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Announcing the 2023 concert season at Tippet Rise!
We are delighted to announce the complete program details of our 2023 concert season. Taking place over five weeks, from August 18 to September 17, the season features an exciting roster of debut and returning artists performing dynamic repertoire,
Tippet Rise to Participate in Poetry Ireland’s 2023 International Residency Program
Poetry Ireland recently announced five recipients of its International Residency, titled “I bhFad i gCéin,” and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to be a part of this program as a residency host.
Above Strands of Earth: Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation at Tippet Rise
Starting today, January 26, we are delighted to share a new poetry film series – Above Strands of Earth: Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation at Tippet Rise. This project was created in partnership with our sister organization, the Adrian
Let it Snow – Happy Holidays from Tippet Rise!
As we greet the winter solstice, our corner of Montana is hushed with snowfall and bitter cold, nature’s way of telling us our year is coming to an end. And what a year it has been! As our parting gift for 2022, we are delighted to share several new
Previewing the 2023 Summer Season at Tippet Rise
As we approach the end of the year, we are delighted to be able to share with you a preview of the 2023 summer season at Tippet Rise Art Center, which will run from June 16 – September 17, as well as several exciting ways you can interact with the
Recent recordings and performance film projects
We have been privileged to host four brilliant musicians over the past several months for recording and film projects at Tippet Rise Art Center, all of which will be available to download, listen to, or watch in the coming months.
Fall Happenings at Tippet Rise
We are excited to partner with some fantastic arts organizations and artists this fall for two upcoming public programs; Tippet Rise on Tour: Imani Winds at Storm King Art Center AND Montana Shakespeare in the Parks’ winter tour.
Thank you for a wonderful 2022 summer season!
Over the past 15 weeks, we have been thrilled to welcome guests to our beautiful corner of Montana for an exciting season of art, music, and nature at Tippet Rise, and we are so grateful to everyone who played a role in creating this magical summer.
The Final Songs of Summer
While the weather in Montana over the past few weeks has oscillated from extreme highs to lows, the 2022 concert season at Tippet Rise has left us living happily on cloud nine. It is hard to believe that the music season is more than halfway through.
A spotlight on PREROGATIvE KITCHEN, Tippet Rise’s newest culinary partner
Beginning this Friday, guests at Tippet Rise will have the opportunity to purchase lunch or dinner prepared by our second culinary partner of the summer – the Red Lodge-based PREROGATIvE KITCHEN. Co-owned by the husband-and-wife team Gena Burghoff
New artworks installed at Tippet Rise
After more than a year of planning, and the assistance of many individuals (from professional art handlers to community volunteers), we are so thrilled that all four of our new artworks have been fully installed throughout the ranch.
Patterns in Patrick Dougherty's Stickworks
As we celebrate the reimagining of Patrick Dougherty’s Daydreams at Tippet Rise, we thought it would be a good time to focus on those tendrils emerging from the schoolhouse, like the thoughts of schoolchildren playing hookey…
A piece of work: Shakespeare on the Rise with Montana InSite Theatre
On August 20 and 21, Montana InSite Theatre (MIST) will lead several small audience groups on guided hour-long walking tours to locations throughout Tippet Rise’s main Cottonwood Campus, in a joint program titled “A piece of work: Shakespeare on the
Summer sightings and celebrations at the art center
Long summer days have a bad habit of going by far too quickly, especially with so much activity at the ranch. It is a good reminder to take a moment to pause and reflect on the memorable moments we have had so far, and the many exciting ones to come.
A spotlight on Asano Otsu, owner of Samurai Sue’s Everyday Foods
From July 1 – August 21, visitors to Tippet Rise will have the opportunity to purchase an assortment of grab n’ go items from our culinary partner, Samurai Sue’s Everyday Foods
Montana Flood Relief
This past weekend, rapid snowmelt caused by unusually warm temperatures, combined with periods of heavy rainfall, led to unprecedented flooding throughout south-central Montana. Many of our neighboring communities were affected including Fishtail,
Our summer season is about to begin, plus Geo-Paleo Tours!
In just one week, we will open the front gates at Tippet Rise Art Center and welcome visitors for a much-anticipated summer season of art, music, exploration, and what we hope will be memorable, impactful, and fun experiences.
Montana Shakes! Adapts Shakespeare for a Young Audience
We were thrilled to host over 30 elementary school students from the neighboring towns of Nye, Fishtail, and Luther at Tippet Rise in a program led by Montana Shakes!, featuring an exciting day of theatrical play.
Marlboro and the vibrancy of music outdoors
As we strengthen our commitment over the next few years to the great luxury of hearing music outdoors, we’d like to say that it all started with Marlboro.
Registration now OPEN for 2022 hiking and biking season, June 10 – September 25
While the saying goes “April showers bring May flowers,” in Montana and much of the Mountain West, you are more likely to find that the daffodil or tulip that bloomed yesterday will be covered in snow today.
James Florio Receives the 2022 Julius Shulman Institute’s Excellence in Photography Award
We are so happy for our friend James Florio, who has been named this year’s recipient of the Julius Shulman Institute’s Excellence in Photography Award. We are fortunate and honored to have him as an artist-in-residence at Tippet Rise Art Center.
Register for the Concert Ticket Drawing!
Tippet Rise’s 2022 concert season will take place over five weeks from August 26 to September 25, 2022. The season offers a broad range of music including performances of more than 50 works and 15 concerts by some of the most sought-after artists
Francis Kéré, Creator of Xylem, Awarded The 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize, Architecture’s Highest Honor
We are immensely happy for our friend Francis Kéré who has been named the 2022 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Born in the village of Gando in Burkina Faso, he is the first African and the first Black architect to win the prize, which
Announcing the 2022 concert season at Tippet Rise!
