Dooryard Bloom

Dooryard Bloom is a composition for solo baritone and orchestra by the American composer Jennifer Higdon. The work was commissioned by the Brooklyn Philharmonic in 2004 and was premiered on April 16, 2005, by the baritone Nmon Ford and the Brooklyn Philharmonic under the conductor Michael Christie. The piece is adapted from the poem "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" by the American author Walt Whitman.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Higdon, Jennifer (2004). Dooryard Bloom: Program Note Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Higdon, Jennifer (January 15, 2006). "Jennifer Higdon's 'Dooryard Bloom'". NPR. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Kozinn, Allan (April 18, 2005). "A Celebration of Brooklyn, via Whitman". The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2015.