Glacial orchestras, floaty head voices, critique among friends. The New York composer discusses three important albums.
Julia's picks:
1) John Luther Adams – Become Ocean
2) Caroline Shaw – Partita For 8 Voices
3) David Lang – Little Match Girl Passion
Keep up to date with Julia Wolfe on her website. Tones, Drones & Arpeggios: The Magic Of Minimalism airs on BBC4 on Friday 2nd March 2018 at 9pm GMT.
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