The poem "To a Locomotive in Winter" by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) was first published in "Two Rivulets" in 1876, and subsequently published in "Leaves of Grass" in 1900. The music by Greg Bartholomew was completed in January 2001. The choral work received a reading by the Gregg Smith Singers at the 2001 Adirondack Festival of American Music. The Oregon Repertory Singers presented the premiere performance at the Oregon Bach Festival on Saturday, July 6, 2002.
