Articles about music

Challenges traditional listening

2020-09-29 New research at Luleå University of Technology examines the role of listening in intercultural musical collaboration and in ecological sound art. The hope is that the study, which has been carried out...

Erik Westberg's vocal ensemble awarded prize

2020-06-10 The Swedish Composers Association awards Erik Westberg and his vocal ensemble this year's Interpretation Award. In addition to the honor, a prize sum of SEK 50,000 is also included.

Conference focusing on streamed music

2020-06-10 Next week, the Music in the Age of Streaming conference will be held at the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology. For two days, the event brings together Nordic and international research...

Live graduation concert

2020-06-07 On Friday, June 5, the orchestra academy's graduation concert was performed at the Concert Hall in Stockholm. The program, which is a collaboration between Luleå University of Technology and the Royal...

Debuting with superhuman single

2020-05-08 Elin Johansson, a student at the Higher Education Diploma Programme as recording/performing artist program, is releasing her debut single Human on Spotify. A song inspired by complicated relationships...

Festival shows the breadth of the School of Music

2020-02-10 This week, this year's Midwinter Festival takes place in Piteå. A festival that showcases the best that the Academy of Music at Luleå University of Technology has to offer.

International collaboration for master students

2020-02-04 During the academic year 2019/20, the master's program in conducting and composition at the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology, worked closely with the Music School Kópavogs in Reykjavi...

Performs new composition in Piteå
3 Feb. 2020 19:00 – 21:00 :

2020-01-28 Erik Westberg's Vocal Ensemble performs a new work by composer Carl Unander Scharin at Studio Acusticum in Piteå on February 3. As an extra spice, American mezzo soprano Katherine Osborne, now a teach...

Trump video becomes viral

2019-11-25 A speech by US President Donald Trump set to music has attracted hundreds of thousands of viewers on Youtube in just a few days. The author is Mathias Lundqvist, senior lecturer and teacher at the Sch...

Wrote song for new Swedish movie

2019-10-18 David Myhr, senior lecturer and teacher at Luleå University of Technology in Piteå, wrote the single Work of love which can be heard in the new Swedish big film Until Frank separates us.

Former student nominated for the Music Publishers award

2019-10-15 The composer and former student Johannes Pollak was nominated for the Music Publishers Award in the category of Art Music of the Year. The nominated work was a composition of William Shakespeare's poe...

Student created work on maternity ward-occupation

2019-10-10 Recently, the work "BB-occupation" was performed with Norrbotten's Youth Symphonics in Boden. The author is the composition student Alva Stern who wants to highlight the burning current issues of wome...

Former student new chaplain in På spåret

2019-09-24 Last spring, Lada Egolaeva graduated from the bachelor's program in music at Luleå University of Technology. Now she becomes the new chaplain for the orchestra in the immensely popular television prog...

Sound art in interaction with nature

2019-08-21 Musicians have always been inspired by nature and living environment in their creative process. Few have, however, created music in direct interaction with the surroundings, but that was exactly what ...

Student won international music competition

2019-07-10 Student Fredrik Ekenvi has won the final in the international composition competition WASBE (World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles). The competition focuses on wind orchestra music and F...

Summer Academy of the highest class

2019-06-19 The summer academy at Framnäs Folk High School attracts promising musicians and renowned teachers every year to Piteå. Everything from students at advanced level to high school students and amateurs g...

Teachers won international music competition

2019-05-10 In rock hard international competition, Mathias Lundqvist's song Hopp och Lek was named winner when the US-based songwriting competition International Songwriting Competition (ISC) announced this year...

SMASK winner with a "kick"

2019-03-16 After great drama, it was clear that this year's winner of SMASK in Piteå was the contribution "A kick" with the artists Kjell-Ken and Bob. It was the second consecutive year that the students Kristof...

SMASK aims at the stars

2019-03-13 On Friday, it is time for this year's SMASK in Piteå. The Mello-spex that involves all of the Swedish Music Schools is a loving tribute to Eurovision. The theme of the competition in Piteå is space.

