Dr. Michael John Trotta is a composer, conductor, and clinician regularly accepting commissions and conducting engagements throughout the country. As an educator, he has held positions at the middle school, high school, and university levels. As a composer, he is published with Colla Voce Inc., GIA Publications, Kjos Music Company, MorningStar, Alliance, Walton Music, and Carl Fischer Publications. He earned a Bachelor of Music Education and Masters of Music from Rowan University where he studied with Dr. Z. Randall Stroope. He completed his Doctorate in Musical Arts at Louisiana State University. He is currently the Director of Choral Studies at Virginia Wesleyan College. Prior to coming to Virginia he served as Associate Director of Choral Activities and at Oklahoma State University and he conducted the Chamber Singers and Tiger Glee Club at Louisiana State University. He lives in Virginia Beach with his wife Rachel; a writer, singer, dancer, artist, educator and a living reminder of the MC Richards quote: “All the arts we practice are apprenticeship. The big art is our life.” For more information, a full list of works, and recorded samples, please visit
www.mjtrotta.com.
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