Day of Fire and Sun
Choral Music
chorus a cappella
work detail
instrumentation: SATB a cappella
completion date: may 2018
duration: 4 minutes
texts: on a poem of Sara Teasdale
events
WAELRANT CAMERATA
Waelrant Camerata
Sint-Margaritakerk, Tielen, Antwerp, Belgium
4:00 pm
Waelrant Camerata performs my work, Day of Fire and Sun as part of their March 2022 spring concert.
BUCHEON CIVIC CHORALE CONCERT
Bucheon Civic Chorale - Kim Jae Eun
Bucheon Citizen's Hall - Bucheon, South Korea
7:00 pm
Conductor Kim Jae Eun and the Bucheon Civic Chorale give a performance of my a cappella work Day of Fire and Sun as part of the competition concert.
18TH STREET SINGERS - 18TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
18th Street Singers
Washington DC
7:00 pm
The 18th Street Singers and director Benjamin Olinsky perform my work Day of Fire and Sun as part of their 18th Anniversary Spring Concert. More details here.
18TH STREET SINGERS - 18TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
18th Street Singers
Washington DC
7:00 pm
The 18th Street Singers and director Benjamin Olinsky perform my work Day of Fire and Sun as part of their 18th Anniversary Spring Concert. More details here.
UGA HODGSON SINGERS AT ACDA LOUISVILLE
University of Georgia Hodgson Singers - Daniel Bara, conductor
ACDA Southern Division Conference - Louisville, KY
11:00 am
Dan Bara and the UGA Hodgson Singers give a performance of my work Day of Fire and Sun as part of their concert set at the ACDA Southern Division Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER LAMONT CHORALE PERFORMANCE
University of Denver Lamont Chorale - Catherine Sailer, conductor
Gates Concert Hall - Newman Center for the Performing Arts - University of Denver - Denver, CO
7:30 pm
Catherine Sailer and the UD Lamont Chorale perform my work, Day of Fire and Sun as part of their November concert at the University of Denver. More info here.
SRUCHOIRS FALL CONCERT "ELEMENTS"
Slippery Rock University Chamber Singers
Swope Music Hall - Slippery Rock University - Slippery Rock, PA
8:30 pm
The SRU Chamber Singers perform my work Day of Fire and Sun as part of their Fall Concert: "Elements" - more information here.
audio
Day of Fire and Sun
Sharon Paul, conductor
videos
Day of Fire and Sun
University of Toledo Chamber Singers, Brad Pierson
performances
University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon J. Paul, conductor
University of Oregon - Eugene, OR
University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon J. Paul, conductor
University of Oregon - Eugene, OR
University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon J. Paul, conductor
Edsbergkyrkan - Sollentuna, Sweden
University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon J. Paul, conductor
Santa Clara Kyrka - Stockholm, Sweden
University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon J. Paul, conductor
Nora Kyrka - Nora, Sweden
University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon J. Paul, conductor
Sofiakyrkan - Jönköping, Sweden
Grand Prix of Nations Competition
University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon J. Paul, conductor
Göteborgs internationella körfestival 2019
Gothenburg, Sweden
University of Toledo Chamber Singers
Brad Pierson, conductor
Historic Church of St. Patrick - Toledo, OH
University of Toledo Chamber Singers
Brad Pierson, conductor
University of Toledo Center for the Performing Arts - Toledo, OH
University of Toledo 2020 High School Honor Choir Concert
U Toledo Chamber Singers
Brad Pierson, conductor
University of Toledo - Doermann Theater - Toledo, OH
Linn Benton Community College Chamber Choir
Raymund Ocampo, director; Dominick DiOrio, guest conductor
LBCC - Albany, OR
Minnesota State Community and Technical College Chamber Chorale
Laura Quintance, conductor
Minnesota State Community and Technical College - Legacy Hall - Fergus Falls, MN
Kingwood High School Madrigal Singers
Jason Watt, director
Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart - Houston, TX
Waelrant Camerata? Sint-Margaritakerk, Tielen, Antwerp, Belgium
scores
recordings
Southern Spirit Singers (London, UK) release their first album, featuring my work *Day of Fire and Sun*.
Conducted by Artistic Director Nicholle Andrews, Phoenix Chamber Choir Vancouver's new released *Through the Storm* features music from Alex Eddington, Dominick DiOrio, Katerina Gimon, Laura Hawley, Rosephanye Powell, Susan LaBarr, and Timothy Cunningham.
dedication
For the University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon J. Paul, conductor
program note
Passion and memory – these are intertwined. Our loves and our feelings are based out of experiences that we remember, which we keep hidden away or share as we see fit. Together, they bring meaning to our lives, helping us to craft our stories.
Sara Teasdale remembers such a day of light, wonder, and catharsis. I paint her memory in my music, with all of her fervor and only a hint of her nostalgia (on the passage that describes “a crystal burning”). Otherwise, the music is joyful in its abandon and giving up of control.
I dedicate this work fondly to Sharon J. Paul and the singers of the University of Oregon Chamber Choir. It is theirs to first give voice.
