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This is one of my most extensive and thick compositions for choir. It was written for Kantorei of Denver, a choir that I am so grateful to have been a member of for over ten years. It is a setting of the “Death Carol” section of the epic poem “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed” by Walt Whitman, a piece he wrote for Abraham Lincoln. The piece is centered around the line, “And the soul turning to thee, O vast, and well-veiled death, and the body gratefully nestling close to thee.” The idea of someone embracing their death (one of the only things we will all experience at some point) is a beautiful thought to me. This piece is also written as a prayer and hope for peace for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
This is one of my most extensive and thick compositions for choir. It was written for Kantorei of Denver, a choir that I am so grateful to have been a member of for over ten years. It is a setting of the “Death Carol” section of the epic poem “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed” by Walt Whitman, a piece he wrote for Abraham Lincoln. The piece is centered around the line, “And the soul turning to thee, O vast, and well-veiled death, and the body gratefully nestling close to thee.” The idea of someone embracing their death (one of the only things we will all experience at some point) is a beautiful thought to me. This piece is also written as a prayer and hope for peace for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
