Voir Dire - the opera by Matthew Peterson

Matthew Peterson come to The Gotland School of Music Composition in August 2008 to compose an opera. Matthew had studied composition in Bloomington, Indiana with prof. Sven-David Sandström and had received a Fulbright grant. In June 2009 there were sketches for a big part of the opera and one aria had been beautifully performed by Sofia Jernberg and the Norrbotten NEO conducted by Petter Sundkvist.  

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Ljudvågor 2020 will be a digital festival

During this time of the year our students are normally fully occupied to produce a music festival in Visby called Ljudvågor. In the middle of May all the ensembles and choirs that they have composed for are arriving – with the exception of GotlandsMusiken who of course are already here. The Ljudvågor festival usually offers around 50 premieres during 10-12 concerts.

2020 will be different. Our students have reorganized themselves to produce a digital festival. The website will be the new stage. 

http://ljudvågor.se

Ljudvågor 2020 illustration
2020 admission

Under current circumstances, admission to Gotland's Tonsättarskola will be done using tools for online video communication. We'll probably use Skype or Zoom.

We have good experience from education using Zoom and are confident that this will work just fine. We will not be able to show you our wonderful school with the fantastic location in Visby's harbor. But we can still meet online

Interviews for the 2-year Composition Course: May 23-24.

Uppsala Kammarsolister and Gotlands Tonsättarskola on the Svensk Musikvår festival

The concert is cancelled due to the corona-virus

Sunday March 22, 2020 kl. 12:00, Musikaliska, Clara Schumann-salen - Free admission

For the sixth year in a row the Uppsala Kammarsolister are collaborating with the Gotland School of Music Composition. More the thirty of our students has taken the opportunity to explore their ideas and compose for this fantastic ensemble and have their music performed by them.

The concert program includes works by Adina Forsberg, Anton Berglund, Ylva Fred, Elvin Matz, Kajsa Antonsson, Johan Ema and Julia Siljebo.

Uppsala Kammarsolister
Ramon Anthin was awarded H.M. The King's Medal

On Tuesday 4 February, The King awarded HM The King's Medal of the 8th size with a bright blue ribbon to composer Ramon Anthin "For significant contributions within Swedish music". 

1995 Ramon Anthin founded the Gotland School of Music Composition together with Peter van Tour and Barbro Möller. Five years later Ramon founded the Visby International Centre for Composers, 

We congratulate Ramon who 2019 received another medal for the same fantastic and visionary work!

Ramon Anthin
Our students are composing for…

Our partners 2019-2020 (in alphabetic order)

  • Audiorama
  • GotlandsMusiken
  • The Royal College of Music Chamberchoir
  • Musikkonservatoriet Falun
  • Norrbotten NEO
  • Uppsala Kammarsolister
  • Vadstena Sång- och Pianoakademi
  • Visby International Centre for Composers

Festivals

  • FRST, January 2020
  • Ljudvågor, May 2020

 

The Royal College of Music Chamberchoir rehearsing during Ljudvågor 2018
Sven-David Sandström

One of Sweden's most distinguished composers Sven-David Sandström has passed away.

From the start of the Gotland School of Music Composition in 1995 Sven-David was teaching and he was deeply involved in the deveolpment and the success of our school. In 1999 he moved to teach at the Indiana University Bloomington, US. For a number of years he remained our primary guest professor. We remember how it sparkled of inspiration in the eyes of our students as they met him.

Sven-David Sandström 2005
Ljudvågor Festival May 15-19 2019

During the Ljudvågor 2019 festival:

  • GotlandsMusiken, conductor Rei Munakata
  • Uppsala Kammarsolister
  • Norrbotten NEO
  • The Royal College of Music Chamberchoir, conductor Fredrik Malmberg
  • Vadstena Sång- och Pianoakademi
  • And so on…
  • There will be concerts with Elektro Acoustic Music
  • The project of the Free-Art students Stina Tordby and Assar Tallinger

Welcome to Visby and this years Ljudvågor!

