| Hector Armienta |
| Where Waters Meet - For orchestra, chorus, and narrator Commissioned by the Oakland East Bay Symphony and conducted by Michael Morgan Paramount Theater 2005 TWO EXCERPTS |
| Grandfather's Legend - a chamber work EXCERPT |
| River of Women/Rio de Mujeres A Chamber Opera Presented at Theater Artaud, San Francisco 2001 Directed by Josemaria Condemi |
| Out There Performed by Hope Briggs |
| La Llorona/The Weeping Woman A Mexican Musical Novela Reading of the first act .Presented at Counterpulse Directed by Josemaria Condemi |
| La Llorona Trio Performed by Kathleen Sisco, Lisa Marie Bolin, Patricia Barboza, & Tamra Palselk |
| Hector Armienta |
| Paula, tells her 15 year old daughter of her dream to one day escape the rural life of the San Antonio river. |
| A Swan Has Given Me Eyes to See Performed by Hope Briggs, Linh Kaufman & Katia Escalera |
| Paula decides to escape with her daughter Elisa to California. Paula is unaware, however, that her mother Cayetana has been listening and is determined to stop her. |
| Los Hombres Son Ijuales (Men are all the same) Performed by Katia Escalera and Kathleen Sisco |
| Serafina, Maria's servant, warns her that men are not be trusted. Maria, unfortunately will learn this all too late. |
| The Four Worlds - Someone has called out her name and has awoken La Llorona. She is forced once again to relive her tragedy. |
| La Llorona/The Weeping Woman has been commissioned by Western Stage and will premiere in 2008. It has received a 2007 NEA grant: Access to Artistic Excellence in Musical Theater. Hector Armienta is composer, playwright, and lyricist. |