“Fire” from The Elements • 2023

Orchestral
For Full Orchestra & Violin

World Premiere: September 1, 2023
Co-commissioned by Joshua Bell and NRD Elbphilharmonie, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, and Hong Kong Philharmonic

First Performance: NRD Elbphilharmonie, conductor Alan Gilbert, and violinist Joshua Bell
Hamburg, Germany

Duration: 6’

Resources

Overview
Instrumentation
Press Coverage
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Joshua Bell commissioned five renowned American composers for this piece – Jake Heggie, Jennifer Higdon, Edgar Meyer, Jessie Montgomery and Kevin Puts – to write short pieces based on the elements earth, water, fire, air and ether.

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