Commission spotlight

Of These I Sing America

(text by Walt Whitman)

Robert Convery

For mezzo soprano and piano; duration: 5:33
Premiered on “Carol of Words – Walt Whitman in Song”April 7, 2019; at Haverford College

Performers: Hannah Ludwig, mezzo soprano and Laura Ward, piano
Commissioned by Lyric Fest, Sponsored by Suzanne DuPlantis and Laura Ward
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