On Saturday, February 2nd at 7PM we welcome Tontine Ensemble as part of the BEGIN series.

Tontine Ensemble was founded in the spring of 2014 with the mission to perform improvisational and contemporary chamber works, as well as champion new music from composers in their community. Its four current members first played together for a Blank Radio (Milwaukee, WI) recording session and immediately began rehearsing regularly. Allen Russell (violin), Molly Lieberman (viola), Pat Reinholz (cello), and Barry Paul Clark (double bass) are all classically trained musicians who teach and regularly perform in a variety of styles around the Milwaukee area and beyond.

Tontine Ensemble has appeared as guest artists at Mike Neumeyer and Friends, Danceworks, Inc. (Paleontology of a Woman – 2014, Footsteps, Shadows & Whispers – 2015), Milwaukee Follies, Formations Series for New and Improvised Music, Alverno Presents (Prince Uncovered – 2015), The Pre-Maturely Air Conditioned Arts Collective and performed in the inaugural Milwaukee Fringe Festival in August 2016. More info can be found at http://tontineensemble.com.

The series is limited to forty seats per event and no advance tickets will be available. A suggested donation of $10 at the door will go directly to the performing artist.

The Artists Guild is located at 215 N. 3^rd Avenue in Sturgeon Bay. Entry for the studio is through the far right door on the front of the building, up the stairs to the second floor.