ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Marcus Fjellström -- News</title> <style type="text/css"> html {overflow-y: scroll;} body {background-color:#151d37; margin-top:3px;} body, p, h1, h2, td, a {color:#eeeeff} body, p, td {font-size:10px; font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,helve,sans-serif;font-align:left;} h1 {font-size:11px; font-style:bold} h2 {font-size:10px; font-style:bold} a {text-decoration:none} </style> </head> <body> <!-- PANELEN START --> <table align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" valign="top"> <tr height="138"> <td width="800"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" valign="top"> <tr height="39"> <td width="800" colspan="4"><img src="gfx_panel/pr1_topborder.gif"></td></tr> <tr height="32"> <td width="17" rowspan="2"><img src="gfx_panel/pr234_leftborder.gif"></td> <td width="116" rowspan="2"><a href="index.html"><img src="gfx_panel/pr2_stamp.gif" border="0" alt="home"></a></td> <td width="651"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" valign="top"> <tr height="32"> <td width="231"><a href="about.html"><img src="gfx_panel/pr2_marcus.gif" border="0" alt="Marcus Fjellström"></a></td> <td width="168" rowspan="2"><a href="http://www.kafkagarden.com/"><img src="gfx_panel/pr23_kafkacom.gif" border="0" alt="home"></a></td> <td width="252" rowspan="2"><a href="music.html" target="_blank"><img src="gfx_panel/pr23_music.gif" border="0" alt="music examples"></a></td> <tr height="32"> <td width="231"><img src="gfx_panel/pr3_publ.gif"></td></tr> </table> </td> <td width="16" rowspan="2"><img src="gfx_panel/pr234_rightborder.gif"></td></tr> <tr height="24"> <td width="651"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" valign="top"> <td width="122"><a href="about.html"><img src="gfx_panel/pr4_3_about.gif" border="0" alt="about"></a></td> <td width="116"><a href="news.html"><img src="gfx_panel/pr4_4_news.gif" border="0" alt="news"></a></td> <td width="126"><a href="works.html"><img src="gfx_panel/pr4_5_works.gif" border="0" alt="works"></a></td> <td width="139"><a href="garden.html"><img src="gfx_panel/pr4_6_garden.gif" border="0" alt="garden"></a></td> <td width="148"><a href="contact.html"><img src="gfx_panel/pr4_7_contact.gif" border="0" alt="contact"></a></td></tr> </table> </td> <tr height="11"> <td width="800" colspan="4"><img src="gfx_panel/pr5_bottomborder.gif"></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <!-- PANELEN END --> <!-- PANEL WIDTH START --> <table align="center" width="640" border=0> <td width="640"> <br /> <!-- NEWS START --> <!-- img src="gfx_etc/telegraph_01.gif" align="right" width="185" height="169" vspace="7" hspace="24" alt="" / --> <h1>News.</h1> <br /><br /> <h1>2011</h1> <p><b>December 2nd & 3rd:</b> "<a href="works/degenerator.html">Degenerator</a>" performed by the orchestra at <a href="http://www.norrlandsoperan.se/" target="_blank">Norrlandsoperan</a>, Umeå, Sweden, as part of an evening program alongside music by John Adams and choreography by Kenneth Kvarnström.</p> <p><b>September 23rd:</b> "<a href="works/odboy1.html">ODBOY & ERORDOG, EPISODE 1</a>" screened at the Kluster Festival in Luleå, Sweden</p> <p><b>August 30th:</b> <a href="works/odboy2.html">"ODBOY & ERORDOG, EPISODE 2"</a> performed by <a href="http://www.swinepearl.com/" target="_blank">The Peärls Before Swïne Experience</a> at <a href="http://www.musikfest.de/3221.aspx">Musikfest Stuttgart</a> in Stuttgart, Germany.