He started 1954 as trumpet player in the former Meißen Pionierblasorchester. 1957 - 1961 he attendad the Fachgrundschule of the Hochschule für Musik “Carl-Maria-von-Weber” in the main subject trumpet with Wilhelm Simon. 1961-1964 he studied at the University of Music “Carl-Maria-von-Weber” Dresden in the main subject trumpet with Wilhelm Simon and Rudolf Haase. 1964-1971 he was trumpet player at the former theatre of the city of Cottbus. 1971-1976 he was the head of department for brass instruments at the Cottbus Conservatory (Brandenburg). 1976-1984 he was artistic director of the Youth District Music Corps Cottbus. 1980-1984 he studied (distance learning) at the Academy of Music “Carl-Maria-von Weber” in Dresden majoring in composition with professors Rainer Lischka and Wilfried Krätzschmar. 1993 he became founding member of the „Borgsdorfer Kreis” ( a circle of composers) near Berlin. 1998-2002 he was Chairman of the „Brandenburgischer Verein Neue Musik e. V.”. Since 2002 he was artistic director of the singing association “Liederkranz” Groß Gaglow in Cottbus. Since 2006 he was member of the program commission in the „Cottbus Musikherbst”. 2006-2014 he was 1st Chairman of the Landesverband Brandenburg in the German Composers' Association. 2014-2015 he was Deputy Chairman of the Brandenburg Composers' Association in the DKV. Since 1985 Hütten lived as a freelance composer in Cottbus. His compositional work includes choral music, music for various ensembles, wind orchestras and solo literature. (Rainer Stelle)