2018 COMPOSING IN THE WILDERNESS
2018 was the first year we offered two separate options for participants. The DENALI ADVENTURE followed our classic formula of five days in Denali National Park, three days at Twin Bears Camp, one night at Slaven's Roadhouse on the Yukon, then back to Fairbanks for rehearsals and performance. The ARCTIC ADVENTURE took composers into the remote wilderness of Gates of the Arctic National Park where they canoed for a week on the North Fork of the Koyukuk River and then spent three days in Bettles, AK. Their pieces will be premiered in New York City in November, 2018 at Federal Hall National Historic Site.
Denali Adventure
participants:
Excerpts from the Compositions:
PERFORMERS, GUIDES, VISITORS, AND COMPANIONS:
FAVORITE MOMENTS:
- Unbelievable weather the whole time!
- Visiting the dog kennels.
- That amazing sunset after our Denali Performance.
- Every single thing about our stay at Slavens.
- Having the power go out during our concert in Fairbanks.
Join us for the premieres of these seven new pieces in New York City on Friday, November 16th at Federal Hall National Historic Site!
PERFORMERS, GUIDES, VISITORS, AND COMPANIONS:
FAVORITE MOMENTS:
- The penguin song!
- Bush plane landing on a gravel bar.
- Exceptional guides who kept us safe and well-fed.
- Andrew singing to the wolves.
- "Log Man", "GoPro Start Recording", and "Man Camp"
- Getting on "river time".
- Nose flute!
