Scholarly Writings
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By Hollis Thoms
Pan Pipes Magazine, Fall 2025, Volume 118, Number 1
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By Maureen Buja
An article analyzing several twentieth-century settings of the famous poem, including Baxter’s musical treatment.
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The blog Outward Sound wrote an article about Lily, discussing how the opera, while set in the 19th century, examines its female protagonist through a contemporary lens.
Doctoral and Graduate Research
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By Wei TengFei, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea.
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By Evelyn Fair, doctoral thesis from Shenandoah Conservatory, 2005.
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By Isabelle Pazar, master's thesis from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2020.
Other Writings
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Carroll Magazine, a lifestyle publication serving Carroll County, Maryland, gave a behind-the-scenes peek at the creation and production of Lily.
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The article profiles composer Garth Baxter and the inspiration behind And Death Shall Have No Dominion, his choral-orchestral setting of Dylan Thomas’s meditation on mortality, spiritual hope, and enduring love. Baxter also discusses his early musical influences, deliberate creative process, personal passions, and desire to move listeners through emotionally direct, lyrical music.