Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Linda Dallimore is an award winning composer, flutist and teacher hailing from New Zealand. She loves writing music for orchestras and chamber ensembles. Her music explores textures, colours and often draws inspiration from personal experiences, environmental, social and political topics. Currently based in Los Angeles, Linda is completing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition at the University of Southern California. Linda serves on the music theory faculty at the Colburn school and is delighted to serve as guest faculty for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s prestigious Composer Fellowship Program during the 2024 – 2025 season.
Self Portrait is inspired by the composer’s first months in LA, after relocating with her young family to complete her doctorate. The trials and tribulations of the transition period are variegated with the joy of following dreams, finding a groove and musical voice again.
Performed by NZTrio: Amalia Hall (violin), Matthias Balzat (cello) and Somi Kim (piano) in the Concert Chamber of the Auckland Town Hall, 11 May 2025.
Filmed and edited by Chris Watson for SOUNZ. Audio recorded by RNZ Concert (producer Emre Ekici; engineer Adrian Hollay). Film funded by NZ On Air.
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Learn more about the composers and performers of music from Aotearoa New Zealand on our website (sounz.org.nz), or by following us on Facebook (@SOUNZnz), Instagram (@sounz_nz), or TikTok (@sounz_nz).
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Linda Dallimore is an award winning composer, flutist and teacher hailing from New Zealand. She loves writing music for orchestras and chamber ensembles. Her music explores textures, colours and often draws inspiration from personal experiences, environmental, social and political topics. Currently based in Los Angeles, Linda is completing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition at the University of Southern California. Linda serves on the music theory faculty at the Colburn school and is delighted to serve as guest faculty for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s prestigious Composer Fellowship Program during the 2024 – 2025 season.
Self Portrait is inspired by the composer’s first months in LA, after relocating with her young family to complete her doctorate. The trials and tribulations of the transition period are variegated with the joy of following dreams, finding a groove and musical voice again.
Performed by NZTrio: Amalia Hall (violin), Matthias Balzat (cello) and Somi Kim (piano) in the Concert Chamber of the Auckland Town Hall, 11 May 2025.
Filmed and edited by Chris Watson for SOUNZ. Audio recorded by RNZ Concert (producer Emre Ekici; engineer Adrian Hollay). Film funded by NZ On Air.
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Learn more about the composers and performers of music from Aotearoa New Zealand on our website (sounz.org.nz), or by following us on Facebook (@SOUNZnz), Instagram (@sounz_nz), or TikTok (@sounz_nz).
#nzmusic
