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Biography

Brooke Trumm is a composer, percussionist, and teaching artist from Portland, Oregon. She has her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition from the University of Idaho, and her Masters in Musical Theatre Writing from New York University. Her credits include original music for Classical Ballet Academy in Portland, Oregon, orchestrating and writing original musicals, and other client work. Most recently, she wrote for Rattlestick Playwright Theatre's "Village Song," and Lincoln Center's "Broadway's Future Songbook" series. In 2020, Brooke was selected for the Maestra Mentorship Program to be mentored by Emily Grishman in copyist work.
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Brooke has been an active percussionist for 16 years, more recently performing in Torchsong Theatre Company’s “The Ripper,” (OR) and the song cycle “The Lady Power Project” with HARP Theatricals (NY). She has performed for rock bands, jazz choirs, orchestras, wind ensembles, dance accompaniment, percussion ensembles, musical theatre pits, and marching bands. In Portland OR, she performed for the Portland Wind Symphony, served as drummer and rehearsal advisor to Trouble With Trebles vocal ensemble, and played drumset and cajon for Missio Dei Community Church.

Brooke teaches music theory to elementary school students online, and offers drum lessons online to all ages.