She will perform her composition, Controlled Burn, alongside the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal at Carnegie Hall — a century-old concert hall, considered one of America's most prestigious. What came first: finding out that you had this Carnegie Hall gig or the commissioned composition? We signed that contract, and about a week later, they're like, "Hey, we just programmed it for Carnegie Hall." I hadn't even written a note when I found out it was going to go to Carnegie Hall, so there was some pressure. Carnegie Hall was one of those things that was unattainable, something I didn't even put on my bucket list because I didn't think I could get there.

Source: CBC News February 24, 2024 15:09 UTC