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While standing in the corner of a crowded room of flutists, composer Dianna Link heard her music played for the first time and decided right there that she is a composer. Link writes music driven by narrative, nature, and the little things that make life meaningful. Her music is carefully thought out and she often visually maps out the emotional arch of a piece and uses it as a guide to direct the form, rhythmic textures, and sonic colors of the piece. Link’s music is a reflection of her own unique personality and is influenced by folk music, pop, rock and human connection.

Link writes for everything from intimate chamber works to expansive large ensemble works. She has collaborated with numerous musicians and ensembles including; The Colorado Symphony, the Denver Young Artists Orchestra, Ivalas String Quartet, ~ Nois, and Christina Jennings. Her music has been performed on Colorado Public Radio, the National Flute Association Convention, CU Faculty Tuesday Music Series, and Pendulum New Music.

In 2021 Link was mentored by Alexandra Gardner as part of the Elizabeth Henriksen mentorship program through the Boulanger Initiative. She holds a bachelor of music in composition from the University of Colorado, Boulder College of Music where she studied with Annika Socolofsky, Jeff Nytch, Daniel Kellogg, and Carter Pann. In 2023 Link earned an artist diploma as a composer fellow for the Gabriela Ortiz Composing Studio.

When Link is not composing, you can find her hanging out with her tortoise named Shelldon, baking sourdough bread, making homemade pizza, or wandering through wildflower fields in the Rocky Mountains.

Blaze

Composed 2021 – Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Percussion, Piano

From the composer: “2020 was a hard year for everyone. It often felt like a raging fire that was burning out of control. But fires are not always bad. Yes, they destroy and cause pain and suffering, but they are also a crucial part of a forest’s lifecycle. In Colorado, there is a special tree called the Lodge Pole Pine that has serotinous cones, which only realize their seeds in extreme heat such as a fire. The lodge pole pine is literally born from fire and can not grow without it. Amidst the blazing fire which has been the past year, it is my hope that a better, kinder, world will emerge from the ashes like the lodge pole pine as we start to heal.

See Blaze in Performance

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