Category: Blog posts

I had the great pleasure this past weekend to perform in two different Swedish Christmas Oratorios: one on Saturday, in Ösmo Church south of Stockholm, the other back home in Härnösand Cathedral. The two concerts were separated by more than 500 kilometres geographically, and the two musical works were separated chronologically by almost 90 years.… Continue reading One Weekend, Two Oratorios

A week and a half ago, I wrote about the current spate of renovations at my combined home/recording studio/concert hall. The past two weeks’ combined effort at taking up the old floor and insulation, as well as digging out the crawl space, culminated in a truly unique experience in renovations this past Monday. I had… Continue reading A Grovelling Affair

Seven years ago today, I recorded my piece Lacrimosa with its two dedicatees, organist Per Brudsten and cellist Ronja Schneider, at Härnösand Cathedral. The composition has become a mainstay at the cathedral’s memorial services ever since Per and Ronja premiered it in 2016. The recording session also lives on in the lives of me and… Continue reading Eat Your Porridge

What does a former speaker of the United States House of Representatives have to do with an international choral conducting competition and a Swedish singer-songwriter? Not much, on the face of it. But let’s dig a little deeper, and we might might find a connection. Last weekend, I worked as a script supervisor on the… Continue reading Know Your Why

I am very excited to announce that tickets to “Short Stories V”, which includes my opera “Den ömma modern”, are on sale now! The show premieres on May 25th, 2025, and runs until June 10th. If you’re set on a particular date, don’t wait – get your tickets today! The Royal Swedish Opera first introduced the… Continue reading Get Your Tickets to Short Stories V

It’s been six weeks since my last post, but that does not mean that I’ve been idle. (In fact, time flies both when you’re having fun and when you’re incredibly busy!) Another time, in another post, it might actually be interesting to discuss why this keeps happening to me, but this particular post is going… Continue reading Getting Things Done

Welcome back to the blog! So I say both to you and, I suppose, also to myself. As of writing this first post of the season, I am slowly reemerging at the far end of this year’s Baltic Sea Festival in Berwaldhallen. Nine days of concerts, talks, and other inspiring experiences delivered to packs of… Continue reading Another Year, Another Festival

What a trip! Me and my fiancée had a wonderful almost two weeks in Seattle – not only including the premiere of Brio, but plenty of other memorable experiences also. I had planned on posting a short recap of the concert Monday last week, but things don’t always turn out the way you plan. (Do they… Continue reading High Notes

Much like doing other kinds of work, composing music isn’t always easy or a straight line from the first note to the last. That’s not to say that it would be better to work like that – in fact, it may be beneficial to start somewhere in the middle, and many times it can be necessary… Continue reading One Step Forward

I have been an active and very enthusiastic chorister for the past 30-odd years, ever since I transferred to the music-oriented junior high school Adolf Fredrik’s Music School. Throughout the years, I have had the pleasure of singing in many different choirs of various kinds, sizes and skill levels, which has been rewarding and enriching… Continue reading A Piece of My Mind