flute: a committed, but open relationship

A flutist since the age of nine, Trevor holds Bachelor's degrees in Music Composition and Music Education from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, where he studied flute with Jill Coady and composition with Philip Keveren. As an undergraduate he was a founding member of Wind 'n Wood, a four-piece chamber ensemble, and the Point Loma Master Chorale, comprised of the top 40 voices in the school, which he also conducted. While still a student, he was invited to perform George Crumb's Vox Balaenae alongside faculty members Dr. Victor Labenske and Dr. Bill Clemmons, and the following spring was invited to perform Shulamit Ran's East Wind in a special concert alongside Jung-Ho Pak and the San Diego Symphony. Months before his departure from PLNU, he was given the opportunity to conduct an original work for the esteemed Dr. Weston Noble of Luther College.

After graduating, he began work on a Masters degree in Composition from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he taught Aural Skills and Music Theory on full scholarship from the School of Music, studying flute with Elizabeth McNutt and composition with Richard Toensing. There, he was a founding member of open.AIR, an avant-garde flute choir committed to performing the works of CU students exclusively, as well as performing with the Wind Symphony under the baton of Allan McMurray. Following his time in Colorado, he performed on the soundtracks of the independent films Eric Shawn, Tween, Strangers, and Alfred's Corner with the music of James Schafer, and was invited to perform at the Immortal Chaplains Foundation Prize for Humanity Gala honoring Paul Rusesabagina aboard the Queen Mary in February, 2007. This past summer he performed his first solo recital in four years, entitled Notes from Home, featuring the works of living American composers, including world premieres from emerging composers James Schafer and Christopher Dunn-Rankin, as well his own works.

A flute teacher since the age of 15, Trevor lives on Chicago's North Side, where he maintains a private studio and performs at various venues within the city. This past fall, he was commissioned by the Second Unitarian Church Choir to write a new setting of the traditional Irish Rune of Hospitality, and this summer he will be leading a flute choir at the annual Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network conference in Boston. Additionally, he is the founder and editor-in-chief of tip your waiter, a community of bloggers focusing on new perspectives in art, politics, and religion.