Biography
Linda Tutas Haugen earned a B.A. in Music from St. Olaf College, and a M.A. in Music Composition and Theory from the University of Minnesota, studying with Dominick Argento. She has written for a variety of vocal and instrumental genres, including chamber music, orchestral, solo voice, choral, opera, and wind ensemble. Her music has received critical acclaim as “music of character and genuine beauty.” [Minneapolis Star and Tribune.] Opera Today praised Haugen’s opera, Pocahontas, as “superbly crafted,” “engaging,” and “beautiful and often powerful.”Haugen has received numerous grants and fellowships, including awards from the American Composers Forum, the Bush Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, and Meet The Composer. Prominent commissions include a 25th Anniversary work for the San Francisco Girls Chorus, an orchestral composition for the National Kidney Foundation in celebration of 50 years of organ transplantation, a NEA funded work for the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies, a piece commissioned by the American Guild of Organists for its 2008 National Convention, and an opera, Pocahontas, for the Virginia Arts Festival and the Virginia Opera, commemorating the 400th Anniversary of Jamestown. Recent highlights include a work for treble choir, viola, and bells, commissioned by the Badger State Girl Choir for an audience with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican and tour of Italy, a performance of Anne Frank: A Living Voice at the 2011 National Collegiate Choral Organization Conference in Colorado, choral works featured at the 2010 Western and 2011 National ACDA Conventions, and commissions from Two Rivers Chorale, ACDA Minnesota, and Partners In Praise Girl’s Chorus.
Linda has extensive experience as a composer-in-residence, and is committed to working with performers and audiences to help them understand the creative process and the importance of new music. Her works have been performed by a variety of ensembles, including Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, St. Olaf College Orchestra, the Chiara String Quartet, and Magnum Chorum. She is a member of ASCAP. Her website is www.lindatutashaugen.com.
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