Stefantrumpet

Stefan Johnsson

Degree at Göteborg University | Academy of Music and Drama. Degree of Master with a Major in Musicology at Örebro University.

Member of the Swedish Composer Society FST

Portrayed in swedish television in 1999. Portrayed in swedish radio P2 ”Mitt i Musiken”.

Finalist at Music 2000 Composer Festival in Cincinnati USA.

First performance at Sarajevo Winter Festival 2001.

Composer in Residence at Hafnafjordur Art Studio, Iceland in 2003.

First performance in Lisbon 2005.

IAJE in New York 2007.

International Trumpet Guild in Banff, Canada 2008.

Premiere Performance in Elgin, Scotland 2010.

Premiere Performance at University of Whitewater USA, 2011.

Composer in Residence at Italian Brass Week 2011 in Santa Fiora, Italy. New Music Incubator 2011-2012 London-Piteå

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Master Thesis in Composition-Modern Technology

Acknowledgement:

List of works

My music at SVENSK MUSIK

Orchestral:

"Solstråle"(Son of Cher) dur. 6 min.- string orchestra, rewarded at

the international

music festival in
Östersund, Sweden1994

”Two young lovers on a bridge”- dur. 15 min. orchestra,

first performed

by the Sarajevo Philharmonics in Sarajevo 2001

"The Children"- dur. 30 min. orchestra, chorus and jazztrio
"Yggdrasill Reborn"- dur.35 min. orchestra, 2003

"Fantasia for strings"- dur. 8 min.string orchestra
"Saturday sound”- dur. 6 min. windband

Chambermusic:

"Fanfare Collection" - for various Brass Ensembels
"Fjärilen" (the Butterfly), voice/pi text by Harry Martinson

chamber orch.arranged for choir
"Enbusken" (the Juniper) - voice/pi,text by Harry Martinson,

chamber orch.arr for choir
"Världens sommar"- voice/pi arranged for choir,

text by Harry Martinson
"Liv" (Life)-chamber orch, arranged for choir,

text by Harry Martinson
"Snus-Henrik"- voice/pi-text Henrik Bengtsson chamber orch.
"Vart tog livet vägen"? - voice/pi-text Henrik Bengtsson,

chamber orch.
"Inferno" voice/pi,trp,text,- chamber orch.

(in memory of the victims

of the fire in Gothenburg 1998)
"Andetag" (Breath)- trumpet/piano

"Inventions in swedish folkstyle" dur.7 min. - woodwind quintet,

first performed in 2000 by the italian"Quintetto Miro",

in Cincinnati USA

"Coalescence"-trumpet/piano CD-recorded 2001
"Integration"- dur.7 min.cello/violin premiered dec.

2000 by duo from the Gothenburg

Symphony Orchestra. Recorded by a

GSO string quartet in 2001. Also orchestrated as String Quartet
"Scherzo for trumpets"- dur.6 min. 5 trp + solo trp 2003. Prem.

in Elgin, Scotland 2010

“Spiritus Sanctus”- SATB, lyrics by H von Bingen.

Prem. in Lisbon 2005
“Aniara, song 80”- SATB and solotrumpet

"Onoma"- dur. 4:30 min.trumpet/piano 2006

"Byn"- trumpet/piano 2007

“Intermezzo” dur. 8:20 - trp,fr.hn,pi, 2008

“För mig”-SATB 2008

"Terezin"- trumpet/piano 2009

"Eld och lågor"- trumpet/piano 2010

"Moder Jord (Mother Earth)"- trumpet/piano 2011

"Brass Fantasia"- dur. 8:30 Brass Ensemble - 2011

Jazz and improvised music:
"Suite for Big band"- bigband
"Brothers"- bigband
"Jazz"- a Festival Suite, commissioned. by the

Nordic Jazz&Blues Festival 2001.

(voice, string quartet, trp, tromb, sax,pi, bas, dr.)

STIM, swedish music.
12 jazz tunes.
"Välkomna"
"Twelve Sketches" dur. 40 min.- trp,alto sx.ten.sx,pi,bs,dr.

Premiered at the

Nordic Jazz&Blues festival 2003 in Borås.

Solo work:
"Fantasia" dur. 5 min - church organ

Pedagogical material:
"Trumpet på lite annat sätt" 28 songs with CD. 8 of the

songs are arranged for Brass Ensemble.

9 Youth Wind Orchestra compositions.

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