Darkness Made Visible 8.1.08

Eric Lindsay b. 1980, Santa Cruz, California

Eric Lindsay is an accomplished composer, pianist and teacher recently relocated to Bloomington, Indiana. Performed across the U.S. and internationally, Lindsay's music defies easy categorization, particularly with regard to pulse and rhythm, and frequently plays upon the themes of style synthesis and the reinterpretation of tradition. His scores are published and distributed through Peermusic Ltd. and the Theodore Presser Company, making him the youngest composer to be published in Peermusic's New Voices Series.

Born in Santa Cruz in 1980 and raised on Whidbey Island, WA, Lindsay began composing at age nine. He holds composition degrees from Indiana University-Bloomington and the University of Southern California, as well as studies at King's College in London. His past instructors include Claude Baker, Donald Crockett, Morten Lauridsen, P.Q. Phan, and Sydney Hodkinson. An avid performer, he has extensive experience as an oboist, vocalist and pianist, including performances with the Seattle Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Saratoga Chamber Players, the IU New Music Ensemble and Philharmonic Orchestra.

Lindsay is the recipient of national honors and awards including those from ASCAP, Society of Composers Inc., Aspen Music Festival, Volti's Choral Arts Laboratory, Truman State/MACRO Competition, Indiana University and Thornton School of Music. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in composition at Indiana University-Bloomington, in addition to his continued collaboration with guitarist/composer Robert Hawes, Neptune's Broiler. Score samples and recordings are available on his Eric Lindsay's website, www.musicscore.com.