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Dale Trumbore
Dale Trumbore
May (from A Calendar of Light)
A reminder to be grateful for the hallmarks of late spring: late-day sun, vegetables in the garden, and a rainbow of birds in the trees.
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A Calendar of Light
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May reminds us to give thanks for the hallmarks of late spring, from the ample sun to the rainbow of birds in the trees. Together, Crooker writes, the birds, plants, and light combine so that the world “sings, gleams.” This setting of her text highlights that gleaming with shimmering chords and a harmonic “rainbow” of colors. This piece is excerpted from A Calendar of Light, a 75-minute work that takes the shape of a calendar and holds us accountable for our relationship with the earth, especially in the greater context of climate change. Ultimately, the piece calls for reflection and action.
Composer’s Notes
This work was commissioned by The Esoterics and is dedicated, with gratitude, to its Artistic Director, Eric Banks. A Calendar of Light was composed in part at the Tusen Takk Foundation, with thanks to Geoffrey Peckham and Patricia Melzer for their generous support.
-Dale Trumbore
Text
MAY
How many times
have I forgotten to give thanks? The late day sun shines
through the pink wisteria with its green and white leaves
as if it were stained glass, there’s an old cherry tree
that one lucky Sunday bloomed with a rainbow:
cardinals, orioles, goldfinches, blue jays, indigo buntings,
and my garden has tiny lettuces just coming up,
so perfect they could make you cry: Green Towers,
Red Sails, Oak Leaf. For this is May, and the whole world
sings, gleams.
—Barbara Crooker
This piece excerpts Crooker’s poem “Gratitude.”
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