“Happiness… not in another place but this place, not for another hour but this hour…”

Celebrate America’s national poet with the first of four installments, in anticipation of the 200th anniversary of Walt Whitman, on May 31, 1819. Enjoy music inspired by his verse, including choral works, orchestral pieces, and songs, from an international array of composers.

This week, it’s an all-American program, featuring selections by Roy Harris, Frederick Converse, and Pulitzer Prize-winner George Walker.

Re-examine all that you have been told. Join me in honoring Walt Whitman with “Songs of Democracy,” on “The Lost Chord,” this Sunday night at 10:00 EDT, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.