KLAMATH FALLS — Moore Park and Upper Klamath Lake will provide the landscape while pianist Hunter Noack will perform a selection of classical music when he returns to Klamath Falls for an “In A Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild” performance on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.

Noack, whose 2021 Moore Park performance was sold out, will play a variety of selections from his 9-foot Steinway set atop a flatbed trailer. He’ll begin at 5:30 p.m., but people are urged to arrive early to obtain headphones and even more, to hear singer Katie Harmon Ebner of Klamath Falls at 4:45 p.m. Ebner, who was Miss America in 2002, is a nationally recognized singer who has appeared on Broadway and elsewhere. She is the founder and chief executive officer of the Virtuosa Society, which features a series of podcasts featuring Ebner’s songs about women.

The Klamath Falls visit is one of more than 45 “In A Landscape” performances this season that, as usual, are set at a variety of outdoor locations in Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Regionally, Noack has previously performed in such settings as Crater Lake National Park, Fort Rock State Park, Summer Lake, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, the Warm Springs Reservation and the Alvord Desert. So far this season, 17 of his concerts have been sold out while several are near sell-outs. Unusually, no performances are scheduled this year in Jackson County, something organizers said they hope to change in 2024.

During Noack’s set, which is expected to last up to 90 minutes, he will be accompanied for some selections by retired Klamath Tribes chairman Don Gentry, who will perform on a Native American flute and possibly sing in the Klamath language.

Although the music performed by Noack at each concert varies, the featured selections at Moore Park will likely include: “Piano Concerto in G” by Maurice Ravel, “Sonata Op 27” by Ludwig van Beethoven, “Ballade No. 1 in G Minor” by Frederic Chopin, “Winneboro Cotton Mill Blues” by Fredric Rzewzki, “Scenes de Carnival” by Lidovico Lamothe, and fittingly, “In a Landscape” by John Cage.

Audiences are issued wireless headphones. It’s suggested that people bring their own low-back chairs and wear warm clothing because lakeside evenings are often cool. But, by wearing the headphones, audience members are encouraged to wander off and listen to the music while enjoying Moore Park and the concert’s lakeside setting.

Noack, who grew up in Sunriver, graduated from the University of Southern California and did graduate work in London. He prefers performing in outdoor settings because, according to Lori Noack, Hunter’s mother and the series’ executive director, “He’s a big fan of getting out of the concert hall.” She said the non-traditional performances, which began in 2016, are part of his goal to attract diverse audiences, including people who otherwise might not attend classical music concerts in traditional settings. The performances have drawn national attention, including a profile on “CBS This Morning.”

As Lori Noack tells, “One of our founding goals was to remove the barriers to classical music; the concert hall ticket price, the perceived dress code, the feeling that you have to site quiet and still and know the ‘rules’ … At ‘In A Landscape’ concerts, though, they find themselves listening to the music, having an experience with it. Maybe the wind is blowing — it might be howling even. The rain may or may not be falling; there might be fog. It opens the door for people to accept something that they thought they didn’t like.”

The “In A Landscape” performance comes to Klamath Falls after a series of San Francisco Bay Area performances, including sold-out shows at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens and Jack London State Historical Park. Following the Moore Park concert, performances are planned at Drake Park in Bend, the Warm Springs Reservation and other locations through September.

For information about the “In A Landscape” series visit inalandscape.org. Tickets, which are $40, can be purchased at www.eventbrite.com. Visit the website for other options.

On Tuesday, May 30, Noack will be at Chiloquin High School to perform and encourage students in music.