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Ascención Solórsano de Cervantes (1856-1930), in her burial dress. Photograph by J. P. Harrington.
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Helene Joseph-Weil, mezzo-soprano, Ascención Project
originator and librettist, with Composer Benjamin Boone
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Dr. Martha Macri, UC Davis NAL Department Professor, Rumsey (Yocha-Di-Hi) Endowed Chair in California Indian Studies with Helene Joseph-Weil.
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Composer Benjamin Boone and pianist Hatem Nadim after the premiere.
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Helene Joseph Weil stands by a cutting from Ascención's Gilroy rose
bush, planted by her grandson Joseph Mondragon, in the backyard of
his Pacific Grove home.
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The bells at Mission San Juan Bautista that were recorded and incorporated into Ascención. (Photo by Randy Vaughn-Dotta)
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