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We are excited to announced that musician, composer and educator Eric Funk has signed on to be the Music/Artistic Director for the 2012 festival! Eric bring knowledge and enthusiasm that
will help to move this growing festival forward!

We are excited to announced our 2012 headlining performers!
Friday, August 10: Boston Brass
Saturday, August 11: Enso String Quartet
Sunday, August 12: Imani Winds

 
Eric Funk
Eric Funk was born in Montana in 1949. He studied composition with Tomas Svoboda, Sandor Veress, and Krzysztof Penderecki and interviewed Nadia Boulanger in Paris (1977) specific to her composition pedagogy. Recipient of the first Ruth Lorraine Close Fellowship for graduate study in composition at University of Oregon (1973), Funk holds degrees from Portland State University and is ABD in the tri-university doctoral program (Portland State, University of Oregon, Oregon State University). Currently on the faculty at Montana State University and the 2007 President's Excellence in Teaching Award recipient, he teaches for the University Honors College (awarded the 2009 Distinguished Service Award), College of Letters and Science, and for the music department (composition, orchestration). He also serves as artistic director and host for Montana PBS-TV "11th & Grant with Eric Funk", the Emmy Award winning showcase for Montana musicians, all genres, now in its 6th season. Eric Funk has composed 114 major works, one third of which were commissions, including nine symphonies, four operas, sixteen concerti, five string quartets, numerous large and small choral works and chamber works.

Boston Brass

Enso String Quartet

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With a 2010 Grammy nomination for “Best Chamber Music Performance,” the NYC-based Enso String Quartet has quickly become one of the country’s most exciting young ensembles. Shortly after the group’s inception at Yale University in 1999, Enso had success at the Banff International String Quartet Competition and won the Concert Artists Guild International Competition, and has consistently received high praise for performances ever since. The quartet’s debut recording was described by Strad Magazine as “an auspicious start to their recording career,” and was followed by the recent Grammy-nominated release of the quartets of Ginastera. n addition to the success of their recordings, Enso String Quartet’s concerts have been acclaimed by audiences and critics alike. The Houston Chronicle praised the group for their “edge-of-the-seat vitality few groups maintain throughout a performance.” The group is equally at home in many styles, and is committed to the classics of the string quartet repertoire as well as being strong advocates for new music.

Sunday, August 12

Imani Winds

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More than North America's premier wind quintet, Imani Winds has established itself as one of the most successful chamber music ensembles in the United States. Since 1997, the Grammy nominated quintet has taken a unique path, carving out a distinct presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming, genre-blurring collaborations, and inspirational outreach programs. With two member composers and a deep commitment to commissioning new work, the group is enriching the traditional wind quintet repertoire while meaningfully bridging European, American, African and Latin American traditions.