We are thrilled to announce details of the 2022 concert season at Tippet Rise Art Center! The five-week season, August 26 – September 25, features the performances of more than 50 works and 15 concerts by internationally acclaimed artists. Concert
A message from Tippet Rise on the crisis in Ukraine
Now, more than ever, as we witness the tragic suffering of the Ukrainian people under violent attack in their own homes, and as the world unites against this injustice, we think of how art also brings us together.
Alik Sudbin performs Haydn’s Divertimento in C major Hob.XIV:3
Enjoy this performance of Alik, the eight-year-old son of our dear friend, pianist Yevgeny Sudbin, performing for the first time with a professional orchestra.
Woven Inspirations: Sculpture by Luther School students
Our most recent project with Luther School students was to highlight the artworks of Tippet Rise artists Patrick Dougherty and Stephen Talasnik, and to encourage the young artists to make their own woven and nature-inspired works of art.
Four new sculptures coming to Tippet Rise
We have so much to look forward to this year. In addition to the return of live music and our seventh concert season, 2022 will also bring four new sculptures to the Tippet Rise collection, including works by Ensamble Studio, Mark di Suvero, Ai
Live classical music returns to Tippet Rise!
As the shortest day of the year approaches, we delight in the winter light and the landscape cast in snow. We also take pleasure in thoughts of summer, particularly this coming summer because it means the return of live music to the art center!
Happy Holidays
Of all the wonderful moments this Christmas, this gives us the most special feeling.
The latest episode of the Tippet Rise Podcast: "Sharing Emotion Through Technology"
This month’s podcast episode explores the inner workings of what some of us would say is the heart of the Olivier Music Barn: the recording studio, where our audio engineers capture the classical music performances that take place in the barn…
Land & Sky: The Inspiration of Tippet Rise is once again available to watch online!
Before ever visiting Tippet Rise in person, filmmaker Hamid Shams used cutting edge technology and his vast and cinematic imagination to create Land & SkyThe Inspiration of Tippet Rise…
Tippet Rise Art Education Coordinator serves as Emerging Artist at Montana sculpture park
During her three-week residency at Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild, Beth Korth created an installation that will remain a permanent part of the 26-acre park…
Concert by Adam Golka and the Ariel Quartet still available to stream
On Thursday, October 7, we streamed a beautiful performance by pianist Adam Golka and the Ariel String Quartet. Although the initial stream is over, the concert remains available to watch on-demand for free…
Experience Tippet Rise via Site Sounds, an online portal to the art center’s land and sky
We invite you to explore Site Sounds, a growing collection of “soundscapes” from Tippet Rise…
Watch the acclaimed St. Lawrence String Quartet perform Haydn, Berger, and Golijov
Established in Toronto in 1989, the St. Lawrence String Quartet quickly earned contest prizes and acclaim and was soon performing hundreds of concerts around the world…
Tippet Rise on Tour: August Festival remains available to stream on-demand
Tippet Rise on Tour: August Festival may be over, but the concerts remain available to stream!
Still available to watch: Yevgeny Sudbin's August 12 concert stream
First streamed on August 12, 2021, this online concert features pianist Yevgeny Sudbin, called by The Telegraph “one of the greatest pianists of the 21st century"…
Dreamwords: A new poetry installation at Tippet Rise
What a thrill it is to collaborate with our sister organization, the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation, to offer a new experience at Tippet Rise: a poetry installation within Daydreams…
Watch the Escher String Quartet's gorgeous performance of one of Schubert's final works
First streamed on July 15, 2021, the Escher String Quartet’s virtual performance of Franz Schubert’s transcendent String Quartet No. 15 in G Major D. 887 remains available to watch on-demand for free…
Please join us online for Tippet Rise on Tour: August Festival!
We hope you will join us for our four-day classical music extravaganza, Tippet Rise on Tour: August Festival…
A Flight of Winds remains available to stream on-demand, for free
First screened online on Thursday, June 10, A Flight of Winds remains available to watch online…
Watch the JACK Quartet perform works by John Luther Adams
In August 2019, the JACK Quartet gave an extraordinary performance in the Olivier Music Barn. The concert streamed online for the first time on Thursday, May 6, but it remains available to watch anytime, anywhere, for free…
New book celebrates the work of Ensamble Studio
At Tippet Rise, Ensamble Studio is known for creating three of the nine monumental sculptures and architectural structures that are scattered across the land. Published by MAS Context, Radical Logic explores the firm’s first twenty years …
Tippet Rise on Tour: Spring Festival remains available to stream
Tippet Rise on Tour: Spring Festival premiered the weekend of April 16, but the festival’s films remain available to stream on-demand for free…
Francis Kéré, creator of Xylem, wins Architecture Medal
We are so pleased for our friend Francis Kéré who has been named the 2021 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Architecture…
Antón García Abril
The great Catalan composer, Antón García Abril, heir to the Calabria of Granados, Albéniz, deFalla, and Soler, died last Wednesday in Madrid. His warmth, kindness, openness, and generosity will be with us forever.
