Contrasting two smoldering works that burst with energy and movement. First, it’s Julia Wolfe’s oratorio for girls’ choir, womens’ choir, and orchestra called Fire in my mouth. Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, the piece was inspired by the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911. Then later, the eigth symphony of Dmitri Shostakovich.
Wolfe & Shostakovich
Julia Wolfe (Photo: Peter Serling)
Playlist
Julia Wolfe: Fire in my mouth
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
The Young People’s Chorus of New York; Francisco Núñez, director
Women of The Crossing; Donald Nally, director
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
