Hearing The Pulitzers

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Hearing the Pulitzers: A piece-by-piece, episode-by-episode exploration of the winners of the Pulitzer Prize in Music with hosts Andrew Granade and David Thurmaier.
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Episode 66 - 2008: David Lang, The Little Match Girl Passion
Episode 81
Monday, 20 April, 2026

In this episode, Dave and Andrew explore an oratorio for voice and percussion that mingles minimalism, Bach, and a fairy tale. Will that mixture prove potent for them? And has Andrew ever been more excited for a particular winning piece? If you'd like more information about David Lang and The Little Match Girl Passion, we recommend: David Lang's website Dominic Wells's "In the Footsteps of Bach's St. Matthew Passion: The Passion Setting of David Lang and James MacMillan" Tempo 67, no. 264 (2013): 40–51. Tom Service's BBC podcast "The Listening Service" on The Match Girl Passion William Robin's Industry: Bang on a Can and New Music in the Marketplace New York: Oxford University Press, 2021