Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony depicts the composer’s childhood memory of an ascent up a mountain. The soundscape is complete with depictions of dawn, the climb, storms, the summit, sunset, and more. Strauss is not the only musician who’s climbed a mountain! Several musicians of the Orchestra have bested some of the toughest hikes and trails in North America—from notable fourteeners to the Grand Traverse Trail, these musicians can do it all! Hear the masterpiece this week during Orchestra After 5:

William Strauss