0 ▁sing ers ▁on ▁the ▁Mall , ▁Washington ▁D . C ., ▁to ▁mark ▁Flag ▁Day ▁and ▁the ▁b ic enten ary ▁of ▁" The ▁Star - Sp ang led ▁B anner ". ▁ ▁The ▁Sac red ▁Ve il ▁ ▁Com posed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁The ▁Sac red ▁Ve il ▁is ▁a ▁new ▁ 1 2 - mov ement ▁work ▁from ▁Whit acre ▁and ▁poet / ly ric ist ▁Charles ▁Anthony ▁Sil vest ri . ▁Sil vest ri ' s ▁wife , ▁Jul ie , ▁died ▁of ▁o var ian ▁cancer ▁at ▁age ▁ 3 6 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁leaving ▁two ▁young ▁children . ▁His ▁texts ▁( written ▁collabor atively ▁with ▁Whit acre ) ▁and ▁the ▁score ▁tell ▁a ▁story ▁of ▁court ship , ▁love , ▁loss ▁and ▁the ▁search ▁for ▁sol ace . ▁The ▁LA ▁Times ▁described ▁the ▁work ▁as ▁' mem or ably ▁[ ce le br ating ] ▁the ▁prec ari ous ▁beauty ▁of ▁life , ▁offering ▁the ▁welcome ▁cons olation ▁of ▁art ▁and ▁a ▁moment ary ▁stay ▁against ▁our ▁collect ive ▁fate '. ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁premier ed ▁at ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Con cert ▁Hall , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁Whit acre ▁has ▁won ▁awards ▁from ▁the ▁Bar low ▁international ▁composition ▁competition , ▁American ▁Ch oral ▁Direct ors ▁Association , ▁American ▁Compos ers ▁Forum ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁became ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁The ▁Raymond