The Wilderness Anthology is a work for string orchestra and pre-recorded audio soundscapes from some of the most remote and imperiled ecosystems on Earth, including The Book Cliffs and portions of the Amazon. Though almost entirely overlooked in the field of sustainability, soundscapes are a critical component of an ecosystem. They are a potential indicator of biodiversity, a valuable tool in predator and prey dynamics, and a clear signal in frequently visually cluttered or camouflaged landscapes. Through a combination of habitat loss, species decline, ecological destruction, and resource extraction, soundscapes are becoming less apparent and acoustically diverse. Human generated noise masks sound from biological and geographic sources, while technology increasingly insulates humans inside of an artificial sound environment. It is not the presence but the absence of noise that sounds the alarm. By combining ecological soundscapes with musical performance, The Wilderness Anthology seeks to revisit our innate connection to natural soundscapes and promote awareness and sensitivity for our sonic environments. Movements and Descriptions I. Reverence Light filters through the trees like stained glass II. Jungle Disco At night, the jungle moves to its own beat III. Dawn Chorus (ecstatic) Morning is cause for celebration IV. Desert Doldrums (static) Time moves faster and slower in the desert V. Extraordinary Machine The inanimate becomes animate– with a repressive regularity VI. Nightscape Evening fades to night, the music changes with it VII. Dawn/Reverence Life moves in cycles––listen deeply and there is music all around