Baroque Music Montana, led by Artistic Director Carrie Krause, offers a period-practice workshop for modern and baroque performers, August 12th-16th, 2026 in Bozeman, Montana. This year’s workshop theme is “Riding Bare Bach — Fugues to Dance with J.S.” The workshop will explore:
- original sources (manuscript scores and first editions, iconography, writing) and their clues for today’s performers
- varied articulation and rhetorical, communicative sound
- ornamentation and improvisation
- open, centered, & relaxed physical approach to instrument
- larger cultural context of music
- large & small ensembles, lectures, private lessons, and some events just for good musical fun!
Instruction is tailored to multiple skill levels and is open to students (14+), amateurs, and professional players of violin, viola, cello, wind instruments, keyboard instruments, and guitar or lute with at least four years of playing experience and adequate reading skills. Viols, singers, and other instruments may join by request. Participation is capped at 50, with possible separate classes for professionals.
Faculty include Carrie Krause (violin), Manami Mizumoto (violin & viola), Joe Crouch (cello), Lucas Harris (lute & guitar), and Kathie Stewart (flutes).
Cost for the full workshop (two chamber ensembles and orchestra) is $450. Cost for workshop without second chamber ensemble is $380.
Scholarships and housing are available upon request.
Registration is online at www.baroquemusicmontana.org/workshop. Registration deadline is May 31st, 2026.
