Acclaimed Tippet Rise encores regular season with bonus weekend

Guests stroll from the Olivier Concert Barn at the formal season's close, enroute to the Library to enjoy an impromptu concert by Brooklyn Rider. The acclaimed string quartet received standing ovations. The art center added another few days of hiking and sculpture viewing and two bonus concerts to its docket.
 

TIPPET RISE ART CENTER ADDS SPECIAL WEEKEND OF OCTOBER EVENTS

STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS

PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER

"The Carpe Diem Kids"

Brooklyn Rider played a second "pop up concert" in the
Tippet Rise Library, recently performing a Beethoven quartet.
Earlier, in the Olivier Concert Barn, they drew a standing
ovation for their exquisite renditions of Haydn and newer work.

HIKERS, FRENCH HORNISTS, bikers, bassoonists, backpacks, and million-dollar artwork converge in one of the world's most unique performing arts venues.

Tippet Rise Art Center near Fishtail, Montana, is a haven for famous artists and musicians, offering an unusual place where performance, visual arts and nature merge. It's a thrill to be there -- for the performers, artists and  headliners as well as admirers on the other side of the footlights.

Internationally known sculptor Mark Di Suvero 's
brightly colored "Proverb" has a pendulum
element that moves. It is one of the stunning
sculptures installed on the grounds of Tippet Rise.

FOUNDERS Cathy and Peter Halstead, have artfully accomplished their dream that music, art, architecture and landscape could harmonize, intertwine and inspire for the benefit of humanity --  its artists and musicians, and aficionados who come from around the globe to listen, watch and enjoy.

How Tippet Rise came to be, click here

In its 10th season, the center wrapped its official concert season Sept. 14 with a standing room only crowd to hear Brooklyn Rider dazzle the audience with Haydn and intriguing newer work. While the acclaimed string quartet played to a packed house in the acoustically perfect Olivier Concert Barn, bikers and hikers roamed the grounds. They were admiring impressive sculpture created by artists from Spain, Poland, the UK, USA and other venues, all tops in their fields. Each piece was carefully installed to engage the viewer with nature while he or she admires the architectural and artistic designs.

Bicyclers head up the road to view sculpture
while elsewhere on Tippet Rise campus,
visitors enjoy hiking, lunch and concerts. 

A SPRING DRAWING awards $10 tickets to the prestigious Tippet Rise concert season.  Tickets are highly prized and coveted by music lovers. In small venues -- the outdoor Domo and Geode, and the Olivier Concert Barn, audiences enjoy the world's top musicians -- soloists, quartets, ensembles. This year's season capped Sept. 14, but thanks to enterprising programming, availability and popular demand, the season has been extended. While two of the three performance events sold out in hours, one is still open. Montana's award winning Shakespeare in the Schools offers its adaptation of "Richard III" Oct. 18, at 3 p.m. in the Olivier Music Barn. Registration is at: tippetrise.org

More on Tippet Rise history, click

And for three more days, guests may enjoy hiking and biking tours to view the impressive Tippet Rise art collection of large sculptural works. The art center extended its public opening through this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3, 4, 5, so guests may appreciate the season's early fall color and crisp mountain air while viewing 20-plus sculptures. Possible snow won't squelch plans. Among the treasures to view are two works by Alexander Calder. Advance registration is required, and reservations are free.

Concert goers may stroll the campus before or after
a performance to enjoy sculpture and artful buildings. Here,
 Xylem Pavilion, a unique space for performance and relaxation. 

This Saturday's Montana Youth Symphony concert with Brahms and Beethoven works, and Sunday's Claire Chase pop-up flute concert sold out quickly after posting. 

The Center continues to be enjoyed by guests from around the world as well as many U.S. states. We saw license plates from Vermont, Oregon, Colorado, Florida, California and New York on our last visit. 

 

 Click here to register for hiking, biking tours

Bruce Keller and Christene
"Cookie" Meyers, "The Carpe
Diem Kids," are on the move.

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