Michael Stiggers and Ronve O'Daniel. Whitney Bashor, Oyoyo Joi, Andrew Chappelle, Zoe Jensen, Orville Mendoza, Matt Rodin Photo

From: Photo Flash: Inside LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT, A New Multi-Composer Song Cycle

Since George Washington took office in 1783, writing letters to the President has provided citizens of all ages, races, political parties, and backgrounds an outlet to express their most personal concerns, hopes, and dreams. Letters to the President reimagines this archival canon of letters as a multi-composer song cycle, with each song inspired by an individual letter in the archive.