The 2021 Season at Tippet Rise
We are pleased to announce highlights of the 2021 season at Tippet Rise, which will include opening the art center for hiking and biking while continuing to offer virtual concerts, films, and conversations…
The Coole Park Poetry Series
In September, a celebration of the works of the Irish playwright, author, and folklorist Lady Augusta Gregory opened on the grounds of Galway’s Coole Park…
Yeti and the Steinway in the wilds of Alaska
In April 2011, at nearly 13,000 feet above sea level, Peter Halstead, Co-Founder of Tippet Rise, donned a Yeti costume on the snow and ice-encrusted edge of Marcus Baker Peak in Alaska…
Pedja Muzijevic's Billings Symphony performance is now available to stream
This past weekend, the wonderful pianist Pedja Muzijevic, who is also Tippet Rise’s Artistic Advisor, played Mozart’s 9th Piano Concerto live with the Billings Symphony…
Watch Ingrid Fliter perform Chopin's songs of the night
Our online events remain available to enjoy at your convenience, including Ingrid Fliter’s beautiful performance of Chopin’s Nocturnes, which first streamed on Thursday, February 4, 2021…
Download Michael Brown’s latest recording for free, from our Music Downloads Library
Of pianist and composer Michael Brown, The New York Times said he is “one of the leading figures in the current renaissance of performer-composers”…
There's still time to watch our first online event of 2021
In September of 2019, the Anderson & Roe piano duo gave a spectacular performance at Tippet Rise…
How I Became A Fanatic: January’s podcast episode
The Co-Founder of Tippet Rise, Peter Halstead, shares stories about his fifty-year journey playing and recording music, on this month’s episode of the Tippet Rise Podcast…
Postcards from The Season That Wasn't: Yulianna Avdeeva sends greetings and music from Munich
Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva sent three films for our audiences to enjoy in these final days of 2020…
Postcards from The Season That Wasn't: Boris Giltburg
Pianist Boris Giltburg offers two films for postcards numbers 5 and 6 of 21 to ‘21…
Postcards from The Season That Wasn't: Valentina Lisitsa sends a prelude from Portugal
From an empty auditorium near Lisbon, Portugal, the Ukranian pianist and YouTube star, Valentina Lisitsa, plays Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C-Sharp Minor for our third postcard of 21 to ‘21…
21 to '21: Visit our social media platforms for daily postcards from The Season That Wasn’t
In the spring of 2020, we reached out to each of the musicians who would have performed at Tippet Rise this summer, our fifth season of classical music and sculpture tours, with a request…
The Tippet Rise Podcast: John Luther Adams and the JACK Quartet on silence and the music of our time
December’s episode of the Tippet Rise Podcast features interviews of the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams and the members of the acclaimed JACK Quartet…
Watch Songs at the Confluence: Indigenous Poets on Place
Organized in collaboration with our sister organization, the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation, and In-Na-Po, Songs at the Confluence: Indigenous Poets on Place remains available to stream on our website…
Join us for online concerts from Tippet Rise and from afar!
It’s our goal to share our performances with everyone, even if you missed them at the time. The sound and the camera work will make you feel like you were there. So even during this difficult time, we can still be together…
Now available: Adam Golka's solo album recorded at Tippet Rise
We’re thrilled to congratulate Adam Golka, an extraordinary pianist and our friend, on the recent release of his solo recording, Volume 1 of the Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas…
Virtual recitals from Europe's new Jardin Musical
Julien Brocal created Jardin Musical last spring, when concert halls began shuttering and musicians around the world were faced with the prospect of…
The Tippet Rise Podcast explores the Olivier Music Barn
The design of the Olivier Music Barn at Tippet Rise was inspired by extraordinary concert halls around the world, particularly small halls with enveloping acoustics…
Architects of the Earth: Ensamble Studio
Antón García-Abril and Débora Mesa Molina, of Ensamble Studio, have created the Domo, Beartooth Portal, and Inverted Beartooth Portal for Tippet Rise, extraordinary structures shaped by prehistory and by the geologic nature of the land.
October's episode of the Tippet Rise Podcast: The Story of the Land
October’s episode of the Tippet Rise Podcast features interviews of geologists Dr. Sarah Friedman and Dr. John Weber illuminating the ancient history of this beautiful land…
Attuned to the Land: September’s Episode of the Tippet Rise Podcast
For several years now, the noted architectural photographer James Florio has trained his lens on the landscape, sculptures and structures of Tippet Rise…
Now available online: Tippet Rise Art Education Tutorials!
Here at Tippet Rise, nature and art interweave, inspiring us, teaching us. When we attend a Family Concert or wander through Patrick Dougherty’s Daydreams, we are reminded that learning takes place not only within the classroom, but…
A Love of the Land: August's episode of the Tippet Rise Podcast
August’s Tippet Rise Podcast episode explores the grasslands that comprise and surround Tippet Rise and includes conversations with some of its stewards…
Visit the new Tippet Rise Music Downloads Library
With so many of us working from and spending more time at home, what better way to enjoy music than as if you were right in a concert hall? We are excited to launch a new project today—the Music Downloads Library…
Tippet Rise may be closed for now, but the music continues!
We invite you to enjoy world-class music in the comfort of your living room through our new online concert series, Tippet Rise & Friends at Home…
July’s episode of the Tippet Rise Podcast: The Synergies of Tippet Rise
This month’s podcast episode, based on an essay by the art center’s co-founder, Peter Halstead, takes listeners on a deep-dive exploration of the “inextricable links” of art, music, architecture, and nature at Tippet Rise…
CHRISTO
The artist Christo died at his home in New York City on May 31st. He was 84.
Good news for poetry!
