Heartfire - Hourglass Ensemble

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 EnsembleProgram

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 DancesArtists

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

Source: https://www.emus.space/archive/2025/10/20/australian-string-quartet-convergence-ej7cs-ygnlh