Craig Schepard
On Foot: Brooklyn
From February 21 to May 21, 2012, Craig Shepard walked everywhere he went. Each of the 13 weeks, he composed a new piece, and wrote it down. Each Sunday, he led a silent, cell-phone free walk to a different location in Brooklyn and performed that week’s piece outdoors in a public space. This recording contains five pieces written during the project as well as field recordings from four of the performance locations.1. Sheepshead Bay, May 20, 2013 (10:10)Katie Porter, clarinetDevin Maxwell, snare …
On Foot
This compact disc contains recordings of pieces from the 2005 project On Foot, onwhich Craig Shepard walked 250 miles in 31 days across Switzerland. Every day, he composed a new piece, wrote it down, and performed it outdoors in a public space such as a bridge, public square, intersection, or mountain-top. The pieces are intended to frame the everyday sounds of the place in which they are heard. The performances on this CD were recorded in the work spaces of the performers.Careful listening will…