Jan Sandström (born 25 January 1954) is a Swedish classical music composer. His compositions include the so-called '' Motorbike Concerto'' for trombone and orchestra and his choral setting of ''

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''.

Career

Born in

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, Sandström grew up in

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. He studied at the

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(1974–1976) and completed his music training at the

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, studying music theory (1978–1982) and composition with Gunnar Bucht,

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and Pär Lindgren (1980–1984). He joined the faculty of the

in the 1980s and was appointed professor of composition in 1989. In 1988 to 1989 he composed his first concerto for trombone and large orchestra, which became famous as the '' Motorbike Concerto'', revised in 2002 to a ''Motorbike Odyssey''. In 1990 he composed ''

'' (''Det är en ros utsprungen''), placing the familiar

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setting in slow motion in an eight-part

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setting. In 1991 he completed ''Från Mörker till Ljus'' (From Darkness to Light) for reader, baritone and chamber orchestra, based on poems by Folke Isaksson, were inspired by an altarpiece from Antwerp in Gammelstad, with a focus on the Passion. The poems are partly spoken, partly sung, some accompanied by the orchestra; the tenth of 14 movements, ''Klarheten'' (Clarity), is purely orchestral. The work was recorded in 2002 with the singer of the premiere,

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, speaker

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and the Norrbotten Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Petter Sundkvist. In 2008 his ''Rekviem'' (

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) on a Swedish text by

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was first performed at Stockholm's Hedvig Eleonora Church. A review summarised: "99% Pärt, 1%

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". In 2009 his ballet ''The Tale of a Manor'' was recorded on DVD by the

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and the

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, conducted by Jonas Dominique. In October 2013, a new choral work entitled ''Do what is fair'' was first performed in

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, as part of the Young Cathedral Voices festival. This new setting by Sandström of a text from

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, for four choirs and four organs, was performed by choirs from Uppsala,

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and

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Selected works

Orchestra

Concertos

* ''A dance in the subdominant quagmire'' for soprano recorder and string orchestra, 1994 * Flute Concerto, 2008 * Clarinet Concerto, 2001 * ''My assam dragon'', alto saxophone concerto, 1994 (for

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) * Trumpet Concerto No. 1, 1987 (for

Håkan Hardenberger Ulf Håkan Hardenberger (born 27 October 1961 in Malmö) is a Swedish trumpeter. Taking up the trumpet at the age of eight under the guidance of hometown teacher Bo Nilsson, Hardenberger pursued further studies at the Paris Conservatoire, with ...

) * Trumpet Concerto No. 2, 1993/96 (for Håkan Hardenberger) * Trumpet Concerto No. 3, 2007 (for

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) * Trombone Concerto No. 1, ''Motorcykelkonserten'', 1988–89 (for Christian Lindberg) ** shortened version: ''A short ride on a motorbike'', 1989 ** revised version: ''A motorbike odyssey'', 2002 * Trombone Concerto No. 2, ''Don Quixote'', 1994 (for Christian Lindberg) * ''Ecos de eternidad'', concerto for two trombones, 2009 * ''The Lemon House'', Tuba Concerto, 2004 * Piano Concerto No. 1, 1995 * ''Bona Spey'', Piano Concerto No. 2, 2001

Orchestra

* ''Era'', 1979–80 * ''Snowflakes'' for chamber orchestra, 1980/84 * ''Acintyas'' for string orchestra, 1986 * ''Indri'', 1988/89 * ''Kejsarvisan'', 1993 * ''Ocean child'', 1999/2004

Vocal

Opera

* ''Bombi Bitt'', 1991–92 * ''Macbeth²'', 1996 * ''K. Beskrivning av en kamp'' (K. description of a fight), 2005 * ''God Natt Madame!'', 2006

Choral

* '' Det är en ros utsprungen'' (Praetorius/Sandström) for two mixed choirs a cappella, 1990 * ''Sanctus'' for male or female choir, 1990, version for mixed choir 1993 * ''Te Deum'' (1996) for choir and orchestra * ''Biegga luothe'' for mixed choir, 1998 * ''Across the bridge of hope'' for soloist and for mixed choir, 1999 * ''Ett svenskt requiem'' for choir, soloists and small orchestra, 2007, text by

* ''The word became flesh'', 2010 * ''Do what is fair'' for two mixed choirs, two treble choirs and four organs, 2012

Chamber music

* ''Wahlbergvariationer'' for cello and

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, 1990 ** version for saxophone quartet, 1993 * ''Sång till Lotta'' for trombone and piano, 1990

References

External links

*
Jan Sandström
publisher's website *

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