'Geode was an idea that was in our minds even before Tippet Rise was established,' says its co-founder Cathy Halstead. The massive 12.5 thousand acre (5,058 hectare) sculpture park, located in the undulating ranch lands of south-central Montana, was established in 2016 and serves as the site of a major classical music festival every August through September. 'Like with The Tiara Acoustic Shell and the Domo [a site-specific earth-work structure imagined by experimental Spanish architecture firm Ensemble Studio in 2016], we wanted to create semi-outdoor spaces where the sound is more immediate than usual and where the performers and audience can commune with nature in an informal way.'
For Cathy and her husband, fellow Tippet Rise founder, Peter, music – like the dozen monumental ‘portal’ sculptures that are positioned throughout – serves as a conduit for this most innate of connections.