A treasure trove for poetry lovers, the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation’s new website features a growing archive of works by celebrated poets of history alongside great contemporary writers…
June’s episode of the Tippet Rise Podcast
The Tippet Rise team collaborated to create this episode, reading poetry and excerpts of essays by a wide range of writers…
May's Tippet Rise Podcast: Music of Sounds and Reflection
Our hope this spring has been to offer beauty, hope, and comfort to listeners of the Tippet Rise Podcast. May’s podcast episode, produced by our Music Programs and Podcast Coordinator, Zachary Patten, features recordings of six extraordinarily moving concerts from past seasons at the art…
Le Jardin Musical: Julien Brocal and his friends offer music, and solace, from their homes
Julien had planned to return to Tippet Rise for another residency this spring, but like so many of us, he is sheltered at home…
“Va, pensiero” from Verdi’s Nabucco
“Va, pensiero” from Verdi’s Nabucco was played simultaneously in a hundred living rooms around the country, conducted live from his own living room by the Met’s conductor, Yannick Nézet-Séguin…
April's episode of the Tippet Rise Podcast: Words of Hope and Resilience
We had other plans for this month’s episode of the Tippet Rise Podcast, but as the world shifted, we decided to change course…
Mark di Suvero: The Poetry of Sculpture
Mark di Suvero, the creator of two large-scale works at Tippet Rise, is often inspired by poetry, with specific poems informing the works he creates.
Explore the sights and sounds of Tippet Rise from the comforts of home
During challenging times, the resonant notes of beloved music can soothe our anxious minds and provide sustenance for our souls…
The Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation
Since launching its new website, Tippet Rise’s twin foundation, the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation, has continued to add to its collection of films of actors reading poetry in Montana, Ireland, England and New York
For all our friends at home with budding musicians
Here is Alik Sudbin in the Jurassic Era, attracting a diverse audience.
This is why we need musicians!
Inspiration and music from friends around the world…
A Healthy Forest: The March episode of the Tippet Rise Podcast
During the latest episode of the Tippet Rise podcast, we explore nature through the lens of wildfire and forest ecology—and we explore the connections between these natural phenomena and the community of people that inhabit this region…
Announcing the 2020 concert season at Tippet Rise!
We are thrilled to announce our fifth summer of classical music performances at Tippet Rise! The seven-week season, from July 10 through August 29, will feature almost thirty new and returning artists…
PREROGATIvE Kitchen comes to Tippet Rise
We are excited to announce our partnership with Red Lodge’s celebrated eatery, PREROGATIvE Kitchen…
“The world’s most famous architect for buildings that very few people have seen”— February’s episode of the Tippet Rise Podcast
Francis Kéré’s new structure for Tippet Rise officially opened to the public in early-July of last year…
A pianist muses on nature, composition, and community in the latest Tippet Rise podcast
For last month’s episode of the Tippet Rise podcast, Production Coordinator Zack Patten interviewed the French pianist and composer Julien Brocal. This month’s episode is a continuation of the conversation…
Take a peek at the 2020 concert season at Tippet Rise!
From July 10 through August 29, Season Five at Tippet Rise will bring accomplished artists and up-and-coming stars to Fishtail to perform more than four centuries of repertoire…
Season’s greetings and thank you from Tippet Rise
With the holiday season upon us, we wish to express our gratitude…
December’s Tippet Rise Podcast
Recently, Julien was invited back to Tippet Rise for a three-week residency. The plan was this…
French pianist, Julien Brocal, performs an impromptu concert at the Fishtail General Store
If you know the tiny town of Fishtail (population 474, according to the 2010 census), you know that its general store is not just a place to pick up a half gallon of milk or a copy of the weekly newspaper…
Jenny Chen featured on this month's episode of the Tippet Rise podcast
The pianist Jenny Chen has performed at Tippet Rise each year since the 2016 inaugural season. In the process, she has built an adoring and devoted audience in this region…
Artist Stephen Talasnik to present at the Emerson Cultural Center in Bozeman
The creator of the large-scale yellow cedar and steel sculpture for Tippet Rise, Satellite #5: Pioneer, will present at the Emerson Cultural Center in Bozeman this Tuesday…
Montana State University students and faculty perform at Tippet Rise
For the third consecutive year, students and faculty from Montana State University’s Honors College presented music and poetry in the Olivier Music Barn at Tippet Rise…
Tippet Rise featured on the PBS NewsHour!
We were so honored to host the crew from one of the most-watched news programs on American television…
October’s Tippet Rise Podcast
On the first Thursday of every month, we release a new episode of the Tippet Rise Podcast, and each episode explores a facet, or facets, of the art center’s mission…
Watch “The Hive,” a film of art, music, nature and transformation, created at Tippet Rise
Today, a short film produced at the art center premiers online after appearing in film festivals internationally. Written and directed by Matthew McKee, “The Hive” features Stephen Talasnik’s stunning architectural structure, Hive…
Autumn Events at Tippet Rise
Thanks to partnerships with the National Theatre and Glyndebourne opera, both in the UK, as well as Montana’s own Shakespeare in the Schools, Tippet Rise is extending its calendar of cultural events into October…
Ensemble Connect helps classical music come alive for region's youth!
An excited audience gathered in the Absarokee Elementary School gymnasium on Thursday, September 5, but it wasn’t for a basketball game…
The latest Tippet Rise podcast: John Luther Adams and the JACK Quartet discuss music of landscape and sculpture
When the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams met the members of the JACK Quartet, he was inspired, at age 58, to write his first string quartet, The Wind In High Places…
Pianist Jenny Chen delights audience of all ages
Jenny Chen is modest, sincere, and exuberantly playful…and she was all of these things while performing a recent concert for children and their families at Tippet Rise…
Julius Caesar on a summer afternoon at Tippet Rise
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, a group of about twenty people gathered in the dappled light of Xylem to participate in a reading of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar…
Work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer premieres at the art center
On a beautiful Saturday evening in early August at Tippet Rise, the JACK Quartet performed the world premiere of Lines Made By Walking (String Quartet No. 5) by the American composer, John Luther Adams…
Listen to the latest podcast, Making Xylem: Circles, Senses, and Community
The latest episode of the Tippet Rise podcast explores the creation of a new pavilion at the art center designed by Francis Kéré…
Thank you, Yellowstone Art Museum!
