/tags/julia-wolfe Julia Wolfe en-US Copyright Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:00:43 GMT /2022-09-15/npr-news/2022-09-15/big-risks-and-adventurous-friends-how-composer-julia-wolfe-became-a-renegade The Pulitzer-winning, MacArthur "genius" co-founder of Bang on a Can looks for the grit in music, whether she's writing a string quartet or one of her history-based oratorios. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:00:43 GMT /2022-09-15/npr-news/2022-09-15/big-risks-and-adventurous-friends-how-composer-julia-wolfe-became-a-renegade Tom Huizenga /classical-101/2016-09-22/composer-julia-wolfe-awarded-macarthur-genius-grant The New York composer is one of 23 individuals picked this year for the prestigious annual prize, which comes with $625,000. Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:56:00 GMT /classical-101/2016-09-22/composer-julia-wolfe-awarded-macarthur-genius-grant Anastasia Tsioulcas, Mark Mobley