One of Chilcott's earliest choral compositions, The Modern Man I Sing is a setting of three poems by Walt Whitman. Initially written for the Gustavus Choir, the leading Lutheran choir in Minnesota, it was toured around the US in 1991 by the Gustavus Choir, conducted by Karle Ericksonit. It has also recently been recorded by the BBC Singers, released on CD by Signum Classics (SIGCD100).