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Trista
is a professional harpist and recording
artist who performs for private and corporate events including
weddings, anniversaries, holiday celebrations, and more. She
teaches private harp and
piano lessons out of her home just north of Columbus, Ohio,
and is also a fine artist.
Her
repertoire includes classical, Brazilian, jazz, popular selections,
and her own compositions. In addition to performing solo, she
is a member of two regularly-performing
groups; Nova
Madrugada -- a 5-piece group with an extended national
network of musicians creating world jazz improvisations, and
Luceys Maze
-- a 6-piece or 3-piece acoustic alternative / folk rock band
with atmospheric and jazz tendencies performing original material.
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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 1990 Valedictorian of 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) and graduated in 1992 with
a Bachelor of Art degree; she then transferred to
Ohio University (Athens, Ohio) and graduated in 1994 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 in 1995
and is a Board-Certified Music Therapist.
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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
© 2008 Trista Hill - Columbus, Ohio / Questions or comments
- trista@tristahill.com
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