Ellen Hünigen

Born 1965 in Berlin.

1984-89 Studies of music at the Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin, specialisation in composition with Gerhard Tittel and piano with Dieter Brauer

1989-91 Meisterschülerin of Friedrich Goldmann at the Akademie der Künste zu Berlin

1989 composition-prize of the Geraer Ferienkursen for contemporary music

since 1990 teaching Tonsatz/Gehörbildung at the Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” Berlin and at the special school for music, the Carl-Philipp-Emmanuel-Bach-Gymnasium

Member of the ensemble for medieval music VOX NOSTRA

Grants: 1990 Stipendium der Akademie Schloss Solitude; 1991 Stipendium des Berliner Senats; 1992 Stipendiatin der Stiftung Kulturfonds