Festival in midwinter

2019-02-11 This week, the annual Midwinter Festival will be arranged at Luleå University of Technology. For four days, the public is given the opportunity to enjoy high quality music, performed by the students t...

Performs work by Frost composer

2019-01-29 Erik Westberg, professor at Luleå University of Technology, and his vocal ensemble, premieres the work Bidám vuolle by composer Frode Fjellheim at two concerts in Luleå and Piteå. Frode Fjellheim is m...

Honored with a star on Piteå's walk of fame

2018-12-18 Erik Westberg, conductor and professor at Luleå University of Technology, was recently awarded a star on the pedestrian street in Piteå. Like the more famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, the stars in centr...

Promising singers awarded with scholarship

2018-12-17 Student Kristoffer Töyrä is awarded this year's Hähnel scholarship. He studies the final year of the Bachelor program in Music with vocals as the main instrument.

Royaly awarded for educational efforts

2018-12-07 Björn Hällis, teacher and university lecturer at Luleå University of Technology, is awarded Göran Lagervall's music scholarship in higher music education. The prize is awarded to teachers who have ma...

Awarded Piteå municipality's cultural award

2018-12-07 David Myhr, musician and university lecturer at Luleå University of Technology, is awarded the Piteå Municipality Culture Award 2018.

Premiere for men's choir Arctic Male Voices

2018-11-06 Under the direction of Professor Erik Westberg, the newly formed men's choir Arctic Male Voices will give their premiere concert in Umeå city church on Sunday 18 November at 15.00.

Festival ended the anniversary celebration

2018-10-22 Acusticum was filled with cultural enthusiasts on Saturday when the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology invited the public to a anniversary festival. Students and employees stood for the...

Grand celebration of the School of Music

2018-10-20 The atmosphere was on top when the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the School of Music began on Friday night. Specially invited guests from the university, business, other universities and the ...

Celebrate 25 years of choir art in Studio Acusticum

2018-10-16 Erik Westberg's Vocal Ensemble has reached millions of listeners all over the world and is today considered one of the country's absolute top choirs. This autumn the ensemble turns 25 and that it is c...

The School of Music dominates industry gala

2018-10-11 Two of the university's teachers in composition were nominated in the category "This Year's Art Music - Ensemble / Opera" when the candidates for the Music Publishers Prize were presented. This means ...

The School of Music at Luleå University of Technology celebrates 40 years

2018-10-09 In the autumn of 1978, the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology opened the doors for the first time. 40 years have passed and a wealth of worthwhile partnerships, fantastic people and cul...

New professor hopes to create collaboration areas

2018-10-02 Stefan Östersjö has since this autumn been a new subject representative and professor of musical performance at Luleå University of Technology. The classically-educated guitarist is internationally ac...

Acoustics research can affect the concert halls of the future

2018-07-24 A recently completed research project at Luleå University of Technology has investigated how different types of concert hall acoustics affect the performers' experiences of music performances. The res...

Jan Sandström honorary doctorate at Umeå University

2018-06-20 Jan Sandström, Professor at Luleå University of Technology, is one of three new honorary doctorates at Umeå University.

Estimated summer academy in Piteå

2018-06-20 The annual recurring summer academy at Framnäs Folkhögskola attracts promising musicians and reputable teachers to Piteå every June. Everything from advanced-level students to high school students and...

Royal Award for Doctoral Project

2018-06-12 Daniel Stighäll, a PhD student at Luleå University of Technology, is awarded with the 2018 Bernadott scholarship for his doctoral project, parlar cantando - speaking in song. At a ceremony at the Bern...

Motivated by the desire for music

2018-05-31 Student Lemar Jalili has made success in the spring with the song Chase That Gold. He went all the way to the final in the local P4 Next competition, and despite the fact that it did not go all the wa...

