In a Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild™: Sunset Bench

Founded in 2016 by classical pianist Hunter Noack, this nonprofit concert series replaces stuffy concert halls with America’s most stunning landscapes. A 9-foot Steinway grand piano travels on a flatbed trailer to the beautiful Sunset Bench for a classical music concert designed to 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 are free to explore the landscape. 
Inspired by the Works Progress Administration’s (WPA) Federal Music and Theatre Projects which presented thousands of free concerts and plays across the country during the Depression, In a Landscape events are offered primarily in rural communities for free or on a subsidized basis. 
Since 2016, IN A LANDSCAPE has presented 250 concerts in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, New York, Utah, Wyoming, and California to over 50,000 people. Guest artists have included poets, visual artists, dancers, and musicians playing everything from banjos to pianos.