Rich with meaning and memories, our favorite landscapes speak to us in many ways: joy, beauty, nostalgia, awe, even dissonance. How do composers capture the essence of the land in music? Join Community Naturalist Dave Sutherland for a beautiful hike to sample pre-recorded music that invokes our sense of place, including Jean Sibelius’ 2nd Symphony which will be performed live by the Boulder Philharmonic, plus Devil’s Thumb and Majesties by home-grown composers Kristin Kuster and Jeffrey Nytch .
How would you express your memories of your favorite landscapes through music? This is a free pre-concert hike for the Boulder Philharmonic’s October 23 & 24 Performances, jointly sponsored by the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra and Boulder County Audubon Society.
Registration required. Email trip leader Dave Sutherland to register.
Learn about Dave’s “Music and Nature” hikes for BCAS and Boulder Phil here.
Get tickets for to the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra concert, and sign up for their newsletter, here:;
https://www.boulderphil.org/
This field trip is jointly sponsored by Boulder County Audubon Society and the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra as part of the Musical Hikes program.
Where to meet: Meet at the Lehigh Street entrance to Shanahan Ridge (map search 1903 Lehigh in Boulder, where Lehigh and Lafayette Streets intersect; Shanahan Ridge Trailhead-LeHigh Connector also work with google maps). The location is served by the southbound SKIP bus.
NOTE: We ask that all field trip participants abide by BCAS Field Trip Etiquette.
