is the third piece in a series of pieces

about the American worker.

I have been thinking about women in the workforce.

And we're talking about immigrant women

from Russia, Eastern Europe, and Southern Italy.

And they came with a skill set.

They know how to sew.

And they wind up working on these huge factory floors.

The title was actually said by Clara Lemlich,

who one of the amazing political leaders of the time.

There was an interview with her later,

sometime around 1950s to 1960s.

And she said, ah, then I had fire in my mouth.

It's a multimedia piece.

My collaborator is Jeff Sugg.

He's creating a projection design.

We're working with photographs and other kinds

of archival material.

Such a gift, really, to be able to lay

that on these super high level musicians with Jaap conducting.

It's really thrilling.

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