Ned Rorem died Friday morning at his Manhattan home. “Why do I write music? Because I want to hear it. It's simple as that.”

I learned of his passing when I noticed people sharing the video I made for @meganmariehart singing his art song "Fear of Death." What a strange, strange world we live in.

#NedRorem #RIP #FearOfDeath #TheNantucketSongs #artSong #music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd9hcDWqYQM

Just learned Ned Rorem died two days ago. He will always be remembered as one of America’s greatest art song composers.

#NedRorem #ArtSong #TheNantucketSongs #FearOfDeath #music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd9hcDWqYQM