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Julia Wolfe Named Musical America’s Composer of the Year

Congratulations to Julia Wolfe, named just this week as Musical America’s Composer of the Year. The cofounder of frequent Big Ears partners Bang on a Can, Wolfe was here in March for a performance of her Pulitzer-winning piece, Anthracite Fields, a stunning piece that ponders the history of coal mining in the United States. She’s got much more coming.

Read more here.

 

 

 

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