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Fishtail, Montana, March 11, 2025—Tippet Rise Art Center, which celebrates the synergies between art, music, architecture, poetry, and nature on a 12,500-acre working ranch, opens for hiking, biking, and sculpture van tours on June 20. More than 15 miles of hiking and biking trails feature site-specific and monumental art works, including the newly installed sculpture Bronze Bowl with Lace by Ursula von Rydingsvard. The art center also announces today, full program details for its 10th annual concert season. Taking place from August 15 to September 14, the five-week concert season features two world premieres and performances by more than 50 musicians.
Concert tickets are available through a randomized drawing, for which registration is required. The registration period opens on the Tippet Rise website on Tuesday, March 18 at 12:00 Noon Mountain Time and closes on Monday, April 7 at 12:00 Noon Mountain Time.
Tippet Rise Co-Founders Cathy and Peter Halstead shared: “Summer season at Tippet Rise is a time of magic. The magic of music. The magic of nature. The magic of art. And, most importantly, the magic of a community that appreciates the indescribable combination of all three. We cannot wait for June, when visitors will once again come from near and far to join us in a vast space where the enormous Montana sky mirrors the rolling plateaus and canyons of our Cretaceous landscape, complete with music!”
World Premieres and Tippet Rise Commission and Co-Commissions
On August 23, yMusic performs a Tippet Rise co-commission, Aquatic Ecology, by rising composer Gabriella Smith. Inspired by ocean ecosystems, the work provides a point of dialogue for audiences on climate change.
On August 30, Violinist Aubree Oliverson and pianist Chaeyoung Park perform the Tippet Rise commission and world premiere of leading Ukrainian composer Valentyn Silvestrov’s Two Pastorals for Violin and Piano (2020), the ninth of ten works commissioned by the art center from Silvestrov.
On September 14, the quartet Brooklyn Rider performs a program that commemorates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and explores questions of citizenship and democracy in the 21st century. Co-commissions include new works by Don Byron and Ted Hearne, and the world premiere of Our Children Speak English and Spanish composed by Angélica Negrón, which examines the complexities of Puerto Rican American citizenship, shaped by colonization, imperialism, and racialization. The fourth co-commission is by Brooklyn Rider’s Colin Jacobsen, who puts his unique spin on the Bob Dylan civil rights era classic, The Times They Are A-Changin'.
Tippet Rise Artistic Advisor and pianist Pedja Muz?ijevic´ shared, “This season celebrates music in dialogue with nature, from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Copland’s Appalachian Spring to Gabriella Smith’s Aquatic Ecology inspired by ocean ecosystems and Angelica Negron’s Marejada. We are also proud to present an incredibly wide range of artists, from rising stars to the most renowned virtuosos, sharing music with some of the most curious audiences anywhere.”
New Artwork Joins the Landscape
This summer visitors who come for hiking, biking, and sculpture van tours will experience a new large-scale sculpture—Bronze Bowl with Lace (2013/14) by Ursula von Rydingsvard—and the art center’s first bronze work. Installed this past fall in collaboration with the artist, it is positioned within a natural bowl and enjoys an expansive northern view across the plateaus and canyons of Tippet Rise, and far beyond into the Stillwater and Yellowstone River valleys. The sculpture’s patina of rusty red, yellow, gold, and green hues harmoniously absorbs and reflects the surrounding grasses, sage, soil, and rocks, while its delicate upper-filagree section, inspired by lace, reminds viewers of the influence of human hands.
2025 Concert Season Overview
Tippet Rise’s 10th concert season opens with a celebration of chamber music ranging from 18th century Venice and 19th century Vienna to 21st century New Zealand and Puerto Rico. Musicians for the weekend include violinist Benjamin Beilman, who made his debut with Berlin Philharmonic last season, Imani Winds Grammy award-winning bassoonist Monica Ellis and flutist Brandon Patrick George, Sphinx competition winner violist Jordan Bak, JACK Quartet cellist Jay Campbell, as well as first time Tippet Rise performers, including violinists Lun Li,Isabelle Ai Durrenberger, and Melissa White, violist Emma Wernig, cellist Bryan Cheng, bassist Lizzie Burns, and clarinetist Yoonah Kim. They are joined throughout Week One (August 15-17) by Tippet Rise Artistic Advisor, Pedja Mužijevic on piano and harpsichord, who also curated these programs. The season’s inaugural concert features Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons interspersed with recorded sounds of nature and works for strings by Angélica Negrón and Kenji Bunch. Other programs include works by contemporary composers Salina Fisher, Andy Akiho, and Guillaume Connesson, as well as waltzes by Lanner and Strauss, Schubert's Trout Quintet, and Copland’s quintessential Appalachian Spring.
