Donemus Webwinkel — Dietterich, Natalie

Applauded by Performance Today for her “pulsatingly beautiful and moving” music, Natalie Dietterich is a composer, violinist, and vocalist from Harleysville, PA. Her 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 along with fellowships at the Cabrillo festival and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Cone Institute.
Dietterich has worked with nationally and 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 independent film series POV Shorts, an electro-acoustic guitar concerto featuring JIJI with a premiere in Carnegie Hall, and an open-form live installation shown in museums throughout Europe including the Kunst imTunnel (KIT) in Düsseldorf and Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens in Ghent, and as a permanent audio installation at Kunsthal, Ghent since 2021.
Natalie Dietterich holds an MM and MMA from the Yale School of Music and is currently ABD at Princeton University. She publishes select works with Donemus Music Publishing.

Awards:
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 (2018-2024)
Ph.D. Candidate (ABD) / Composition
Masters of Fine Arts / Composition
Yale School of Music (2014-17)
Masters of Musical Arts / Composition Masters of Music / Composition
West Chester University of Pennsylvania (2010-14)
Bachelor of Music /Theory and Composition
Bachelor of Music / Violin Performance