Montana Chamber Music Society (MCMS) announces the Montana Chamber Music Festival Montana Chamber Music Society presents the Montana Chamber Music Festival from July 8-11 in four Montana communities featuring Piano Quartets by Mozart and Brahms and a woodwind quintet by Darius Milhaud. MCMS was founded in 2009 from the beginnings of the chamber music festival begun by members of the Muir String Quartet in 1979. From its inception, the goal of MCMS was to organize, sponsor, and develop educational opportunities for classical musicians of every age, and extend performances to the public. The mission of Montana Chamber Music Society is to advance chamber music by delivering the highest quality performances in the Big Sky country, and to expand ongoing cultural relevance for all by engaging a diverse public. The festival furthers this goal by presenting the chamber music festival in partnership with Montana communities for 34 years and building relationships between festival musicians and attendees. Livingston at Shane Lalani Center for the Arts, Friday, July 8, 7:30 pm Bozeman at MSU’s Reynolds Recital Hall, July 9, 7:30 pm Anaconda at St. Timothy’s Memorial Chapel, Georgetown Lake, July 10, 4:00 pm Helena at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, July 11, 7:00 pm The Festival Program and Artists MOZART Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major Michele Levin, piano; Angella Ahn, violin; Karen Dreyfus, viola; Sara Stalnaker, cello DARIUS MILHAUD La cheminée du roi René (1939) The Bridger Winds: Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon; Bill Scharnberg, French horn; Sue Makeever, flute; Sandy Stimson, oboe; Greg Young, clarinet BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor Michele Levin, piano; Peter Zazofsky, violin; Karen Dreyfus, viola; Sara Stalnaker, cello When Muir Quartet founder and artistic director, Mike Reynolds, retired from MCMS in 2021, he invited Angella Ahn to become the artistic director. Angella is Associate Professor of Music, MSU School of Music and continues her professional career as violinist with the Ahn Trio.