-- Dominick DiOrio
May 2018
text
by Sara Teasdale
Oh day of fire and sun,
Pure as a naked flame,
Blue sea, blue sky and dun
Sands where he spoke my name;
Laughter and hearts so high
That the spirit flew off free,
Lifting into the sky
Diving into the sea;
Oh day of fire and sun
Like a crystal burning,
Slow days go one by one,
But you have no returning.
information
events
WAELRANT CAMERATA
Waelrant Camerata
Sint-Margaritakerk, Tielen, Antwerp, Belgium
4:00 pm
Waelrant Camerata performs my work, Day of Fire and Sun as part of their March 2022 spring concert.
BUCHEON CIVIC CHORALE CONCERT
Bucheon Civic Chorale - Kim Jae Eun
Bucheon Citizen's Hall - Bucheon, South Korea
7:00 pm
Conductor Kim Jae Eun and the Bucheon Civic Chorale give a performance of my a cappella work Day of Fire and Sun as part of the competition concert.
18TH STREET SINGERS - 18TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
18th Street Singers
Washington DC
7:00 pm
The 18th Street Singers and director Benjamin Olinsky perform my work Day of Fire and Sun as part of their 18th Anniversary Spring Concert. More details here.
18TH STREET SINGERS - 18TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
18th Street Singers
Washington DC
7:00 pm
The 18th Street Singers and director Benjamin Olinsky perform my work Day of Fire and Sun as part of their 18th Anniversary Spring Concert. More details here.
UGA HODGSON SINGERS AT ACDA LOUISVILLE
University of Georgia Hodgson Singers - Daniel Bara, conductor
ACDA Southern Division Conference - Louisville, KY
11:00 am
Dan Bara and the UGA Hodgson Singers give a performance of my work Day of Fire and Sun as part of their concert set at the ACDA Southern Division Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER LAMONT CHORALE PERFORMANCE
University of Denver Lamont Chorale - Catherine Sailer, conductor
Gates Concert Hall - Newman Center for the Performing Arts - University of Denver - Denver, CO
7:30 pm
Catherine Sailer and the UD Lamont Chorale perform my work, Day of Fire and Sun as part of their November concert at the University of Denver. More info here.
SRUCHOIRS FALL CONCERT "ELEMENTS"
Slippery Rock University Chamber Singers
Swope Music Hall - Slippery Rock University - Slippery Rock, PA
8:30 pm
The SRU Chamber Singers perform my work Day of Fire and Sun as part of their Fall Concert: "Elements" - more information here.
audio
Day of Fire and Sun
Sharon Paul, conductor
videos
Day of Fire and Sun
University of Toledo Chamber Singers, Brad Pierson
performances
University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon J. Paul, conductor
University of Oregon - Eugene, OR
University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon J. Paul, conductor
University of Oregon - Eugene, OR
University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon J. Paul, conductor
Edsbergkyrkan - Sollentuna, Sweden
University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon J. Paul, conductor
Santa Clara Kyrka - Stockholm, Sweden
University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon J. Paul, conductor
Nora Kyrka - Nora, Sweden
University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon J. Paul, conductor
Sofiakyrkan - Jönköping, Sweden
Grand Prix of Nations Competition
University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon J. Paul, conductor
Göteborgs internationella körfestival 2019
Gothenburg, Sweden
University of Toledo Chamber Singers
Brad Pierson, conductor
Historic Church of St. Patrick - Toledo, OH
University of Toledo Chamber Singers
Brad Pierson, conductor
University of Toledo Center for the Performing Arts - Toledo, OH
University of Toledo 2020 High School Honor Choir Concert
U Toledo Chamber Singers
Brad Pierson, conductor
University of Toledo - Doermann Theater - Toledo, OH
Linn Benton Community College Chamber Choir
Raymund Ocampo, director; Dominick DiOrio, guest conductor
LBCC - Albany, OR
Minnesota State Community and Technical College Chamber Chorale
Laura Quintance, conductor
Minnesota State Community and Technical College - Legacy Hall - Fergus Falls, MN
Kingwood High School Madrigal Singers
Jason Watt, director
Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart - Houston, TX
Waelrant Camerata? Sint-Margaritakerk, Tielen, Antwerp, Belgium
scores
recordings
Southern Spirit Singers (London, UK) release their first album, featuring my work *Day of Fire and Sun*.
Conducted by Artistic Director Nicholle Andrews, Phoenix Chamber Choir Vancouver's new released *Through the Storm* features music from Alex Eddington, Dominick DiOrio, Katerina Gimon, Laura Hawley, Rosephanye Powell, Susan LaBarr, and Timothy Cunningham.
dedication
For the University of Oregon Chamber Choir
Sharon J. Paul, conductor
published
program note
Passion and memory – these are intertwined. Our loves and our feelings are based out of experiences that we remember, which we keep hidden away or share as we see fit. Together, they bring meaning to our lives, helping us to craft our stories.
Sara Teasdale remembers such a day of light, wonder, and catharsis. I paint her memory in my music, with all of her fervor and only a hint of her nostalgia (on the passage that describes “a crystal burning”). Otherwise, the music is joyful in its abandon and giving up of control.
I dedicate this work fondly to Sharon J. Paul and the singers of the University of Oregon Chamber Choir. It is theirs to first give voice.
-- Dominick DiOrio
May 2018
text
by Sara Teasdale
Oh day of fire and sun,
Pure as a naked flame,
Blue sea, blue sky and dun
Sands where he spoke my name;
Laughter and hearts so high
That the spirit flew off free,
Lifting into the sky
Diving into the sea;
Oh day of fire and sun
Like a crystal burning,
Slow days go one by one,
But you have no returning.
