Announcement! In 2024, I'm thrilled to announce my residency as a composer with Sinfonietta Riga in Latvia. The opportunity is truly an honor, one that I've eagerly anticipated. Interestingly, my…
24Apr 24
11Jan 23
Professional recording!
Recording for the first time! This past Wednesday 01.05.23 we had a great time recording some of my piano music. Interesting experience to record in a professional way for the…
04Dec 20
🇬🇧 Thank you, Sofia Wik, for an amazing concert this past Sunday, July 21st, at Askeby Church in Linköping, Sweden. It was the second time you played my new marimba piece, titled "Summer," and the first time I got to hear it live. It was incredible to experience a whole concert dedicated to marimba music! As you can see in one of the photos, the audience was really curious about the instrument afterwards.
If you want another chance to hear this concert, including my new piece "Summer," Sofia will play it three more times as follows:
JUL 28, 6 pm, Landeryd Church
AUG 03, 6 pm, Björketorp Church
AUG 04, 6 pm, Vänga Church
Hope to see you there! 😊
🇸🇪 Tack, Sofia Wik, för en fantastisk konsert i söndags den 21 juli i Askeby kyrka, Linköping. Det var andra gången du spelade mitt nya marimbastycke, som heter "Summer", och första gången jag fick höra det live. Det var otroligt kul att uppleva en hel konsert dedikerad till marimbamusik! Som man kan se på en av bilderna var publiken verkligen nyfiken på instrumentet efteråt.
Om man vill ha en ny chans att höra denna konsert, inklusive mitt nya stycke "Summer", kommer Sofia att spela det tre gånger till enligt följande:
28 JUL, kl 18.00, Landeryds kyrka
3 AUG, kl 18.00, Björketorps kyrka
4 AUG, kl 18.00, Vänga
Väl mött! 😊
#marimba #marimbaone #summer #summerconcert2024 #premiere
Jul 23
🇬🇧 Thank you, Sofia Wik, for an amazing concert this past Sunday, July 21st, at Askeby Church in Linköping, Sweden. It was the second time you played my new marimba piece, titled "Summer," and the first time I got to hear it live. It was incredible to experience a whole concert dedicated to marimba music! As you can see in one of the photos, the audience was really curious about the instrument afterwards.
If you want another chance to hear this concert, including my new piece "Summer," Sofia will play it three more times as follows:
JUL 28, 6 pm, Landeryd Church
AUG 03, 6 pm, Björketorp Church
AUG 04, 6 pm, Vänga Church
Hope to see you there! 😊
🇸🇪 Tack, Sofia Wik, för en fantastisk konsert i söndags den 21 juli i Askeby kyrka, Linköping. Det var andra gången du spelade mitt nya marimbastycke, som heter "Summer", och första gången jag fick höra det live. Det var otroligt kul att uppleva en hel konsert dedikerad till marimbamusik! Som man kan se på en av bilderna var publiken verkligen nyfiken på instrumentet efteråt.
Om man vill ha en ny chans att höra denna konsert, inklusive mitt nya stycke "Summer", kommer Sofia att spela det tre gånger till enligt följande:
28 JUL, kl 18.00, Landeryds kyrka
3 AUG, kl 18.00, Björketorps kyrka
4 AUG, kl 18.00, Vänga
Väl mött! 😊
#marimba #marimbaone #summer #summerconcert2024 #premiere
It`s summer and vacation time for many, which means lots of music around the country and abroad! I`m fortunate to have a couple of my newly written pieces performed by some truly fine musicians. First up is Sofia Wik, who will premiere "Summer" for marimba on July 14th at Kaga Church in Linköping. Then it`s off to Finland, where the Palm Trio will premiere my new piano trio called "Reflections & Rhythms" on July 25th during the Savonlinna Music Festival. For those interested, here are the dates for all the concerts. Hope to see you there and have a great summer!
