Bozeman Magazine

The I-90 Collective is a professional historical instrument ensemble that specializes in playing small intimate venues in rural areas. The group features some of the nation's most sought after baroque musicians, having performed around the world from Tanglewood to the BBC Proms to Seoul. While focusing on Montana the past nine years, the Collective presents rare gems from the seventeenth century paired with entertaining tales for context. This summer's program "Venezia - Sonatas Transalpina" traces the inestimable influence of the virtuoso Venetian musicians into the south of Germany, through the hardwood forest to Innsbruch, and into England via an adopted manuscript of excellent Italian madrigals. Guaranteening 'awes' and 'guffaws' alike, the Collective's fun and intriguing programs featuring two baroque violins, baroque cello, and lute .