Tistou – an music drama for the whole family
Thank you Cultural Council (Kulturrådet), Helge Ax:son Jonsson foundation and Writers Guild of Sweden (Dramatikerförbunet) for important financial supports on Tistou – a musical drama for the whole family. Finally, after many years of projecting, planning, promoting dear friend and collegue, librettist Kerstin Perski and I are beginning to see the light.
Our goal is to, via Kerstin Perski´s doctoral thesis end up with a beautiful poetic musical drama based on Tistou, green thumbs (Maurice Drone 1961). Hopefully with a premiere at Scenkonstmuseet in Stockholm September 2026.
We will keep you updated!
New music for The Royal Orders of Knighthood
Short version for smaller ensemble premiered – I arranged my new ceremony music for the Medal Awarding Ceremony for The Royal Orders of Knighthood for a smaller orchestra this year. Joakim Unander conducted greatly at the ceremony May 28th.
Below some info from the KMO website, and a youtube-link from the ceremony.
On 28 May, an investiture ceremony was held, after the recipients’ names were announced on 30 April. The King presented the orders to the recipients and the Queen presented the letters patent. This was the second ceremony according to the new regulations introduced in 2023.
Besides the Royal Orders […]
Thank you MSO and the hard rock crew
WELL this was FUN! Thank you maestro Anders Berglund, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Jakob Samuel, Nina Söderquist, Tommy Johansson for a fabulous night! In your company I felt really happy about my debut as a hard rock orchestra arranger:)
Let’s make some more gigs!
SYSTEMET says thank you to Stockholm and Ö2 Scenkonst!
SYSTEMET, my latest chamber opera had a lovely time in Stockholm. Thank you wonderful Teresia Pettersson at Ö2 Scenkonst for excellent hosting. And thank you dear audience, who gave us such a great response!
Pictures included from the show, and afterwards, with librettist Naima Chahboun and lights designer Thomas Heyman.
Borås is up next, in Octobre
JAG BEHÖVER (I NEED)
The Gothenburg women’s choir YMNA, for whom I composed ”Äggen är slut” approached me once again with a new commission. I am really happy to write for YMNA again and delighted to collaborate with poet Olivia Bergdahl, whose lyrics this time are based on the choir’s own experiences. The piece will hopefully be completed in September 2025, ready for rehearsals!
Premier date TBA
film: Äggen är slut – dress rehearsal 2017
STIM Scholarship
Among many precious colleagues in music making, I had the joy of receiving the STIM scholarship 2024.
And the party was great too! Thank you Ylva Q Arkvik and Pao Duell for the photos and thank you STIM for the scholarship and a joyful night:)
Since 1923, during more than a century of challenging changes, STIM has been working for the musical right holders and continues to do so. There are many of us music makers, and we have to BOTH be aware of our rights AND stick together.
Read about STIM´s important work here
