Ellen Lindquist, composer

Ellen Lindquist, composer

The music of Ellen Lindquist is performed regularly throughout the United States and Canada, and has also been performed in England, the Philippines, South Africa, and Sweden. She has written works for string orchestra, chamber ensemble, voice, chorus, and solo instruments, several of which have been collaborative projects involving dance, theater, poetry, and performance art.

Recent festivals and concerts include "Transits: Voices out of Wilderness" at the Tenri Cultural Institute (New York), the Ephyra trio at the Royal Northern College of London (UK), The Music for Peace Festival (New York), the 22nd Annual Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition Finals (Ohio), the Leigh Howard Stevens Marimba Seminar (New Jersey and Texas), the Kravis Center Concert Series (Florida), a joint composition concert mini-tour (New York and Connecticut), the Sunday Concert Series at St. John the Divine (New York), New Music North Music Festival (Ontario, Canada), the Western Illinois University New Music Festival, and the Gregg Smith Singers concert series (New York). Currently, Ms. Lindquist is working on a collaborative chamber opera for Companion Star Productions based on the work of Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer. Her work is published by Marimba Productions, Inc. and Apple Mountain Music Press.

As a pianist, Ms. Lindquist has performed as chamber musician and accompanist in New England and New York. She is also a co-organizer of the Music for Peace Project (www.m4p.org), which annually coordinates a global network of concerts for peace. Ellen has worked with composers Daniel Weymouth, James Grant, and Daria Semegen. Her B.A. is from Middlebury College; her M.A. in composition is from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where she is currently working towards her Ph.D. as well. A deep respect for and love of the natural world is reflected in her work.