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Julia Wolfe: 'Anthracite Fields is a poetic reflection on the lives of miners'

De Amerikaanse componist Julia Wolfe (1958) heeft wat met de sociale geschiedenis van haar vaderland. Steel Hammer reflecteert op de ongelijke strijd van mens versus machine, zoals beschreven in de volksballade John Henry. Anthracite Fields zoomt in op het zware leven van mijnwerkers in Pennsylvania. Ze won er in 2015 een Pulitzer Prize mee. Het avondvullende oratorium beleeft twee juli zijn Nederlandse première in de Haarlemse Koorbiënnale. Daniel Reuss dirigeert Bang on a Can All Stars, Cappel...

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and in 2014 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody'. Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675 In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Chord.View Author posts

De Amerikaanse componist Julia Wolfe (1958) heeft wat met de sociale geschiedenis van haar vaderland. Steel Hammer reflecteert op de ongelijke strijd van mens versus machine, zoals beschreven in de volksballade John Henry. Anthracite Fields zoomt in op het zware leven van mijnwerkers in Pennsylvania. Ze won er in 2015 een Pulitzer Prize mee. Het avondvullende oratorium beleeft twee juli zijn Nederlandse première in de Haarlemse Koorbiënnale. Daniel Reuss dirigeert Bang on a Can All Stars, Cappel...

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