The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez: A Border Story

commission for: SSAA Choirs, adult and high school

book club sessions open: 9/8/20

score delivered: 1/11/21

difficulty: 3-medium

approximate length: 15-16 minutes: 3-4 songs in a cycle. Participating choirs may choose one song to program, or all four songs to program.

lyrics: to be written by lyricist, Chantal Sellers, based on the book “The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez: A Border Story”

advisors: author, Aaron Bobrow-Strain, and musicologist, Talia Jimenez-Ramirez, Ph.D.