The wheels of justice are powered by people
who stand up and speak out.
David Alan Miller and musicians of the Albany Symphony premiere four new melodrams for chamber orchestra and narrator, each inspired by notable Americans who advanced “liberty and justice for all.”
Evan Mack: A Little More Perfect
Inspired by Justice Kennedy’s Supreme Court Ruling on Same Sex Marriage
Jorge Sosa: I Dissent
Inspired by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Molly Joyce: Past and Present
Inspired by pioneering journalist Nellie Bly and her reporting on the conditions at the Blackwell Island mental institution
Judy Bozone: MOONSHOT
Inspired by native New Yorker and congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her recent work on the Green New Deal.
Meet the Composers
Jorge Sosa’s music covers everything from electronic music to opera, with an eclectic mix of styles and influences that converge to shape an original and personal voice. You will find traces of folk and traditional music from around the globe, chant, and polyphonic vocal repertoire, Afro-Latin rhythms, Jazz harmonies, and electronic music.
Judy Bozone’s music explores texture, tonality and space while maintaining a strong perspective. Her music often utilizes a wide variety of art forms that are imagined into the music. She recently returned to the United States after living and working in Bangkok, Thailand for four years.
Composer and performer Molly Joyce’s work is primarily concerned with disability as a creative source. She has an impaired left hand and the primary vehicle in her pursuit is her electric vintage toy organ, which allows her to engage with disability on a compositional and performative level.
