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Present activities
2008
• Sandstrom composes a new piece for accordeonist Timo Kinnunen and the Erik Westberg Vocal Ensemble. The composition, with lyrics by Kjell Peder Johanson will be world premiered October 18th 2008.
• In May Christian Lindberg records four of Sandstrom's orchestral works for BIS during his his return visit conducting the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. The pieces are Indri, Era, Suite from A Manor Saga and Ocean Child.
• In January Sandström starts a new cooperation, a flute concerto for Magnus Båge. The concerto is a commission by Dalasinfoniettan, joined by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra and the Symphony orchestra of NorrlandsOperan.
2007
• On Christmas Eve Sandström's widespread choir piece Es ist ein Ros entsprungen was broadcast live from Kings College Chapel in Cambridge, UK during the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. The service, where The Kings College Choir sings carols old and new and leads the congregation in traditional Christmas hymns, for many people all over the world marks the beginning of Christmas. Director of Music was Stephen Cleobury.
• In December Sandström completed his Requiem, commissioned by The Church of Sweden Choral Association. The piece will be premiered on All Saint's Day 2008.
• In October recording company Swedish Society released an album much longed-for; From Darkness to Light, written by Sandström 1991, The piece is composed around the poetic tribute by Folke Isaksson to Albertus Pictor's magnificent altarpiece at the mediaeval church at Gammelstad. The poems, at the premiere read by the author Isaksson himself, are on this recording declaimed by Sven Wollter. Singer is the same as the premiere in 1992; Peter Mattei, as well as conductor and orchestra; Petter Sundkvist and the North Bothnia Chamber Orchestra. Well reputed music magazine OPUS writes that the CD is " probably the most important and most personal CD of the decade" and "in time will be found in every home".
• 20-22 October the newly set version of the second trombone concerto Don Quixote, now for trombone and choir, had its world premiere. The piece, Coros del la Mancha, is dedicated to Christian Lindberg and the Erik Westberg Vocal Ensemble. Sundsvall Oct. 20, Luleå Oct. 21 and Piteå Oct. 22.
• Trondheim Symphony Orchestra's commission for Ole Edward Antonsen, Sandström's third trumpet concerto, has its global premiére October 11th in Trondheim under Eivind Aadland.
• Christian Lindberg played Motorbike and L Mozart with a newly founded Spanish orchestra 3-6 October 2007. Lindberg and Sandström was invited to open this newly created, highly interesting The Extremadura Orchestra's season. Lindberg brought his favourite combination to this orchestra: Leopold Mozart Concerto from 1756 followed by the Lindberg/Sandström mega hit A Motorbike Odyssey.
• Sandström's cantata for Carl von Linné's birthday was premiéred May 23 2007 in Aula Magna, Uppsala. The cantata, Cantus Adoratorum, commissioned by Uppsala University was performed by the Academy Chamber Choir of Uppsala and the Royal Academic Orchestra under Stefan Parkman.
• The 8th of May at Cologne Triennial Lindberg again got standing ovations for A Motorbike Odyssey with the Cologne Philharmonic conducted by Markus Stenz. Christian Lindberg performed three performances of A Motorbike Odyssey. The audience were at its feet, and the critics were praising Lindberg.
• Motorbike fever existed in Budapest and in Cologne in beginning of May. The Motorbike Odyssey still continue its triumphal procession after 18 years. May 5th the piece was premiered in Budapest April 5th by Christian Lindberg and Hungarian S O under Andras Ligety. Standing ovations met Mr. Lindberg's performance. Lindberg and Sandström had yet another unlimited success with the 642nd performance of A Motorbike Odyssey. In Budapest Lindberg and Sandström also received a special prize from the Scandinavian-Hungarian cultural office. After the concert, it took Mr Lindberg 45 minutes (this was his first concert in Hungary!) to shake the hands of all the fans waiting at the stage door.
• Sandström's new piece for Orphei Drängar, Vuojnha Biegga, was world premiéred in Uppsala, Sweden April 21st.
2006
• Sandström's new opera, Good Night Madame! had its world premiére September 21th. The opera - about the Swedish national poet Carl Michael Bellman - a collaboration between Sandström and Kjell Peder Johanson was commissioned by the Piteå Chamber Opera. The tour through nine towns was very well received by critics and public. Watch slide show from photographer Anders Alm's site. Sandström's opera before this one K. Description of a Struggle at the Gothenburg Opera last fall was also well received. Read more.
• The new orchestra piece Tango de los Hönsens was world premiered September 22nd at the Usedomer Festival in Germany. The piece, commissioned by the festival, was performed by the Nordic Chamber Orchestra under the conductor Christian Lindberg.
• Christian Lindberg is playing Sandström Motorbike Concerto at the Last Night of the Proms including live on TV BBC2.
• Sandström was asked by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music to compose a birthday present cantata to H.M. The King's 60th birthday concert that took place at the Hall of State the 30th of April 2006. The piece Prayer to the Sun, with lyrics by Karin Boye, was premiered by Anne Sofie von Otter, Karl-Magnus Fredriksson, The Gustaf Sjökvist Chamber Choir and The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra under the conductor Gustaf Sjökvist. Read more. During the parlament supé Nov. 21 the piece was once again performed, now by Hillevi Martinpelto. Read more.
