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One of Sweden’s most distinguished opera composers

One of Sweden’s most distinguished opera composers

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Paula af Malmborg Ward is a Swedish composer and musician with a penchant for musical drama. Born in Stockholm in 1962. Composes music in a former coal tower in the old harbour area Nya Varvet, Gothenburg where she lives since 1992. Timing and text are key words in both opera creating, works for orchestra and choir, solo and ensemble and music for TV and radio.

With operas commissioned by The Royal Opera, Stockholm, Gothenburg Opera and Vadstena Academy, orchestral pieces commissioned/performed by Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, the Swedish radio orchestra and collaborations with conductors like Gustavo Dudamel, Neeme Järvi and Kent Nagano, Paula´s musical field is of great variation in different genres.

Her chamber music is commissioned/performed by Trio Poseidon, Norrbotten Big Band, Duo Ego, Gilda Lyons, The Miller-Porfiris Duo, Bohuslän Big Band, Stockholm Saxophone Quartet, Duo Gelland, Erik Westbergs vocal ensemble and Hans Davidsson among others.

She loves to sing. And play. And conduct. And talk.

Thinks: being a musician must be the finest of professions.

Then thinks: but they must have something to play too.

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  • This was one of my most exceptional commissions so far. I was asked to compose new music for the Medal Awarding Ceremony for The Royal [...]

  • Well done Oscar´s Vocal Ensemble! Humble composer (me) attended the world premiere of my latest choir piece Ikaro´s fall, after a poem by Ebba Lindqvist. [...]

  • THANK YOU ALL  - we had a wonderful time in Stockholm with SYSTEMET. Two completely sold out nights at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern 19-20/4, after the [...]

  • Ligita Sneibe - what a success in Gothenburg Concert hall 13/4! My short fanfare In time in such a magnificent company! A one-hour organ solo [...]

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UPCOMING EVENTS

  • 28/09/2024

    Welcome to Bruket festival where Pållan's band is resurrected in a new Gothenburg version:) Paula af Malmborg Ward vocals/keyboards, Martin Bjurek Svanström sax, Per Strandberg [...]

  • 28/09/2024

    Outstanding pianist Mats Jansson is doing it again! Playing this marathon concert with Beethoven´s Diabelli variations and 18 contemporary comments on them. So happy to [...]

  • 04/10/2024

    Aretha Franklin, one of the greatest singers of our time, is celebrated by phenomenal artists and an amazing All Star Band. An evocative, simmering knockout [...]

  • 11/10/2024

    Honoured to be represented at Gothenburg Organ Festival! Marvellous organist Ligita Sneibe, with whom I had a close collaboration composing "In time - a fanfare [...]

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  • Pållans band 28/9 2024

    A little selfmade video-try-out from our really nice gig at Sockerbruket Arena, Gothenburg.
    Thank you everyone!
    On stage:
    Per Strandberg guit/voc
    Martin Bjurek Svanström sax
    Ludvig Ward bass
    Johan Björklund drums
    Paula af Malmborg Ward piano/voc/lyrics/music

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    Som solen och månen

    Children´s choir from Adolf Fredriks music school, Stockholm Saxophone Quartet, Fredrik Winberg, piano. Cond: Lina Sandborgh. First perfomance Folkoperan Stockholm May 7, 2022. Happy to be a part of the wonderful and important project ”Singing children” which encourages schools, teachers, composers, students to sing and work without new, unheard music as a natural part of everyone’s musical life.

     

  • Growing, coming, filling up

    Piece for Anders Paulsson, soprano saxophone solo. My contribution to Anders´ project ”Solitary poems”.

     

  • Kärlekskriget

    Ivonas aria (Shanowny pan!).
    Amelia Jakobsson sopran
    Musik Paula af Malmborg Ward
    Libretto Mathias Clason
    Urpremiär 2017 med Vattnäs konsertladas orkester under ledning av Fredrik Burstedt.

Sound Clips
  • Sambal Dente, extract

    Gothenburg symphony orchestra (GSO)
    Cond: Neeme Järvi

  • Guido la guida

    3rd mvt Il gallo cortonese, sinfonia concertante – extract
    Helsingborg symphony orchestra (HSO)
    Cond: Bramwell Tovey

  • Operatic extract

    Gothenburg symphony orchestra (GSO)
    Cond: Gustavo Dudamel

  • Hittekvinnan utdrag: Psykvårds-cha-cha (The Foundling Woman extract: Mental care cha-cha)

    1st prize Prix d´Italia 2006
    Voices: Maria af Malmborg Linnman, alto, Susanna Levonen, mezzo soprano, Mikael Samuelsson, baritone
    Swedish Radio orchestra (SRSO) – Cond: Mats Rondin

  • Djävulsknuten – (The devil´s knot)

    Music for SVT´s Christmas calendar 2005, En decemberdöm (A december dream)
    Mixed ensemble from Gothenburg symphony orchestra (GSO), Bohuslän Big Band and Gothenburg wind orchestra (GWO)
    Piano and conductor: Paula af Malmborg Ward
    Recording: Nilento Studio

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  • Choir a capella

    (2024)

  • Singers: Soprano, Alto, Baritone; Sopranino sax/Alto sax/Bass clarinet, Cello/Electric bass, Synthesizer

    (2024)

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