Composer’s radio
The birth of a symphony (Interview); Saxophone Quartet dedicated to my parents
My dear mother Gunilla
My dear mother Gunilla sings in eternity and will not stop to inspire me in my life and in my work.
My 2nd saxophone quartet Desire encapsulated, dedicated to her and dad, was performed beautifully by Stockholm Saxophone Quartet in Reykjavik 2/2. Unfortunately, time ran out and she never heard it.
Gunilla was a great person in humanity, wisdom and pride and a true artist in heart and soul. I learned so much from her, and she didn´t hesitate to be critical if she discovered that I maybe chose the broad path now and then…but always comforting, relying on your gifts and with […]
Tungol night
April 9th Tungol night was successfully premiered with Alto Anna Larsson, maestro Nagano and beautiful Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Mmm. See link (in Swedish).
Autumn 2012, I was asked by GSO direction and first guest conductor Kent Nagano if I would like to make an orchestral suite from three songs by Wilhelm Stenhammar. YES! I yelled. This has been a truly wonderful composing period of time, since I chose the songs, with ”Nattyxne” as the central song (words by E.A. Karlfeldt). The other songs presented are ”Vandraren” (Wilhelm Ekelund) and ”Månsken” (Bo Bergman). The suite has a duration of […]
CD with Peter Mattei
CD with world baritone Peter Mattei released! I made 3 orchestral arrangements (Stardust, What kind of fool am I, I´ve gotta be me), side by side with arranger/conductor Anders Berglund and arranger Dan Evmark. Peter is a wonderful singer that made my little cottage burst of musical pleasure, while rehearsing with audio files in August 2013. Norrköping Symphony Orchestra with jazz trio, the production firmly held together by fabulous producer Lars Nilsson at Nilento Studios.
Dance my Doll (Dansa min Docka)
Opera meets Psychiatry: seminar at Jonsereds Herrgård 16/11
Finally: www.dmd.nu
April 2013: I took place on stage with my co-writer Pernilla Holmgren-Larsson and mezzosoprano Monica Danielson in a quite different context: the Swedish Exhibition Centre (Svenska Mässan) in Gothenburg. Pernilla and I wrote a libretto to the opera ”Dance my Doll” some years ago. Just to get started, we presented some themes and some music in an unusual surrounding. Since the subject of the opera has to do with anorexia nervosa, Swedish psychiatry, disability among humans to really meet….and other modern ”western civilisation” phenomenas, we find it natural to […]
Criança
Her Majesty Queen Silvia spent her childhood partly in Brazil. In December 2013 she turned 70. I composed Criança (10 min) for choir a cappella, with lyrics in Brazilian Portuguese as a gift to her. On commission from The Royal Musical Academy. Many thanks to Anna de Geer and Gabrielle Iselius, who put me in contact with Childhood Brazil, from whom I got the authentic quotes for the lyrics. Gustaf Sjökvists chamber choir performed the piece on Silvia´s birthday – totally unexpected, one of the solo parts happened to be sung by me! – in The Drottningholm Castle Chapel. The choir […]