The Yellowstone Art Museum has named the Tippet Rise Fund of the Sidney E. Frank Foundation “Foundation Philanthropist of the Year” for 2019…
Francis Kéré’s Xylem opens to the public
After two years in the imagining and the making, Diébédo Francis Kéré’s new structure for Tippet Rise officially opened to the public on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in mid-July…
July’s episode of the Tippet Rise podcast is now available online
In the summer of 2018, three musicians traveled to Tippet Rise to perform together, playing works by Mozart, Gubaidulina, Shostakovich, Schnittke, Tchaikovsky and others. Our latest podcast, From Far-Reaching Places, shares a wide-ranging
Season Four at Tippet Rise is here!
On Friday, July 5, the art center opened for its fourth summer of hiking, biking, and sculpture tours, classical music concerts, art workshops, and other events…
Two Pianos in One: The latest Tippet Rise podcast
“Two Pianos in One" invites listeners into the Olivier Music Barn to a conversation that took place between three extraordinarily talented (and, as it turns out, extraordinarily funny) musicians…
Songs of Spring: Recital draws children from throughout region to perform at Tippet Rise
On a recent Saturday, twenty-one young music students arrived at Tippet Rise to perform before a full house in the Olivier Music Barn…
Paris in a Piano: May’s Tippet Rise podcast
The May edition of the Tippet Rise podcast shares a conversation between the art center’s cofounder, Peter Halstead, and the celebrated French pianist and composer, Julien Brocal…
Tippet Rise teams up with local schools to create eco-conscious art
Since last September, Tippet Rise Art Education Coordinator Beth Huhtala has spent many days on the road, visiting the region’s elementary and middle schools…
April's Tippet Rise podcast explores the poetry of Peter Halstead
Produced and narrated by the art center’s Production Coordinator, Zachary Patten, and mixed by our Audio and Technology Systems Manager, Monte Nickles, our latest podcast showcases wintertime at Tippet Rise through the lens of poetry…
Tippet Rise featured in National Geographic Traveler
In a story published in the February/March 2019 issue of National Geographic Traveler, journalist Eve Conant calls Tippet Rise the “wildest, windiest, and most wonderful combination of nature and art…
Registration for 2019's sculpture tours available
Scattered across Tippet Rise’s 12,000 acres are eight monumental works of art created by some of the world’s most celebrated artists and architects…
Announcing Season Four at Tippet Rise!
We are so pleased to announce the 2019 summer concert season at Tippet Rise. Under the direction of newly appointed Artistic Advisor Pedja Muzijevic, Season Four features seven weeks of classical chamber music and recitals…
Tippet Rise offers a "sense of space and timelessness" for a winter recording session
In January, three good friends traveled to Tippet Rise. They didn’t come to tour the sculptures or to watch—or perform—a recital. They came to record within the larch-lined walls of the Olivier Music Barn…
Excavators break ground for Francis Kéré pavilion at Tippet Rise
This morning at Tippet Rise, local excavators broke ground for the construction of a new pavilion designed by the world-renowned architect Francis Kéré…
The Olivier Music Barn receives green building seal of approval!
We are so proud to announce that the Olivier Music Barn at Tippet Rise has just received LEED® Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for the Barn’s environmentally-sustainable design and systems…
Happy new year, and thank you, from Tippet Rise
As the new year arrives, we at Tippet Rise are taking time to reflect on the many events and people who helped to imbue this place with meaning in 2018…
Pianist Pedja Muzijevic to serve as Artistic Advisor to Tippet Rise
We are thrilled to announce that the extraordinary pianist Pedja Muzijevic has been selected as the new Artistic Advisor to Tippet Rise, succeeding our dear friend, the late Charles Hamlen…
Take a sneak peek at Season Four's concert season at Tippet Rise
There is so much good news to share about our fourth concert season at Tippet Rise Art Center, including insight on the many wonderful artists who will join us…
Have you heard the new Tippet Rise podcast?
Tippet Rise celebrates the synergy of art, architecture, music, and nature, and the art center’s new podcast explores these many fascinating and complex connections…
The region's agricultural traditions live on at the art center
Tippet Rise is more than an extraordinary arts destination. It is also a working ranch. Located on 12,000 acres of rolling hills, canyons and grasslands, the art center is home to abundant wildlife, as well as cattle, sheep, sheep dogs, shepherds and a cowboy or two, including one eminently…
Looking back: Unearthed's "magical" opening weekend
During the weekend of October 20th and 21st, a remarkable convergence between art and music took place in the Olivier Music Barn within Stephen Talasnik’s exhibition, Unearthed…
Stephen Talasnik’s exhibition, Unearthed
Friday, October 19, marked the opening day of Unearthed, the first indoor exhibition at Tippet Rise, featuring works by artist Stephen Talasnik…
Our final Shakespeare event of 2018
This coming Friday, October 12, we’ll present our last RSC play of the year: The Merry Wives of Windsor. Performed this fall in Stratford-upon-Avon and then at London’s Barbican Centre, the production is a modern-day take on Shakespeare’s …
MSU Honors College students take to the stage at Tippet Rise!
