Trina Dye

Writing my bio is like forming a hamburger patty that is loaded with the usual onions and spices, but also includes assorted fruits, nuts and hard candies. I prefer the word “medley” to “mutt.” I carry a couple of music degrees in my back pocket that I occasionally use to wipe down countertops or remove DNA from objects which may or may not incriminate me. (I actually tried cleaning my kitchen counter once with a sandwich and only realized its ineffectiveness when my eldest griped from the kitchen table about the sponge that randomly appeared on her plate.) I am overly-optimistic and too trusting (actual accusations). I cycle, hike, swim and scuba-dive (insert the parenthetical “sort of” after each activity). I am a progression and adventure devotee. First and foremost, though, I am a mom. A grateful and honored single mom and I am madly in love with my life partner who also happens to have been my 7th grade crush.

MY MUSIC BIO:Trina has toured the U.S., Europe and Japan, performing in many major cities and venues such as Kobe’s Xebec Hall, L.A.’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and New York’s Symphony Space, among many others. She was a featured performer at the Mel Powell retrospective at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. in 1990, celebrating his Pulitzer Prize for Musical Composition and contributing to the CD compilation. Trina was a member of the Daniel Lentz Group for six years and worked with a variety of contemporary composers in addition to Mel Powell and Daniel Lentz, including John Adams, Louis Andreissen, Milton Babbitt, Luciano Berio, John Cage, Morton Feldman, John Harbison, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Steven Stucky, Morton Subotnick, Toru Takemitsu and many others, on World/U.S. Premiere performances of new music and studio recordings. Labels include Harmonia Mundi and Aoede. Trina studied with world renowned pianists Leonid Hambro, Jorg Demus, Aki Takahashi, Delores Stevens and Bryan Pezzone. MFA and BFA from California Institute of the Arts.

My blog is where I self-indulgently post observations, life experiences and stories of the children I bore (double entendre intended) that may amuse only me. I think I’m okay with that. (Not really. I want you to love me.) Enjoy!

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