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A glorious place for music: Carved by nature, threatened by climate change

Moab aims to provide “music in concert with the landscape,” as its trademarked slogan puts it.

(Niki Chan Wylie | The New York Times) Violinist Tessa Lark and the guitarist Frank Vignola perform on the Colorado River in Moab, Utah, on Sept. 7, 2025. The Moab Music Festival offers some of the purest, most intense listening experiences around. But what happens when its signature river dries up?