I’ve heard this many times over the years, yet this version with only young women participating really hit home for me!

Katerina Gimon (*1993, Canada) – Fire (from: Elements) Performed by Mädchenchor Hamburg (Hamburg Girls Choir) Elbphilharmonie, Januar 2025 The “Elements” cycle is a four-movement work in which each movement sets one of the four classical elements to music: earth, air, fire and water. “Fire” describes the energetic, explosive and sometimes horrific power of this elemental force.