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Big risks and adventurous friends: How composer Julia Wolfe became a renegade

Composer Julia Wolfe's latest work, Her Story, receives its world premiere in Nashville on Sept. 15, 2022. Peter Serling/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Big risks and adventurous friends: How composer Julia Wolfe became a renegade

The Pulitzer-winning, MacArthur "genius" co-founder of Bang on a Can looks for the grit in music, whether she's writing a string quartet or one of her history-based oratorios.

Sept. 11 In Children's Voices: Michael Gordon's 'The Sad Park'

Michael Gordon's young son provided the title to his father's composition, The Sad Park. iStock hide caption

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Sept. 11 In Children's Voices: Michael Gordon's 'The Sad Park'

Composer Michael Gordon was near the World Trade Center on 9/11. Hear his musical response.

Sept. 11 In Children's Voices: Michael Gordon's 'The Sad Park'

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