We are thrilled to announce a very special event coming up at Tippet Rise: an afternoon concert by students and faculty from Montana State University’s Honors College. Titled the Honors Musicale…
Presenting Unearthed, a sculpture installation by artist Stephen Talasnik
We are excited to announce our first indoor exhibition in the Olivier Music Barn at Tippet Rise Art Center: a sculpture installation by artist Stephen Talasnik, who, in 2016, created Satellite #5: Pioneer…
An autumn of Shakespeare at the art center
As the music season ends here at Tippet Rise, we begin an autumn of Shakespeare with screenings of performances from the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, England and a live performance by Montana’s own Shakespeare in the Schools…
TIME names Tippet Rise one of the “World’s Greatest Places of 2018”
On August 24, TIME magazine published its first annual list of “100 places to visit right now.” From museums to parks to restaurants, even bars, the destinations span six continents and 48 countries…
medici.tv streams live from Tippet Rise!
On Saturday, a trio of wonderful musicians, pianist Orion Weiss, cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han, performed works by Bach, Beethoven and other great composers. What’s more, the concert was streamed live to viewers around the world….
New book by Tippet Rise co-founder now available
It is our pleasure to announce the publication of a new book by the cofounder of Tippet Rise, Peter Halstead. Many who know of Tippet Rise think of Peter as a visionary, a partner with his wife, Cathy, in bringing to life a bold and beautiful idea…
“I want to learn the violin!"
On a perfect summer day in mid-July, internationally-renowned pianist Pedja Mužijevic and members of the acclaimed St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble performed works by Scarlatti, Bach and Brahms. The sold-out concert included bows, moments of beauty and…
Charlie's Rainbow
Almost by divine intervention, we had Charlie Hamlen as our friend and artistic advisor for the two years, which turned out to be the two last years of his life…
Season Three is underway!
We’re just a few weeks into the summer season at Tippet Rise, yet we’ve already experienced many moments of laughter, beauty and joy. In late June…
Introducing the Tippet Rise podcast
Through interviews and conversations, and by sharing extraordinary musical moments from the art center…
Geo-Paleo Tours at Tippet Rise
Thanks to a partnership with the incredible Yellowstone Bighorn Research Association (YBRA) south of Red Lodge, Montana, we are once again offering Geo-Paleo Tours at Tippet Rise…
2018’s concert series is about to begin!
This Friday, July 6, celebrated French pianist Julien Brocal will give the first concert of the 2018 season at Tippet Rise. Of Julien, Gramophone said, he is “a musician of distinction whose imaginative, intelligent and cultivated…”
Pentatone releases compilation of 2017 performances from Tippet Rise
Pentatone, the classical music label specializing in high-end, surround-sound recordings, has just released its second compilation CD of performances recorded at Tippet Rise. Named for Daydreams…
Just around the corner: Season Three at the art center
On June 29, the gates to Tippet Rise open for a glorious summer of art, music and nature at the edge of the Beartooth Mountains! Friday, Saturday and Sunday sculpture tours begin on the 29th and continue through the summer. The incredible 2018…
New book from Princeton Architectural Press celebrates Tippet Rise
We are delighted to announce the release today of Tippet Rise Art Center, a gorgeous 224-page monograph from Princeton Architectural Press. Through essays, poems, and more than 200 color plates, the book documents the many facets of Tippet Rise…
World-renowned architect to design new pavilion for Tippet Rise
Known around the globe for his beautiful, innovative, and sustainable structures, the West African architect Francis Kéré will create Tippet Rise’s newest structure…
The Spring Film Series at Tippet Rise: A unique opportunity to watch extraordinary plays from the world's greatest stages!
Beginning in early May with Macbeth, a stunning production from the Royal Shakespeare Company, and continuing this Friday with Peter Pan and Saturday with Salome, the Spring Film Series is under way at Tippet Rise!
Tune in to Yellowstone Public Radio online for insight on our Spring Film Series
Recently, Tippet Rise’s Melissa Moore, pictured above to the right, gave an interview at Yellowstone Public Radio about our Spring Film Series…
Coming soon to Tippet Rise: our Spring Film Series, direct from the UK!
If you ponder the notion, it’s extraordinary, really, that you can sit in a music hall in rural Montana and watch a theater production beamed all the way from England—the same production that audiences in London or Stratford-upon-Avon…
Join the Tippet Rise Team
Tippet Rise is seeking seasonal and year-round staff as well as volunteers. Openings include an Audio Engineer Assistant for the 2018 season, an exciting position absolutely essential to the art center…
Xavier Foley and the Calidore String Quartet win prestigious national grant
Congratulations to 2018’s recipients of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, including double bassist and composer, Xavier Foley, and the Calidore String Quartet…
Registration for sculpture tours now open
Like much of this beautiful state we are so lucky to inhabit, the Tippet Rise ranch is home to an abundance of native plants and wildflowers, extraordinary wildlife, and bucolic herds of cattle and sheep. One difference between the art center’s…
Announcing Season Three at Tippet Rise…plus, insight on concert tickets, sculpture tours and more!
We are thrilled to announce our third season of classical music at Tippet Rise! Starring internationally celebrated performers and outstanding emerging artists from around the world…
Watch Tippet Rise performances, and more, through the Films section of our website
Our website offers an incredible collection of interviews, art films, and recordings of concerts in the Olivier Music Barn and beneath (even atop!) the Domo at Tippet Rise. Recent additions to the collection feature…
Tippet Rise to lead family night at Yellowstone Art Museum
On Friday, January 26th, Tippet Rise will be the guest “artist” at the Yellowstone Art Museum in Billings, Montana for the museum’s FAM at the YAM open-studio night…
Look-back and thank you to our 2017 volunteers!
