Trista and her younger sister were born in the luscious beauty of Philomath, Oregon, a great contrast to the arid Franktown, Colorado environment where she found herself six years later with a new baby brother.  Eventually her family made its way across the United States to settle amidst the great sprawl that is now central Ohio.  

Trista graduated as the Valedictorian of her class from Olentangy High School (Lewis Center, Ohio) -- the mural she completed during her senior year still hangs in the high school's main lobby.  She studied both music and art at Capital University (Bexley, Ohio) after two years graduated with a Bachelor of Art degree; she then transferred to Ohio University (Athens, Ohio) and after a year and a half graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Therapy. Trista completed her six-month music therapy internship at St. Luke's Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio and is a Board-Certified Music Therapist. 

While attending an almost-mandatory art gallery opening at Capital, Trista encountered a harpist; in that moment she felt she must play this instrument.  After convincing the university to extract it's only harp from a professor's office where it was being used as a coat rack, Trista began harp lessons in addition to her formal piano studies. Trista records and plays on a Lyon & Healy 85E. Visit the "Oh, Harpist...?" page for a peek into earning a living as a harpist. Learn more about Trista by visiting her Blog and MySpace pages; leave comments, listen to music samples, and connect with other musicians and artists. Copyright © 2009 Trista Hill - Columbus, Ohio / Questions or comments - trista@tristahill.com