Carolyn Forché's 46-page poem "On Earth" forms the basis for a song cycle called The Blue Hour, which was composed by five women—Caroline Shaw, Shara Nova, Rachel Grimes, Angelica Negrón, and Sarah Kirkland Snider—and just released on CD this month by Nonesuch and New Amsterdam Records. This episode looks at one of Caroline Shaw's contributions to the cycle, a song that embraces Bach and plainchant and, in just over three minutes, captures the immensity of time and the cosmos. The episode features a recording of the song by the chamber ensemble A Far Cry, with Shara Nova.You can find the score to The Blue Hour here. Please also check out my episode on Caroline Shaw's "A Gradual Dazzle." Firmamentan excerpt from Carolyn Forché's "On Earth"firmament, fissure, flare stars, frottagefragments from the Second Brandenburgfresh wind of the linensfrom a gloved hand a flaming bottlefrom chance to chance, event to eventfrom earth to satellite, event to eventfrom our last train ride through the ricefieldsfrom the cathedral comes Kyrie

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