 

Ljudvågor 2018
Ramon Anthin received a medal for his contributions to musical life

The Royal Swedish Academy of Music awarded Ramon Anthin their medal for having co-founded The Gotland School of Music Composition, and founded the Visby International Centre for Composers. 

On the picture: Ramon Anthin, Her Highness, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnusson, and the preses of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Susanne Rydén.

 

Ramon Anthin receives the Medaljen för Tonkonstens Främjande
Ljudvågor 16-20 maj, 2018

The festival organisation is now fully occupied with the preparations for the Ljudvågor 2018 festival. The full program includes twelve concerts featuring GotlandsMusiken led by Jan Risberg, Electro Acoustic concerts, Musikkonservatoriet Falun, Norrbotten NEO, Uppsala Kammarsolister and the Chamber Choir from the Royal College of Music led by Fredrik Malmberg. Moreover the exam concert by Luna Green Thur and the Musikresan by Miranda Abrahamsson are included, both students from the Free Art, 1 Year Composition Course.

Ljudvågor 2018
FRST Festival January 27-28

The three concerts of the festival is held at the Gotlands Konstmuseum:

Saturday Jan 27
kl 13:00, Music composed at the Studio Alpha, VICC
kl 14:45, Music from Audiorama, Stockholm
Söndag 28 jan
kl. 14:00, Music composed by students at the Gotland School of Music Composition

FRST 2018
Radio interviews with three students

Three of our students participated in the Frst festival, Jan 31. Ylva Fred showed a harp that she has constructed. Gustaf Ekman a dancing spider and other motor driven sound objects. Elias Duvner used a mixer console as a musical instrument by using feedback. Moreover Josh Bonnettas film "Strange Lines and Dances" was showed, Mats Lindström permformed his "One" and the audience could see dance improvisation from the Gotlands Dansutbildning. 

Ylva Freds harpa
Ljudvågor Festival May 15-18, 2013

 

Preparations for the festival Ljudvågor (Sound waves)  2013 is in full swing! Norrbotten NEO, Music Conservatory of Falun and GotlandsMusiken will participate, and approximately 50 works will be premiered! Welcome!

ljudvagor.se

Ljudv
Erik Lindman-Mata represents Sweden at the UNM 2013 festival

The jury for the festival Young Nordic Music 2013 has selected seven young composers to represent Sweden in Oslo 2013. One of them, Erik Lindman-Mata is stuying at the Gotland School of Music Composition. Erik composed cessation / root lock for students at Musikkonservatoriet Falun. cessation / root lock was premiered during the festival Ljudvågor 2012 in Visby. Five of the six other chosen composers have studied at the Gotland School of Music Composition. Read more here: http://www.unm.se/news_unm.html

Australian report on Gotland School of Music Composition

The singer and teacher Jeannie Marsh came all the way from Melbourne, Australia, to the Ljudvågor 2012 festival. Jeannie attended all the concerts and lots of rehearsals. She talked with the students, the musicians and the teachers. Jeannie was entusiastic and here is her extensive report.

Young Nordic Music festival in Reykjavik

5 of 7 selected Swedish young composers and one of the Icelandic have studied at the Gotland School of Music Composition! Learn more about the UNM festival here http://unm.is/

 

Visit from Australien
Singer and composition teacher Jeannie Marsh from Melbourne, Australien came to study the Ljudvågor 2012 festival and the Gotland School of Music Composition and to exchange experiences from composition training.
Ljudvågor Festival May 8-12, 2012

Preparations for the festival Ljudvågor (Sound waves)  2012 is in full swing! Norrbotten NEO, Music Conservatory of Falun, GotlandsMusiken, Södra Latin Chamber Choir and others will participate, and approximately 50 works will be premiered! Welcome!

Matthew Peterson wins opera competition

The opera "Voir Dire" won the Opera Vista competition in Houston and will be fully staged during the Opera Vista festival 2012. Matthew started to compose Voir Dire while studying at the Gotland School of Music Composition. This year Matthew is a member of our faculty.

Södra Latin's Chamber Choir new collaborator

This year our students are composing for this outstanding students choir. We are happy to announce this new collaboration! The Södra Latin's Chamber Choir is led by Jan Risberg.