Dale Trumbore 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). Trumbore's compositions have been performed by the Chicago Symphony's MusicNOW ensemble, Conspirare and the Miró Quartet, soprano Liv Redpath, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Youth Choir of Scotland, and Pasadena Symphony. She has written about creative blocks and establishing a career in music in essays and in two books, Staying Composed and Composing a Living. Learn more about Trumbore’s music and writing at daletrumbore.com.