Aspen ArtWeek 2024 reached an apex with AUDIENCE PLANT 2024 on August 1—a concert of original music by Michael Beharie, Lizzie Fitch, Ashland Mines, Aaron David Ross, and Ryan Trecartin, performed at the top of Aspen Mountain.
Featuring guest performers including Sam Gendel, Matthew Jamal, JK Kim, Jason Moran and the Aspen Music School’s Contemporary Ensemble, the live event merged a newly composed score of electronic and orchestral music with rollicking sonic improvisations. Between performances of the orchestrated tracks, the band developed new songs in real time against the backdrop of towering pines and mountain peaks approaching dusk.