Education:
-June 1993 Graduation at Kristofferskolan
1994 Studies in Latin and Musicology
1995 special course in folklore singing at Malungs Folkhögskola
1995-1997 preparing education at Ingesund Folkhögskola; main instrument: piano
1997-1999: “IE” education at Musikhögskolan Ingesund; main instrument: piano
1999-2002 Bachelor choral conducting/singing teacher at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.
Written exam: Girl´s and Boys´ voices, is there a difference?
Exam concert: Orff: Trionfo di Afrodite, for big orchestra, soloists and choir.
2003-2006 Diploma education in choral conducting at The Royal College of Music in Stockholm.
Diploma concert:
Bo Holten: Regn og Rusk og rosenbusk, Gustav Mahler: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen Excerpts from Folke
Rabe: To Love, Excerpts from Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri
Benjamin Britten: Serenade for solo tenor, solo horn and strings, Francis Poulenc: Figure Humaine
2014-2018 Orchestra conducting, Royal College of Music in Stockholm
Other subjects studied at university: Latin, Italian and phonetics.
Other courses/masterclasses, examples:
1998 Visiting classes in summer academy of choral conducting organized by Sveriges Körförbund.
Bollnäs Folkhögskola with Eric Ericson, Cecilia Rydinger Alin and others.
2001 European Academy for Young Choral Conductors in Cork, Ireland with Georg Grün.
2000 and 2001 member of the European Youth Choir
2005 Kurt Thomas Cursus in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
2010 Masterclass Simon Halsey and Rundfunkchor Berlin
Long term employments:
1998-2002 Conductor of Norrlands Nations Kör, Uppsala
2000-2008 Chorus master at the Symphonic Choir of Gävle
2002/2003 conductor of the girls’ choirs of Uppsala Cathedral
2002-2007 conductor of KFUMs Kammarkör (YMCA Chamber Choir) in Stockholm
2007- onwards, choral director (Director cantorum) at Lund University
2011-2012 chief conductor at Danish National Youth Choir (Dr Pigekoret)
2012-2014 Boys Choir of Lund Cathedral.
2015-2018 Chief conductor and artistic leader, Swedish National Youth choir
Employments as guest conductor, examples
2006 conductor of international singing week with Kinder-rundfunkchor, Berlin, Germany
2006 guest conductor, open singing at Europa Cantat festival in Mainz, Germany
2006 guest conductor at Male Choir Festival, Kapris in Uppsala
2006-2007 Temporary post as choral conductor at parish Gävle Heliga Trefaldighet
2007 Repetiteur with Swedish Radio Choir (Brahms, Schumann)
2008 work with Gothenburg Symphonic Choir
2008 onwards, Repetiteur with Danish Radio Choir and Vocal Ensemble
2010 guest conductor/lecturer in Trento, Italy
2010 workshops with Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
2011 guest conductor/lecturer with Kammerchor Rhein-Neckar
2011 Dido and Aeneas, opera Lund
2012 Reprisa Dido and Aeneas opera Piteå
2012 Guest conductor St Matthew Passion, Camerkoret Camerata
2012 Guest conductor Landesjugendchor Baden-Würtemberg
2014 Circus-opera ”Natt till Dag”
2015 Guest conductor Europa Cantat festival Pecs, Hungary
2015 Guest conductor Danish radio concertchoir
2015 Folkoperan, Stockholm ”Behind the scenes” Hoffman. (Ditte Hammar)
2016 Folkoperan, Stockholm ”Behind the scenes” Carmen (Ditte Hammar)
2016 ”En midsommardröm”, own idea opera, Lund (Sara Ekman)
2018 Debut concert Helsingborg Symphony, ”Trettondagskonserter”
2018 Guest conductor Östgöta Blåsarsymfoniker (professional wind orchestra of Linköping)
2018 Concerts Swedish radio choir + Swedish national youth choir
2019 Swedish radio choir, preparational work
2019 Guest conductor Gävle Symphony orchestra, Summerconcerts
2019 Acting upcoming TV-show, Swedish television
2019 Guest conductor Choralies, choir festival Vaison-la-Romain, France
2019 Guest conductor Göteborg Baroque
2019 Guest conductor Eurotreffen, Wolffenbüttel, Germany. International youth choir festival.
2019 Guest conductor, Jönköping Sinfonietta, Mendelssohn: Elias (www.smot.se)
2019 Guest conductor Östgöta Blåsarsymfoniker (professional wind orchestra of Linköping)
2019 Guest conductor, preparation Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
2019 Guest conductor Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Christmas concerts
Upcoming:
2020 Assisting conductor at Läckö Slottsopera (Werle: Tintomara)
2021 Guest conductor at Europa Cantat Ljubljana, Slovenia
Other choral engagements, for example with: Uppsala Akademiska Kammarkör, Uppsala
Vokalensemble, Kungliga Musikhögskolans Kammarkör, Kungliga Musikhögskolans
Vokalensemble, Akademiska Kören Stockholm, Kammerkoret Camerata Copenhagen, Sandvikens
Vokalensemble, Vokalwerk Berlin and more.
Tours and concerts with Lund academic choir and other ensembles, within Sweden and abroad,
Denmark, Germany, France, USA, South Africa
Employments as teacher:
Choral conducting at Stockholms Musikpedagogiska Institut
Choral conducting at Lund University
Choral conducting at Malmö Conservatory of Music
Summer Academy at Swedish choral society
Lund International Conducting Academy assisting teacher in 2008, 2010, 2012 and onwards.
(Together with Swedish Radio choir / Dijkstra, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir/Kaljuste and others)
Guest lecturer at Musikhochschule Karlsruhe
Guest lecturer at Universität der Künste, Berlin
Guest lecturer at Stellenbosch University,
South Africa Masterclasses for church musicians in Sweden Private students through the years.
Organizer of the European Academy for Young Choral Conductors, when it took place in Sweden.
Member of the Europa Cantat Youth Committee 2003-2006
Member of Europa Cantat Music Commission 2015-2018
Languages:
Fluent in Swedish, English, German.
Written also French and Italian.