This week and the last I had the great opportunity and challenge to try an entirely new kind of work. Well, not entirely new, but most definitely a new spin on anything I’ve tried my hand at in the past. Since 2014 I’ve been writing concert presentations, biographies and the like for Berwaldhallen, the concert hall of the… Continue reading Mahler’s 5th symphony – live!
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Romanesque Arches
Setting a text to music may seem trivial but is really, or at least can be, quite a complicated process. The melody, the rhythm, the structure of the whole piece, even the harmony may be carefully picked or constructed to fit a narrative, lyrical metre or some other aspect or aspects of whatever text you are using. Thus, having to adapt music previously… Continue reading Romanesque Arches
Hollywood Rhapsody
Last week was very exciting! I’ve been busy preparing for this year’s first big stage appearance, as a presenter at Berwaldhallen, the home venue of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Last Thursday and Friday they played music from the golden age of Hollywood, featuring composers such as Alfred Newman, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Max Steiner and… Continue reading Hollywood Rhapsody
Hello, world
Yes, hello. Is this thing on? Anyway, welcome to my new website. It’s still early days so there’s a lot of content still on the way. Stay tuned for more information about what I’ve been up to recently and, more importantly, what’s still to come. In the meantime, why not listen to this amazing song I… Continue reading Hello, world