The Fire and the Hammer

Rebecca Leuchak reports on the performance of an epic Quaker work in Rhode Island

by Rebecca Leuchak 21st September 2012

The Fire and the Hammer is an epic work – with readers, chorus, soloists, piano and percussion – that recounts the story of young George Fox and the founding of Quakerism. It was composed by Tony Biggin and has a libretto by Alec Davison.