Distinctly Montana Magazine

w w w. d i s t i n c t ly m o n ta n a . c o m 53 one thing I really don't understand is... captured in Ein- stein's statement, "The most incomprehensible thing is that the universe is comprehensible." the one person in history I would have loved to have had a discussion with... is Johannes Brahms. the craziest thing I've seen in my lifetime... was a circular rainbow. My most peculiar habit is... my basi- cally mathematizing everything. no one will ever believe that... I once had a dream series that forecasted a critical event in my life five years before it occurred. the most under- rated musical instrument is... the tuba. I really can't believe that, in all these years, I haven't... quit every- thing else I do, focusing every ounce of time and energy on my raison d'etre: composing serious music. one kind of music that I just don't enjoy... is vapid music. It's not a genre. It's just weakness apparent in every style. H andcrafted, Heirloom quality furniture is tHe mission of Black TimBer FurniTure company. our goal is as simple and straigHtforward as tHe fur- niture we build: to craft fine furniture tHat can be passed on witH pride to tHe sons and daugHters of tHe people wHo acquire our creations. b lack timber furniture is owned by a military veteran, and staffed primarily by montana veterans wHo enjoy creating beau- tiful Home furniture and furnisHings witH wood from sustainable forests. we offer some of tHe finest mission, traditional, rustic and contemporary-style furniture made from oak, cHerry, alder, barnwood, and walnut. o ur worksHop in belgrade, montana, is always open to visitors wHo would like to see our furniture in production. stop by for a visit. quality is measured in decades, not years. 20900 Frontage Road Belgrade, Montana 406.388.8300 www.blacktimberfurniture.com eric funk is an award-winning contemporary classical composer and conductor. Originally from Deer Lodge, he currently resides in Bozeman, where he teaches music courses at Montana State University. He is the Host and Artistic Director of the Montana PBS series "11th and Grant", which has won four Emmys and features Montana musicians in all genres, as well as the Music/Artistic Director for the Big Sky Classical Music Festival. He also may be heard playing jazz in various venues. For more, go to www.ericfunk.com.

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