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2022 in review



JANUARY
NO END TO LEARNING

Can one be too young or too old to learn, no. Can one ever learn all, no.

A young violinist of high calibre got called in as a soloist in short notice. One rehearsal and then concert, which for this young man already was common. The violinist delivered the concert with panache got standing ovations by the audience and the orchestra was clearly very grateful and pleased with this upcoming violinist; everything was perfect.

The very talented soloist received flowers and the ovations warmly, turned around and walked of the stage. The really observant could notice a small, small grimace, as if he was not completely satisfied, on his way of the stage. This while all in the concert hall, now both on stage as well as in the audience, stood applauding.
 
Can one be too young or too old to learn, no. Can one ever learn all, no; there is no end to learning.



FEBRUARY  
FAITH

"When you come to the edge of all the light that you know. And you are about to step into the darkness of the unknown. Faith is knowing one of to things will happen for you. There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught how to fly."


Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
 
 

 
MARS
GRATEFFUL IS

Grateful to be in a great musicans crowd, which all ages allow when the spring is just about to sing.

Thank you Martin, Anders, Petter, Ulf and Lars for a lovely week in Norrköpings symphony orchestra. Inlcuding Per-Otto Johansson, Blekinge Sweden, at the pulpit, just wonderful.

From Bloch and the local Henrik Bergion to Rachmaninov in the program. Soloist, the orchesteras own fine trombonist, Christoph Schnaithmann, and choir from the De Geer gymnasium in Norrköping.

Grateful is.



APRIL
A GOOD WORD

Where we all ought to begin is a good thought to help us all sing. Then a good word will be a fruitful seed to lift our world through a good deed.

How unthoughtful then to believe our future a friend, if not our thought be good, say not what we ought and do not know we should.

Verily, where we all ought to begin is a good thought to help us all sing.

A good word, truly, a good world.




MAY
REJOICE FRIENDS

"O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!
Sondern laßt uns angenehmere
anstimmen und freudenvollere.
Freude! Freude!
Freude, schöner Götterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische, dein Heiligthum!
Deine Zauber binden wieder
Was die Mode streng geteilt;
Alle Menschen werden Brüder,
Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt ... "

Lyrics: Friedrich Schiller
Music: Ludwig van Beethoven

Gratuful to assist athe Norrköpings Symphont Orchestra when joy is celebrated for daugthers as well as sons, yes, brothers and sisters.

This through the Beethovens 9:th Symphony under the direction of chief conductor Karl-Heinz Steffens and the Bel Cantokören, Musikaliska Sällskapets choir, Östgöta Chamber choir and the soloists Katija Dragojevic mezzo soprano, Henning von Schulman bass, Bror Magnus Tødenes tenor & Amelia Jacobsson soprano.

Thank you warmly Martin, Petter and Anders as well as Lars on a distance for this wonderful week, yes, where the hymn of Europe, written by Friedrich Schiller and orchestrated in Beethovens 9:e symfony, in the fourth and last movement always is presented lovely.
 
Freude, freunden.


ACADEMY & SYMPHONY
Gratuful to be a small part of when Linköpings studentsångare (Linköpings student singers) sang with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra under Christina Hörnell direction, in connection with the choir members graduation from the Linköping University.

Thank you also for a warmhearted concert this Tuesday in the so-called Värmekyrkan with the warmest public ever. An audience whose heart filled this very spacious building, well. Lovely.

Wamly thank you Martin, Petter, Anders och Norrköpings Symphony Orchestra for two wonderful productions with you. Thank you also to Lars, of course.
 




JUNE
GRACIAS MAESTRO

To be a part of when cheif conductor Jaime Martins final concert after 10 years as cheif conductor in Gävle Symphony Orchestra is something to be grateful for, truly.

Thank you Glenn, Anders, Rolf, Andreas, Aleksander, Sofia, Gävle symfoniorkester and of course maestro him self, Jaime Martin, thank you warmly.

Just have to mention the faboulus speaches that where held during the dinner after the concert. Such warm, lovely och heartfelt accolades to the mutual  giving and developing relationship between the orchestra och its now former cheif conductor. What an expression och love between the two parties.

Again, thank you varmly.





JULY
INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP KARLSKRONA BLEKINGE 2022

International Scholarship Karlskrona Blekinge encourage young musicians toward a profession as a musician and 2022 years recievers were announced Saturday the 2 july.

