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Dale Trumbore
Dale Trumbore
We give what we can (from A Calendar of Light)
“We give what we can, but not so much it hurts.”
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A Calendar of Light
SATB Chorus
This briskly-paced piece offers a brutally honest assessment of how humanity often responds to a crisis: “We give what we can, but not so much it hurts.” We give what we can 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
We give what we can,
but not so much it hurts.
—Barbara Crooker
This piece excerpts Crooker’s poem “Catalog.”
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