ELLA ERIKSSON
FRAGMENT / FRAGMENT
fragment / fragment is a piece for string orchestra that was made exploring a paraphrasing technique. The piece is based on 'fragments', a short piano piece by Sergei Rachmaninov, in the year 1917. Melodic and harmonic themes are varied and distorted throughout three movements:
1. Separation, 2. Landscapes, 3. Hollow chorale.
The piece was premiered by Musica Vitae, the 11th of april 2025.
Conducted by Michael Bartosch
SKÄR
This piece was premiered by Curious Chamber players the 17th of april 2024 in Cinnober, Göteborg. Conducted by Rei Munakata.
BZZZ
BZZZ is a piece based on timbre and sound. I used different modes to define the tonality of the piece, connected via drones.
The piece was premiered in the Academy of music and Drama on the 22nd of march 2023 by ensemble Norrbotten Neo.
Conducted by Rei Munakata.
Antropos morf
Antropos Morf was made for and in collaboration with "Ensemble for new music" second year musician students of classical music in the Academy of Music and Drama. This piece is written for horn, trombone, violin and double bass.
The piece was premiered in Örgryte Nya Kyrka in Göteborg on the 18th of january 2023 by Ensemble for new music
Louis Wain - three cats singing
Sången på berget
"Sången på berget" was written in collaboration with trombonist and singer Emma-Lisa Björeman. It's a composition of the poem "Sången på berget" by Edith Södergran. The piece explores a single person using both trombone and voice/singing in combination with acoustics to create an illusion of a duet.
The piece was premiered in Oscar Fredriks church in Gothenburg on the 19th of january 2023 by Emma-Lisa Björeman.
poem in praise of menstruation
This piece is a romantic piece for voice and piano. It is a compositioin of the poem “poem in praise of menstruation” by Lucille Clifton, which is a powerful interpretation of the monthly reoccuring phenomenon known as mensturation.
The piece was premiered in Vårdklockan church in Visby on the 4th of may 2022 by soprano Alexandra Büchel and pianist Love Derwinger.
S T R A N D E N
Stranden is a piece for wind orchestra based on timbre.
It's inspiration came from walks on Södra Hällarna outside of Visby, Gotland.
The piece was premiered by Gotlandsmusiken's orchestra the 18th of may 2022 in Vårdklockan church in Visby.
A P E R T U S
Apertus is translated from Latin, meaning "openness, open, free" and is a piece for string quintet in three movements. In this piece I explore different string techniques, using the structure of the different movements as focus points for the different techniques. The first movement is based on natural harmonics, the second movement is based on double stops and the third movement is based on pizzicato.
Apertur was premiered on the 19th of May 2022 by Uppsala Kammarsolister in Vårdklockan church in Visby.
Guldus
Guldus is a piece written for wind quintet and consists of two movements.
This is one of my most earliest piece, which tells a story of a pet bird I once had as a child. The bird escaped his cage, flew out into the garden and kept ascending. Guldus never returned home, as perhaps he found a new home.
The piece was premiered on the 22nd of may 2021 in St:a Maria cathedral, in Visby by Gotlandsmusiken's wind quintet, conducted by Rei Munakata.