Preston Trombly has been an artist for most of his life. His first artistic successes were as a musician—composer, performer, and conductor. Recently he has been working in the visual arts.
Trombly says about his work, “For me, the need to make art has been a driving force in my life. Whether it’s working with and organizing sounds over time, or more recently colors, materials and shapes in space; my work is about turning initially vague, fleeting and amorphous ideas into solid, concrete and comprehensible works of art. My experiences composing and creating musical structures inform my current work in the visual arts. Whether painting and drawing or working with found objects - pieces of metal, wood, fabric - sometimes combined with more traditional art materials, each piece begins when a particular juxtaposition of elements intrigues me enough to start working. ”
Preston Trombly received his visual arts education at New York’s Art Students League. He received his Master of Musical Arts degree from Yale University's School of Music, was a Fellow in Composition and Conducting at the Tanglewood-Berkshire Music Center, and a Guggenheim Fellow.
He earned his Bachelor of Music degree with Honors from the University of Connecticut.
His original music has been played throughout America, and his visual art has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the greater New York Metropolitan and Tri-State areas. His recent talks and lectures include those at The National Arts Club, NYC; Penn State University; Southern Utah University; Westfield (Mass.) State University; The Jasper Rand Art Museum and the New York Public Library.
Classical music devotees will recognize Preston as the host of Sirius/XM Satellite Radio's nationally broadcast Symphony Hall channel. He was previously on the air in New York over classical music stations WQXR FM and the former WNCN.
Trombly says about his work, “For me, the need to make art has been a driving force in my life. Whether it’s working with and organizing sounds over time, or more recently colors, materials and shapes in space; my work is about turning initially vague, fleeting and amorphous ideas into solid, concrete and comprehensible works of art. My experiences composing and creating musical structures inform my current work in the visual arts. Whether painting and drawing or working with found objects - pieces of metal, wood, fabric - sometimes combined with more traditional art materials, each piece begins when a particular juxtaposition of elements intrigues me enough to start working. ”
Preston Trombly received his visual arts education at New York’s Art Students League. He received his Master of Musical Arts degree from Yale University's School of Music, was a Fellow in Composition and Conducting at the Tanglewood-Berkshire Music Center, and a Guggenheim Fellow.
He earned his Bachelor of Music degree with Honors from the University of Connecticut.
His original music has been played throughout America, and his visual art has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the greater New York Metropolitan and Tri-State areas. His recent talks and lectures include those at The National Arts Club, NYC; Penn State University; Southern Utah University; Westfield (Mass.) State University; The Jasper Rand Art Museum and the New York Public Library.
Classical music devotees will recognize Preston as the host of Sirius/XM Satellite Radio's nationally broadcast Symphony Hall channel. He was previously on the air in New York over classical music stations WQXR FM and the former WNCN.
