Founded in 2025 by Oregonian classical guitar virtuoso and Artistic Director, Tye Austin, M.M., Wilder Frets: Classical Guitar in the Wilderness is a fiscally sponsored concert series of the 501(c)(3) arts non-profit Fractured Atlas, that replaces the traditional concert hall with breathtaking wilderness landscapes across the Pacific Northwest. A portable pop-up stage is installed to showcase the art of classical guitar through solo and chamber music concerts, presented in State and National Parks, natural hot springs, alpine lakes, underground caves, canyons, old-growth forests, coastal bluffs, historic sites, wineries, farms, ranches, and urban green spaces.

MISSION

Our mission is to create a living dialogue between music, community, and the environment — one that nourishes both the wildness of the human spirit and our collective responsibility to preserve the wilderness landscapes that inspire us.

VISION

Our vision is to transform the Pacific Northwest into an open-air concert stage — a landscape where music and wilderness coexist in harmony. Wilder Frets also envisions a world where the barriers that separate people from art — cost, geography, privilege — are dissolved.