On Foot: Switzerland
From July 17 to August 17, 2005, Craig Shepard walked 250 miles across Switzerland. Every day he composed a new piece, wrote it down and performed it on the pocket trumpet at 6 p.m. All concerts took place out-of-doors in public spaces such as squares, harbors, intersections, sidewalks, and mountain-tops. Each piece was named after the date and location of the first performance.
A CD of pieces written on the trek featuring Christian Wolff, Antoine Beuger, and Jürg Frey is available here.
"wonderful recording" -- Brian Olewnick, Just Outside
"lovely" -- Richard Pinnell, The Watchful Ear
"muted, delicate, and sparse" -- Matthew Horne, Tiny Mix Tapes
A book published by Edition Howeg of 31 scores of pieces written on the trek with text reflecting on the project and five photos by Silvia Kamm-Gabathuler is available in English here, and in German here. 104 pages 7"x7". Printed on 80 pound weight paper.