Wolf Trap attracts music lovers with a specially created Soundwalk for its massive park
fully right now: It’s meant to be heard solo on headphones.”For Reid, Soundwalk provided a nice departure from her typical day-to-day routine of developing scores for opera and film and works for chamber ensemble and chorus, allowing her time to explore individual parks and develop site-specific works available through a specially created app. In addition to Wolf Trap, Reid has created Soundwalks for Central Park in New York, Griffith Park in L.A., Fairmont Park in Philadelphia, and the Elizabeth River Trail in Norfolk.As one ventures down the mile-long trail at Wolf Trap, you hear a largely ambient soundscape of instruments played by a 14-member Soundwalk Ensemble, including Reid on synthesizer.