Known to millions as the “piano puzzler,” composer, author and performer Bruce Adolphe returns to the MCM stage to open in September!
Bruce Adolphe & Friends
September 17-19, 2026
“Bruce Adolphe is an inspired teacher and a wonderful musician with an unusual ability to translate complex musical concepts into words...” — Itzhak Perlman
Concerts
An Intimate Evening
Thursday September 17, 2026 @ 6:30pm
Aspevig Studio
Reynolds Recital Hall
Friday, September 18, 2026 @7:30pm
Rural Concert
Saturday, September 19 @2pm
St. John’s Episcopal Church
15 N Idaho St. Butte, MT
FREE concert
Our "Intimate Evening" concerts are a unique evening of music in a smaller setting that frequently sells out. The program is abbreviated (approx 60 min.) with conversations between the musicians and audience, in true chamber music style!
Artists
Bruce Adolphe, composer and narrator
Angella Ahn, violin
Livia Sohn, violin
David Harding, viola
Käthe Jarka, cello
Maggie Cox, bass
Timothy Lovelace, piano
Program
Musical Tales and Puzzlers
Piano Puzzlers!
Can you name the composer Bruce is imitating and the song title disguised in the puzzler? Bruce played piano puzzlers every week for 23 years on public radio. Here is a rare opportunity for you to play the game with Bruce live!
The Nightingale for violin and narrator
Music and Text by Bruce Adolphe
The beloved tale by Hans Christian Andersen is transformed into a wacky and adorable 21st century story for all ages— and the characters are portrayed by a virtuoso violin!
~INTERMISSION~
The King, the Cat, and the Fiddle
Music by Bruce Adolphe, Story by Yehudi Menuhin and Christopher Hope
A comic tale of a musical cat, a confused King, and too many accountants is brought to life by a string ensemble, solo violin, and piano.