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Dale Trumbore
Dale Trumbore
June (from A Calendar of Light)
On a warm summer night, fireflies dance like “little love notes that flicker, that burn.”
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A Calendar of Light
SATB Chorus
June describes the sultry heat of a summer night, replete with fireflies and a soft breeze. This movement, though secular, follows a psalm-like form, with a repeated sequence of chords illuminating each new phrase. 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
It is one of those soft
summer nights, after a day of bake oven heat,
the air playing with the hair on your neck,
the bare skin of your arms and legs.
In the grass, fireflies rise in their sultry dance,
little love notes that flicker, that burn.
—Barbara Crooker
This piece excerpts Crooker’s poem “Red.”
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