These are my major choral works for soloists, choir and instrumental ensembles:

Av hjärtat, sjung! (From the heart, sing!) Op. 22, in Bb Major,  for soprano, alto, bass, SATB, descant choir, string quartet and piano (2020) in five movements. 
1. Ouverture - 2. Recitative - 3. Choir - 4. Aria - 5. Choir

Magnificat Op. 28 in Bb Major, for mezzosoprano, SAB and string trio (2023) in three movements.
1. Magnificat - 2. Fecit potentiam - 3. Gloria Patri

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This is a small Magnificat composed as the final project for the composition class I took at Luleå University in the fall of 2023.
It is scored for a chamber setting of mezzosoprano, SAB and string trio and consists of three movements, wtih an opening choral movement, a solo recitative and a three voice canon:

1. Magnificat (SAB and strings)
2. Fecit potentiam (mezzosoprano and cello)
3. Gloria Patri (SAB and strings)

According to my professor "The choral writing in this is masterful", which of course was wonderful to hear. 

In lack of a real recording of the work, you are here presented with the midi from my MuseScore program.

Magnificat in Bb Major Op. 28, for mezzosoprano, SAB and string trio

"Av hjärtat, sjung!" (From the heart, sing!) is a Cantata comissioned for the opening concert of the 18th century festival "L'Esprit - Upplev 1700-talet" (L'Esprit - Experience the 18th century) ment to take place in Mönsterås, Sweden July 7th to July 11th 2020. However the entire festival was cancelled due to the Covid pandemic.
It is written for STB soloists, SATB and treble choir with string orchestra and piano. It can also be performed by a quartet of SATB soloists where the alto then sings the part of the treble choir. 

In lack of a real recording of the work, you are here presented with the midi from my MuseScore program. 

The cantata consists of five movements:

1. Ouverture 
2. Recitative (Tenor solo)
3. Tempo di minuetto (SATB choir with bass solo and treble choir) 
4. Aria (Soprano solo)
5. Choir (SATB) 

The Ouverture is a theme and variations piece with a hint of a Baroque overture, due to the fast and contrapuntal third variation. 

The Recitative, in short, greets the audience and asks the question what music would be without a listening audience. 

The Tempo di minuetto and the aria that follows is the very heart of this work. 
In the third movement the bass soloist sings about his sorrows of having to sing his melodies all on his own and how it makes them all turn into small elegies. 
The SATB choir joins him in his complaints but the treble choir tries to give a different perspective saying that nothing should ever stop you from singing and that there is value in singing even if noone ever hears your song.

In the Aria the soprano explains how she always lets her emotions out through song whether they are good or bad and that singing takes away all her doubts.

Finally the cantata ends by encouraging the audience to follow the sopranos example and to sing from the heart even if you sing out of tune. 
It all ends with a fortissimo cry-out of the works title "From the heart, sing!"

Av hjärtat, sjung! in Bb Major Op. 22 for soloist, SATB, descant choir, string quartet and piano

I am a music teacher at Oskarshams Folkhögskola, where I teach classical singing, composition, music theory and chamber music. 
I am also a singer with primarily art songs on my repertoire, a hobby composer and poet and a founding member of the Mönsterås Jazz and Chamber Music Society.
I studied composition at Ingesund College of Music and Baroque counterpoint at Uppsala University and mostly write vocal music for song and piano, and/or choir but eventually compose for other instruments and ensembles as well.
I have been called "a radiant talent in finding the essentials in different musical styles" (Arvika Nyheter, December 4, 2006) and regional news paper Barometern wrote that my music shows "good insight in choice of melody and harmonic part writing" (September 25, 2012).
My music has been performed in Austria, Canada, England, Germany, Sweden and USA.

Notable works are:

"Three nocturnal Songs Op. 11", song cycle of three songs for soprano and piano. Premiered by Cecilia Alrikson and Natalja Shakova in Oskarshamn, Sweden in 2018.

"Night songs Op. 6", song cycle of five songs for baritone and piano. Premiered by Anthony Schneider and Rosemary Barnes in Vienna, Austria in 2013.

"Ave Maria - String quartet in d minor Op. 12", string quartet in three movements. Published by Gusthold Music, USA in 2020.

"Av hjärtat, sjung! Op. 22", cantata in five movements for STB soloists, SATB and childrens choir, string quartet and piano. Comissioned for the opening concert of the four day festival "L'Esprit - upplev 1700-talet" (L'Esprit - Experience the 18th century) in 2020.

"Joie de vivre - Piano sonata No. 2" Op. 23, sonata in four movements for solo piano. Composed in 2020.

"Jaktsonaten - Violin sonata No. 1 Op. 13", sonata in four movements for violin and piano. Composed in 2016.
 
I have been published by:

Gusthold Music Publisher (www.gustholdmusic.com) 
- String quartet in D minor "Ave Maria Op. 12" (May 2020)

Flauto d'Amore Editions
(www.flautodamoreproject.com)
- Danza, for Flauto d'Amore or C-flute (June 2020)

Psalmportalen (www.psalmportalen.se)
- Three congregational hymns (Herre Gud, vi lovar dig, När det känns som att allt ljus försvinner and Ett litet barn, Marias son) (Summer 2017)

I hope you will find something here to listen to that you will enjoy!

Photography for my profile image: Anna Broette

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David Unger | Composer