Chris Kim writes:

>I have been told there is a great choral orchestral work by Paul Hindemith
>using text by Walt Whitman and it is a tribute to JFK.  Does anyone know
>what work this might be?

The work is "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd: A Requiem for
Those We Love".  Composed in 1946 on a commission from Robert Shaw, it
was a tribute to FDR and American soldiers killed in World War II.

The most rewarding recording of the work is likely Shaw's on Telarc,
readily available at stores and on the internet.

Don Satz
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