Author Archives: Carol Montag

I honestly have to shake myself sometimes. I am so grateful, humbled, and honored to be asked to do another ballet. Somehow I know God has my heart. When I was in high school I wanted to be a dancer. The Repertory Dance Theatre of Salt Lake City, Utah (founded at the University of Utah) […]

Just received this poster from Ballet La Crosse. It’s such a pleasure to work with Kennet Oberly, the Artistic Director. If you love music and love ballet (like I do) this is a must see performance. Hope my Midwest folks can make to the Weber Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, April 17th in […]

Had a great production meeting with Artistic Director, Kennet Oberly, yesterday. We finally have the ballet mapped out and the songs in place. With the exception of one song, Walking in the Air, all of the music will be songs that I have written over the years. Interesting mix and incorporation into the storyline of […]

This is interesting. One of my tasks for the music for the ballet “The Poems Rachel Wrote” (for Ballet La Crosse) is to re-write the lyrics to my song, “Like a Dandelion”. The goal is to modify the words in order to fit the storyline created by artistic director, Kennet Oberly. It’s a strange feeling, […]

In Port Saint Lucie, Florida with my friend Lori Karas. Enjoying the sun, the shrimp, and the beach! I’m really looking forward to seeing my friends Julie Gammack and Richard Gilbert in Gulfport on Sunday, February 23rd for a house concert. Years ago, Julie wrote several extremely nice articles about me in The Des Moines […]

I am happy to announce that I have received word in regard to funds raised at the Deanna Glass Benefit Concert at King of Kings Lutheran Church on January 31st. We managed to raise $16,000 which will help Deanna pay some of her medical bills as a result of brain surgery to remove a tumor. […]

Ever find yourself driving down the road when you happen to spy an old, dried out Christmas tree lying there in the ditch? This has happened to me several times and it always puzzles me to think about the how and why of the once beautiful tree coming to such an end as this. So, […]

I hope you can join us for this benefit concert for Deanna Glass. Deanna was diagnosed in January 2012 with a severe brain tumor, a benign Meningioma. invading the brain, optic nerve and temporal lobe. Deanna had extensive brain surgery followed by reconstructive surgery, nearly a month long hospitalization and two months of radiation, resulting […]

And thank you to my husband, Paul, a very gifted architect, who designed and built the incredible backdrop of lights for our set. That’s 500 ft of PVC, 1,000 ft of wire, and 100 lights. He is an artist and sweetest person ever! And thanks to Jason Lester, our lighting expert, who contributed so much […]

My life has been an unbelievable whirlwind of activities for the last several months. The Tribute Christmas Concert (our 15th) went beautifully and I am happy to report that there were no incidents or accidents or illnesses. It was terribly cold out that night, December 11th, but the audience didn’t seem to mind. My only […]