News
News
Norbotten NEO ensemble in residence
The successful cooperation between the new music ensemble Norbotten NEO and the Gotland School for Music Composition will go on for another year.
2010-06-04
A Butterfly in the Ear
Consert for Percussion and Movement
Anna E Weiser & SoundMovementCompany
Birgit Løkke, Hanna Bylund, Lucie Zilkayová
May 28, 29, 19.30
Almedalsbibliotekets Foajé
2010-05-18
Rummet intill
opens May 12, 12.00
The installation by Moa-Lina Croall is hanging in a tree in the Botanic Garden every day between 12-16 varje during the Ljudvågor festival.
Rummet intill
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2009-05-10
Welcome to the Ljudvågor 2010 festival, May 12-15!
Fifty new works, six concerts and one installation. Norbotten NEO, GotlandsMusiken and students from the Falun Conservatory of Music.
Read more: ljudvagor.com
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2009-05-10
Applications are accepted until April15
Deadline for applications to the Gotland School of Music Composition is April 15. Please use our online application form.
2010-03-28
Gotlandsmusiken commissioned new work of Peter van Tour
Gotlandsmusikens commissioned a new work for the 2010 of our teacher in music theory, Peter van Tour. The piece 'Circles and Clouds' is written för wind quintet and string quintet and will be premiered the 27th of april 2010.
2010-03-26
"Unheard of Again" won the "Grammis" prize
Sonanza's CD "Unheard of - Again" beginning with Timeline as track #1 won the Swedish Grammis prize 2009. Former student Mattias Lysell participates and so does prof. Karin Rehnqvist who is the only composer that has been invited to lecture at the Ljudvågor festival twice. The conductor is Jan Risberg who has participated on every Ljudvågor-festival. Sonanza was ensemble in residence at the Gotland School of Music Composition 1999-2001.
2010-01-24
Henrik Strindberg's Timeline is nominated for a Grammis
Unheard of Again with the chamber ensemble Sonanza is nominated for a Grammis 2010 in the category Best Classical CD. The first track is Timeline by Henrik Strindberg. The conductor is Jan Risberg who has participated on every Ljudvågor-festival. Sonanza was ensemble in residence
at the Gotland School of Music Composition 1999-2001.
2009-12-30
Grants to our students!
Sol Andersson and Anna E Weiser received grants from The Swedish Performing Rights Society (Stim).
2009-12-11
Per Mårtensson receives prize!
Devotion by Per Mårtensson was awarded the Swedish Music Publishers Association's prize 2009 for best chamber music! The prize is a small statue by Sweden's most prominent glass artist Beril Vallien.
2009-11-10
Mirjam Tally is composer in residence at radio channel P2
Swedish Radio channel P2 has selected Mirjam Tal to be composer in residence for the two years.
2009-10-17
Listen to the World
September 24-27 the ISCM World Music Days begins in Visby. The Festival is organized by Visby Internationella Tonsättarcentrum. Read more at listentotheworld.se.
2009-09-15
Watch Matthew Peterson's premiere on screencast
Matthew Peterson received a Fulbright grant to study at the Gotland School of Music Composition. He completed his "Reflections on the Death of the Beloved" during the fall 2008. The premiere by St. Olaf Band can be seen on this screencast. Matthews's piece begins at 30:10, with pre-performance words at 27:06.
2009-06-16
Lecture by composer Marie Samuelsson
2009-05-12
Ljudvågor 2009
Festival May 13-16 in Visby! ljudvagor.com Welcome!
2009-04-29
Applications are accepted until April15
Deadline for applications to the Gotland School of Music Composition is April 15. Please use our online application form.
2009-03-15
Lectures by visiting composers
Lene Grenager, Lars-Gunnar Bodin, Martin Nordén, Karin Rehnqvist, Marie Samuelsson, Martin Svensson and Mats Persson are lecturing during the first semester 2009.
2009-03-15
Erik Peters
The composer Erik Peters joins our faculty to teach elektro acoustic music staring in Jan 2009.
2009-01-09
Per Mårtensson and Mirjam Tally receiwed the big and the small Christ Johnson-prizes
2008 Christ Johnson-prizes where delivered by the Crown Princess her Majesty Victoria on the feast-day of the Royal Academy of Music. The big prize of 180.000kr was given to Per Mårtensson for this Flute concerto. The small prize of 60.000 SEK was given to Mirjam Tally for her orchestral piece Turbulence.
2008-12-06
Sofia Jernberg was rewarded by the Royal Academy of Music!
Sofia Jernberg has received the Jazz Prize of the Royal Academy of Music. The prize was delivered by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria.
The picture is from Ljudvågor 2008, Sofia and Joel Nyman are rehearsing Sofia's string quartet.
2008-11-19
Petter Sundkvist, Artistic Leader for NEO
Academic year 2008-09 our students compose for:
NEO
Gotlandsmusiken
Musikkonservatoriet Falun
2008-08-14
Ellen Lindquist and Peter van Tour
Ellen Lindquist and Peter van Tour - one of the founders of the Gotland School of Music Composition - are appointed as visiting professors during the fall.
2008-08-14
