artists

A Professional Touring Theatre Company based in Missoula but traveling the world. 2011 will be the 22nd year they are performing for Sanders County.
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Seeing a need for a kind of theatre that spoke directly to the people of the Northwest, the Vigilante Players, Inc. was founded by John Hosking and Rhonda Smith at Western College in Dillon, MT in 1981

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Adam LaMotte is becoming well known to audiences throughout the country as a leader of both period and modern ensembles. He has appeared as soloist, concertmaster, and conductor of numerous orchestras, including the Northwest Sinfonietta in Seattle, String Orchestra of the Rockies, Astoria Festival Orchestra,
Portland Baroque Orchestra, and the Maggini String Orchestra in Houston. Mr. LaMotte recently returned from studying under Maestro Dumitru Goia in Bucharest, Romania, and continutes his study of conducting with Gregory Vajda, Resident Conductor of the Oregon Symphony.

As violinist and violist, Adam has been hailed by critics as an "especially compelling" and "superb violinist" with "exceptional talent," whose performances are "energetic and exquisite." Adam can be heard on the Cinnabar, Naxos, and Warner Classics labels. In collaboration with ensembles such as American Bach Soloists, Portland Baroque Orchestra, and Trinity Consort, Mr. LaMotte performs on period instruments and uses a fine Italian instrument made in 1730 by Bernardo Calegni; for which he is indebted to his generous patrons who made the purchase possible.www.adamlamott.com

London-born Monica Huggett is one of the world's leading baroque violinists. As both soloist and leader she has worked with all the major conductors and orchestras in
Europe. She was invited to form the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra with Ton Koopman, and was the orchestra's concert master from 1980-1987. Currently she spends much of her time in the USA, where she is artistic director of the Portland Baroque Orchestra, and also in Spain, where she holds a similar position with the Seville Baroque Orchestra. In the UK her work centres on her ensemble Sonnerie, which won the prestigious Baroque Instrumental Gramophone Award in 2002 with a CD of Sonatas by HIF Biber, the late 17th century Bohemian violin virtuoso and composer.

Monica has been working on regular basis with the Irish Baroque Orchestra since early
2004, and in June 2006 was appointed musical director.

Monica started the Montana Baroque Festival with Jean Morrison in 2004, and loves her yearly pilgrimage to Montana to play good music with friends, and enjoy the atmosphere of the "wild west"!

"Known for his stunning blend of dazzling virtuosity and colorful expressivity, Matthias Maute is recognized as one of the foremost recorder players of his generation and has earned an international reputation for his formidable talents as a traverso player as well
as a composer. Matthias is the Artistic Director of Ensemble Caprice, for whom he has developed some highly original programmes which include his own arrangements and compositions. The ensemble has performed at several major European and American venues. Matthias also tours regularly in Europe and the United States with the baroque ensemble REBEL as a recorder and flute soloist.

Violinist GREGORY EWER joined the Oregon Symphony in 2001 after eight years with the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra. Greg recently founded 45th Parallel, a dynamic organization that showcases renowned guest artists in collaboration with Portland musicians. Outside the classical realm, Ewer plays fiddle with the acclaimed Texas bluegrass band, Classical Grass, and the Irish ensemble, The Tulaigh Morh Trio.

Violinist CARRIE KRAUSE performs regularly with Apollo’s Fire, Seattle Baroque, and as concertmaster of New Trinity Baroque in Atlanta. She is a frequent recitalist in her hometown of Bozeman, Montana. On modern violin, Carrie performs as concertmaster of the Bozeman Symphony and as a founding member of the Meritage String Quartet. She maintains a full teaching studio and oversees student chamber music for her area.

VICTORIA GUNN PICH performed on period instruments as first violist in Reinhard Goebel's Musica Antiqua Cologne for four years before returning to the United States, where she joined the Portland Baroque Orchestra as Principal violist. She also plays in Nick McGegan’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Arcangeli Strings. She can be heard on Deutsche Grammophon recordings under the Archiv label. Vicki lives in Yamhill, Oregon

JOANNA BLENDULF has performed as soloist and continuo player in leading period instrument ensembles in the United States. She currently performs with the Portland, Seattle and Indianapolis Baroque Orchestras, Musica Angelica, and others. Her award-winning recording of the complete cello sonatas of Jean Zewalt Triemer can be found on the Magnatune label. Joanna recently spent her honeymoon in Paradise, Montana.

For more than 20 years, CURTIS DAILY has focused on the historical performance practice of baroque and classical music. He is the principal bassist with Portland Baroque Orchestra and a founding member of Seattle Baroque Orchestra. In addition to regular concerts with these orchestras he has performed with early music groups and festivals across North America, and has worked with many of the most distinguished artists in the early music field.

Daniel is a native of Colombia, where he received his musical education. His interest in the early plucked-string instruments took him to the Early Music Institute at Indiana University in Bloomington, US, where he studied lute under the tutelage of Nigel North. His 6-year collaboration with the Colombian early music ensemble Musica Ficta focused on the research and performance of renaissance and baroque repertory from Spain and Latin America, and has taken him to concert halls in Europe, Japan, Southwest Asia and the Americas. His solo work has been praised for its 'rhythmic vitality and a fine sense of color' (Joseph McLellan, Washington Post)