Anthracite Fields

The world-famous Westminster Choir joined forces with the legendary contemporary music ensemble Bang on a Can to perform Julia Wolfe's Pulitzer Prize-winning oratorio "Anthracite Fields."
The work explores the history of coal mining in Pennsylvania's Anthracite coal region and was performed at a Trenton, NJ former factory where the Roebling Wire Works relied on this particular kind of coal to manufacture wire used to make the Brooklyn Bridge and countless other iconic 20th Century structures. In fact, Anthracite coal, a particularly pure form of the coal, largely powered America's industrial revolution.
Choreographer Doug Varone staged the work. Dancer Whitney Dufrene performs with Westminster Choir members. Award-winning designer Jeff Sugg created the scenography and projections.
Composer Julia Wolfe, Westminster Choir conductor Joe Miller, and Band on A Can guitarist and vocalist Mark Stewart are interviewed.

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Hope to see or hear the entire score.