Jan Sandström
Jan Sandström (born January 25, 1954 in Vilhelmina ) is a Swedish musician , composer and music teacher .
Life
Jan Sandström, who grew up in Stockholm, began his studies with Valdemar Söderholm . From 1974 to 1976 he studied counterpoint and school music in Piteå . At the Royal Swedish Music Academy he studied music theory from 1978 to 1982 and from 1980 to 1984 composition with Gunnar Bucht , Brian Ferneyhough and Pär Lindgren . Since 1982 Jan Sandström has been teaching composition and music theory at the Piteå Music Academy (a faculty of the Luleå Technical University ); from 1985 to 1989 he was employed as a music teacher and composer, since 1989 he has been a professor of composition.
Works (excerpt)
- Acintyas (1986), string orchestra
- Trombone Concerto No 1 (Motorbike Concerto) (1988–1989)
- Det är en ros utsprungen ( It is a ros sprung ) (1990), choir a cappella
- Bombi Bitt (1991-1992), opera
- Trombone Concerto No 2 (Don Quixote) (1994)
- My Assam Dragon (saxophone concert) (1994)
- Messen (1995), a cappella choir
- Te Deum (1996), choir and orchestra
- MacBeth2 (1997-1999), opera
- K. Description of a fight (2005), opera
- Sång till Lotta, trombone and piano
Web links
- Works by and about Jan Sandström in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage of Jan Sandström
- Jan Sandström at the Piteå Music Academy
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sandström, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vilhelmina , Sweden |