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Dale Trumbore

Dale Trumbore is a Los Angeles-based composer and writer whose music has been praised by The New York Times for its “soaring melodies and beguiling harmonies.” Her music has been widely performed in the U.S. and internationally by ensembles including the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pacific Chorale, Pasadena Symphony, The Singers...

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Dale Trumbore

After the Storm Passes

Name: After the Storm Passes
SKU: DT0001
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Dale Trumbore

Rich harmonies and colorful melodies evoke the wind and ever-shifting light after a storm.

Difficulty: 5

Duration: 3-5 min.

DT0001

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SATB div. a cappella

“After the Storm Passes” sets a text by Barbara Crooker and depicts, with various twists and turns, a tumultuous journey on the wind following the rain. Throughout, solo voices weave wordlessly throughout the texture. Lush harmonies and a swift pace that builds to a thrilling climax make this an effective concert opener or closer, and ambitious choirs will find this piece incredibly rewarding to perform.

“After the Storm Passes” was commissioned and premiered by The Esoterics, Eric Banks, conductor and recorded on Choral Arts Initiative’s album How to Go On.

Composer’s Notes

This piece was begun in residence at Copland House, Cortlandt Manor, New York, as a recipient of the Copland House Residency Award.

– Dale Trumbore

Text

After the storm passes, the wind rinses the sky to aquamarine.
In this clean new light, the corn is polished,
carved of jade, leaves of beryl, viridian;
the gold of the wheatfields, stripes of beaten ore.
Under this great glass eye
we stand, on the rim of summer,
the bones of winter under our feet,
washed again in this bright loud light.

— Barbara Crooker

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