Stefan Johnsson (1959-)
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Degree at Göteborg University | Academy of Music and Drama.
Degree of Master with a Major in Musicology at Örebro University. Member of the Swedish Composer Society FST.
Principal trumpet in Borås Symfoniorkester
Brass pedagogue at Borås Kulturskola
Stefan Johnssons hemsida https://sites.google.com/site/stefantrumpet/
Publications by the composer
"Skapande av musik förr och nu" http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:135413/FULLTEXT01.pdf
Links
https://www.youtube.com/user/trumpetare/videos?view_as=subscriber
My Africa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Iccm41rMhA Variations on a Turkish Folksong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8JK_YSIM8o
Encuentros mov. 1 https://youtu.be/DPEpuX8tAF8
Encuentros mov. 2 https://youtu.be/TeQrxGySW5I
Encuentros mov. 3 https://youtu.be/XnAJYx1Ta7U
Nordic Calls https://youtu.be/xB0X4equ4yc
La Habana en mi Corazon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3bym6JN4pE
Por favor no me olvides https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7hflFmEFbE&t=13s
Master Thesis in Composition https://7a1be4e9-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/stefantrumpet/home/%20VCU%20Letter%201.jpg?attachauth=ANoY7coIyClUnmnU0rgxg9RGcEEqreP-UFnAsPJpcUH2S93TcNLuCQL8Lo_G_YiTx_UX7rTzgKC-c_0p3npGwSbt9KhpbiZhDCpEKfqAim6z0lJK2XLTC_sYUexPEKUGRFfVvoNXcGh9UsDS4-E2-0fJpk78vLq8dWcKoI2ncJSrUyMBfe7wJM45_uIVnOaaYCfmjV5E8EYOP3SGvj9ciTfZPMqbEDyKt2ryuznPLRkDTF-vspCgPxk%3D&attredirects=0
Letter of acknowledgement https://7a1be4e9-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/stefantrumpet/home/%20VCU%20Letter%201.jpg?attachauth=ANoY7cr1ptYVTdY4wdACB6wmZdXimG4_Qy7cvn0PnuJDEPNDlnI-ZRr60L2Q1sHAyQy4LfjobdoblPASD6iPMu4c4aeRp5fioolShLtgTEzfyAsrBzn58AzSYOFXTrFBW5PvIngiHJO9d0tcQvSAIgJBtfuZXNEjLsC3i5UHn6e0ywGwtVBZ5syzLJGzkahxwJUKpOlUZbizEwks1j9CLlPXfc-q9TJdB2zMeDhPLrAe2mjC9pE6jI0%3D&attredirects=0
Summary list of works
---Orchestral:
"Solstråle" (Son of Cher) - dur. 6 min. string orchestra,
rewarded at the international music festival in
Östersund, Sweden1994
"Saturday sound" - dur. 6 min. wind band 1994
"Fantasia for strings"- dur. 8 min.string orchestra 1995
"Two young lovers on a bridge" - dur. 15 min.orchestra,
first performed by the Sarajevo Philharmonics in
Sarajevo 2001
"The Children"- dur. 30 min. orchestra, chorus and
jazztrio 2003
"Yggdrasill Reborn"- dur.35 min. orchestra, 2003
"Festivo" - dur. 1 min. wind band 2011
"My Africa" - dur. 5 min. Brass Band with SATB choir
2014
"La Habana en mi corazón" - for Big Band. Jazzplaza Havana 2016
"Proud to be an African child" - dur. 4 min. Brass Band with SATB
choir 2016
"La Habana en mi corazón" - for Wind Band. 2017
"Por favor, no me olvides" - for Wind band and Big Band. Jazzplaza Havana 2018
"Fantasia Celebración" - for Wind band. Jazzplaza Havana 2019
"De Son Nica al Hambo" - for Orchestra, Managua Nicaragua 2020
Chambermusic:
"Fanfare Collection" - for various Brass Ensemble
"Fjärilen" (the Butterfly), voice/pi text by
Harry Martinson chamber orch. arranged for choir
"Enbusken" (the Juniper) - voice/pi,text by Martinson,
chamber orch.arr for choir
"Världens sommar"- voice/pi arranged for choir,
text by Harry Martinson
"Liv" (Life)-chamber orch, arranged for choir,
text by Harry Martinson
"Snus-Henrik"- voice/pi-text Henrik Bengtsson
chamber orch.
