About

Dominic Trumfio is a Chicago-based musician whose multifaceted career has made him a familiar presence across a wide range of musical circles. A woodwind multi-instrumentalist—performing on flute, saxophone, clarinet, recorders, pennywhistles, and other ethnic woodwinds—he has been active in both the local and national musical theater scene, as well as the freelance world, since 1997. As a keyboardist and choral conductor, Dominic has led some of Chicagoland’s finest church music programs for more than 25 years.

Dominic began his professional career with the North American national tour of Les Misérables, performing with the company for three years. During this time, he had the honor of performing in the show’s Asian premiere in Shanghai, China, and in Seoul, Korea, in addition to touring extensively throughout the United States and Canada.

After returning to Chicago, Dominic established himself as an in-demand theater musician, performing in productions for Broadway in Chicago and many of the region’s nationally recognized, award-winning theaters. Highlights include the Jeff Award–winning (Best Large Musical) production of Ragtime at the Marriott Theatre; Chicago’s premiere of Love Never Dies at the Cadillac Palace Theatre; and the pre-Broadway run of War Paint, starring Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, at the Goodman Theatre. Other notable performances include Sweeney Todd at the Paramount Theatre; Wonderful Town and the award-winning production of Brigadoon at the Goodman Theatre; the nationally broadcast PBS special A Christmas Carol – The Concert; and Broadway in Chicago runs of The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Pippin, Cinderella, La Cage aux Folles, and the 25th Anniversary production of Les Misérables.

Additional credits include the origination of the Shrek the Musical national tour at the Cadillac Palace Theatre; Michael Crawford in Concert for the grand re-opening of the LaSalle Bank Theatre (now the CIBC Theatre); the premiere and original cast recording of Stephen Flaherty’s Loving Repeating for About Face Theatre at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; and the world premieres of Now and Forever – The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and The Bowery Boys at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire.

In his work as a church musician, Dominic currently serves as Director of Liturgy and Associate Director of Music at Old St. Patrick’s Church in Chicago, where he collaborates in shaping the community’s liturgical life and co-creates, directs, and produces the acclaimed Deck the Hall and Siamsa na nGael concerts. Past roles include Assistant Director for Voices of Faith at St. Thomas the Apostle in Naperville; Music Director and Coordinator for the Bernardin Center for Theology and Ministry at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago; and Director of Music at St. Raymond de Penafort Church in Mount Prospect.

Dominic is a performing artist, clinician, and editor for GIA Publications, Inc., North America’s leading publisher of Roman Catholic church music. Through his work with GIA, he has been a featured performer on numerous liturgical music albums and demo recordings, including his solo recording The Image and the Hope. He also served on the editorial team for Gather, Third Edition, one of GIA’s best-selling hymnals. An active workshop presenter, Dominic has led sessions for both the National Flute Association and the National Association of Pastoral Musicians.

Dominic holds a performance degree in music from Northwestern University, with secondary study in church music and liturgy. He is a proud member of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 10–208, and was featured in the June 2021 edition of International Musician, the union’s official monthly publication.

In addition, Dominic is a certified yoga teacher, having completed his 200-hour teacher training at Moksha Yoga Center in Chicago. He lives in Chicago with his partner and their four music-loving cats.