Concert Dates:
JUL 14, 6 pm
Summer (premiere)
Kaga Church
JUL 21, 6 pm
Summer
Askeby Church
JUL 25, 6 pm
Reflections & Rhythms (premiere)
Savonlinna Music Festival
JUL 27, 9 pm
Reflections & Rhythms
Savonlinna Music Festival
JUL 28, 6 pm
Summer
Landeryd Church
AUG 03, 6 pm
Summer
Björketorp Church
AUG 04, 6 pm
Summer
Vänga Church
#newmusic #summer2024 #summermusic
Jul 6
It`s summer and vacation time for many, which means lots of music around the country and abroad! I`m fortunate to have a couple of my newly written pieces performed by some truly fine musicians. First up is Sofia Wik, who will premiere "Summer" for marimba on July 14th at Kaga Church in Linköping. Then it`s off to Finland, where the Palm Trio will premiere my new piano trio called "Reflections & Rhythms" on July 25th during the Savonlinna Music Festival. For those interested, here are the dates for all the concerts. Hope to see you there and have a great summer!
Concert Dates:
JUL 14, 6 pm
Summer (premiere)
Kaga Church
JUL 21, 6 pm
Summer
Askeby Church
JUL 25, 6 pm
Reflections & Rhythms (premiere)
Savonlinna Music Festival
JUL 27, 9 pm
Reflections & Rhythms
Savonlinna Music Festival
JUL 28, 6 pm
Summer
Landeryd Church
AUG 03, 6 pm
Summer
Björketorp Church
AUG 04, 6 pm
Summer
Vänga Church
#newmusic #summer2024 #summermusic
Time is flying by, and today marks the 1-year anniversary of the EP "Darkness & Light." Released on the longest day of the year, 06.21.2023, this EP captures a very special time when light and darkness blend, creating a mystical sensation that many of us, especially here in the Nordics, find so powerful.
In just a few days, we begin our journey into darkness again. The ebb and flow, much like our own emotional lives, mirrors the changing seasons.
I`m so grateful to all of you who have listened, and to Jacob who has performed all the pieces live over the past year.
Stream the music on your favorite music service: https://songwhip.com/andersforslund/darkness-and-light 🙏 You can also find links in bio.
#pianomusic #ep
Jun 21
Time is flying by, and today marks the 1-year anniversary of the EP "Darkness & Light." Released on the longest day of the year, 06.21.2023, this EP captures a very special time when light and darkness blend, creating a mystical sensation that many of us, especially here in the Nordics, find so powerful.
In just a few days, we begin our journey into darkness again. The ebb and flow, much like our own emotional lives, mirrors the changing seasons.
I`m so grateful to all of you who have listened, and to Jacob who has performed all the pieces live over the past year.
Stream the music on your favorite music service: https://songwhip.com/andersforslund/darkness-and-light 🙏 You can also find links in bio.
#pianomusic #ep
Today, on 05.18.24, my grandmother Elisabet on my father`s side would have turned 108. I wrote this organ piece for her funeral service in 2008. It was composed intuitively and rather quickly, and while it`s not my best work, it incorporates several key ideas that feature in my current compositions:
- One single long, ever-present, sustained note symbolizing the eternal light
- Generally slow tempo
- Stepwise motion and a minimalist, ambient atmosphere
- Clear lines and sections
- Minimal musical material
- Modal rather than chromatic harmonic structure
- Sometimes melodic but without a traditional melody, focusing instead on oscillations
The music fades into the ether at the end, a poetic touch I`ve used many times. Unfortunately, I don`t have an audio or video recording of the original piece, but I made a simple demo with a sampled organ to give you an idea of it. Please click the video to listen. ❤️
#organmusic
Jun 18
Today, on 05.18.24, my grandmother Elisabet on my father`s side would have turned 108. I wrote this organ piece for her funeral service in 2008. It was composed intuitively and rather quickly, and while it`s not my best work, it incorporates several key ideas that feature in my current compositions:
- One single long, ever-present, sustained note symbolizing the eternal light
- Generally slow tempo
- Stepwise motion and a minimalist, ambient atmosphere
- Clear lines and sections
- Minimal musical material
- Modal rather than chromatic harmonic structure
- Sometimes melodic but without a traditional melody, focusing instead on oscillations
The music fades into the ether at the end, a poetic touch I`ve used many times. Unfortunately, I don`t have an audio or video recording of the original piece, but I made a simple demo with a sampled organ to give you an idea of it. Please click the video to listen. ❤️
#organmusic
A few weeks ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to be in Riga for two weeks and to work with the @sinfoniettariga under Jānis Stafeckis. We had two days of workshop and rehearsal for my new orchestral piece, for which I had written two out of five movements. Next year, I’ll be back with the full piece for another workshop, rehearsal, and concert.
