Robert Barlow, soloist, American Symphony Orch., Cond. Frederick Fennell, 1974. Dana composed a special, personal piece for orchestra and harp, dedicated to the memory of Casper Reardon.  Russell Bennett, who was also a friend of Reardon, orchestrated the short work for a radio broadcast on station WOR, New York.   The work was titled Coronach,  a Gaelic word for "A crying together."  Dana attended the broadcast on December 19, 1941.  The melancholy composition ends with a poignant, plucked single string on the harp.  It was Dana's musical way of saying farewell to a significant friend and colleague.

Coronach (Suesse) for Harp and Orchestra

Peter Mintun