Donemus Webwinkel — Dietterich, Natalie

Applauded by Performance Today for her “pulsatingly beautiful and moving” music, Natalie Dietterich’s unconventional work with choir and large ensembles have earned her accolades such as the Leo Kaplan Prize (ASCAP), [‘tactus] Prize, and the First Music Commission, fellowships at the Cabrillo festival and the NJSO Cone Institute. She is the recipient of a 2025 MacDowell Colony Fellowship, 2026 Yaddo Residency, and has been selected as the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra’s Composer in Residence for the 2026-2029 seasons.

Dr. Dietterich has worked with nationally/internationally accredited ensembles such as the Luxembourg and Brussels Philharmonics, the Seattle, Albany, and Shanghai Symphonies, WildUp and Ensemble Modern. Her collaborations have resulted in projects such as a short film released on PBS’s POV Shorts, a concerto featuring JIJI, and installations shown in museums throughout Europe.

Natalie is a lecturer and Music Tech Specialist at the Yale Department of Music. She holds an MM / MMA from the Yale School of Music and a PhD from Princeton University. Dietterich publishes select works with Donemus Music Publishing.

Awards:
Composer-in-Residence / Lincoln Symphony Orchestra / 2026 - 2029
Fellow / Yaddo / June 2026
Nominee / American Academy of Arts and Letters / 2025, 2022, 2016, 2015
Fellow / MacDowell Colony / January 2025
Winner / Nief-Norf International Call For Scores / 2024
Honorable Mention / Sioux City Symphony Composer of the Year / 2023, 2017
Nominee / Academy of Arts and Letters Awards / 2022, 2017, 2016
Finalist / Naples Philharmonic Earshot Readings / 2023
Composer-in-Residence / Concerts on the Slope / 2019-20 season
Winner, [‘tactus] Young Composers’ Forum / Brussels Philharmonic / 2019
Winner, First Music Commission / New York Youth Symphony / 2018 Fellow / Cabrillo Festival / July 2018
Fellow / NJSO Edward T. Cone Composition Institute / July 2018
Winner, Call for Scores / American Music Festival - Albany Symphony / May 2018
Residency / Arts Letters and Numbers / March - April 2018
Composer-in-Residence / Norfolk Chamber Music Institute / August 2017
Composer-in-Residence / Avaloch Farm New Music Institute / July 2017
Leo Kaplan Prize / ASCAP Morton GouldYoung Composers Awards / 2016

Education:
Princeton University / Princeton, NJ / 2018 - 2025
Ph.D. / Composition
Masters of Fine Arts / Composition

Yale University / New Haven, CT / 2014-17
Masters of Musical Arts / Composition
Masters of Music / Composition