Appointed as new conductor for Sweden's youth choir

2018-05-21 Erik Westberg, professor at Luleå University of Technology, was recently appointed as the new conductor for Sweden's Youth Choir.

OrganicArt exceeds artistic limits

2018-04-23 OrganicArt takes place for the fourth time in 2018. The purpose is to present organ art together with other art forms and showcase the relationships between organ music, visual arts, literature, poetr...

Inspired by nature and the landscape

2018-04-16 The musician and the student Mirja Palo draw inspiration from nature and feel that she has found her artistic home in folk music. Her single Fjäril was recently promoted on P4 Norrbotten.

Record-high search pressure at The RSPO Orchestra Academy

2018-03-27 International Orchestra Academy have never had such a high search pressure as during this year's admission round. 228 hopeful people have reported their interest in the nine available places.

Uncritical attitude to music streaming

2018-03-05 Streamed music and companies like Spotify have today taken over the role as the premier music distributor. Never before, has music been as accessible as today, but it is at the same time a development...

Scholarship to student at master programme

2018-03-02 Mathias Lundkvist, fluteist and master student in music, is awarded this year's Hähnel Scholarship of the Scholarship Board at the Music School at Luleå University of Technology.

Students organize festival in Piteå

2018-02-19 On Wednesday, this year's edition of the Midwinter Festival will start. An arrangement that shows the best of what the university in Piteå has to offer. The festival is entirely organized by the stude...

The songwriter process is mapped in new album

2018-02-02 Where do musical ideas come from? And what is it that make up a great song? These are some of the issues that University Lecturer David Myhr is studying. Issues explored on the upcoming album Lucky Da...

Newly-composed work are performed in Norrbotten

2018-01-30

The desire for music and life in new documentary

2018-01-15 Erik Westberg is described as a musical magician and is one of Sweden's absolute top choir conductors. This weekend, the radio program, the Conductor who survived, was premiered, in which his life was...

Music has its own creative power

2017-12-28 Does music have its own creative power? New research at Luleå University of Technology suggests that is the case.

Master's degree student is awarded scholarship

2017-12-18 Niclas Blixt, master student in conducting at Luleå University of Technology, is awarded the Royal Academy's scholarship in conducting.

Christmas was celebrated at the School of Music

2017-12-14

Great contribution to the university's choir activity

2017-12-04 The professional choir activity at Luleå University of Technology is awarded over three million kronor from the Kempe Foundations, the Curt Boströms Foundation and the Norrbotten Region.

Industry people in new music collaboration

2017-10-23 The studio musician has started a collaboration with the music producer and songwriter education Advanced Music Production (AMP), which is run in collaboration with Fryshuset Folkhögskola, Anders Bagg...

Awarded for outstanding educational activity

2017-10-13 Jan-Olof Eriksson, Professor at Luleå University of Technology, is awarded the Future Music Prize for Outstanding Educational Deed.

Master's thesis is presented with a concert

2017-10-09 Mikael Bäckman, university lecturer at Luleå University of Technology, presents his master's thesis with a lecture and concert at Studio Acusticum tonight. In the master's thesis, he has investigated ...

Unique initiative by the vocal ensemble

2017-09-28 Erik Westberg's Vocal Ensemble is widely regarded as one of the country's most outstanding in its genre. At the beginning of October, the ensemble releases its new record Chorus Gloriosus, which focus...

Cultural festival initiates research effort

2017-09-04 The artistic research environment at Luleå University of Technology will be made visible to a broad public through a series of events under the name The University presents. The initiative begins with...

Honored professor awarded exclusive scholarship

2017-05-02 Professor Erik Westberg, teacher at Luleå University of Technology, is honored with Landshövding Kari Marklund's scholarship. A prize awarded by the Längmanska företagarfonden to people who market No...

Laureate of the utmost quality

2017-04-20 Stina Andersson, clarinet player and student at Luleå University of Technology, was recently awarded the Royal Skyttean Society price. Besides the honor she was also awarded a cash prize of 30 000 SEK...

