IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild

For the 10th season, IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild tours the American West. Mountain tops, old-growth forests, and sunny meadows replace the traditional concert hall in the series featuring pianist Hunter Noack on a 9-foot Steinway concert grand piano. Listen through wireless headphones and wander afield with the music as a soundtrack to your experience in the wild. Tickets to this concert can be purchased individually or in a bundle for the full Lake County IN A LANDSCAPE weekend experience. The Lake County Weekend Bundle - Concert 4 pm Saturday at Fort Rock State Natural Area, and - Concert 9 pm Sunday at Summer Lake Hot Springs. This night-time concert debuts - our new Dark Sky program in the world’s largest International Dark Sky Sanctuary. - 2 nights camping at Summer Lake Hot Springs (9/13 & 9/14) About Summer Lake Hot Springs Concert Listen, soak, and stargaze at Summer Lake Hot Springs in the largest International Dark Sky Sanctuary in the world, during this night-time concert that turns the Oregon Outback into a theater for the stars. Guests can find the constellation of Lyra overhead, representing the Greek tale of Orpheus whose music was so great that even inanimate objects such as rocks could be charmed. Before even the times of Ptolemy, this region was an agreed upon place of peace between the Yahooskin, Nüümü (Northern Paiute), Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla tribes who originally inhabited the land. While you’re there, be sure to check out our friends and previous concert host at PLAYA Summer Lake, the arts and science residency program tucked behind the juniper fence on your way to the hot springs and Paisley beyond. About Camping at Summer Lake Hot Springs The camping area is a large, flat five acre field located at the eastern side of the property. No assigned spots; campers choose where they would like to set up camp. Larger groups with multiple vehicles are able to camp together. Includes access to bathrooms, showers, outdoor rock tubs, and indoor mineral pool. About Fort Rock Concert Towering above the sagebrush desert sits Fort Rock State Natural Area, a caldera created by volcanic eruptions under what was once an inland sea. Waves lapped against the rock creating caves in which anthropologist Luther Cressman discovered a collection of ten-thousand-year-old sandals in 1938. Such artifacts likely belonged to the ancestors of several local, indigenous nations including the Yahooskin, and Confederated Tribes of Umatilla. The piano will be situated in the caldera, a dusty trek up an uneven and rocky trail from the parking area. (Read more about this venue on the Fort Rock concert page.) Photo by Bill Origer