St. Paul's welcomes Montana Skies

By Staff
special to the Star
Nov. 16, 2003
Montana Skies, the duo of Jonathan and Jennifer Adams, will be the guests at the next St. Paul's Chamber Music Series.
The concert is Thursday at 12:05 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1116 23rd Ave.
The couple met almost a decade ago while studying music at the University of Georgia in Athens. At first, the two planned on collaborating on classical music but after a trip to the University Library to investigate repertoire, they discovered that music written for cello and guitar was as rare as the combination itself.
So, they began writing their own arrangements to classics and composing music for themselves. They say not having a set repertoire has given them great freedom in their musical expression.
The couple's debut recording, "Potpourri" was released in 2001 under their original name, The Adams Duo. "Potpourri" contains musical arrangements of classics close to the artists' hearts.
In 2002, the duo released "Montana Skies," a CD which juxtaposes recognizable melodies with the pair's own innovative and memorable compositions. Audience favorites from this CD are the catchy title track, the Duo's foot-tapping version of the Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" and the languid and peaceful "The Edge of Night." The track "December Mourning" is also currently receiving airplay on the nationally syndicated new age radio program "Echoes."
The Adams Duo officially changed its name to Montana Skies in 2003.
Montana Skies is experimenting with new textures of sound some of them from Jennifer's newly electrified cello and Jonathan's guitar synthesizer.
The Adams live outside Atlanta. They maintain an active touring schedule and conduct community and educational outreach programs in conjunction with concerts. Jonathan's instructional book and CD, "Getting Into Fingerstyle Guitar," was published in 2002 by Mel-Bay Publications.