As we welcome the new year, we’d like to look back at 2017 and say “thank you” to the many people who helped make Season Two at Tippet Rise absolutely, utterly incredible…
Happy New Year from Tippet Rise
“A riddle is a puzzle, but also a large coarse sieve, used for separating ashes from cinders or sand from gravel, or form from chaos.” Click on the link below to read Riddle, a poem in honor of the New Year, by our co-founder Peter Halstead.
Gratitude and holiday greetings from the art center
As snow sifts upon the ranch through the low light of deep winter, we think with warmth of our friends near and far—and we send our deepest thanks to all of you for the incredible support you’ve shown since we opened Tippet Rise in 2016…
Take a sneak peek at Season Three
The snow may be falling and the frost biting, but the summer concert season at Tippet Rise is just around the corner! We’ll release complete details here, on our website, after the new year. Until then, we’re thrilled to share a few highlights. Running from July 6 through September 8,…
New film captures the Ariel Quartet playing Brahms atop the Domo
The Films section of our website is expanding! We recently added a number of new videos from our talented team of audio engineers and filmmakers, including art films, interviews, and recordings of performances from the 2016 and 2017 concert seasons. This recording features the Ariel String…
Goodbye, Dominick Maita
On December 15, Tippet Rise Art Center lost a dear friend and a talented collaborator when Dominick Maita passed away. Dom, who worked with many of the world’s greatest musicians, also mastered most of the music recordings we made here at Tippet
Tippet Rise performances featured on British and European radio
We were honored this week to be featured on Through the Night, a program from the British Broadcasting Corporation. Hosted by classical music writer and radio presenter, Jonathan Swain, the program is broadcast on BBC’s Radio 3 in the United Kingdom weeknights from 12:30am until…
Education at the art center
From pre-concert talks to workshops, we strive to offer opportunities for inspiration and learning at Tippet Rise. During our first two seasons, children came to the art center from throughout the region to attend day camps and classes. Adults attended courses, too, from plein air painting to…
Behind the scenes at Tippet Rise: Erik Petersen
Many photographers make their way to Tippet Rise from around the globe to document our sculptures and events and the landscape that surrounds us. We are grateful for their interpretations of this magical place. One of these has become a constant force in our lives, and a friend. A longtime…
Montana's musical treasures: Eric Funk and the Billings Symphony Orchestra
While Montana is a place of big skies, vast, open spaces and wildness, it is also a cultural treasure trove. Inspired by the landscape, nurtured by the quiet, artists thrive here, producing gorgeous, nationally-acclaimed work, from literature to sculpture to music. Among these treasures is…
Our video collection brings Tippet Rise to you
Our website and our Vimeo and YouTube channels feature a growing collection of gorgeous videos from our audio engineers and filmmakers, including art films, interviews, and recordings of performances from the 2016 and 2017 seasons at Tippet Rise. This film, featuring violinist Caroline…
Tippet Rise hosts workshop of new opera
In early October, noted composer Luna Pearl Woolf traveled to Tippet Rise, bringing with her a cadre of opera luminaries from various points across the continent to workshop and film three scenes of Woolf’s newest opera, created with Librettist Royce Vavrek. Entitled Jacqueline, the…
Fall Film Series continues, featuring screenings from the National Theatre and Glyndebourne opera!
Shakespearean comedy, tragicomedy, and the most popular of all fairy-tale operas: all are scheduled to appear on the big screen this fall at Tippet Rise. Featuring performances from two of the UK’s most renowned arts destinations, the National Theatre and Glyndebourne opera house, the Fall…
MSU "Honors Musicale" takes place at Tippet Rise
When Dr. Ilse-Mari Lee became Dean of the Honors College at Montana State University in 2009, she began what has since become a beloved MSU tradition: the Honors Musicale. Short for soirée musicale, French for “musical evening,” the word “musicale” stems from the late 19th century…
Two recordings from Tippet Rise heard nationwide this month on Performance Today
In October, two recordings from Tippet Rise were featured on Performance Today, the award-winning classical music show from American Public Media. On Friday, October 6, Matt Haimovitz and Christopher O’Riley, who performed together in the Olivier Music Barn in July of 2016, were heard…
Tippet Rise wins international cultural award
We are honored that Tippet Rise has won a 2017 Leading Cultural Destination Award for the art center’s “cultural vitality and contributions to the international cultural sphere.” The LCD Awards honor institutions, organizations, and cities around the world that provide exemplary contributions…
Watch Jenny Chen's July performance of Franz Liszt at Tippet Rise
The collection of videos from our 2017 summer concert season is growing! This beautiful recording of pianist Jenny Chen playing Franz Liszt’s Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F minor is among the latest from our audio engineers and filmmakers. Recordings from Season Two will be uploaded to…
Fall Film Series features screenings from Glyndebourne opera house and the National Theatre of London
Beginning Friday, September 29, Tippet Rise will present a series of films showcasing performances from two of the UK’s most renowned arts destinations: Glyndebourne opera house and the National Theatre. Films from Glyndebourne include Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Verdi’s…
The first concert video from Season Two is now live
We are pleased to share with you the first of many concert videos from our 2017 summer season at Tippet Rise. Jeffrey Kahane performs a breathtaking improvisation on Samuel A. Ward’s America the Beautiful, inspired by the majestic purple mountains and amber waves of grain visible…
Tippet Rise hosts young actors from London
We were delighted to welcome recent alumni from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) to Tippet Rise last week for a short-term intensive poetry residency, sponsored by the Adrian Brinkerhoff Foundation. Actors worked closely with the…
Spotlight: Architecture & Design Film Festival speaker, Stephen Talasnik
