The Clearing — 60 Minutes of Live Deep Listening & Slow Soundscapes (Summer Solstice 2026)

On the summer solstice — Sunday, June 21, 2026 — a chapel in Keene, New Hampshire became a room for deep listening. The Clearing is an occasional non-denominational sound environment: 60-90 minutes of live, slow-moving music composed and improvised in real time, meant for rest, presence, and one another's company. No screens. Nothing is asked of you, except to be present. This was the first gathering of The Clearing, held on the longest day of the year. On this occasion, some attendees sat quietly in chairs. Others lay on the floor with yoga mats and meditation cushions. Some did self-guided meditation or gentle yoga. Others simply listened. An adjoining parlor offered tea and conversation between friends and neighbors. The evening ended with a lively Q&A with the audience. The music draws from the deep listening practice of Pauline Oliveros, the sustained-tone traditions of Éliane Radigue and La Monte Young, and the sacred sound lineage of Hildegard von Bingen through New England hymnody — all filtered through the electronic instruments of Greg Wilder and Alison Wilder. — PERFORMERS Greg Wilder — pipe organ, electronics Alison Wilder — guitar, voice, electronics LOCATION United Church of Christ in Keene 23 Central Square, Keene, NH 03431 INSTRUMENTS Chapel pipe organ (single rank) • Analog & digital electronics from the studios of Greg Wilder and Alison Wilder DATE Sunday, June 21, 2026 — 5:00–6:30 PM (Summer Solstice) — LINKS The Clearing → https://gregwilder.com/the-clearing/ Alison on The Clearing → https://alisonwilder.com/the-clearing/ Greg Wilder → https://gregwilder.com Alison Wilder → https://alisonwilder.com Doctor Body (Bandcamp) → https://doctorbody.bandcamp.com Too Much Music Podcast → https://toomuchmusicpodcast.com UCC Keene → https://ucckeene.org Greg on YouTube →    / @drgregwilder   — ABOUT THE PERFORMERS Greg Wilder is a composer, pianist, and music technologist. Eastman-trained (DMA 2002), he co-founded Orpheus Media Research and created Clio Music, a machine-listening platform licensed to Rovi/TiVo/Xperi (2012–2023). He holds U.S. Patent No. 8,084,677. His spatial audio work includes Music in the Constellation at National Sawdust (2022) on Meyer Sound's 102-speaker Constellation system. He is Director of Music and Arts at UCC Keene. Alison Wilder is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer, and songwriter. Her work explores the coalescence of sound and story. She is co-founder of PatternSonix and co-host of the Too Much Music podcast. Her recent orbit through the Spirit of Gravity collective in Brighton, UK connects her practice to an international community of experimental listeners. Greg and Alison are the electronic duo Doctor Body, whose debut LP Misalignment was released March 3, 2024. — #TheClearing #DeepListening #SlowMusic #SoundMeditation #LiveImprovisation #AmbientMusic #DroneMusic #PipeOrgan #PianoImprovisation #SpatialAudio #KeeneNH #NewHampshire #SummerSolstice #GregWilder #AlisonWilder #DoctorBody #UCCkeene #ContemplativeMusic #SoundBath #PaulineOliveros #ÉlianeRadigue #SacredSound #ChapelAcoustics #NonDenominational #LiveElectronics #ExperimentalMusic