Katrina Ballads : For Sixteen Musicians

Prologue : keeping its head above water -- When we awoke, it was that familiar phrase: New Orleans dodged a bullet -- Hardy Jackson: 8.30.05 -- Interlude 1 -- Dennis Hastert: 9.1.05 -- Bridge to Gretna -- Anderson Cooper and Mary Landrieu: 9.1.05 -- Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job -- Interlude 2 -- Barbara Bush: 9.5.05 -- Kanye West: 9.2.05 -- Ashley Nelson. Scored for soprano, mezzo, two tenors, baritone, flute, clarinet, trumpet, horn, piano, drumset, electric guitar, electric bass, violin, viola, and cello. Duration ca. 60 minutes.