Erik Lindgren Resume

Sounds Interesting Productions, President

Commercial music production house and professional recording studio established in 1978. Client list includes CBS, PBS, the Christmas Tree Shops, Avco Embassy Films, Cumberland Farms, Showcase Cinema, Digital Equipment Corporation, Polaroid, The Boston Globe, Jordan Marsh, Cape Cod Bank & Trust, Prentice Hall, and Eastpak. For more info…

Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, Member

Birdsongs of the Mesozoic is a four-piece electric new music ensemble exploring and expanding the boundaries of contemporary music. Established in 1980, the group has earned wide critical praise and international recognition for its innovative music; an unusual mix of classical, rock, minimalism, jazz and free-form sound. Birdsongs has released eleven CDs of original material for the Rykodisc, Cuneiform NEARfest, Ace of Hearts, and PEL labels. Birdsongs has also collaborated with NPR correspondent/Duplex Planet editor David Greenberger on the show 1001 Real Apes, which has toured throughout the United States and was released on CD in 2006. The ensemble collaborated with Atlanta vocalist Oral Moses on Extreme Spirituals which was also released in 2006. In 2009, Cuneiform released a 2-CD retrospective Dawn of the Cycads which contains Birdsongs’ complete Ace of Hearts recordings circa 1983–’87 plus unreleased material. This release was supported by an East Coast tour that summer which included original member Roger Miller. For more info…

The Frankenstein Consort, Member

This performing quartet proves that art music can be both elevating and entertaining. The group’s repertoire is centered around Lindgren’s works and is featured on the ensemble’s Classical-a-go-go CD. For more info…

Arf! Arf! Records, Owner

Since 1990, ARF! ARF! has become an internationally respected reissue label with over six dozen releases focusing on Sixties Garage/Psychedelia, Incredibly Strange Music, and Radically Fresh Sound genres. From 1980–1990, ARF! ARF! produced, distributed and promoted over 60 records of regional New England talent including the Turbines, GingerBread Men, Willie Loco Alexander, the Brood and the Space Negros. For more info…

Foot Foot Music (bmi), Owner

Music publishing company administered by the Bug Music Group in Los Angeles with a catalog of over 400 recorded original compositions.

The Well-Tempered Music Library, Owner

A seven-cd set containing 427 fully-licensed tracks of “buy out” stock music available for use in all media. All original music composed and produced by Erik Lindgren. For more info…

Erik Lindgren, Composer

Mr. Lindgren has an extensive and eclectic catalog of original compositions (see Works and Discography on this site), ranging from contemporary classical works to popular songs to jingles to avant-garde music. A large percentage of these works have been professionally recorded and are commercially available on compact disc.

Recent commissions include: an American Composers Forum Community Partners Project for Innovative Arrangements of Three African American Spirituals (2002), the Middleborough Public Library’s Centennial Theme (2002), South Shore Flute Symphony Le Rivage (2006), and String Quartet #2 in Four Movements (2007) with a premier by the Plymouth Philharmonic String Quartet. In addition, Mr. Lindgren has received annual funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (1993–2008).

Personal Information

Education

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (1976–1977)

MA in Music Composition. GPA 3.57. Studied with Donald Jenni and Richard Hervig.

Guildhall School of Music, London, England (1974–1975)

Year abroad. Studied with Alfred Nieman (composition) and Birgette Wild (piano).

Tufts University, Medford, MA (1972–1976)

BA in Music. Magna cum Laude. Studied with T. J. Anderson.