Dual feelings about Iran Tour

2017-04-10 The Chamber Choir of the Music Academy at Luleå University of Technolgy heads out on a long-distance tour. In April the choir visits Iran for a week's tour.

Music education with close ties to the industry

2017-03-22 A new hearing based music education at Luleå University of Technology caters to musicians and bands who want to find their creative core through a mix of garage thinking and academic training. The pro...

Former student behind ESC contribution

2017-03-09 Jon Henrik Fjällgren feat. Aninia took one of the direct places to the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday. Behind the song A world full of battles (Eatneme gusnie jeenh dåaroeh) is the composer...

Guldbagge to Jan Sandström

2017-01-24 Jan Sandström, composer and professor at the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology, took home Guldbaggen for best original music at the annual Guldbaggegalan Monday evening.

Millions to Spotify project

2016-12-21 Professor Cecilia Ferm-Almqvist is awarded nearly four million from the Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Memorial Fund. This beacuse of a new project that examines the importance of streaming media in gen...

Rewarded with scholarship

2016-11-28 Erik Westberg, a professor at the University, was awarded the Norrbotten County Council Honorary Merit Scholarship at the annual Rubus Arcticus ceremony.

Open Day attracted hundreds

2016-11-10 This article is only available in swedish.

Alumnus awarded prestigious scholarship

2016-10-31 Mikael Fall, musician and former student at the university, was recently awarded the prestigious Gunnar Hoffstens scholarship. According to the explanatory memorandum, Mikael Case has"demonstrated tha...

Wrote music for the new blockbuster

2016-10-14 The assignment was to write the song the band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) never wrote. Said and done - now David Myhr is in the spotlight with the single Spellbound which will be heard in Ulf Malmr...

Idol Success for student Jesper Pettersson

2016-10-04 This article is only available in swedish.

Erik Westbergs choir opens Parliament

2016-08-05 Erik Westerberg's Vocal Ensemble will have the honor to perform at the opening of the Swedish Parliament on 13 September. Erik Westberg, professor at Luleå University of Technology, is looking forward...

Five million to the music and dance

2016-06-21 Framtidsbanken, Sparbanken Nord, are supporting Luleå University of Technology with five million SEK. The money will be used to strengthen research within the artistic area. Framtidsbanken has earlier...

Orchestra students on Norrbotten tour

2016-06-17 Students on the course International Orchestral Academy embarks on a norrbotten tour starting tomorrow. First stop on the tour will be Festspelen in Piteå.

In the media: Professor hailed for new opera

2016-06-16 Jan Sandström, composer and professor at Luleå University of Technology is praised for his new opera Rococo machinery. The Opera is specially written to Drottningholmsteaterns 250-year celebration and...

Petter Sundkvist new member of the board

2016-05-27 Petter Sundkvist, conductor and professor of musical arts at Luleå University of Technology was recently elected to the Board of the Royal Academy of Music.

Music student awarded scholarship

2016-05-04 Cim Frode is a promising guitarist who studies music at Luleå University of Technology. Recently, he was awarded the prestigious Albin Hagström scholarship.

Hear the students cover of Frans winning song

2016-03-14

Jonas winner of this year SMASK

2016-03-07 This year's round of SMASK in Piteå offered spectacular costume changes and a real live orchestra. The winner was the group J.O.N.A.S with its contribution the Jonas song.

SMASK show this weekend

2016-03-01 On Friday night, it is time again for the Mello-spex SMASK in Piteå. Over 170 students from the School of Music at Luleå University of Technology are involved in the event

Praised album recorded on the university organ

2016-01-22 Acclaimed artist Anna von Hausswolff chose to record her new album The Miraculous in Piteå. This thanks to the University's renowned Organ Acusticum.

Vocal Ensemble hailed in music magazine

2016-01-08

Exstudent behind acclaimed opera production

2015-09-23

Dance Teacher students offered flamenco

2012-10-19

Published:27 February 2016
Updated: 11 October 2019
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