Musician Bio

Trina is the Second and E-flat Clarinetist in the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s clarinet section, a position she has held since 2005. Prior to joining the ISO, she was principal clarinetist of the Louisville and Augusta Symphony Orchestras. She has also held positions with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic Orchestra. As an active chamber musician, she is a founding member of the Circle City Winds and performs frequently with other ensembles in Indianapolis.

Trina is currently an Instructor of Clarinet at Butler University in Indianapolis. She performed Messiaen’s Quatour Pour la Fin du Temps with the Eroica Trio during Butler’s Arts Fest in April of 2016 and appeared as soloist with the Butler Wind Ensemble in Scott McAllister’s Concerto Americana for Clarinet and Saxophone in the fall of 2015. She has also been an Instructor of Clarinet at the University of Indianapolis and Indiana State University and maintains a private studio in her home.

As a soloist, Trina performed the Mozart Clarinet Concerto at the Endless Mountain Music Festival in Mansfield, PA in 2025. Additionally, Trina performed the Weber Concertino with the Hochstein Alumni Orchestra in Rochester, NY in January of 2016. She has also appeared as soloist with the Augusta Symphony Orchestra, the Indiana State University Wind Ensemble and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

Trina earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music. She received her Master of Music, Performance Certificate and Performer Diploma from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Her principal teachers include Eli Eban, James Campbell, Alfred Prinz, Charles Neidich, and William Osseck.