Week Two (August 22-24) begins with the debut of pianist Asiya Korepanova performing Rachmaninoff’s complete Études-Tableaux, followed by the acclaimed sextet chamber ensemble yMusic. The ensemble, making its Tippet Rise debut in an outdoor program at the Domo, eschews boundaries by performing the vanguard of American contemporary music and imbuing their unique sound to popular music. The program includes new music advocate and composer Judd Greenstein’s Together; and a performance of Aquatic Ecology, a Tippet Rise co-commission by trailblazing composer Gabriella Smith. The weekend concludes with pianist Clayton Stephenson performing a varied program of works by Albéniz, Gershwin, Price, Stravinsky, and an arrangement of Over the Rainbow by Keith Jarrett.
Week Three (August 29-31) starts with the Viano Quartet performing alongside Sir Stephen Hough, who helped inaugurate Tippet Rise’s first season in 2016. The program includes Schumann’s String Quartet in A Major and Hough’s own recent piano quintet (Les Noces Rouges). Other highlights of the weekend include violinists Angela Chan and Aubree Oliverson, violist Hsin-Yun Huang, cellist Zlatomir Fung, and pianist Chaeyoung Park performing works by Beach and Dohnányi, with Oliverson and Park also performing the world premiere of Two Pastorals for Violin and Piano by Valentyn Silvestrov, a Tippet Rise commission. On Sunday, Stephen Hough gives a solo recital – his fourth at the art center – of a mixed program of works by Beethoven, Brahms, Schoenberg, Schubert, Schumann, Stockhausen, and his own arrangement of the Sherman Brothers’ Mary Poppins Suite.
Hough shares his experience at Tippet Rise: “An art center in paradise? Yes, in Montana's Tippet Rise—where sculptures rest in spacious, static ecstasy around the central jewel of a perfect concert hall, housing one of the greatest collections of pianos in the world.”
Week Three concludes at the Geode—Tippet Rise’s new open-air acoustical structure and performance venue—with string players Angela Chan, Aubree Oliverson, Hsin-Yun Huang, and Zlatomir Fung playing works by Dohnányi, Dobrinka Tabakova, and Telemann.
Week Four (September 5-7) includes pianist Inon Barnatan making his Tippet Rise debut with his lauded solo transcription of Symphonic Dances, Rachmaninoff’s last major orchestral piece. Pianist Alexander Ullman will make his Tippet Rise debut with works by Grieg and Liszt on Sunday, September 7. The art center’s popular Wander concert program also returns this season with Montana-based vocal group Roots in the Sky, led by Andrew Major and performing works by Samuel Barber, Eriks Ešenvalds, Marques Garrett, Shara Novo, Matthew Recio, and Sarah Rimkus. The performers and audience members will move to different locations throughout the main Cottonwood Campus, including the Tiara Acoustic Shell, Daydreams/Cursive Takes a Holiday, Xylem, and The Olivier Music Barn.
Week Five (September 12-14) includes pianists Anna Geniushene and Lukas Geniušas playing works by Ligeti, Schubert, and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Esteemed pianist George Li offers a recital including works by Price, Schumann, and excerpts from Stravinsky’s Petrushka. The season concludes with string quartet Brooklyn Rider, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary and making its debut at the art center, performing Haydn’s String Quartet in F Minor, and several Tippet Rise co-commissions by composers Don Byron, Ted Hearne, and Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are A-Changin’ in a special arrangement by Brooklyn Rider violinist Colin Jacobsen. The ensemble also performs the world premiere of a Tippet Rise co-commission by composer Angélica Negrón, Our Children Speak English and Spanish – the title of which is derived from a patriotic song sung by schoolchildren after the Pledge of Allegiance in the early 20th century, as American authorities sought to assimilate Puerto Ricans by imposing English-language education and American values.
Visitors attending Friday evening concerts are invited to pre-concert talks at the outdoor Tiara Acoustic Shell. The season also includes pop-up concerts and family concerts geared toward young children.
Detailed programs for Tippet Rise’s 2025 concert season are included below.
Concert Tickets
Concerts begin on August 14 and run through September 15 on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Concert tickets are priced at $10 and are free for those 21 and under. Pre-purchased tickets, which are required for concert admission, are available through a randomized drawing. The drawing registration period opens on the Tippet Rise website on Tuesday, March 18 at 12:00 Noon Mountain Time and closes on Monday, April 7 at 12:00 Noon Mountain Time. For the latest information on ticketing, please sign up for the Tippet Rise e-newsletter.
