The sublimity of the Maine Coast is a unique stage for contemplating nature, life, and art. Music that expresses the emotions felt when immersed in such a landscape is at the core of this project. The featured pieces interact with and respond to the environment, making music and nature equal partners in nourishing the human spirit.

In Round Pond Harbor, Bach’s joyful D Major Prelude captures the cyclical nature of life through the energy, motion, and color of a working Maine harbor.

Amid the white pines of Seal Cove Shore Preserve, Salonen’s Breathe offers a balm to the many oxygen-depriving events of the year, from COVID-19, to smoke from wildfires, to the echoing phrase, “I can’t breathe.”

Nørgård’s Solo Intimo contemplates aloneness and fragility against the dramatic backdrop of crashing waves and metamorphic rock formations on Pemaquid Point.

On the banks of the Damariscotta River, Dawn Avery’s Gratitude expresses thanks for our lives, the land, and music that fills our souls.