classical music in the wild™

The 9th season of IN A LANDSCAPE is here! Hunter will share a new piano program in 20 new settings like Banff Centre for Art and Creativity in Canada and Roosevelt Arch at the entrance to Yellowstone National Park. We’ll also return to many of our favorite communities like the Alvord Ranch in rural Harney County, Oregon, and the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Join us!

A soundtrack to your outdoor experience

Founded in 2016 by classical pianist Hunter Noack, IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit outdoor concert series where  America’s most stunning landscapes replace the traditional concert hall.  A 9-foot Steinway grand piano travels on a flatbed trailer to State and National Parks, urban greenspaces, working ranches, farms, and  historical sites for classical music concerts that connect people with each landscape.  

To meet the acoustical challenges of performing in the wild,  music is transmitted to concert-goers via wireless headphones. No longer confined to seats, audiences explore the landscape, wander through secret glens, lie in sunny meadows, and roam old growth forests.

In the spirit of the Works Progress Administration’s (WPA) Federal Music and Theatre Projects, which presented thousands of free concerts and plays in theaters, public spaces and parks across the country during the Depression, IN A LANDSCAPE events are offered primarily in rural communities for free or on a subsidized basis. For upcoming performances, click here.

Since 2016, IN A LANDSCAPE has presented 275 concerts in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, New York, Utah, Wyoming, and California to over 55,000 people. Guest artists have included poets, visual artists, dancers, and musicians playing everything from banjos to pianos.

Folks travel from near and far. Local ranchers, loggers, and farmers gather with visiting city dwellers and tourists from beyond.

IN A LANDSCAPE is an Oregon 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Each season is made possible with the support of hundreds of volunteers, dozens of partner organizations, sponsors, and foundations.

Tax ID: 82-4203573

2024 sEASON FUNDERS

A very special thank you to corporate sponsors and major donors listed below who—in addition to our venue hosts and ALL donors and volunteers—help us bring more music to more landscapes across the American West.


2024 Season Sponsor:

Jordan Schnitzer

The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation

Roundhouse Foundation

The Reser Family Foundation

Visit Central Oregon

The Trust for Public Land

1000 Friends of Oregon

Teton Regional Land Trust

Bitter Root Land Trust

Mineral King Preservation Society

Arts@Lewis & Clark College

Craig Hartzman & James John

Bandon Dunes Charitable Foundation

 Travel Southern Oregon Coast

Oregon’s Adventure Coast

Craig & Lori Noack Compiano

Joy Rochester & Rick Wannemacher

Travel Southern Oregon Coast

John & Suzanne Bishop

Hibler Franke Foundation

Ken & Jennifer Bunt

Sue & Mike Hollern Family Fund of OCF

Bob & Janis Harrison

Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity

Broughton & Mary Bishop Family Foundation

Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation

Kaniksu Land Trust

Maryhill Museum of Art

Tiburon Heritage & Arts Commission

Town of Tiburon

Tiburon Peninsula Foundation

Sierra State Parks Foundation

Travel Southern Oregon

Oregon Arts Commission - Arts Builds Community

National Endowment for the Arts

Tom & Alix Meier Goodman

Diane Freres

Lynda & John Marren

Ryan Offutt

Priscilla Bernard Wieden in loving memory of Dan Wieden

Raymond K. Brown Fund of OCF

Robert & Jean Maina Foundation

Bill Howe & Joy Bottinelli

Atticus Hotel

Susan Hoffman & Fred Trullinger

Sandy & Jerry Rowe

Pat Reser & Bill Westphal

Jeff & Karen Bartelt

Bonnie Brod

Robert McMahon Fund of OCF

A Greater Applegate

Wander Applegate

Travel Oregon

Stoller Family Estate

Soter Vineyards

Tetherow Resort

Alvord Hot Springs & The Paul Davis Family

The Denver Foundation

more information

IN A LANDSCAPE trailer (3 m. video)

CBS This Morning IN A LANDSCAPE profile (6 m. video)

IN A LANDSCAPE & the National Parks System (3 m. video)

Los Angeles Times IN A LANDSCAPE profile

PBS & OPB’s Art Beat (11 m. video)

TEDx Portland (18 m. video)

Kara Toprak “Black Earth” Music Video

Watch Totentanz piano concerto

2021 Season Recap Slideshow

2019 Season Recap Slideshow