VOS (Voices of Scandinavia) | Conductor: Robert Bennesh
In Bright as Crystal, Swedish composer Stefan Klaverdal offers a radiant and deeply personal contribution to the contemporary choral canon. Performed by the exceptional vocal ensemble VOS (Voices of Scandinavia) under the direction of Robert Bennesh, this album blends sacred tradition with modern soundscapes in a shimmering dialogue between the past and present.

Some tracks were composed to celebrate the 900th anniversary of Lund Cathedral, the works on this album resonate with centuries of sacred music while embracing a distinctly modern voice. Klaverdal’s style moves effortlessly between minimalistic clarity and romantic warmth, echoing influences from American minimalism, Eric Whitacre, and Morten Lauridsen, as well as the spiritual depth of Arvo Pärt and the lush harmonies of Sergei Rachmaninov.

The music — alternating between a cappella purity and subtle electronic textures — creates an immersive sound world where light, space, and reverence converge. At its core, Bright as Crystal is a reflection on time, silence, and the crystalline beauty of the human voice in communion.
This is not just a recording — it is a sonic architecture of devotion, crafted for both the sacred space and the contemplative listener.

tree of life

Sub tuum praesidium

04. An uzi at night
UZI. https://rinopetrozziello.bandcamp.com/album/uzi

An uzi at night

Secrets can be dangerous. They can also be fascinating and intriguing, and in this case they are both. What is it that we see? What is it that we hear? And does it become coloured by our preconceptions to make us perceive it in a certain way?

Secrets i-vii

Relaxing music composed in collaboration with physiotherapeuts at Ängelholm hospital

Ambient relaxation music 4

Väsen (Vaesen) is a sound installation in the park "Paradiset" in Vallastaden, Linköping, Sweden.
Jordbyggare (this particular sound) is actually a series of sub-sonic (below ca 120 Hz) short compositions that are played in outdoor-subwoofers in the park.  This particular sound file is a melody based on Stångån, a river running through Linköping. Other sounds include buses, traffic, people, singing, etc. Sounds that represent the city, according to the citizens.

If you can't hear anything, it is because you might be listening on speakers unable to produce any sound below 120 Hz.

Väsen - Jordbyggare - subsonic sounds

from the CD "Revelations"
recorder: Annie Lönngren

Revelations

eyes like a flame of fire

As a part of the project Cities and Memory, I was invited to re-imagine a recording of cockerels and hens at Via Francesco Natoli on Stromboli, Italy. The rule was that I had to use the recording, but other than that I could do anything. This is what I imagined electronic music to be, if it was performed by the birds.

Hidden Birds

Rain have always been a source for inspiration, this particular rain was kind-of-rythmical and that inspired me to compose this short piece for (slightly extended) piano filled with melancholy and nostalgia. 

This piece was created as a part of the large project Future Cities curated by Stuart Fowkes.

Synchronizing Rain

t r a n s c e n d e n c e
in sounding rooms

Stefan Klaverdal (electronics)

a long-time and long-term goal for humans has been and perhaps still is to become something more, to learn more, to become better, and strive toward heaven, enlightenment, nirvana or the like. in a way, this music depicts the journey that is perhaps possible to take towards this betterment as a person and as a group of humans.

the music is both ambient, electroacoustic and containing drones, but also, since it is in many cases made from voices, keep a very human and tactile quality to it.
some may find it soothing; some may find it disturbing and some might find the hidden story that lies within enchanting.

transcendence

the forbearing

a long-time and long-term goal for humans has been and perhaps still is to become something more, to learn more, to become better, and strive toward heaven, enlightenment, nirvana or the like. in a way, this music depicts the journey that is perhaps possible to take towards this betterment as a person and as a group of humans.

the music is both ambient, electroacoustic and containing drones, but also, since it is in many cases made from voices, keep a very human and tactile quality to it.
some may find it soothing; some may find it disturbing and some might find the hidden story that lies within enchanting.

Sub tuum praesidium

Stefan Klaverdal

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