Mariel Roberts Musa, Conor Hanick & Felix Fan - Mariel Roberts Musa: Sunder (2026) Hi-Res

Listening is central to composer Mariel Roberts Musa’s music, which engages landscapes shaped by physical presence, human meaning, and the subtle intersections of sound and politics. Sunder, for solo piano, transducers, and field recordings, is built from recordings made directly on the U.S.–Mexico border wall, allowing the piano to interact with the wall’s subtle resonances and surrounding environment. Rather than treating the wall purely as symbol, the piece listens to its material reality. Lightning Field draws inspiration from Walter De Maria’s land artwork of the same name, translating its sense of electricity, vast space, and underlying structure into sound. Together, these pieces reflect Musa’s interest in place, perception, and the ways sound can reveal hidden relationships within constructed and natural environments.