Hiking, Biking, and Sculpture Van Tours
Tippet Rise reopens to the public on June 20 for hiking, biking, and sculpture van tours of its monumental outdoor sculptures on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Self-guided hiking and biking on the art center’s 15-mile trail system are free for everyone. Van tours are priced at $10; free to those under 21. Pre-registration, which is required of all guests, opens on the art center’s website on Wednesday, April 9 at 10:00 AM Mountain Time.
“Concert in the 21st Century” Workshop
From May 11-18, 2025, the art center is hosting “Concert in the 21st Century”, a week-long workshop for six early career musicians examining the concert experience from multiple perspectives – that of performers, presenters, production and marketing managers, funders, and audience members. Participating musicians – including violinists Nathan Amaral and Clara Neubauer, violists Laura Liu and Dillon Scott, cellist Jonathan Swensen, and pianist Anna Han – will perform a public concert at Tippet Rise on May 17, a pop-up concert in the neighboring community of Red Lodge, develop marketing aspects, discuss production needs and content of the performances, work on presenting the program to the public, and explore ways to diversify the concert format. The workshop is led by Pedja Mužijevic, pianist and artistic advisor for Tippet Rise.
About Tippet Rise Art Center
Tippet Rise Art Center is located in Fishtail, Montana against the backdrop of the Beartooth Mountains, roughly midway between Billings and Bozeman and just north of Yellowstone National Park. Set on a 12,500-acre working sheep and cattle ranch, Tippet Rise presents performances by internationally acclaimed musicians during its annual summer concert season and through virtual performances and other online events. From June into October, visitors can experience large-scale outdoor sculptures and artworks by some of the world’s foremost artists and architects including Ai Weiwei, Alexander Calder, Mark di Suvero, Patrick Dougherty, Ensamble Studio, Francis Kéré, Isabelle Johnson, Alexander Liberman, Louise Nevelson, Wendy Red Star, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Richard Serra, Stephen Talasnik, and Marie Watt. Tippet Rise is anchored in the belief that art, music, architecture, and nature are intrinsic to the human experience, each making the others more powerful.
2025 SEASON TEN CONCERT PROGRAM
WEEK I
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 5:30 PM
The Olivier Music Barn
Benjamin Beilman, violin
Isabelle Ai Durrenberger, violin
Melissa White, violin
Emma Wernig, viola
Bryan Cheng, cello
Lizzie Burns, bass
Pedja Mužijevic, harpsichord
ANTONIO VIVALDI: Concerto No. 1 in E Major, Op. 8, RV 269, "Spring"
ANGÉLICA NEGRÓN: Marejada
VIVALDI: Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 8, RV 315, "Summer"
VIVALDI: Concerto No. 3 in F Major, Op. 8, RV 293, "Autumn"
KENJI BUNCH: Allemande pour Tout le Monde
VIVALDI: Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "Winter"
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 11:00 AM
The Domo
Brandon Patrick George, flute
Yoonah Kim, clarinet
Monica Ellis, bassoon
Benjamin Beilman, violin
Isabelle Ai Durrenberger, violin
Lun Li, violin
Melissa White, violin
Jordan Bak, viola
Emma Wernig, viola
Jay Campbell, cello
Bryan Cheng, cello
Lizzie Burns, bass
Pedja Mužijevic, piano
ANDY AKIHO: The War Below from Prospects of a Misplaced Year
JOSEPH LANNER: Marien-Walzer, Op. 143
GUILLAUME CONNESSON: Techno-Parade
AARON COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Suite
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 11:00 AM
The Olivier Music Barn
Brandon Patrick George, flute
Yoonah Kim, clarinet
Benjamin Beilman, violin
Isabelle Ai Durrenberger, violin
Lun Li, violin
Melissa White, violin
Jordan Bak, viola
Emma Wernig, viola
Jay Campbell, cello
Bryan Cheng, cello
Lizzie Burns, bass
Pedja Mužijevic, piano
JOHANN STRAUSS II: Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437 (arr. by A. Schoenberg)
SALINA FISHER: Mata-Au for String Trio
FRANZ SCHUBERT: Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 “Trout”
WEEK II
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 5:30 PM
The Olivier Music Barn
Asiya Korepanova, piano
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Études-Tableaux, Op. 33
RACHMANINOFF: Études-Tableaux, Op. 39
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 11:00 AM
The Domo
yMusic
Alex Sopp, flutes
Mark Dover, clarinets
CJ Camerieri, trumpet
Rob Moose, violin
Nadia Sirota, viola
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
