On Foot: Cret de la Neuva, le 20 Juilliet 2005 - Shepard - Wesleyan Experi-Pop Guitar Ensemble

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Kayla Alexander - guitar.
Megan Athey - guitar.
Evie Dolan - guitar.
Austin Halsey - guitar.
Cliff Hodak - guitar.
Alexander Kelsh - guitar.
Michael Laterza - guitar.
Joe Li - guitar.
Tristan Medd - guitar.
Dean Omirly - guitar.
Emmett Schillinger - guitar.
Max Westphal - guitar.
Cyrus Yuen - guitar.
Tom Crean - director.

On Foot: Cret de la Neuva, le 20 Juilliet 2005.
Craig Shepard

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. - Craig Shepard

Christian Wolff recorded this piece on Craig’s On Foot (Switzerland) recording. I have known Craig for 25 years and have worked with him many times. Intuitively this piece popped to mind as a wonderful guitar arrangement. Unlike the recording, I did opt for longer and more Wandeleweiser style “silences” in this performance. Just a heads up when we start sitting on stage multiple times for a few minutes surrounded by whatever the evening sonically provides.


The Wesleyan Experi-Pop Guitar Ensemble is an extension of the guitar studio of Tom Crean at Wesleyan University. This group is formed to explore: 1. The intersections between experimental and pop music aesthetics: in repertoire, utilizing non-standard notation, and 21st century performance practices of the instrument. 2. Allowing guitar students opportunities to participate in an ensemble setting as meaningful members while developing the necessary skills to function within the greater academic music community.