Music at the intersection of tradition and innovation.

Heather Niemi Savage
contemporary classical composer
Heather Niemi Savage
contemporary classical composer

Composing at the intersection of innovation and tradition, Heather Niemi Savage creates meaningful concert music that connects performers and audiences through shared emotional experience.

Heather’s introspective, emotionally resonant music for piano, chamber ensembles, and orchestra explores the liminal spaces between sound and silence, tradition and discovery, intellect and emotion — inviting listeners into moments of reflection and connection.

Heather’s music has been recognized nationally, including a Second Place Award in The American Prize for Composition. Her works have been featured at festivals, concert series, and university performances throughout the United States.

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Variations of Transformation

January 24, Nashville, TN

January 31, Hickory, NC

Hear the world premiere of Variations of Transformation, a piano duet described as “classical meets progressive rock,” co-composed by W. Paul Pulsipher and Heather Niemi Savage. Both experienced composers and pianists with degrees in composition, they will also be presenting their own solo work and music by other living composers.



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