</p> <p><b>May 26th:</b> Provides original music for <a href="http://www.fat-pie.com/flash.htm" target="_blank">David Firth</a>'s new <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIq89Fftrd4" target="_blank">SALAD FINGERS</a> episode.</p> <p><b>April 25th:</b> New album release, <a href="http://www.kafkagarden.com/works/libmus1/librarymusic1.html">"LIBRARY MUSIC 1". Click here for more information.</a></p> <p><b>February 2nd:</b> Live audiovisual performance at <a href="http://www.clubtransmediale.de/" target="_blank">Club Transmediale 2011</a>, Berlin, Germany. Venue: <a href="http://hbc-berlin.de" target="_blank">.HBC</a> @ Alexanderplatz.</p> <br /><br /> <h1>2010</h1> <p><b>December 18th:</b> A new track, "Almeida Neue", is released on the esc.rec/Lomechanik compilation "Flakes", available for free download <a href="http://www.escrec.com/category/escrec30-lomek15" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>.</p> <p><b>November 7th and 11th:</b> Daniel Saur of <a href="http://www.norrbottenneo.com/" target="_blank">Norrbotten NEO</a> performs <a href="works/smt.html">"Silver Mansion Trauma"</a>, for solo percussion and electronics. (Nov 7: Residenset, Härnösand, Sweden. Nov 11: Stadshuset, Sundsvall, Sweden.)</p> <p><b>October 17th:</b> Live performance and premiere of <a href="works/lichtspielmutations.html">LICHTSPIEL MUTATION #1</a> for electronics, video projection and string orchestra, at the opening concert of the <a href="http://unsound.pl/en/" target="_blank">Unsound Festival 2010, Kraków</a>, together with <a href="http://www.sinfonietta.pl/" target="_blank">Sinfonietta Cracovia</a> and Miasmah fellow <a href="http://www.myspace.com/elegi" target="_blank">Elegi</a>. <p><b>September 25th:</b> <a href="works/odboy2.html">"ODBOY & ERORDOG, EPISODE 2"</a> performed by <a href="http://www.swinepearl.com/" target="_blank">The Peärls Before Swïne Experience</a> at <a href="http://www.radialsystem.de/" target="_blank">Radialsystem V</a> in Berlin, Germany.</p> <p><b>September 13th:</b> New full-length album, "<a href="works/schattenspieler.html">Schattenspieler</a>", released by <a href="http://www.miasmah.com/recordings/index.html" target="_blank">Miasmah Recordings</a>.</p> <p><b>September 13th:</b> [ OBS! New Date! ] <a href="works/odboy2.html">"ODBOY & ERORDOG, EPISODE 2"</a> performed by <a href="http://www.swinepearl.com/" target="_blank">The Peärls Before Swïne Experience</a> at <a href="http://www.biorio.se/" target="_blank">Bio Rio</a> in Stockholm, Sweden. More info at the webside of <a href="http://www.klubbsekt.se/" target="_blank">Klubb Sekt</a>.</p> <p><b>September 9th:</b> <a href="works/odboy2.html">"ODBOY & ERORDOG, EPISODE 2"</a> performed by <a href="http://www.swinepearl.com/" target="_blank">The Peärls Before Swïne Experience</a> at the <a href="http://nordicmusicdays2010.org" target="_blank">Nordic Music Days</a> in Copenhagen, Denmark.</p> <p><b>July:</b> <a href="works/deanimator.html">"Deanimator"</a> for solo horn and electronic music performed by <a href="http://www.sorenhermansson.com/" target="_blank">Sören Hermansson</a> at the <a href="http://www.festspel.nu/" target="_blank">Festspel i Pite Älvdal 2010</a> festival.</p> <p><b>June 30th:</b> <a href="works/deanimator.html">"Deanimator"</a> for solo horn and electronic music premiered by <a href="http://www.sorenhermansson.com/" target="_blank">Sören Hermansson</a> at the <a href="http://www.bastadkammarmusik.com/" target="_blank">Båstad Chamber Music Festival</a>.