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Kirsten Broberg was commissioned to write "i n w a r d" for the Kronos Quartet string quartet in 2008.

Kirsten Broberg was commissioned to write "a i r" for flutist Harvey Sollberger and guitarist Paul Bowman for a world premiere on October 16 at the Nuovi Spazi Festival in Rome, Italy in 2008.

Kirsten Broberg was commissioned to write "c o n s t e l l a t i o n" for pianist Matthew McCright for a world premiere at Carleton College in Minnesota on October 12, 2008; for professional recording in December of 2008; and for a 2009 commercial release by Innova Records in 2008.

Kirsten Broberg's soundtrack for Sarah Carlson's experimental film, "l i n e s" was selected for the 2008 Electronic Music Midwest Festival in Chicago for screening on October 16, 2008.

Kirsten Broberg was commissioned to write a piece for the Eroica Boyz--saxophonists Masahito Sugihara and Nathan Naeb and pianist Winston Choi for a world premiere in Japan in 2009 in 2008.

Kirsten Broberg was commissioned to write a piece for 11 string instruments for a world premiere by ensemble dal niente conducted by Michael Lewanski on May 23, 2009 at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago in 2008.

Kirsten Broberg was commissioned to write a piece for the Wild and Wulliman duo--violinist Austin Wulliman and cellist Chris Wild--for a world premiere in March as part of a theatrical production in Chicago in 2008

Kirsten Broberg was commissioned to write "B R E A T H T U R N" for a world premiere on May 22, 2009 by The Crossing contemporary chamber choir in Philadelphia conducted by Chicago's Lyric Opera chorus master Donald Nally in 2008.

Kirsten Broberg was commissioned to write "i t s w h i s p e r" for the ai ensemble--clarinettist Alejandro Acierto and cellist Isabel Castellvi--with soprano Amanda DeBoer for a world premiere in spring, 2009 in New York City in 2008.

Kirsten Broberg presented her music, extended instrumental techniques and spectral music to students at the Northwestern University High School Music Institute in 2008.

Kirsten Broberg presented her music and extended piano techniques to the dal niente and Chicago Academy for the Arts composition camp for high school students in 2008.

Kirsten Broberg won an Encore Grant from the American Composers Forum for three performances by pianist Matthew McCright with the Renegade Ensemble of "e m e r g e" for piano (1) and bowed piano (3) in 2008.

Kirsten Broberg was appointed to teach undergraduate through graduate music theory and musicianship at North Park University in Chicago for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Kirsten Broberg was appointed to teach music theory and film music at Prairie State College in Chicago for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Kirsten Broberg participated in a workshop with Oliver Knussen and the Contemporary Music Ensemble at Northwestern University for her piece "t h a t t i m e" for soprano and chamber ensemble in 2008.

Kirsten Broberg presented a guest lecture on Stravinsky's ballets at to dance students at Loyola University in Chicago on January 24, 2008.

Kirsten Broberg was appointed for a one-year position teaching position in music theory and composition at Saint Xavier University in Chicago for the 2007-2008 academic year.

Kirsten Broberg was appointed to teach music theory and musicianship for undergraduate-graduate music students for the 2007-2008 academic year at North Park University in Chicago.

Kirsten Broberg was appointed to teach American Music at Prairie State College in Chicago in summer of 2007.

Kirsten Broberg presented her music at the Northwestern University High School Institute on July 20, 2007.

Kirsten Broberg's won Northwestern University's 2007 William T. Faricy Award for "o f r e s o n a n c e-->o p e n i n g" for string quartet-->solo cello.

Kirsten Broberg presented guest lectures about her music and prepared/bowed piano at University of Illinois--Normal on March 1, 2007.

Kirsten Broberg's "t e n d r i l s" for solo clarinet was presented on the 2006 Sound Field Festival for Contemporary Music for a performance by Gareth Davis.

Kirsten Broberg's "i n c r e s c e n t" for violin and prepared/bowed piano was presented on the 2006 New Music Chicago Sonic Impact Festival at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago on October 29, 2006.

Kirsten Broberg was commissioned to write "e m e r g e" for piano (1) and bowed piano (3) by the International Contemporary Ensemble for a world premiere by Jacob Greenberg, Phyllis Chen, Corey Smythe, and William McDaniel at the Green Mill Coctail Lounge as part of their 2006 Chicago ICE Fest September 17, 2006.

Kirsten Broberg was appointed to serve on the Board of Directors for New Music Chicago in 2007.

Kirsten Broberg was appointed to serve on the steering committee for the Chicago Composers Forum in 2006.

Kirsten Broberg was appointed to teach Contemporary Music History at Chicago College of Performing Arts, the Music Conservatory, at Roosevelt University in downtown Chicago in 2006.

Kirsten Broberg, along with faculty members Aaron Cassidy, Gary Kendall, and Reynold Tharp and graduate students Jennie Gottschalk, Jonathon Kirk, Nate Whetsell and Brett Masteller, produced the 2006 Northwestern University New Music Marathon with honored guest composer, Alvin Lucier with performances by Chicago Symphony Orchestra MusicNOW pianist Amy Briggs, International Contemporary Ensemble and MusicNOW cellist Katinka Kleijn and the International Contemporary Ensemble, grammy-nominated and 2001 Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition for performers of contemporary music's first place winner soprano Tony Arnold and ensemble dal niente on May 21, 2006.

Kirsten Broberg was selected to participate in the June in Buffalo festival at State University of New York at Buffalo for a performance of "t e n d r i l s " for clarinet by Gareth Davis in 2005.

Kirsten Broberg won Northwestern University's William T. Faricy Award for music composition for "i n c r e s c e n t" for violin and piano in 2005.

Kirsten Broberg was elected as president of the Northwestern University Graduate Music Organization in 2005.

Kirsten Broberg was appointed to teach music theory, analysis and composition at Northwestern University in Chicago in 2005.

Kirsten Broberg was appointed and served as the Music Composition Chair for the Midwest Graduate Music Conference at Northwestern University in 2005.

Kirsten Broberg won first place for "l a m e n t" for string quartet in the Accent '04 call for string quartets at Cincinnati Conservatory in 2004.

Kirsten Broberg founded ensemble dal niente, one Chicago's finest chamber ensembles, that is dedicated to promoting contemporary concert music through public performance, recording and collaborative projects in 2004-present.

Kirsten Broberg was selected to participate in the June in Buffalo festival at State University of New York at Buffalo for a performance of "S K E T C H E S : d u s k + d a y b r e a k" by the New York New Music Ensemble in 2003.

Kirsten Broberg was accepted to the doctoral music composition program to study music composition with Augusta Read Thomas, Jason Eckardt and Jay Alan Yim in 2003.

Kirsten Broberg completed a master of arts degree in music composition at the University of Minnesota as a student of Judith Lang Zaimont in 2003.

Kirsten Broberg was selected as the first place winner of the 2004 call for orchestral scores at the University of Minnesota in 2003 for her orchestra piece "n i g h t v i s i o n s" for a world premiere in Ted Mann Hall by the University of Minnesota Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yuri Ivan in 2003.