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Dale Trumbore (born November 15, 1987) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. Regularly commissioned and performed by ensembles in the United States and internationally, her works include music for chorus, solo voice, chamber ensemble, and orchestra. She is also known for her writing on creativity and the business of composing.
Education
[edit]Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, Trumbore holds bachelor’s degrees in Music Composition and English from the University of Maryland, College Park.[1] She currently resides in Southern California, where she earned a Master of Music degree in music composition at the USC Thornton School of Music[2] and studied under Donald Crockett and Morten Lauridsen.[3]
Composition
[edit]Trumbore has been recognized for her choices of unconventional texts and sensitive settings of contemporary American poetry to inspire deep emotional responses in audiences.[4][5][6] Her composition How to Go On, a thirty-minute secular requiem for a cappella chorus, has been called “a crushingly deep dive into grief that feels unbearably light.”[7] Trumbore is known as a highly collaborative composer.[8][9] Collaborative partners have included The Esoterics,[8] Choral Arts Initiative,[10] and Thomas Kocheff.[11]
Trumbore’s choral music is published by G. Schirmer and Boosey & Hawkes.
Awards, fellowships, and residencies
[edit]Trumbore is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including:
- The Barlow Endowment Commission[12]
- ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award[13]
- The American Choral Directors Association Raymond W. Brock Competition for Professional Composers[14]
- Busan International Choral Festival Composition[15]
- Aaron Copland Copland House Residency Award[16]
Writing
[edit]Trumbore has written extensively about the creative process and building a creative career.[17] [18][19] Her writings are published by the Center for New Music,[20] New Music USA,[21] and I Care If You Listen.[22] Her poetry and short fiction have been featured in Southern Indiana Review,[23] PRISM International,[24] New Delta Review,[25] and Pacifica Literary Review.[26] She is the author of Staying Composed: Overcoming Anxiety and Self-Doubt Within a Creative Life (2022), which she self-published, and the co-author with Brandon Elliot of Composing a Living: A Music Creator's Guide to Money, Relationships, and Business (2025), published by Oxford University Press.
- ↑ "New Faces NJ: Dale Trumbore". New Jersey Monthly. 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "Dale Trumbore (MM, '11) wins Busan Choral Composition Competition". USC Thornton School of Music. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Ginell, Richard S. "O Magnum Mysterium As Heard Four Ways". San Francisco Classical Voices. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Brodeur, Michael Andor (2022-01-22). "Perspective | 22 for '22: Composers and performers to watch this year". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "Morten Lauridsen and His Illuminating Impact | Chorus America". chorusamerica.org. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "Finding Grief and Comfort in Dale Trumbore's "How to Go On"". Classical California. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Brodeur, Michael Andor (2022-01-22). "Perspective | 22 for '22: Composers and performers to watch this year". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- 1 2 May, Thomas (2023-11-28). "The Esoterics, at 30, continue to introduce Seattle to new choral music". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Ishida, Lauren (2019-04-18). "5 Questions to Dale Trumbore (composer)". I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "Five Questions with Dale Trumbore". www.textura.org. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Burns, Charles (July 21, 2025). "Piano Spheres Celebrates the Life and Music of Sarah Gibson". San Francisco Classical Voice. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "General & Latter-day Saints Commission Recipients". Barlow Endowment. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Oteri, Frank J. (2017-03-30). "ASCAP Announces 2017 Morton Gould Young Composer Award Recipients". New Music USA. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "ACDA Brock Professional Composer Competition Winner Announced". choralnet.org. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "Dale Trumbore (MM, '11) wins Busan Choral Composition Competition". USC Thornton School of Music. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "Copland House Announces 2013 Residency Awards". New Music USA. 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Trumbore, Dale (2015-05-11). "Watching TV at Copland House". New Music USA. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "The Story Behind LA Composer Dale Trumbore's World Premiere". Classical California. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Trumbore, Dale (2015-08-17). "Composing While Female – Center for New Music". Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "Composing While Female – Center for New Music". 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Trumbore, Dale (2022-08-24). "The End of the World? We'll Compose It". New Music USA. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ Elliot, Brandon; Trumbore, Dale (2025-10-15). "What If You Don't Have a Music Community?". I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "Fall 2022 - University of Southern Indiana". www.usi.edu. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "UBC". open.library.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ "In-Home HauntingsTM « New Delta Review Archive". ndrmagarchive.org. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
- ↑ pacificalit (2024-01-09). "Bad Vegan". Pacifica Literary Review. Retrieved 2026-07-09.