Victory at Arnot, for chamber group and narrator, 40″ (2016); additional arrangements 2018
In 1899, Mary “Mother” Jones led a small coal mining town to union victory… with some very creative tactics. The story also features union leader William Wilson, who later became the nation’s first Secretary of Labor. Text by Eleanor Aversa and Kristen Wall, using newspaper accounts, biographies, and the autobiography of Mother Jones.
Three versions:
- flute, violin, piano + narrator
- clarinet, violin, cello + narrator
- flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion + narrator
Here: Elivi Varga (flute), Andreia Torain (violin), Eleanor Aversa (piano), Megan Hicks (narrator)
Premieres of each instrumentation by members of the Settlement Music School faculty with narrator Megan Hicks, What is Noise with narrator Maureen Brennan, and Unheard-of//Ensemble with narrator Amber Evans