JUDD GREENSTEIN: Together
GABRIELLA SMITH: Aquatic Ecology (2025)—Tippet Rise Co-Commission
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 11:00 AM
The Olivier Music Barn
Clayton Stephenson, piano
HAROLD ARLEN—KEITH JARRETT: Over the Rainbow
IGOR STRAVINSKY: Three Movements from Petrushka:
Russian Dance - Petrushka's Room - The Shrovetide Fair
ISAAC ALBÉNIZ: Iberia, Book I
FLORENCE PRICE: Piano Concerto in One Movement, III. Andantino–Allegretto (arr. by C. Stephenson)
GEORGE GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
WEEK III
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 5:30 PM
The Olivier Music Barn
Viano Quartet
Lucy Wang, violin
Hao Zhou, violin
Aiden Kane, viola
Tate Zawadiuk, cello
Sir Stephen Hough, piano
ROBERT SCHUMANN: String Quartet in A Major, Op. 41/3
STEPHEN HOUGH: Piano Quintet (Les Noces Rouges)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 11:00 AM
The Olivier Music Barn
Angela Chan, violin
Aubree Oliverson, violin
Hsin-Yun Huang, viola
Zlatomir Fung, cello
Chaeyoung Park, piano
ERNO DOHNÁNYI: Serenade in C for String Trio, Op. 10
VALENTYN SILVESTROV: Two Pastorals for Violin and Piano (2020)— Tippet Rise Commission and World Premiere
AMY BEACH: Piano Quintet in F-sharp Minor, Op. 67
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 11:00 AM
The Olivier Music Barn
Sir Stephen Hough, piano
FRANZ SCHUBERT: Drei Klavierstücke, D.946 No. 2 in E-flat Major
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Sechs Klavierstücke, Op. 118, No. 6, Intermezzo in E-flat Minor
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG: Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19
KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN: Klavierstück III
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Bagatelle, Op. 119 No. 10, Allegramente
ROBERT SCHUMANN: Carnaval, Op. 9
SHERMAN BROTHERS: Mary Poppins Suite (arr. by S. Hough)
Chim Chim Cheree - Feed the Birds - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2:00 PM
The Geode
Angela Chan, violin
Aubree Oliverson, violin
Hsin-Yun Huang, viola
Zlatomir Fung, cello
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN: Suite for Two Violins, “Gulliver’s Travels,” TWV 40:108
DOBRINKA TABAKOVA: Pirin for Solo Cello
ERNO DOHNÁNYI: Serenade in C for String Trio, Op. 10
WEEK IV
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 5:30 PM
The Olivier Music Barn
Inon Barnatan, piano
MAURICE RAVEL: Valses nobles et sentimentales
THOMAS ADÉS: Blanca Variations
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances (arr. by I. Barnatan)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 11:00 AM - WANDER CONCERT
Tiara Acoustic Shell, Daydreams/Cursive Takes a Holiday, Xylem, The Olivier Music Barn
Roots in the Sky
Andrew Major, conductor
MATTHEW RECIO: The Hollow
ERIKS EŠENVALDS: Trees
SAMUEL BARBER: Reincarnations: 3. The Coolin
MARQUES GARRETT: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
SHARA NOVA: Titration
5. How Do I Keep On Feelin’ In This Mean, Mean World
3. What’s the Vibe, Vagus?
4. Titration 1
SARAH RIMKUS: We walked through the trees
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 11:00 AM
The Olivier Music Barn
Alexander Ullman, piano
EDVARD GRIEG: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (arr. by A. Ullman)
FRANZ LISZT: Grandes études de Paganini, S.141
No. 3 in G-sharp Minor, “La Campanella”
No. 6 in A Minor, “Theme and Variations”
GRIEG: Piano Transcriptions of Songs, Op. 41
RICHARD WAGNER: Tannhäuser Overture, S. 442 (arr. by F. Liszt)
WEEK V
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 5:30 PM
The Olivier Music Barn
Anna Geniushene, piano
Lukas Geniušas, piano
FRANZ SCHUBERT: Fantasie in F Minor, D. 940
GYÖRGY LIGETI: Sonatina
IGOR STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 11:00 AM
The Olivier Music Barn
George Li, piano
ROBERT SCHUMANN: Davidsbündlertänze (Dances of the League of David), Op. 6
FLORENCE PRICE: Clouds
IGOR STRAVINSKY: Three Movements from Petrushka
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 11:00 AM
The Olivier Music Barn
Brooklyn Rider
Johnny Gandelsman, violin
Colin Jacobsen, violin
Nicholas Cords, viola
Michael Nicolas, cello
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN: String Quartet in F Minor, Hob. III:35, Op. 20 No. 5
ANGÉLICA NEGRÓN: Our Children Speak English (2025)—Tippet Rise Co-Commission and World Premiere
DON BYRON: New Work (2025)—Tippet Rise Co-Commission
TED HEARNE: New Work (2025)—Tippet Rise Co-Commission
BOB DYLAN: The Times They Are A-Changin’ (arr. by Colin Jacobsen)—Tippet Rise Co-Commission
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