</p> <p><b>May 21st:</b> Live performance with Greg Haines at <a href=" http://www.escrec.com/ass-crack-stage-hack" target="_blank">Havenkwartier</a>, Deventer, Holland.</p> <p><b>March:</b> "<a href="works/odboy1.html">ODBOY & ERORDOG, EPISODE 1</a>" screened at the <a href="http://www.700.is/" target="_blank">700IS Experimental Film & Video Festival</a>, Hreindýraland, Iceland.</p> <p><b>February - March:</b> Daniel Saur of <a href="http://www.norrbottenneo.com/" target="_blank">Norrbotten NEO</a> performs <a href="works/smt.html">"Silver Mansion Trauma"</a>, for solo percussion and electronics, on six occasions during a Swedish tour. (Feb 28: Älvsby Kyrka. March 1: Piteå, Studio Acusticum. March 2: Luleå, Norrbottensteatern. March 3: Luleå, Konsthallen. March 4: Jokkmokk, Nya Kyrkan. March 6: Haparanda, Svensk-finska Folkhögskolan.)</p> <p><b>January 13th:</b> <a href="works/odboy2.html">"ODBOY & ERORDOG, EPISODE 2"</a> is performed by <a href="http://www.swinepearl.com/" target="_blank">The Peärls Before Swïne Experience</a> at the Music House @ the Swedish Embassy in Washington, USA.</p> <br /><br /> <h1>2009</h1> <p><b>December 4th-6th:</b> <a href="works/odboy2.html">"ODBOY & ERORDOG, EPISODE 2"</a> is performed by <a href="http://www.swinepearl.com/" target="_blank">The Peärls Before Swïne Experience</a> in Växjö, Tingsryd and Ronneby, Sweden.</p> <p><b>December 4th:</b> Performs live at the <a href="http://www.clubjesus.de/" target="_blank">"Jesus Club"</a>, venue <a href="http://www.clubmaria.de/" target="_blank">Maria @ Ostbahnhof</a>, Berlin.</p> <p><b>October:</b> <a href="http://www.pizzanfunk.com/" target="_blank">Johan Planefeldt</a>'s short film "Incubus", with a soundtrack by Marcus Fjellström, screened at the <a href="http://www.pornfilmfestivalberlin.de/pff/" target="_blank">2009 Berlin Porn Film Festival</a>.</p> <p><b>June:</b> Provides the score for <a href="http://www.pizzanfunk.com/" target="_blank">Johan Planefeldt</a>'s short film "Incubus".</p> <p><b>April:</b> <a href="works/odboy2.html">"ODBOY & ERORDOG, EPISODE 2"</a>, an audiovisual piece for chamber ensemble, electronic music and projected cartoon, has been commissioned by contemporary music ensemble <a href="http://www.swinepearl.com/" target="_blank">The Peärls Before Swïne Experience</a>.</p> <p><b>March:</b> Completes <a href="works/deanimator.html">"Deanimator"</a>, a nine minute piece for solo horn and electronic music, written for <a href="http://www.sorenhermansson.com/" target="_blank">Sören Hermansson</a>.</p> <p><b>January 21st:</b> Performs live at the <a href="http://popobar.de/" target="_blank">PoPo Bar, Berlin</a>.</p> <br /><br /> <h1>2008</h1> <p><b>November 19th:</b> "<a href="works/odboy1.html">ODBOY & ERORDOG, EPISODE 1</a>" screened at Moonshake, Umeå, Sweden.</p> <p><b>October 31st & November 5th:</b> Bernd Behr's <a href="http://flamin.filmlondon.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=902" target="_blank">"House Without a Door"</a> (featuring original music by Marcus Fjellström) shown at the <a href="http://blancpain-artcontemporain.ch/" target="_blank">Blancpain Art Contemporain</a> in Geneva, Switzerland.</p> <p><b>October:</b> A new piece for french horn and electronic music has been commissioned by <a href="http://www.rikskonserter.se/" target="_blank">Concerts Sweden</a> for <a href="http://www.sorenhermansson.com/" target="_blank">Sören Hermansson</a>.