READING SESSION → The major international spread of and demand for Swedish choral music is without a doubt due to Eric Ericson’s successes. Mats Nilsson introduces us to the newest compositions published by Gehrmans Musikförlag, one of the leading music publishers in Scandinavia. → SAT 30.10 2010, 10.20 a.m. – 11.05 a.m. & 11.30 a.m. – 12.15 a.m.
Mats Nilsson
Mats Nilsson is one of Sweden’s most experienced choral conductors and trainers. 2003 he returned to Stockholm from Sydney where for five years he was the Musical Director of the Philharmonia Choirs. He is now a Lecturer in Choral Conducting at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, and leader of the Maria Magdalena Motet Choir. He was Musical Director of the Stockholm Bach Choir 2003-2008. During his tenur in Sydney he conducted his choirs in several major choral works such as Verdi’s Requiem, Mozart’s C minor mass, Dvorak’s Stabat Mater and most of the principal works of J.S. Bach. He was also Lecturer in Choral Conducting at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney.
Mats has regular guest engagements as conductor and teacher and has worked with several choirs such as his own Mats Nilssons Vokalensemble, the Swedish Radio Choir, the Latvian Radio Choir, the Gothenburg Symphony Chorus and Coro di Santa Cecilia, Rome. As a chorusmaster, he has collaborated with well known conductors such as Neeme Järvi, Charles Dutoit, Claudio Abbado and Myung-Whun Chung. Among the orchestras he has conducted are the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the Swedish Baroque Orchestra and the Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra. He has recently been guest lecturing at the music conservatoriums in Beijing, Berlin, Leipzig and Mannheim and is also frequently engaged as jury member at international choir competitions.
Gehrmans Musikförlag
Gehrmans Musikförlag was founded in 1893 and is today one of the leading music publishers in Scandinavia. During the 1930′s and 1940′s works by many of the greatest Scandinavian composers of our time, such as Lars-Erik Larsson, Hugo Alfvén and Dag Wirén, and their classic works were added to the company’s collection of publications. Choral music also began to acquire increasing importance in its repertoire. July 1999 saw the merge of Gehrmans and Sveriges Körförbunds Förlag. As a result, the two most important choir catalogues are to be found at Gehrmans.
