Linda Dallimore is a composer, arranger, flutist and teacher hailing from Auckland, New Zealand. She loves writing music for orchestras and chamber ensembles. Her music explores textures, colours and often draw inspiration from personal experiences, environmental, social and political topics.

Linda’s music has been played by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Albany (NY) Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Ensemble Klangrauschen, B3:Brouwer Trio and the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble. Linda has participated in several festivals across Europe and the US, including the Aspen Music Festival, SICPP (USA), Etchings Festival (France), UPBEAT (Croatia) and VIPA Festival (Spain). She is a member of the Composers Association of New Zealand and represented by SOUNZ centre for New Zealand Music and APRA AMCOS.

Linda is completing a Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. She holds a Master of Musical Arts in composition at Yale School of Music, degrees from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and she is an alumna of Berklee College of Music. Her mentors and teachers include Donald Crockett, Andrew Norman, Christopher Theofanidis, Martin Bresnick, Eve de Castro-Robinson and Ben Cadwallader.

Linda currently serves on the music theory faculty at the Colburn school and is delighted to serve as Guest Faculty for the LA Phil’s Composer Fellowship Program for young composers during the 2024 – 2025 season.

As a flutist, Linda has performed in festivals and for large audiences, including the Monterey Jazz Festival (USA), Manly Jazz Festival (Australia), Symphony Under the Stars (NZ). Linda has experience as a principal Flutist in orchestras, jazz bands, as a session musician and chamber music player, and enjoys playing in many musical genres.