Poster Julia Wolfe
This episode of 'Extra Eclectic' features music by composer Julia Wolfe.
Peter Serling/Provided
Extra Eclectic

Women composers bring the fire

Extra Eclectic - Sept. 25, 2024

On this episode of Extra Eclectic, composer Julia Wolfe’s Fire in My Mouth deals with the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, which took the lives of 146 factory workers — most of them young immigrant women. Its 2019 premiere came at a moment when tensions were flaring over issues of gender, labor, and immigrants’ rights. Host Steve Seel features a selection from the work in an hour devoted to contemporary women composers, which also showcases music by Meredith Monk, Paola Prestini, Gala Flagello and more. Listen now!

Playlist

Ophelia
Paola Prestini
Caitlin Sullivan, cello
New Amsterdam 113

Lace Machine
Elizabeth Kelly
Anna-Maria Helsing, conductor
BBC Concert Orchestra
2024 BBC Proms Proms at Nottingham

Burn as Brightly
Gala Flagello
Talla Rouge
Bright Shiny Things 202

Fire in My Mouth: Immigration
Julia Wolfe
Jaap van Zweden, conductor
New York Philharmonic
London/Decca 30845

Memory Game: Migration
Meredith Monk
Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble
Cantaloupe 21153

Sin Fronteras
Clarice Assad
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Chicago Sinfonietta

Opacity
Una Sveinbjarnardottir
Siggi String Quartet
Dorian 92232

Les Enfants Terribles: Lost
Philip Glass
Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos
DG 4875373

La Luce
Hania Rani
Scoring Berlin
Mari Samuelsen, violin
DG 4862097

Spark
Fuse & Gabriella Smith
Fuse
Fusemusic 2024

Calligraphy No. 16 “Isfahan”
Reza Vali
Fawzi Haimor, conductor
Wurttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen
Naxos 579150

Black Earth
Fazil Say
Inna Faliks, piano
Dorian 92277

Love the music?

Donate by phone
1-800-562-8440

Show your support by making a gift to YourClassical.

Each day, we’re here for you with thoughtful streams that set the tone for your day – not to mention the stories and programs that inspire you to new discovery and help you explore the music you love.

YourClassical is available for free, because we are listener-supported public media. Take a moment to make your gift today.

More Ways to Give

Your Donation

$5/month
$10/month
$15/month
$20/month
$

Latest Extra Eclectic Episodes

VIEW ALL EPISODES

Latest Extra Eclectic Episodes

Sounds for an autumn night

Sounds for an autumn night

On the latest episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ Toru Takemitsu’s ‘A String Around Autumn’ is the centerpiece of an hour that sets the tone for the coming of fall, with additional music by Xavi Torres and Michael Harrison. Listen now with host Steve Seel!

1:58:57
Women composers bring the fire

Women composers bring the fire

On this episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ host Steve Seel features a selection from Julia Wolfe’s ‘Fire in My Mouth’ in an hour devoted to contemporary women composers, which also showcases music by Meredith Monk, Paola Prestini, Gala Flagello and more. Listen now!

1:58:59
A celebration of Black composers

A celebration of Black composers

Julius Eastman’s Symphony No. 2 (‘The Faithful Friend: The Lover Friend’s Loe for the Beloved’) is this week’s ‘Extra Eclectic’ highlight from the 2024 BBC Proms Festival and it kicks off an hour of works by African-American composers from the 20th and 21st centuries. Listen now with host Steve Seel!

1:58:56
Soundtracks on the cutting edge

Soundtracks on the cutting edge

On this edition of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ we hear highlights from a concert at the 2024 BBC Proms celebrating creative cinematic sounds, including music by Son Lux from ‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once,’ Bryce Dessner from ‘Sing Sing’ and more. Listen now with host Steve Seel!

1:58:59
Modern music thrives at the Proms

Modern music thrives at the Proms

On this episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ host Steve Seel has more from the 2024 BBC Proms festival, including ‘Stravaganza’ — a new work by Karl Jenkins written for saxophonist Jess Gillam — and an adventurous piece by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho. Listen now!

1:58:59
Getting in the spirit

Getting in the spirit

The music is exultant on this week’s show, as host Steve Seel brings us John Adams’ ‘Hallelujah Junction’ and we visit the 2024 BBC Proms Festival for a live recording of Wynton Marsalis’ ‘Herald, Holler and Hallelujah.’ Listen now!

We're off to The Proms!

We're off to The Proms!

This week, ‘Extra Eclectic’ begins its weekly visits to the biggest classical music celebration in the world, the BBC Proms — with highlights from the British summertime festival’s rich offerings of contemporary music performances. Listen now with host Steve Seel!

A night out

A night out

‘You Come Here Often?’ It's not a question, but the name of the piano piece by Michael Tilson Thomas that opens this week’s episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ which nods to gathering places with John Adams’ Saxophone Concerto, Paul Schoenfield’s ‘Cafe Music’ and more. Listen now with host Steve Seel!

1:58:58
Music in motion

Music in motion

The momentum is palpable on this week’s episode of ‘Extra Eclectic,’ as host Steve Seel brings us works that hum along with motor-like rhythms. We enjoy Nico Muhly’s ‘Motion,’ Alex Shapiro’s ‘Perpetual Spark,’ Philip Glass’ ‘Music in Similar Motion’ and more. Listen now!

1:58:58
Duos and Duets

Duos and Duets

It’s music for two this week on ‘Extra Eclectic,’ as Steve Seel features works for two players, or two soloists with orchestra. Selections include pieces by Steve Reich, Jessie Montgomery and Richard Danielpour. Listen now!

1:58:59
VIEW ALL EPISODES