I’m now two years into this project. I’ve created about 40 or so scores, hiked over 50 mountains, had Sonic Peaks scores exhibited at art galleries in New Jersey, Ontario, and Vermont, performed many of the pieces, and made several recordings.

As the project has developed, I realized it would be stronger if I opened it up to other people. So, I’m putting up social media posts encouraging other musicians to make recordings of the scores that I can then include on my Bandcamp recordings, the first of which is HERE. Eventually I plan to have recordings for each of the mountain ranges. It’s really wonderful hearing how other musicians interpret these pieces, and I’m especially interested in student and youth groups. Getting the next generation interested in experimental music, nature, and physical activity excites me.

The beautiful thing about Bandcamp is that I can continue expanding the recordings over the years by adding as many tracks as I want. I’ve also realized that there is no reason to limit the project to the high peaks in the Northeast of the U.S. I mean, there are mountains all over the world! The high peaks in the Northeast are just the beginning …