This is the first movement of The Immigrants, a choral work with piano accompaniment. The work's text originated in 25 interviews that I did, in Minneapolis/Saint Paul, on immigrants coming to the US from Mexico. It deals with the reasons these people embarked on this life changing experience. Some of the reasons are expected. Some are not.
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