Song Cycle

1/The Fire Always Says Yes
2/ I Came To The Fire
3/ How Is Your Fire?
4/ Real Hearts
4/ When The Fire Goes Out

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.