CURRENT COMMOTION
A contemporary music series

Watch the Free Livestream Current Commotion concert directly below until midnight Thursday, June 3, 2021. 

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THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021
7:30 PM (MST)
RIALTO (10 WEST MAIN STREET, BOZEMAN, MT 59715)
Featuring: Bozeman Symphony Musicians
Program Curators: Norman Huynh, Music Director and Scott Lee, Composer-in-Residence
In-Person Tickets: SOLD OUT
Watch Livestream: Bozeman Symphony's Website, YouTube, or Facebook page.

​​The first of its kind in Bozeman, this new series explores contemporary music in a creative and accessible way. Current Commotion marks the Bozeman Symphony’s inaugural performance at the Rialto, a music venue on Main Street in the center of Bozeman’s bustling downtown district. Music Director Norman Huynh and Composer-in-Residence Scott Lee curated the program to be presented in a cabaret-style format featuring musicians from your Bozeman Symphony orchestra. ​Join us in-person or online via our free livestream for an evening of new music you won't want to miss.

PRESS RELEASE

CONCERT PROGRAM

SCOTT LEE: Hurry Up and Wait (2016)
Wendy Bickford, clarinet; Natalie Padilla, violin; Julia Slovarp, cello; Laurel Yost, piano
 
JEFFREY AGRELL: Blues for D.D. (1993)
Sandy Stimson, oboe
 
MARK APPLEBAUM: Aphasia (2010)
Dana Dominguez, percussion

ANDREI PUSHKAREV: A Little Jazz Waltz (2014)
Dana Dominguez, vibraphone
 
PAQUITO D’RIVERA: The Cape Cod Files (2009)
 III. Lecuonerias
Wendy Bickford, clarinet

KENJI BUNCH: Whispers: a Lullabye for my Favorite Insomniac (2005)
Natalie Padilla, violin;  Julia Slovarp, cello; Laurel Yost, piano

KIMBERLY OSBERG: Interplay (2018)
Wendy Bickford, clarinet; Natalie Padilla, violin; Laurel Yost, piano

SCOTT LEE, COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE

Photo Credit: Adri Guyer

Praised as “colorful” and “engaging” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), Scott Lee's music often takes inspiration from popular genres, exploring odd-meter grooves and interlocking hockets while featuring pointillistic orchestration and extended performance techniques. His music marries the traditional intricacy of classical form with the more body-centered and visceral language of contemporary popular music, creating complex music of the present with broad appeal. The Berkshire Edge described the world premiere of his Slack Tide at Tanglewood Music Center as having “moments both of calm and maximum tension...we’ve never heard anything like it.”
 
Lee has worked with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the North Carolina Symphony, the Portland Symphony Orchestra, Symphony in C, the JACK Quartet, yMusic, the Da Capo Chamber Players, and pop artist Ben Folds. Recent commissioners include the Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival, Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, loadbang, and the Raleigh Civic Symphony. Notable honors include a Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and two ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards. Lee is currently Assistant Professor of Composition at the University of Florida School of Music. Lee earned a PhD in Composition at Duke University, and also holds degrees from the Peabody Institute and Vanderbilt University. Learn more at scottleemusic.net.​

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THE RIALTO

Photo Credit: Rialto's Website

The soul of the Rialto doesn't waver far from its origins. Our iconic building, originally erected in 1908 as a storefront and U.S. Post Office, and before that a peanut stand on Main Street, became the Rialto Theater in 1924. Flourishing in the Roaring 20s, the theater was renowned for silent film screenings, as its Art Deco marquee brought a bit of glitz to downtown Bozeman. Finding its personality, as well as its niche, the Rialto eventually shifted toward feature more independent films.
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Then, 1982 brought a complete renovation, including improvements to the floors, acoustics, seats, and concessions. True to its evolving character, the Rialto showed documentaries, feature films, and classics until it shut its doors in 2005. After sitting vacant for 10 years, the Rialto, under new ownership, reopened in early 2018, completely restored. Bozeman and the surrounding areas now enjoy a vibrant venue and event space that enhances the adventurous nature of our community.

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