Wonderful composition with all the bi-tonal idiosyncrasies make for a rich and flavorful, deep Americana esthetic. Thanks for this Dale!

Closer to Home exists in several arrangements: this new version for wind ensemble, and three original arrangements for a cappella chorus (SATB, SSAA, and TTBB). 

This new arrangement for wind ensemble was commissioned to celebrate the memory of Fran Boyden by featured performers Mona Shores High School  and Jason Boyden, Director of Bands.

In Fall 2017, my parents sold my childhood home within a day of putting it up for sale. I barely had time to come visit one last time before they moved. Although I hadn't lived there in twelve years, this was a place that I still thought of as home, in the way that you can leave the place where your life exists—in my case, Los Angeles—to go "home" to New Jersey, and then, on the flight back to California, say once again that you're returning home.
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The person who bought that house planned to tear it down and build another, bigger one in its place. (Now, several years after composing the choral version of this piece, I can confirm: the new house that stands at that address bears not a trace of similarity to my childhood home.) Knowing that I'd never see the house again made it even harder to leave, but I did go back one last time that summer. That experience was the inspiration for Closer to Home.

Read more about the choral version of this piece, including the original text, at daletrumbore.com/closer-to-home.

Closer To Home | Wind Ensemble | Dale Trumbore

Carol Of The Angels

In The Silence

Softly there falls the silver rain

USC Thornton Symphony; Donald Crockett, conductor

Dark Sand, Sifting Light

Whispers of Jasmine

Sea Dream Elegies (Excerpts)

Serafin String Quartet

Veil of Leaves

I’m so excited to share this conversation with composer Dale Trumbore! Dale has been called “a rising star among modern choral composers” (AXS), and her music has been praised for its “soaring melodies and beguiling harmonies” (The New York Times). She also is a wonderfully thoughtful person who packed a TON of awesome insights into this episode, especially for those of us doing full-time creative work. She shares:  Tips about balancing work and your wellbeing to avoid burnout Ways to switch up your process to launch over your stumbling blocks Simple yet effective ideas on how to tap into your existing network to find new opportunities  Dale has written extensively about overcoming creative blocks and establishing a career in music in essays for 21CM, Cantate Magazine, the Center for New Music, MusicSpoke, and NewMusicBox, and she is currently at work on her first book. Don’t miss this one! - Trumbore's compositions have been performed widely in the United States and internationally by ensembles including the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), Inscape Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, and more. She has served as Composer in Residence for Nova Vocal Ensemble and as Artist in Residence at Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Copland House, Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico. How to Go On: The Choral Works of Dale Trumbore, Choral Arts Initiative's album of Trumbore's choral works, debuted at #6 on Billboard's Traditional Classical Chart. As a composer who works frequently with words, Trumbore is passionate about setting poems, prose and found text by living authors to music. Trumbore holds a dual degree in Music Composition and English from the University of Maryland and a Master of Music degree in Composition from the University of Southern California, where she studied with Morten Lauridsen and Donald Crockett. A New Jersey native, Trumbore currently lives in Los Angeles, her home of nearly a decade, with her fiancé and their extremely helpful cat.

#37: Unlocking Your Creativity (Consistently) with Composer Dale Trumbore

TEM144: Evolving career goals and finding your personal creative rhythm - A conversation with composer Dale Trumbore 

Dale Trumbore is a Los Angeles-based composer, author and teacher.

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TEM144: Finding your personal creative rhythm - A conversation with composer Dale Trumbore

"Come Holy Spirit"
by Zanaida Robles
performed by Zanaida Robles

Zanaida Robles's Album

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Hailed by the New York Times for her "soaring melodies and beguiling harmonies," Dale Trumbore has received commissions, performances and awards from organizations including ACDA, ACME, Inscape Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists and VocalEssence. Learn more about her music at daletrumbore.com.

Closer To Home | Wind Ensemble | Dale Trumbore

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