</p> <p><b>October 10th - 11th:</b> "<a href="works/odboy1.html">ODBOY & ERORDOG, EPISODE 1</a>" will be screened as a looped video installation at Brewhouse, Gothenburg, Sweden during the <a href="http://www.sonoro.se/geiger2008/program.php" target="_blank">GEIGER 2008 festival</a>.</p> <p><b>September 24th:</b> <a href="works/smt.html">"Silver Mansion Trauma"</a>, for solo percussion and electronics, is performed by Daniel Saur at Studio Acusticum, Piteå, Sweden.</p> <p><b>September 12th:</b> "<a href="works/odboy1.html">ODBOY & ERORDOG, EPISODE 1</a>", an abstract cartoon with electronic music, premiered at <a href="http://www.fylkingen.se/" target="_blank">Fylkingen, Stockholm, Sweden</a>. </p> <p><b>September 6th:</b> <a href="works/smt.html">"Silver Mansion Trauma"</a>, for solo percussion and electronics, is performed by Daniel Saur at Konsthallen, Kulturens Hus, Luleå, Sweden.</p> <p><b>July:</b> Provides original music for <a href="http://www.fat-pie.com/flash.htm" target="_blank">David Firth</a>'s surreal stop motion film "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYjny4qNy24&fmt=18" target="_blank">Crooked Orcus Rot</a>".</p> <p><b>June 28th:</b> Bernd Behr's <a href="http://flamin.filmlondon.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=902" target="_blank">"House Without a Door"</a> (featuring original music by Marcus Fjellström) shown at the <a href="http://www.highdeserttestsites.com/" target="_blank">H.D.T.S Summer Event</a> in Joshua Tree, California, USA.</p> <p><b>April 3rd, 4th, 6th:</b> "House of False Things" for chamber ensemble and electronic music is performed by <a href="http://www.norrbottenneo.com/" target="_blank">Norrbotten NEO</a> in Luleå, Härnösand and Malmö, Sweden.</p> <p><b>April 1st:</b> "House of False Things" for chamber ensemble and electronic music is premiered by <a href="http://www.norrbottenneo.com/" target="_blank">Norrbotten NEO</a> at <a href="http://www.acusticum.com/" target="_blank">Studio Acusticum</a>, Piteå, Sweden.</p> <br /><br /> <h1>2007</h1> <p><b>November 9th -- December 7th:</b> "Degenerator" is performed by the <a href="http://www.hovkapellet.com" target="_blank">Stockholm Royal Court Orchestra</a> as part of a new dance work choreographed by Gunnlaugur Egilsson. Ten performances at the <a href="http://www.operan.se/" target="_blank">Royal Swedish Opera House</a> in Stockholm.</p> <p><b>October 20th:</b> "Doloroso" for 16-part mixed choir a cappella, is premiered by the <a href="http://www.vokalensemblen.se/" target="_blank">Erik Westberg Vocal Ensemble</a> (also commission). Two additional performances on the 21st (in Luleå) and the 22nd (in Piteå).</p> <p><b>October 5th:</b> <b>[CANCELLED. Please check back for new dates.]</b> "House of False Things" for chamber ensemble and electronic music is performed by Norrbotten NEO at the <a href="http://www.gas-festival.com/" target="_blank">Gothenburg Art Sounds Festival</a> in Gothenburg, Sweden.</p> <p><b>September 28th:</b> <b>[CANCELLED. Please check back for new dates.]</b> "House of False Things", a new piece for chamber ensemble and electronic music, is premiered by Norrbotten NEO at the <a href="http://www.comasweden.se/" target="_blank">CoMA Festival</A> in Växjö, Sweden.</p> <p><b>September 8th -- October 13th:</b> Bernd Behr's <a href="http://flamin.filmlondon.