Wild Muse Concerts
Professionally curated programs in conversation with nature
Wild Muse Concerts brings together distinguished classical musicians for programs that echo the rhythms of the natural world. Each performance invites audiences into a dialogue between music and nature to illuminate humanity’s role within it. Our ecological themes highlight women composers, diverse cultural traditions, and contemporary music to offer fresh perspectives in classical music.
Season 0:
Femmes et Forêt
Our inaugural concert at Faraway Farm Alpacas marked the beginning of Wild Muse Concerts. Held in the farm’s historic barn and framed by flowers sustainably grown on-site, Femmes et Forêt: Music for Flute and Piano explored the relationship between women, music, and nature. Central to the afternoon was Mélanie Bonis’s evocative suite Femmes de Légende, a cycle of portraits of mythological and literary women, whose themes of femininity and nature set the tone for the program. Alongside Bonis’s suite, the program featured Sofia Gubaidulina’s Sounds of the Forest, a meditation on the mystery and vitality of the natural world; Carl Reinecke’s Undine Sonata, evoking the narrative of the water-spirit Undine; and Yuko Uebayashi’s Flute Sonata, a contemporary composer whose voice is enriched by her deep relationship with nature.
The program was performed by Sarah Shin, flute, and Wild Muse Founder, Kathryn Felt, piano.
Read the full program notes here.
Acknowledgements
Wild Muse Arts is deeply grateful to the many people and partners who made our inaugural concert, Season 0: Femmes et Forêt, possible.
We thank Faraway Farm Alpacas for hosting us in their historic barn and sharing their beautiful setting, Ford Piano for the Steinway M piano, and Erin Elizabeth Branding for the poster design. Special thanks to Padoca Bakery and Moss Café for sponsoring the refreshment table, and to Statement Arts for partnering with us through their Start Access program, which provides free arts opportunities to NYC students.
