"Music in Our Parks" composes pieces using the sounds of nature

Michigan Public | By Stateside Staff

Published April 28, 2014 at 3:52 PM EDT

GVSU play one of their "Music in Our Parks" selections.

After two years of planning, the New Music Ensemble at Grand Valley State University is launching a new project. It’s called “Music in Our Parks.”

The project shows us how nature and landscape affect the process of making music. Here's a video promoting their effort:

http://youtu.be/vGhf7xXWO-I

Bill Ryan is the director of Grand Valley State University’s New Music Ensemble. He was joined on our program by one of the members of the New Music Ensemble, percussionist and senior music performance major, Josh Dreyer.

*Listen to the interview above.