In 2004, a large-scale musical work based on the martyrdom of St. Polycarp was premiered in South Carolina. The composer was J.A.C. Redford (who has visited our parish and even sung with our choir), and the libretto was written by poet Scott Cairns.
I had the privilege of talking with both of them before the work was first performed for the MARS HILL AUDIO Journal. An edited feature from that interview is presented here.