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=902" target="_blank">"House Without a Door"</a> (featuring original music by Marcus Fjellström) exhibited at <a href="http://www.e-raum.eu/cms/front_content.php" target="_blank">e-raum</a> in Cologne, Germany.</p> <p><b>July 28th:</b> Marcus Fjellström performs at the <a href="http://www.norbergfestival.com" target="_blank">Norberg Festival 07</a> as part of the GEIGER showcase.</p> <p><b>May 31st:</b> Audiovisual live performance at <a href="http://www.geigermusik.se" target="_blank">Klubb GEIGER</a>, Gothenburg, featuring projections by Liam Frankland and Aron Hidman.</p> <p><b>April:</b> A new piece for chamber ensemble and electronics has been commissioned by conductor <a href="http://www.pettersundkvist.com/" target="_blank">Petter Sundkvist</a> for <a href="http://www.norrbottenneo.com/" target="_blank">Norrbotten NEO</a>.</p> <p><b>February:</b> Swedish music magazine "<a href="http://www.groove.se/" target="_blank">Groove</a>" publishes an article on Marcus Fjellström in their 1/2007 issue.</p> <br /><br /> <h1>2006</h1> <p><b>December:</b> Provides music for the Baris Azman short film "L'uomo che ha provato ad uccidere".</p> <p><b>November:</b> Recipient of the Rosenborg-Gehrmans Composition Grant.</p> <p><b>November 7th -- December 17th:</b> Bernd Behr's <a href="http://flamin.filmlondon.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=902" target="_blank">"House Without a Door"</a> (featuring original music by Marcus Fjellström) exhibited on a large screen projection at <a href="http://www.chisenhale.org.uk/" target="_blank">Chisenhale Gallery</a>, London.</p> <p><b>November:</b> A new full-length album, <a href="works/gebrauchsmusik.html">"Gebrauchsmusik"</a>, released by <a href="http://www.discogs.com/label/Lampse" target="_blank">Lampse Audiovisual Recordings</a>.</p> <p><b>September:</b> Commissioned by Bernd Behr and <a href="http://www.filmlondon.org.uk/" target="_blank">Film London</a> to compose a soundtrack for the experimental film <a href="http://flamin.filmlondon.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=902" target="_blank"> "House Without a Door"</a>.</p> <p><b>August 31st:</b> "Degenerator" premiered in Sundsvall by the <a href="http://www.nko.nu/" target="_blank">Nordic Chamber Orchestra</a>, conducted by <a href="http://www.tarrodi.se/cl/" target="_blank">Christian Lindberg</a>.</p> <p><b>May:</b> Provides music for the <a href="http://www.fat-pie.com/flash.htm" target="_blank">David Firth</a> animation <a href="http://www.fat-pie.com/menfromupthestairs.htm" target="_blank">"Men From Up the Stairs"</a>.</p> <p><b>May:</b> Awarded a grant to work on a chamber opera project with writer Daniel Pedersen.</p> <p><b>March:</b> Initiates a collaboration with british photographer and filmmaker <a href="http://www.liamfrankland.com/" target="_blank">Liam Frankland</a>.</p> <p><b>Feb-May:</b> Produces electroacoustic interpretations for compositions by Aron Hidman.</p> <br /><br /> <h1>2005</h1> <p><b>July 8th:</b> Full length CD album, <a href="works/exercises.html">"Exercises in Estrangement"</a>, released by <a href="http://www.discogs.com/label/Lampse" target="_blank">Lampse Audiovisual Recordings</a>.</p> <p><b>June:</b> "Lucid Counterpoint" completed -- an experimental short film with video art by Aron Hidman.</p> <p><b>June:</b> Completes postgraduate composition studies at the School of Music in Piteå and graduates with honors.