produces chamber music influenced by the broad past and particular historical events. The organizations specifically performs music made by several composers of the Baroque period. Several compositions are pieced together to create a fresh take on the old style of music. The music referred to is of the Baroque style that was dominant from the years of 1600 to 1750. The Baroque period followed the Renaissance period and was superseded by the Classical period. Four primary characteristics define Baroque Music. These distinguishing factors are drastic alteration in tempo and volume, quick movement, ornamentation, and loquacity. Many significant events happened in the world during the Baroque era. People, on the whole, were gaining a much larger and more scientifically accurate perspective on the Universe. This was especially apparent when populations started finding acceptance for Copernicus’s sixteenth century theory that the Earth was not revolved around by planets. In the Baroque period, technology was also advancing and ideas and questions about human existence developed heavily. The confusion and contrasting hope that people felt during this era is all reflected in the art and the music of this time. Many of the pieces that Baroque Music Montana features have not been heard by large crowds since the 1800s. The summer concert in the Ringling Church will feature musicians Carrie Krause and David Green on the baroque violin, Anna O’Connel playing the baroque harps, Nate Helgeson on the baroque bassoon, Annabeth Shirley on the baroque cello, and, lastly, John Lenti playing the theorbo. The Baroque Music Montana Organization was founded in 2015 by Carrie Krause, and the foundation was made possible by a grant given from the Juilliard School’s Alan D. Marks Center for Career Services and Entrepreneurship. The mission of Baroque Music Montana is to perform pieces of the past, but to not attempt to recreate history. Instead, by presenting the music, the idea is to create new memories through the interpretive music all over Montana. The concert in the Ringling Church is listed for free, but donations are encouraged to help support the organization and fund the wonderful event hosted by one of Meagher County’s beautiful historic buildings.