Northfield Mt. Hermon School, Mount Hermon, MA (1969–1972)

Teaching & Residencies

• Atlantic Center For The Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL — Artist in residence (2004)
• Bunker Hill Community College, Charlestown, MA — Instructor/head of Audio Department (1983–1984)
• Camden High School, Camden, ME — Artist in residence with Birdsongs (1997)
• Composers in Red Sneakers, Boston MA — Guest composer (2000)
• Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH — Artist in residence (1994)
• Dartmouth High School, Dartmouth, MA — Visiting lecturer (1998)
• Dekalb University, Dekalb, IL — Visiting lecturer (1996, 2004)
• Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA — Visiting lecturer (1985)
• Duke University, Durham, NC — Artist in residence with Birdsongs (1995)
• Emory University, Atlanta, GA — Artist in residence with Birdsongs (1995)
• Kalani Honua, Kona, HI — Artist in residence with Birdsongs (1990, 1993, 1994)
• Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw GA — Visiting lecturer (1987, 2006)
• Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA — Artist in residence (1995)
• Middleborough High School, Middleborough, MA — Visiting lecturer (1997, 1998, 2003)
• Northfield Mount Hermon, Northfield, MA — Artist in residence (2000, 2009)
• The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada — Leighton artist in residence (2003, 2004, 2006)
• Tufts University, Medford, MA — Instructor for independent project “Rock Music Aesthetics” (1981)
  Instructor for class “Rock Music 1964–’74,” in the Experimental College (1975) Piano instructor (1972–1973)
• UNCA, Asheville, NC — Artist in residence with Birdsongs (1995)
• University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA — Teaching Assistant in “Music Theory And Ear Training” (1976–1977), Visiting lecturer (1996)

Birdsongs of the Mesozoic — Selected Performances (2001–2010)

• AS220, Providence RI (2009)
• Berklee Performance Center, Boston MA (2003, 2004, 2006)
• Broad Theatre at MIT, Cambridge MA (2007)
• Children’s Museum, Boston MA (2009)
• Dance Complex, Cambridge MA (2004, 2005) — Live collaboration with choreographers
• First Night Boston (2007)
• Forest Hills Educational Trust, Jamaica Plain MA (2003, 2006) — with Oral Moses
• Granoff Music Center, Tufts University, Medford MA (2008)
• Guimaraes Art Rock Festival, Guimaraes Portugal (2001)
• Herring Run ArtsFest, Middleborough MA (2002)
• Johnny D’s, Somerville MA (2009)
• Kennedy Center, Washington DC (2003)
• Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw GA (2006)
• Knitting Factory, New York NY (2001)
• Kungfu Necktie, Philadelphia PA (2009)
• Mercury Lounge, New York NY (2009)
• Music In Bloom Festival, Peterborough NH (2010)
• NEARFest, Bethlehem PA (2001)
• Outpost, Cambridge MA (2008)
• Real Artways, Hartford CT (2006)
• Regent Theatre, Arlington MA (2002)
• Somerville Theatre, Boston MA (2001) — 20th Anniversary Show
• Strata Center at MIT, Cambridge MA (2008)
• Talking Head, Baltimore MD (2009)
• Wheaton College, Norton MA (2002)
• Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge MA (2003) — Residency

Erik Lindgren/Frankenstein Consort — Select Performances (2005–2010)

• Beach Tree Park Summer Series, Sharon MA (2010)
• Dance Complex, Cambridge MA (2005, 2007, 2009, 2010)
• Depot Square Gallery, Lexington MA (2008)
• Jacob Sears Memorial Library, East Dennis MA (2008)
• Lakeville Arts Festival, Lakeville MA (2007)
• Longy School of Music, Pickman Hall, Cambridge MA (2005)
• Mansfield Arts Festival, Mansfield MA (2007, 2008)
• Middle East Corner Cafe, Cambridge MA (2008)
• Nemasket River Production Fundraiser, Middleborough MA (2006)
• New Rochelle Public Library, New Rochelle NY (2008)
• Northfield Mt Hermon School, Mt Hermon MA (2009)
• Pawtucket Film Festival, Pawtucket RI (2008)
• Plymouth Center for the Arts, Plymouth MA (2010)
• Rutman’s Violin Shop, Boston MA (2007)
• Shaw Center, Brockton MA (2009, 2010)
• St Botolph Club, Boston MA (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
• Steve’s Backstage Pass, Taunton MA (2008)
• Unitarian Universalist Church, Middleborough MA (2010)
• Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge MA (2005)