Molly Kien is an American composer currently based in Stockholm, Sweden. She completed her Master’s degree in composition in 2009 at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and holds a Bachelor’s degree in composition from Indiana University in Bloomington. She first came to Sweden in 2002 to study at the Gotland School of Music Composition following studies with Swedish composer Sven-David Sandström at Indiana University in Bloomington.

Her works have been performed by ensembles such as the Swedish Radio Choir, KammarensembleN, members of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, The Swedish Wind Ensemble, Gävle Symphony Orchestra, the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Musica Vitae, Nordic Fusion 6, Pärlor för svin and the Royal College of Music in Stockholm’s Symphony Orchestra.

Molly Kien is a member of the Swedish Performing Rights Society (STIM) and the Society of Swedish Composers (FST). She has received scholarships from STIM, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and SWEA.

Contact: mhkien@hotmail.com