Carlijn Metselaar (1989) is a Dutch composer living in Edinburgh. She is especially interested in creative collaboration, as well as the role of the arts in the Anthropocene.

In 2017, Carlijn Metselaar completed a postgraduate degree in composition with distinction at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, studying with Lynne Plowman. She graduated from Utrecht Conservatoire with a Bachelor in Composition, and from Utrecht University with a Master of Musicology, including a music education qualification. She also studied choral conducting as a one-year course at the Utrecht Conservatoire.