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Dale Trumbore
Dale Trumbore
Star Field
“Stars look so close from here.”
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Light Like Letters
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Tritina for Patience
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Part of Me Hurtling Toward
SSA Chorus and Piano
When we look up to the stars, we reflect on ourselves and question not only our place but our desire for connection. The upper register of the piano accompaniment reflects the “anxious” activity of the stars. As the poem describes people instead of the skies, this accompaniment moves into a more grounded, lower register. At the end—“stars look so close from here”—the piece comes to rest with wistful longing.
Star Field can be performed alone or as part of a cycle dealing with mental health, Light Like Letters, alongside two additional movements: Tritina for Patience and Part of Me Hurtling Toward.
Composer’s Notes
Commissioned by the Wellington High School Valkyries (Bradford Chase, conductor).
-Dale Trumbore
Text
There is an uneasy peace between the stars.
Distance is never neutral—it is charged
with a social anxiety. For want of touch
stars question their place, forget after months
& decades & blips & eons whether
they are loved. They try to scootch together
& leave tracks across the starfield, rough
scratches in the void that will not buff
out. Stars send light like letters across the expanse
& as they stretch, the universe expands.
Our telescopes are weak, plus we can’t hear
the sighs at night. Stars look so close from here.
-Erica Reid
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