I have been commissioned by Körcentrum Syd and the choir Mixtus Cantus (which I also conduct) to compose a choral work for a concert in May 2015.
More information coming up!
2014-10-25
Premiere: En studie i instängdhet. Fångtornet, Malmöhus slott.
Music drama for chamber ensemble.
A Study in Confinement (En studie i instängdhet), premiere Oct. 25, 2014
A Study in Confinement (En studie i instängdhet), a newly composed piece of chamber music drama, will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 25 2014, in Fångtornet, Malmöhus slott, Malmö.
It is a theatrical chamber performance featuring precomposed and improvised material related to the themes confinement, captivity and imprisonment. Five musicians (recorder, trombone, soprano, percussion, viola) embody characters representing different aspects of the theme. Three performances will be given, at 1.00 pm, 2.15 pm and 3.30 pm.
Music/direction: Martina Tomner
Texts: F. Kafka, S. Freud, E. Dickinson, G. Fröding, N. Bly, E. Södergran among others
Production: Ida Höög, Martina Tomner
Performers: Ida Höög, recorder; Olof Jönsson, trombone; Johan Söderholm, percussion; Malin Wikblad, viola; Agnes Wästfelt, soprano
The work is commissioned, produced and performed with support from Konstnärsnämnden (Swedish Arts Grants Committee), Musikverket (Swedish Performing Arts Agency) and Helge Ax:son Johnsons stiftelse.