Kristin P. Kuster (born 1973) is an American composer of symphonic, vocal and chamber music.
Kuster was born Kristin Peterson in Raleigh, North Carolina and grew up in Boulder, Colorado.
Kuster is an Associate Professor of Composition at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
[1] Kuster "writes commandingly for the orchestra," and her music "has an invitingly tart edge" (The New York Times).
[2] Kuster's colorfully enthralling compositions take inspiration from architectural space, the weather, and mythology.