</p> <p><b>February 4th & 5th:</b> "Infallible" performed in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland, by the <a href="http://www.sco.org.uk/" target="_blank">Scottish Chamber Orchestra</a>.</p> <br /><br /> <h1>2004</h1> <p><b>November:</b> 7" single ("Thallein: Untitled") released on Swedish label <a href="http://www.white-noise.tk/" target="_blank">White Noise Records</a>.</p> <p><b>November 19th:</b> "I, Vulgarian" for chamber orchestra and live electronics performed at <a href="http://www.kulturhuset.se" target="_blank">Kulturhuset</a> in Stockholm, Sweden.</p> <p><b>October 10th:</b> "Giger Conceptions" (inspired by four works of <a href="http://www.hrgiger.com" target="_blank">H.R. Giger</a>), premiered in Östersund, Sweden by Östersunds Orkesterförening.</p> <p><b>October 3rd:</b> "Infallible" premiered in Örebro, Sweden, by the <a href="http://www.svenskakammarorkestern.se/" target="_blank">Swedish Chamber Orchestra</a>.</p> <p><b>August 19th:</b> <a href="works/campanemorti.html">"Campane morti e acqua crescente"</a> performed at the UNM festival in Norrköping, Sweden.</p> <p><b>August:</b> Completes the score for "Anna och kråkan", a short film by Hanna-Olivia Knuutila.</p> <p><b>June:</b> Completes the score for "Det var en gång en prins...", a short film by cinematographer Anna Paulsson.</p> <p><b>June 28th:</b> <a href="works/campanemorti.html">"Campane morti e acqua crescente"</a> performed at Akva Upplevelsecentrum outside Piteå, Sweden.</p> <p><b>January:</b> <a href="works/smt.html">"Silver Mansion Trauma"</a> is performed by Carmen Chan in Melbourne, Australia.</p> <br /><br /> <h1>2003</h1> <p><b>September:</b> <a href="works/smt.html">"Silver Mansion Trauma"</a> is performed by <a href="http://www.eirikraude.no/" target="_blank">Eirik Raude</a> at the UNM festival in Oslo.</p> <p><b>June:</b> Completes the score for Baris Azman's short film "Efendi".</p> <p><b>May:</b> <a href="works/berenice.html">"Berenice"</a> is premiered in Finland.</p> <p><b>April:</b> Completes the score for Daniel Hartoog's short film "Dead Ends".</p> <p><b>February:</b> Starts work on the album project "Bruksmusik" ("Utility Music" / "Gebrauchsmusik").</p> <p><b>January:</b> Completes <a href="works/berenice.html">"Berenice"</a>, a song cycle for soprano, string quartet and string orchestra.</p> <br /><br /> <h1>2002</h1> <p><b>November:</b> <a href="works/smt.html">"Silver Mansion Trauma"</a> is premiered by Don Nichols in Chicago, USA.</p> <p><b>October:</b> Starts work on a piano duo with fellow composer Aron Hidman.</p> <p><b>September:</b> Completes <a href="works/smt.html">"Silver Mansion Trauma"</a>.</p> <p><b>April:</b> Starts work on <a href="works/smt.html">"Silver Mansion Trauma"</a> - a concert piece for solo percussion and electronics, to be performed by San Diego-based percussionist Don Nichols.</p> <p><b>June:</b> "Showroom Wound" is premiered by Agneta Andersson, Ingela Lundin and Frida Uneback in Piteå, Sweden.</p> <p><b>March:</b> Completes "Showroom Wound", a six minute piece for flute, alto flute and cello.</p> <br /><br /> <h1>2001</h1> <p><b>November:</b> Completes <a href="works/campanemorti.html">"Campane morti e acqua crescente"</a>, a nine minute electronic music piece.</p> <p><b>September:</b> Back from Prague.</p> <br /><br /><br /> <!-- PANEL WIDTH END --> </td> </table> </body> </html>