Richard will gather with musical friends to play a selection of classical and contemporary Halloween-inspired pieces, ranging from Mendelssohn and Bach to “Orange Blossom Special” and “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”. As part of the concert, Richard will provide a bit of history as to why the violin became associated with the devil.

RICHARD FERGUSON
At the age of 9, Richard joined orchestra because his friend said it would be fun. A few weeks later, he begged his dad to quit. His father’s response was, “You can quit when you’re finished.” Since then, Richard has worked very hard to finish learning everything there is to know about playing the violin, but the end seems nowhere in sight. An integral part of the music scene in southeast Idaho for over 30 years, Richard has been a kind, but powerful influence to thousands and thousands of string players. In 2001, he founded Mountains & Strings Chamber Music Retreat, and has of course run his violin shop since 1998. He is the concertmaster of the Rexburg Tabernacle Orchestra, and plays regularly in the Idaho Falls Symphony, the Helena Symphony, the Bozeman Symphony, the Great Falls Symphony, and the Glacier Symphony. He has spent his life spreading the joy of violin music to anyone who will listen.

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