the first portion of Walt Whitman's great elegy in memory of Abraham Lincoln, as set to music by Ethan McGrath

the University of South Florida Collegiate Singers and conductor James Bass perform Ethan McGrath's "When lilacs last in the dooryard." Note that the the canonic repetition of the opening line, which lasts for about the first 35 seconds or so of this perf...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morethe University of South Florida Collegiate Singers and conductor James Bass perform Ethan McGrath's "When lilacs last in the dooryard." Note that the the canonic repetition of the opening line, which lasts for about the first 35 seconds or so of this performance, was added by the performers, and is not actually written in the score -- just for your information.  

St Andrews Episcopal Church, Tampa, FL Soaring Sounds debut performance "Poetic Justice" March 23, 2014

Lyric came from a Chinese poem written by famous Poet, Bai Ju Yi. "in bloom, she's not a flower; Hazy, she's not a haze. She comes at midnight hour; She goes with starry rays. She comes like vernal dreams that cannot stay; She goes like morning c...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreLyric came from a Chinese poem written by famous Poet, Bai Ju Yi. "in bloom, she's not a flower; Hazy, she's not a haze. She comes at midnight hour; She goes with starry rays. She comes like vernal dreams that cannot stay; She goes like morning clouds that melt away."