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3.2 - Dale Trumbore
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- Feb 10, 2026
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Summary
Dale Trumbore (b. 1987) is a Los Angeles-based composer and writer whose music has been called "devastatingly beautiful" (The Washington Post) and praised for its "soaring melodies and beguiling harmonies deployed with finesse" (The New York Times). Her compositions have been performed widely in the U.S. and internationally by Atlanta Master Chorale, Central West Ballet, the Choral Scholars of University College Dublin, Conspirare and the Miró Quartet, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Modesto Symphony, National Youth Choir of Scotland, Pasadena Symphony, and Seraphic Fire. A recipient of prizes and grants from American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), ASCAP, the Barlow Endowment, and Chamber Music America, Trumbore has also been awarded artist residencies at Copland House, the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Tusen Takk, and Ucross. Her music is available through Boosey & Hawkes, G. Schirmer, Murphy Music Press, and Graphite Marketplace. Trumbore's first book, Staying Composed: Overcoming Anxiety and Self-Doubt Within a Creative Life, was hailed as a "treasure trove of practical strategies for moving your artistic career forward" (Angela Myles Beeching, author of Beyond Talent). Her second book, Composing a Living: a Music Creator's Guide to Money, Relationships and Business, is newly available from Oxford University Press and was co-written with Dr. Brandon Elliott. Trumbore has also written extensively about working through creative blocks and establishing a career in music in essays for Cantate Magazine, the Center for New Music, and NewMusicBox. Her poetry and short fiction have been featured in Southern Indiana Review, PRISM International, New Delta Review, and Pacifica Literary Review. Trumbore holds degrees in Music Composition…