Kevin Day (b. 1996) is an American composer who, as of this writing, is rising. Fast. REALLY fast. It is clear that it will be impossible to keep up with his flurry of activity, which already includes more than 100 compositions, numerous premieres and conference performances, several composer-in-residence positions, and doctoral studies at the University of Miami (on the heels of graduate study in composition and conducting at the University of Georgia), and a new position as Assistant Professor of Composition at Wilfred Laurier University. This is only the tip of the iceberg, and it is sure to increase by the time you’ve read this, so I refer you to his ever-changing bio at his website. Also check him out at the Gabriela Lena Frank Academy of Music, MCI Composers, Texas Christian University (his alma mater, class of ’19), the Wind Repertory Project, D Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, Everything Band Podcast, and the Band Room Podcast.
Day wrote On Shores of Endless Sea for the Tyler Junior College Wind Ensemble in 2021. It is based on the hymn “Called by Earth and Sky,” particularly this verse:
Precious these waters endless seas, deep ocean’s dream,
Waters of healing, rivers of rain, the wash of love again.
Day adds:
The composition depicts feelings of serenity, while long for a paradise of immense beauty and majesty. A place where endless seas and endless peace abide.
Here it is in performance:
And here is the hymn:
On Shores of Endless Sea has several internet homes (though some get the title wrong). Check it out at Theodore Front Music, the Wind Repertory Project, and Murphy Music Press.