"Vart tog livet vägen"? - voice/pi-text Henrik Bengtsson,
chamber orch.
"Inferno" voice/pi,trp,text,- chamber orch.
(in memory of the victims
of the fire in Gothenburg 1998)
"Andetag" (Breath)- trumpet/piano
"Inventions in swedish folkstyle" dur.7 min. -
woodwind quintet,
first performed in 2000 by the italian"Quintetto Miro",
in Cincinnati USA
"Coalescence"-trumpet/piano CD-recorded 2001
"Integration"- dur.7 min.cello/violin premiered dec.
2000 by duo from the Gothenburg
Symphony Orchestra. Recorded by a
GSO string quartet in 2001. Also orchestrated as
String Quartet
"Scherzo for trumpets"- dur.6 min. 5 trp + solo trp
2003. Prem. in Elgin, Scotland 2010 also arr. for Brass Quintet.
"Spiritus Sanctus"- SATB, lyrics by H von Bingen.
Prem. in Lisbon 2005
"Aniara, song 80"- SATB and solotrumpet
"Onoma"- dur. 4:30 min.trumpet/piano 2006
"Byn"- trumpet/piano 2007
"Intermezzo" dur. 8:20 - trp,fr.hn,pi, 2 trp and pi, 2008 also arr. for Brass Quintet.
"För mig"-SATB 2008
"Terezin"- trumpet/piano 2009
"Eld och lågor"- trumpet/piano 2010
"Moder Jord (Mother Earth)"- trumpet/piano 2011
"Festivo" - dur. 1 min. Brass Ensemble 2011
"Brass Fantasia"- dur. 8:30 Brass ensemble, also arr.for Brass quintet, 2011
"The Wonder of Brass"- dur. 8.40 min. Brass quintet
2012
"Fanfare en hommage à Maurice André"- Brass
ensemble 2012
"Conjunto" - trumpet ensemble dur. 7 min. 2012
"Con pompa e sfarzo" - trumpet/piano 2013
"Con eleganza" - trumpet/piano 2013
"Variations on a turkish folksong" - Brass quintet 2013
"Encuentros 3 mov."- Brass ensemble 2014, also arr.for Brass quintet
"Nordic Calls" - dur. 7.30 Trumpet ensemble w soloist
2015
"3 Fanfares" - composed for the Isla Verde Bronces
Festival 2016
"Inauguratio"- church organ and trumpet 2017
"Nattlig nysnö"- SATB and trumpet 2018
"Anniversary Fanfare"-Brass and Percussion 2018
"Bienvenue"-Trumpet ensemble and Timapani 2019
"En réunion" - Trumpet ensemble and Timpani 2019
Jazz and improvised music:
"Suite for Big band"- bigband
"Brothers"- bigband
"Jazz"- a Festival Suite, commissioned. by the
Nordic Jazz&Blues Festival 2001.
(voice, string quartet, trp, tromb, sax,pi, bas, dr.)
STIM, swedish music.
12 jazz tunes.
"Välkomna"
"Twelve Sketches" dur. 40 min.- trp,alto sx.ten.sx,pi,bs,
dr.
Premiered at the
Nordic Jazz&Blues festival 2003 in Borås.
"A heroe of our time" -in honour of Mr Nelson Mandela
(choir, trp, tromb,
sax,pi, bas, dr.)
Solo work:
"Fantasia" dur. 5 min - church organ
"Partenza" dur 1. min-solo trumpet
Pedagogical material:
"Trumpet på lite annat sätt" 28 songs with CD. 8 of the
songs are arranged for Brass ensemble.
9 Youth Wind Orchestra compositions.
