Grand Piano + National Parks + Endurance Concerts. PITW is a project where we bring a grand piano out into areas of protected and threatened wilderness to perform endurance concerts (from sunrise to sunset/sunset to sunrise) to advocate for conservation. The music is improvised and inspired by the surrounding beauty of the performance site. I love meeting the avid park goers and nature wanderers that frequent our wilderness - often times people will stop and listen for a while, some come and talk to me. I'm always happy to talk to people while I play, and have heard so many beautiful stories about love and adventure. These conversations combine with the music to create unique songs. Here's an excerpt from our Death Valley NP performance, it includes one of my favorite interactions to date: a man tells me about his father and the love of his life, all set to music made on the spot and in the moment.

Death Valley National Park Performance Excerpt - Stories And Music

Piano In The Wild is a project were we bring a grand piano out into areas of both protected and threatened Nature to perform endurance concerts (sunrise-to-sunset/sunset-to-sunrise) that advocate for conservation. The music is improvised and inspired by the beauty of the performance site. This is an excerpt from the afternoon of our Death Valley National Park performance at Badwater Basin.

Death Valley National Park Performance Afternoon Excerpt

Piano In The Wild is a project that involves bringing a grand piano out into areas of protected and threatened Nature to perform endurance concerts (sunrise to sunset/sunset to sunrise) that advocate for conservation. This is an excerpt from dawn at Grand Canyon's Moran Point on the South Rim. I love the birds at the Canyon, and was so humbled by their joyful virtuosity. The dawn was a long pull. The winding emerald Colorado began to glimmer around minute 30...

Grand Canyon National Park Performance Dawn Excerpt Pt 1

Piano In The Wild is a project that brings a grand piano to areas of protected and threatened wilderness to perform endurance concerts (from sunrise to sunset / sunset to sunrise) that advocate for conservation. The music is improvised and inspired by the beauty of the performance site. Composed a symphonic arrangement for this excerpt - something to be said for hearing people asking questions, laughing, crying, and small-talking in the middle of an orchestral piece...'irreverent'? Nothing wrong with a little eco symphonic-punk...