Bang on a Can All-Stars and Trio Mediaeval

Philadelphia-born composer Julia Wolfe's earliest musical epiphanies came from her love of American folk music, and as a young woman she studied and played the mountain dulcimer -- a key component of the Appalachian musical tradition.  Wolfe takes inspiration from the stories and music of Appalachia in her new composition Steel Hammer, which is based on the legend of John Henry and his attempt to use brawn to overcome the onslaught of the industrial age.