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Forward Into Light
Orchestral work by Sarah Kirkland Snider
Forward Into Light is an orchestral composition written in 2020 by the American composer Sarah Kirkland Snider. The work was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic as part of "Project 19," an initiative commissioning new works by 19 female composers in honor of the centennial of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Its world premiere, which was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, was performed by the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Jaap van Zweden at Carnegie Hall on June 10, 2022.[1][2]