The Little Red Hen

We all know the story: A hen on a farm finds a grain of wheat, and decides to turn it into bread. All along the way she asks the other farm animals for help, but they refuse. When the bread is made, however, they all demand a piece of it. Typically, the story ends with the hen refusing to share her bread, keeping the fruits of her labor for herself. In Winell’s retelling, the internal contradictions and battling voices within her take over and wreak havoc upon the whole farm.

• The Little Red Hen libretto & music by Elena Doria Winell*;

• Recording engineered, produced, mixed, & mastered by Aaron Zimmer;

• PLAYERS: Conductor - Jonathan Villegas; The Little Red Hen - Rose Hegele*; Soprano - Kayleigh Sprouse; Alto - Marjorie Sheiman; Contralto - McKey Monroe*; Tenor - Michael Balsamo; Bass - Rahzé Sinclair*; Flute - Eli Gentle*; Clarinet - Olivia Harrison; Percussion 1 - Deqi Mu; Percussion 2 - Samuel Hsu; Piano - Daniel Nerger*; Violin 1 - Brian Stuligross*; Violin 2 - Sangwoo Kim; Viola - Daria Dodonova; Cello - Athos Maelstrom*; Bass - Noah Sapp;

• This premiere was made possible with generous donations from: Dustyn Geary-Gilman & Kenneth Gilman: Mar Rodriguez & Jodi Milonas; Sonia Gardner & Ken Winell; Kelly Winell; Lily Holliday; Rose Hegele; Cindy Browning; Mary Durante; Terry Holthause; Michael McGuire; Martin Deegan; Bob & Linda Pisciotta; Jamie & Art Lima; Elena Doria Winell;

  *members of Der Gestanke