for brass ensemble

score & parts: https://www.svenskmusik.org/en/works/antiphon-and-chorale-187751

"Det är synd om människorna." – August Strindberg

KMH Brass Ensemble, cond. Tom Poulson
19.01.24, Stockholm, Sweden

antiphon & chorale (2023)

"Sång till Västanvinden" (Song to the Wind of the West) is based on a poem of the same name by Swedish poet and composer Dan Andersson. In the poem, Andersson describes the play of the west wind around his house in Finmarken, and is imbued with the same nostalgic and dark undertones that permeate most of Anderssons output: "Then you shall pray for me when I pass in silence into the land that neither sun or nights can reach..." he says to the wind, in the last verse.
For this piece, I have attempted to use the different sounds and feelings of wind, and to really exploit the woodwinds to tell or augment Andersson's story. The clarinet solo near the end is a folk-like tune which is written to the text of the poem, paying homage to the style of Andersson's own compositions, which I grew up with.


Hania Wozniak (flute)
Clare Henley (clarinet), 

Sång till Västanvinden

for chamber ensemble (fl, cl, 2perc, harp/pno, vla, vc)

score & parts: https://www.svenskmusik.org/en/works/threnody-xv-189806

Chamber ensemble from KMH, cond. Benedikt Kantert
(Special thanks to Teo Hillberg and Martin Thorell, who also conducted the piece.)
9.04.24, Stockholm, Sweden

Threnody XV (2024)

This piece, Constellations is an in depth exploration into modulatory music in just intonation. Over the course of approximately 13 minutes a series of strict modulations take place, which wander around a 3-5-7-9-11 Eikosany. An Eikosany is a 20 note just intonation microtonal scale, invented by the music theorist Ervin Wilson.

String Octet: Constellations

Emergence establishes a modality through the natural harmonics of the open C string of the cello, which is continuously expanded throughout the entire movement.

String Trio - I - Emergence

Polska in G Blues aims to merge established folk music with my personal tonal language in just intonation.

String Trio - II - Polska in G Blues

Fractal Variations is about finding intuition and emotion in abstract serial processes, ending with intuition prevailing over strict form.

String Trio - III - Fractal Variations

for Symphony Orchestra


Five Movements
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1. Für Angelina
2. Wåwåwåwåwå 
3. Ventilationsanläggningar (Ventilation Facilities) 
4. Om inte... (Perhaps...)
5. The Monster and the Girl


art by: George Gallo



Pictures from a Painting [mockup] (2021-22/24)

KMH Symphony Orchestra, cond. Luca Gliozzi. World premiere, 28th of February 2025, Stockholm, Sweden.

ANGELUS (2024)

Concerto pour Piano et Ensemble (12 players)
Yumi Suehiro (Piano solo) Ensemble Mise-en (cond. Yoon Jae Lee)

Concerto pour piano et ensemble (2019)

E-mail: vigovajk@vigovajk.nu

Scores: https://www.svenskmusik.org/sv/s%C3%B6k?person=23228

Pictures from a Painting [mockup] (2021-22/24)

Vigovajk Sagvik, composer

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