Category: Blog posts

Last week, rehearsals began for the upcoming production of Kristina från Duvemåla in Sundsvall. Almost everyone involved both on-stage and off met for the first time last Monday. The production team introduced themselves and all of us were showed examples of the stage, costume, light and video design. For my part, the week started off… Continue reading A New Adventure

While I steer well clear of the never-ending stream of algorithmically selected nonsense that is YouTube Shorts, one of my main guilty pleasures is watching YouTube. I follow a very particular list of videographers and creators whose videos I appreciate. Since I don’t pay for the ad-free subscription service YouTube Premium, I get served plenty… Continue reading A Thousand Cuts

At long last, almost two months after I initially announced them (and had expected them to be available), my two first recordings with the High Coast Vocal Ensemble are available on every major streaming and download service! Both Det finns en väg till himmelen and O vos omnes are available now for streaming and/or purchase… Continue reading Those Who Wait

In my last post, I wrote about the current EU petition about stopping game makers from being able to summarily remove customers’ access to games they have purchased. Following, this week I want to describe in further detail how I believe it impacts the world of creative professionals and the software we use. This is… Continue reading Software Ownership

This week’s post is unusual in that the subject isn’t strictly about my work, although it is connected to what I do in a roundabout way and it is very important, not only ot me but to us all as consumers. Let me explain. I have been an avid fan of computer and video games… Continue reading Stop Killing Games

For me, just like for many other homeowners, summer is a time for doing renovations, particularly outside. This summer, I’m working on a substantial section of the house wall, changing out both the siding as well as the inner structure where it has suffered from the elements. Fortunately, I have good friends to help me… Continue reading Home Improvement

It’s tremendously valuable for a composer to have performers, conductors, interpreters who like your music, who not only perform or even commission pieces from you, but who actively like it. It is even better when those good ambassadors are also great people. I have had the pleasure and privilege to get to meet and work… Continue reading Good Ambassadors

Tomorrow, the ensemble that I recorded three of my choral works with earlier this year is giving a concert in lovely Arnäs Church, north of Örnsköldsvik. Come listen to a delightful programme, including the first performance of my motet Pie pellicane, Jesu Domine! At the recording session, I sat with the audio engineer as a… Continue reading Ready for Prime-Time

I read an article about contemporary literary critique last week in one of Sweden’s major newspapers. The article, which also reflected on other recent opinions on the topic, set me on an unexpected trail of reading and discovery. The article centred on whether critics should consider their emotional responses to what they were reviewing. The… Continue reading Best of Both Worlds

Hot on the heels of the success of my short story opera, The Loving Mother, comes two new digital single releases next week on several major worldwide streaming services, with a third single to come later this summer! The digital releases next week coincide with Nordic music publisher Gehrmans releasing the scores for both works… Continue reading Pathway to Heaven