Simón Bol var, a giant figure in the history of Latin America, dedicated a special place in his upbringing to Hipólita, a humble slave who was Bol var's wet nurse and mother figure. Venezuelan poet laureate Andrés Eloy Blanco captures a confrontational scene between Hipólita and Bol var's mother. Venezuelan conductor and composer Maibel Troia translates the intensity of the moment in a highly rhythmic and dramatic composition that combines accented repeating melodies with chromatic harmonies, bu...