I was impressed with how agile and adaptable the orchestra was and the very professional, high-paced rehearsal tempo set by Jānis Stafeckis.
My fellow Swedish composer Mansoor Mani Hosseini, who also composed for this project, and I each gave a presentation at the Latvian Academy of Music in Riga. Many thanks to @janispetraskevics for the warm welcome.
On top of that, we enjoyed great weather for the most part and had the chance to explore the wonderful city.
We finished off by attending the Latvian New Music Days final concert, featuring some really excellent music and performers, including Robert Fleitz, TRIO FABEL and Sinfonietta Rīga.
I learned a lot about orchestration and I’m pretty happy with how the piece has turned out so far. I’m really excited for the next round!
Thanks to the @swedish_arts_grants_committee Konstnärsnämnden, for the financial support. 😊
#riga #rīga #latviannewmusicdays #sinfoniettariga #sinfoniettarīga
Jun 5
A few weeks ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to be in Riga for two weeks and to work with the @sinfoniettariga under Jānis Stafeckis. We had two days of workshop and rehearsal for my new orchestral piece, for which I had written two out of five movements. Next year, I’ll be back with the full piece for another workshop, rehearsal, and concert.
I was impressed with how agile and adaptable the orchestra was and the very professional, high-paced rehearsal tempo set by Jānis Stafeckis.
My fellow Swedish composer Mansoor Mani Hosseini, who also composed for this project, and I each gave a presentation at the Latvian Academy of Music in Riga. Many thanks to @janispetraskevics for the warm welcome.
On top of that, we enjoyed great weather for the most part and had the chance to explore the wonderful city.
We finished off by attending the Latvian New Music Days final concert, featuring some really excellent music and performers, including Robert Fleitz, TRIO FABEL and Sinfonietta Rīga.
I learned a lot about orchestration and I’m pretty happy with how the piece has turned out so far. I’m really excited for the next round!
Thanks to the @swedish_arts_grants_committee Konstnärsnämnden, for the financial support. 😊
#riga #rīga #latviannewmusicdays #sinfoniettariga #sinfoniettarīga
#sun #spring #birds
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Jul 27 9 pm |
Reflections & Rhythms Savonlinna Music Festival |
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Jul 28 6 pm |
Summer Landeryd church |
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Aug 03 6 pm |
Summer Björketorp church |
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Aug 04 6 pm |
Summer Vänga Church |
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Jul 25 6 pm |
Reflections & Rhythms (premiere) Savonlinna Music Festival |
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Jul 21 6 pm |
Summer Askeby church |
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Jul 14 6 pm |
Summer (premiere) Kaga church |
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Mar 31 10 am |
Halleluja! Tallinn Methodist Church |
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Feb 02 5 pm |
Daydreams & Rhythms - V: Going to Sleep MuBa |
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Dec 17 6 pm |
Intermezzo - Reminiscent (maj, fl, pno) Vigra church |
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Dec 16 6 pm |
Intermezzo - Reminiscent (maj, fl, pno) Spjelkavik church |
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Dec 03 12 am |
Daydreams & Rhythms MuBa |
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Oct 18 7 pm |
Daydreams & Rhythms (premiere) Vana Linna Muusikamaja |
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Oct 14 10 am |
Oceans Apart Motala Church |