Erik Lindgren (December 15, 1954) is an American composer and pianist. He runs Arf! Arf! Records, and has led or been a member of several ensembles, such as The Space Negros and Birdsongs of the Mesozoic.
Early life
Lindgren was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in December 1954. He attended Northfield Mount Hermon School from 1969–1972, and received his Bachelor's in Music from Tufts University in 1976. In 1974–1975, he spent his junior year abroad in London studying at the Guildhall School of Music. Lindgren received a Master's in music composition and piano performance from the University of Iowa in 1977.
Career
Lindgren owns Foot Foot Music BMI, which publishes all of his compositions. In 1978, Lindgren established Sounds Interesting Productions, a commercial recording studio and music production company based in Cambridge, MA. In 1998, he relocated his facility to Middleborough, MA. Lindgren made The Well-Tempered Music Library, which consists of seven CDs of stock commercial music that he composed and produced.
Lindgren was a founding member of Birdsongs of the Mesozoic.
The composer celebrated his 50th birthday on June 4, 2005, performing original works live with various ensembles at the Longy School of Music.
In 2012, Lindgren received a commission from the Georgia Symphony Orchestra to compose "Extreme Spirituals," a 6-movement work.
Lindgren has been on the board of the Brockton Symphony since 2009, and the Plymouth Center for the Arts since 2018.
Lindgren runs the Arf! Arf! label.
References
- ^ ERIK LINDGREN (December 2004)
- "American Composers Forum New England" (PDF). Spring 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
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- 1954 births
- Tufts University alumni
- University of Iowa alumni
- Dartmouth College faculty
- Emory University faculty
- Duke University faculty
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design faculty
- American male composers
- American male pianists
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- Musicians from Massachusetts
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- 21st-century American composers
- Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Living people
- Northfield Mount Hermon School alumni
- 21st-century American male musicians