Born in Stockholm on the 9th August, 1945. He studied counterpoint, music theory and composition with Hans Eklund at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. Since 1974 he has taught music theory, counterpoint and composition at the Gothenburg College of Music. Lundin was the initiator of the composition course and seminars at the Gothenburg College of Music, and he also composes and arranges music himself.
Bengt Lundin has mainly composed vocal music for solo singers or choirs. Besides this he has also written several chamber music works, as well as the orchestral work Aulos for symphonic wind band and Invitura for symphony orchestra which was commissioned for the inauguration of “Artisten” in Gothenburg in 1992. In recent years he has also been working as a composer within the framework of the Lindblad Studio in Gothenburg, including the project “Intonation – musical application, composition and analysis”, among others. Lundin is also a church musician and has composed a large amount of liturgical music.
Bengt Lundin has been a member of the Society of Swedish Composers (FST) since 1994.
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