The international teachers at Blekinge Interantional Brass Academy, BIBA, along side with the founder of BIBA, Marcus Petersson, appointed this years grant recipients of the all the participants at the 2022 academy and International Scholarship Karlskrona Blekinge 2022 was awarded; Jakob Nilsson, trombon & Daniel Vistam, trombon.

Jakob Nilsson attended BIBA the first time in 2016. Since then Jakob has attended BIBA every year. Jakob Nilsson is 24 years young and takes his masters within a few years from the Norweigian Academy of Music in Oslo and the dream is to become a professional musician.

Daniel Vistam contributes through his profession as a teacher within brass music to encourage young musicians toward a profession as a musician and Daniel has attended BIBA for many years. Where he finds inspiration and are allowed to develop his own playing with some of the best in world within brass music, and then passes on the knowledge to his own pupils.

For 29 years solo brass musicians from the worlds leading concerthouses has been represented at BIBA, so even this year;

Thomas Hooten, trumpet
Los Angeles Philharmonic

Gabriele Cassone, trumpet
World-renowned on period instruments

Jeroen Berwaerts, trumpet
Soloist from Belgium

Laurens Woudenberg, horn
Concertgebouworkest, Amsterdam

Dick Gustavsson, horn
Göteborgs symfoniorkester

Bart Claessens, trombon
Concertgebouworkest, Amsterdam

Tomer Maschkowski, bastromb.
Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin

Ricardo Carvalhoso, tuba
Munich Philharmonic

A book is produced in august/september where the grant recipients is presented and the international teachers, 2022, at BIBA in beautiful Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden. The book is published in week 39, available to all Swedish book stores, physical as well as virtual.







AUGUST

LISA, LENA & LISA

Grateful to be a small part of when Gävle Symphony Orchestra celebrateted Axmar mill 350 year. A concert where folk musicians Lisa Rydberg, Lena Willemark & Lisa Långbacka meets Gävle Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Bertil Fält.




SEPTEMBER

DVORAK, DE FALLA & STRAVINSKY

Grateful to assist the Gävle symphony orchestra when Joanna Carneiro conducts Dvorak and Stravinsky including Gabriela Montero as a pianosoloist i De Fallas concerto  "Nätter i spanska trädgårdar". Thank you warmly, Glenn, Anders & Marcus.

Gävle Symfony Orchestra
Joana Carneiro CONDUCTOR
Gabriela Montero PIANO

A. DVORÁK In natures realm, uvertyr, op. 91
M. DE FALLA Night in spanish gardens
I. STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1947)
 



OCTOBER
OPERA GALACONCERT

Grateful to be able to assist at Karlskrona Orchestra organistations Opera Galaconcert in the archipelago city Karlskrona including the soloists Cecilia Hjortsberg, sopran, & Carl Rahmqvist, tenor, both from the Opera house in Copenhagen under the direction of Fredrik Gustafssons. Thank you.






MOZART & PETTERSSON
Grateful to be a small part of when Christian Lindberg conducts Mozarts pianoconcerto nr. 2 and Allan Petterssons symphony nr. 8. Thank you warmly Martin, Petter, Anders, Lars, Yago and Lea for a lovely week with two lovely concerts in Linköping and Norrköping.

MOZART Piano concerto nr 22
CONDUCTOR Christian Lindberg
SOLOIST Roland Pöntinen

NORRKÖPINGS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA







DECEMBER
DECEMBER WEEK WITH THE ROYAL NAVY BAND

Grateful to a part of the some of all the Royal Navy Band Christmas concerts during the month of December. Thank you warmly, all.

7 dec     Christmas concert 19:00, Eksjö church.
8 dec     Christmas closing 13.00 for 3:e Naval Battle Flotilla in Karlskrona Admiralty Church.
9 dec     Christmas closing 09.30 for F17, Kallinge.

Varied Christmas program under the direction of Petter Sundqvist.Thank you, Mikael , Ivar and all at the Royal Navy Band, so nice to play as well as meet everybody all of you.


PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION - IN GÄVLE

Grateful to be a small part of when Gävle Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Jaime Martíns perfomed Swedish as well as Russsian music inspirered by pictures at exhibitions. Thank you warmly Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Glenn, David, Aleksander, Rickard, Magdalena & Lucia.

M. MELCHERS Elégie, Poème symphonique op.15
M. MELCHERS La Kermesse, Poème symphonique après le tableau de Rubens
M. MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an exhibition.

Jaime Martin Conductor
Gävle Symphony Orchestra




 

2021 in review