The Architecture & Design Film Festival comes to Tippet Rise this weekend, September 22, 23, and 24. In addition to its screenings, the festival brings together design luminaries from across the country for scheduled and impromptu conversations. We’ve highlighted some of those people here…
Spotlight: Architecture & Design Film Festival speaker and moderator, Frances Anderton
Periodically, we highlight some of the extraordinary people traveling to Tippet Rise to participate in the Architecture & Design Film Festival, which will take place at the art center September 22, 23, and 24, after stops in Los Angeles, Seoul, and New Orleans. This week’s highlight…
Tippet Rise featured on Billings' CBS affiliate, KTVQ
Aja Goare, anchor and reporter for Billings, Montana’s CBS affiliate KTVQ, visited Tippet Rise last week to produce a story about the art center’s extensive cycling and hiking trail system. During her visit, Aja interviewed Director of Operations Pete Hinmon, an avid mountain biker who was…
Tippet Rise a finalist in Surface Magazine's Travel Awards
Surface Magazine has named Tippet Rise a finalist in the Cultural Institution category of the publication’s inaugural Surface Travel Awards, a tribute to the most thoughtfully conceived travel spaces, destinations and products around the world, as well as the architects,…
Spotlight: Architecture & Design Film Festival founder, Kyle Bergman
After stops in Los Angeles, Seoul, and New Orleans, the Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) comes to Tippet Rise September 22, 23, and 24. Featuring screenings that celebrate the creative spirit that drives architecture and design, the festival also brings together design luminaries…
Yellowstone Public Radio’s Flavors Under the Big Sky visits Tippet Rise
Anyone who’s dined at the art center knows that the pre-concert barbecue is a lovely—some might say integral—part of the Tippet Rise experience. During these afternoon meals, guests, musicians, and art center staff mingle in an airy post-and-beam structure called Will’s Shed, barn doors open…
Domo: Tippet Rise OPUS 2016 receives enthusiastic review
Released this summer by the classical music label Pentatone, Domo: Tippet Rise OPUS 2016 features live recordings from the art center’s inaugural concert season. Just yesterday, Audiophile Audition published a glowing review of the CD, describing its recordings as “mystical and…
Tippet Rise founders interviewed on Yellowstone Public Radio
Via a delightful new program that airs every other Monday on Yellowstone Public Radio, two veterans of the Montana arts and culture scene interview artists and others who are creating and influencing art throughout the region. Recently, the show’s hosts, Corby Skinner and Anna Paige, spoke…
Concert for kids draws enthusiastic crowd
On Sunday, July 16, Tippet Rise presented a free concert for families featuring the Bozeman ensemble, 406 Woodwind Quintet. The event opened with a musical “petting zoo,” allowing children from the audience to explore and play a variety of woodwind instruments, and included short, lively…
Geo-Paleo Field Days at the art center
A new program offered in partnership with the Yellowstone Bighorn Research Association will allow guests to explore the geologic wonders of Tippet Rise…
Opening weekend at Tippet Rise
Season Two is underway and our opening weekend was a wonderful success! Sculpture tours were well attended and included guests from near and far. On Saturday, we held a barbecue for more than 250 of our neighbors from up and down Grove Creek Road and the community of Fishtail—a celebration…
Tippet Rise now open for the 2017 season!
We’re thrilled to announce that the art center is officially open to the public for Season Two. Sculpture tours—by carbon-neutral electric van, bicycle and foot—are available every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through September 17. We’ve added five miles of new hiking and biking trails,…
Additional works by artist Stephen Talasnik come to the art center
Tippet Rise recently acquired two additional works by artist Stephen Talasnik, the creator of Satellite #5: Pioneer, the yellow cedar and steel sculpture that is among the center’s collection of land art. Galaxy (2014) and Archaeology (2012) are small-scale…
Tippet Rise featured on American Public Media's Performance Today
Since its debut on Performance Today in 2016, Tippet Rise has been featured on the award-winning public radio show multiple times. In December, PT host Fred Child gave a warm introduction to the art center and played a recording of the Ariel String Quartet performing at Tippet Rise last…
The Architecture & Design Film Festival comes to Tippet Rise
The nation’s largest film festival devoted to the subjects of architecture and design comes to Tippet Rise this September 22 - 24. The Architecture & Design Film Festival will present feature-length documentaries and shorts that explore the connections between nature and architecture….
Announcing Season Two at Tippet Rise!
We are absolutely thrilled to announce our second music season at the Art Center, featuring nine weeks of classical chamber music and recitals by renowned musicians who will travel to Fishtail from across the globe. Season Two begins on July 7 and runs through September 16. A limited number of…
New Tippet Rise YouTube channel features performances from the 2016 season
We are so pleased to share the link to our official YouTube channel featuring gorgeous HD recordings of classical music performances, sculpture and landscape at the art center…
Season Two at Tippet Rise
Happy New Year! The 2017 concert season at Tippet Rise will take place from July 7th through September 17th. Season details will be announced by email in early 2017. A limited number of concert tickets will go on sale online beginning March 1st, with additional tickets being released for…
Thank you for an unforgettable Inaugural Season!
Tippet Rise is closed for the season with the exception of special off-season events. For information about visiting during the quiet season, please visit our Events Page. Season Two tickets will be available to purchase early in the New Year. Please sign up for our mailing list below to…
Tippet Rise celebrates the Bard
This year marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death…
Antón García-Abril and Débora Mesa at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The magicians behind three of the Art Center’s magnificent and otherworldly sculptures were recently invited by The Metropolitan Museum of Art to speak at the Museum’s “In Our Time: A Year of Architecture in a Day” symposium. The event was held Saturday, November 12th,…