Record the Sounds of the City and Be a Part of Soundwalk 9:09

Left: The Met Breuer. Photo by Ed Lederman. Right: The Met Plaza © MMA

«John Luther Adams is a composer inspired by the sounds of nature and the ambient noise of the environment that surrounds us, and, this summer, Adams may even be inspired by your ambient sounds. Through the end of July, the sounds of New York City that you record could make their way into the Pulitzer Prize–winning composer's new work, Soundwalk 9:09. Commissioned by the Met to celebrate the launch of the first season of programming at The Met Breuer next year, Soundwalk 9:09 will premiere in March 2016 in collaboration with Q2 Music, WQXR's online station devoted to new music.»

Soundwalk 9:09 will incorporate sounds recorded by the general public and submitted to Adams for consideration. You are invited to record sounds on your mobile device's audio-recording app while experiencing the walk between the Met's Main Building at Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street and The Met Breuer at Madison Avenue and 75th Street (the former home of the Whitney Museum).

The final composition will be released to the public on March 10, 2016, as a free download, to provide a soundtrack for visitors as they walk from one building to the other.

John Luther Adams. Photo by Evan Hurd

Submission Guidelines

• Submissions are being accepted now through July 31, 2015. Submissions may include any sound
recordings taken between the two buildings, at any time of day.
• For your "soundwalk" to be considered, please send your recordings to q2newmusic@gmail.com
and use the subject line "Soundwalk 9:09" in your email.
• You should submit your recording as one continuous .mp3 file or as a high-fidelity .wav file via
Google Drive, Dropbox, WeTransfer, or any such delivery site for larger files.

Fun Facts about Soundwalk 9:09

• The title of the piece refers to the time it takes to walk between the two buildings: nine minutes and
nine seconds, as clocked by John Luther Adams himself.
• It will be available for download via the Met app and the WQXR app.
• This new piece is part of the inaugural season of The Met Breuer and the 2015–16 season of Met
Museum Presents.
• Although Soundwalk 9:09 was commissioned by the Met, it was Adams's idea to open the
composition to public submissions and incorporate ambient sound recordings into his piece.

While you record, feel free to let us know how it's going by using the hashtags #Soundwalk909 and #MetMuseumPresents. Happy sound collecting!