Trevor Maloney is a composer, pianist, and singer who writes lyrical and colorful music rooted in the classical tradition. At the heart of his work is the belief that music can help people slow down and find inner stillness. He also sees his music as a form of civic engagement—a way of fostering the empathy and shared experience that strengthen communities.
I. Roots
Trevor’s first musical home was 5th Street Church of God, a Pentecostal church in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he grew up singing gospel. There, he learned how deeply music can move people. Later, he joined choirs in the classical tradition, sang as a cantor, and played organ in Catholic and Anglican churches. He grew up moving between these two musical worlds, and both still shape how he feels and makes sense of music.
II. The voice and the piano
Trevor began composing in secondary school, writing mostly choral pieces and arrangements for the ensembles he sang with. Several of those early works were performed, and some were published. Growing up as a singer shaped his style. Whether for voices or instruments, and even at its most abstract, his music is rooted in the expressiveness of singing.
Trevor also trained as a pianist, and it was through the piano repertoire that he came to know the classical tradition most deeply. It is also where he first discovered the harmonic color that runs through his own music.
Whether for voices or instruments, and even at its most abstract, his music is rooted in the expressiveness of singing.
III. Two tracks
In 2012, Trevor moved to the Netherlands to study international law and politics alongside music. After his studies, he returned to the U.S. and built a career as a political strategist. For years, politics and music ran on separate tracks, and while he values his political work, music has always been his calling.
IV. Still Point
Through Still Point Music, he hosts deep listening sessions that bring classical music, old and new, into smaller, unexpected spaces. By setting aside the formalities of the concert hall, the sessions remove what can stand between people and the music. At its core, Still Point is about presence: music made to be heard with full attention. Trevor plans to expand Still Point into vinyl records and a sheet music imprint, Still Point Editions, featuring composers who share this vision.
Trevor splits his time between West Palm Beach, Florida, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and studies composition with Caroline Ansink and Jan van de Putte.