Flames, ice, soul, sacrifice. World premiere chamber music.

Hourglass Ensemble proudly premieres The Fire Always Says Yes, a powerful new song cycle by composer Anna Hirst Friedman in collaboration with poet Jessica Chapnik Kahn. This bold work explores the story of the human heart, traversing the inevitable process of facing ourselves through birth, love, death, and transformation.

Set within a striking musical landscape, the work evokes a perpetual fire that consumes the past and purifies what lies ahead. Special guest artist Amy Moore delivers a spellbinding interpretation of this deeply emotional story where the poetry strikes the spark and the music becomes the blaze.

Are you ready to listen to the language of the heart?

What is your secret fire?

What does your heart long to hear?

When the heart speaks, the fire answers.

Presented by Hourglass Ensemble

Program

Franz Schubert
Shepherd On The Rock

Anna Hirst Friedman
The Heart Always Says Yes (world premiere)

Robert Davidson
Three Bird Riffs

Robert Davidson
new work (world premiere)

Ollie Muller
Petrie Creek Road (world premiere)

Amanda Harberg
Court Dances

Artists

Amy Moore
Soprano

Andrew Kennedy
Clarinets/artistic director

Anna Rutkowska-Schock
Piano

Ewa Kowalski
Flutes

Rafael Salgado
French Horn

Kate Moloney
Harp

Jack Ward
Cello