A member of the historical continuity of American modernist composers, Hannay was the recipient of numerous distinctions and awards. This disc includes Hannay’s
Requiem (1961) for orchestra, chorus and soprano soloist, based on a text by Walt Whitman. This is an important work from a historical perspective and is one of only a handful of truly American requiems. Also included on the disc is his ground-breaking anti-Vietnam work
Saying...more