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Julia Wolfe (born December 18, 1958) is an American composer and professor of music at New York University. According to The Wall Street Journal , Wolfe's music has "long inhabited a terrain of its own, a place where classical forms are recharged by the repetitive patterns of minimalism and the driving energy of rock". [2]
Julia Wolfe’s music is distinguished by an intense physicality and a relentless power that pushes performers to extremes and demands attention from the audience. She draws inspiration from folk, classical, and rock genres, bringing a modern sensibility to each while simultaneously tearing down the walls between them.
Julia Wolfe is a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and co-founder of Bang on a Can. She creates works that blend folk, classical, and rock influences, and explore themes such as labor, history, and environment.
Her Story is a 40-minute oratorio by Julia Wolfe that celebrates and challenges the history of women's fight for equality in America. It features 10 women's voices, orchestra, and text from historical figures and moments, premiered in 2022 and performed by major orchestras in 2023.
Sep 15, 2022 · Music wasn't on her radar. But one day, a friend coaxed Wolfe into taking a peculiar music class, taught by a forward-thinking Quaker who didn't care how much you knew about composing. Wolfe...
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May 31, 2023 · Julia Wolfe’s latest in a series of increasingly political, oratorio-like works, “unEarth,” premieres this week at the New York Philharmonic.
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Julia Wolfe is a MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize winner who creates large-scale works inspired by American history and culture. She is a founder of Bang on a Can and has collaborated with various artists and ensembles.
