For the 10th season, IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild tours the American West. Mountain tops, old-growth forests, and sunny meadows replace the traditional concert hall in the series featuring pianist Hunter Noack on a 9-foot Steinway concert grand piano. Listen through wireless headphones and wander afield with the music as a soundtrack to your experience in the wild.

Alvord Hot Springs, owned and operated by local ranchers Paul and Toni Davis,  sits at the edge of the dry lakebed known as the Alvord Desert. Perched among the sage brush in the foothills of Steens Mountain overlooking the Hot Springs and the vast horizon, this concert experience is a true bucket list adventure! Add on a Hamburger Dinner made with local Alvord Ranch beef, plus sides and a drink for a communal dinner after the concert.

This is a very remote  concert site. We recommend all-wheel-drive vehicles for the long stretch of unpaved road, whether approaching the Hot Springs from the north or south. It’s important to note that the nearest gas station is 23 miles south in the tiny community of Fields, or 106 miles north in Burns (106 miles north). 

The terrain is rough in the Alvord Desert. Audience members must hike either a steep quarter-mile uphill dirt trail or ride the shuttle bus from the parking lot to reach the concert site. The path is unpaved and not suitable for wheelchairs or those with mobility issues. 

These are the ancestral homelands of the Northern Paiute people. Indigenous groups in the area today include those from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Burns Paiute, the Klamath Tribes, the Fort McDermitt Paiute, and the Shoshone. 

Photo by Arthur Hitchcock

Concert FAQs:

Seating 
Bring your own low back chairs or blankets.
No seating provided.

Accessibility
The hike from the parking lot to the concert site is 900 ft and a climb of 150 ft elevation over rough terrain. We do not recommend wheeled mobility devices or those with mobility issues on this trek. A large shuttle bus will be offered to ride up the hill. 

Food & Beverages
Enjoy a $20 Hamburger Dinner meal made with local Alvord Ranch beef, plus sides and a drink. Meals will be served after the concert and must be pre-ordered. All dinners are reserved for ticketholders.

Dogs
Well-behaved dogs (max 6-foot leash) are allowed. Please bring and use waste bags to keep the site clean.

Smoking
Prohibited at all IN A LANDSCAPE concert sites.

Refunds & Cancellations
All ticket purchases are final. There are no refunds unless IN A LANDSCAPE cancels the performance. The show goes on regardless of weather.

More Questions? Visit Concert FAQs on our website or email tickets@inalandscape.org.

Jordan D. Schnitzer and The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation
2025 IN A LANDSCAPE Season Sponsor

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