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Julia Wolfe’s Oratorio: A Win For Women Composers
By Gigi Yellen
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Northwest Public Radio’s classical music programming staff has lately been making sure to include women composers on our playlists. Here’s one you might not have heard of — but now you will. Julia Wolfe has received the Pulitzer Prize for her oratorio about coal miners and their families.
Listen to the award-winning piece and learn more about Wolfe here.