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How the LA fires turned a composer's 20-year dream into an anthem for firefighters

How the LA fires turned a composer's 20-year dream into an anthem for firefighters
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The orchestra performing "The Fireman's Prayer" in Los Angeles in July. Composer Charles-Henri Avelange has wanted to find a way to honor firefighters with music since the 9/11 attacks. Last month, that longtime dream started to take shape when over 85 orchestral musicians working in Hollywood ga...

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