Duo Montagnard was formed in 2002 and has performed over 160 concerts in more than 30 states, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Slovenia, Greece, Denmark, and the United Kingdom.  Festival performances include the Chautauqua Institution, Scandinavian Saxophone Festival, Hartwick College Summer Music Festival, UNC-Wilmington New Music for Guitar and Saxophone Festival, and the Alexandria Guitar Festival.  Programs include compositions by Robert Beaser, Chick Corea, Jacques Ibert, David Kechley, Astor Piazzolla, Maurice Ravel, Terry Riley, Roberto Sierra, Toru Takemitsu, Ralph Towner, and Heitor Villa-Lobos.  Recent commissions include pieces by John Anthony Lennon, Jonathan Elliott, John Orfe, James Crowley, George Daravelis, and Charles Stolte.  Recent performances include tours of the Pacific Northwest and Midwestern U.S., a performance at the Scandinavian Saxophone Festival in Aarhus, Denmark, and a tour of New Zealand and Australia.

Duo Montagnard

Joseph Murphy, saxophone

Matthew Slotkin, guitar