“Dissolving Boundaries” explores our evolving relationship with landscape through compositions that question traditional separations between self and environment. Host Bart Everson begins with Steven Ball’s “In the Countryside,” a meditation on post-romantic rural landscapes “now…
“Songs of Rain” invites listeners to contemplate our complex relationship with precipitation across global landscapes and musical traditions. The journey begins with Gabrielle Pietrangelo’s “Rainwater Spiritual,” a desert dweller’s celebration of rain as “a blessing…
“Songs of Interconnection” invites listeners to contemplate our profound ecological embeddedness through diverse global voices. The journey begins with Redwood Reider’s spoken-word meditation comparing human societies to forest ecosystems where “trees are socialists” supporting their…
“Field Infusions” explores the fertile intersection where composed music meets environmental sound. From Synne Sofie’s Brazilian valley recordings to Cassie Watson Francillon’s harp-centered outdoor installation in New Orleans, these artists don’t merely sample nature—they collaborate…
“Climbing the World Tree” takes listeners on a journey through this universal mythic symbol across musical cultures. From Kate Daisy Grant’s contemporary British folk tribute to the ash tree, through Latvian, Magyar, and Norse interpretations,…