April 21 - Randall Thompson (The Musical Birthday Series)

Today is the birthday of Randall Thompson (21 April 1899 – 9 July 1984).  It is, perhaps. appropriate that the composer of the beloved choral "Alleluia" should occasionally  be celebrated on Easter (as in 2019).

Mr. Thompson

He’s beloved of choral societies

For his absence of all improprieties.

There never will lurk

Any quirks in his work,

Nor hints of atonal anxieties