Category: Blog posts

Last week was so busy that I didn’t manage to take the time and sit down to write a blog post. It was my first week back after much needed two weeks off. Apart from getting back into a fresh period of reading (particular highlights being Yuval Noah Harari’s “Sapiens” and Jonas Hassen Khemiri’s “Montecore”)… Continue reading Where Music Comes From

It’s been more than three weeks since my last blog post and so much has happened. The past two weeks have mostly been spent working with this year’s instalment of Berwaldhallen’s annual Baltic Sea Festival. I have also wrapped up the power metal project as well as made great progress on a project I have… Continue reading Radio Silence

What an exciting trip I had last weekend! My first (hopefully not my last!) concert as a substitute member of Ensemble Villancico was fantastic experience. Unadulterated delight from beginning to end, at least discounting the heat and humidity. I am fortunate enough to get to perform together with lovely and talented musicians on regular occasions.… Continue reading Visca la música!

I am truly blessed to come across such a wealth of wonderful and amazing people in my life. From musician colleagues to dear friends and acquaintances, close as well as extended family members, as well as helpful and pleasant hotel and train staff and unexpected acquaintances made along the way. To be frank, I am… Continue reading Pride and Joy

This week and the next are going to be very exciting. I am making excellent progress on the power metal project I mentioned a few weeks ago. In two days, I will meet up with the pianist performing in next week’s concert to rehearse the two songs we will perform. And I have come to… Continue reading Hard Labour

This will be the last update on my Christmas oratorio for a while. Yesterday, I finished transcribing it into my new notation software and revising it in the original instrumentation. I have already begun work on an alternate version for a reduced instrumental setup and when that is done I will give you some examples… Continue reading No Laughing Matter

Last week turned out quite different from what I had imagined. A not insignificant amount of time was spent applying the first coat of paint on new paneling for my house. Emma and I were invited to a wedding party on Saturday, but on Wednesday the remainder of our week was turned on its head… Continue reading Masters of the House

Being a freelancer means, among other things, not necessarily taking vacations when most people do. Vacation time is whenever you decide it is, or at least when it is possible to take some time off. This summer will be a busy and strenuous one, not only with plenty of musical work but also a great… Continue reading Christmas in June

Today is Midsummer’s Day which is widely and greatly celebrated all over Sweden. Many even argue today is more important to Swedes than our actual national day, which is observed on June 6. Like so many of my countrymen, I will eat pickled herring with sour cream, chives and potatoes, as well many other typical… Continue reading To Know Your Mission

In last week’s post I mentioned the joy in returning to some of my older compositions with a fresh perspective and a deeper understanding of not only music in general but also my of own music. Sometimes, this reappraisal (of a kind) leads to my being able to realize even better the ideas I had… Continue reading Relight My Fire