Fredrik Sixten

Fredrik Sixten

Sven Fredrik Johannes Sixten is a Swedish composer, cathedral organist and conductor. Sixten was born in Skövde, Sweden. He earned his Bachelor of Arts (1986) at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. He studied composition with Professor Sven-David Sandström and is now recognized as one of Sweden's best-known composers of church music. He is published at all major publishing houses in Sweden.

He was the conductor of Gothenburg's boys choir between 1997-2001. Today he is the cathedral organist of Härnösands Cathedral. His music is represented on several CD recordings and as a conductor one of his five CDs went gold. His music has been performed on Swedish radio, for example, his "En svensk Markuspassion" for two choirs, chamber orchestra and soloists (2004). The "Jazzmass" was performed 1999 on Swedish television. Among his other compositions are "Prelude et Fugue" (1986), "Triptyk" (2004), "Messa Misteriosa" (2002) for solo organ, "Stringquartett" (1985), "Sonatas" for violin and piano, and cello and piano (1985), "Cantata for the St. Lucia" for choir, soprano solo and string orchestra (1984), 5 hymns for the Swedish hymnbook,"Stabat mater" for cello solo and choir (SSAA), "Sonata for organ" (2006),"Chaconne" for stringquartett (2007) and "Three sacred Dances" for choir (SSAA) string quartet and piano (2007)"Requiem" for string orchestra, 2 horns and timpani, choir and two soloists (soprano and bass) exist also in an English version.

External links

* http://www.fredriksixten.se
* http://www.farm.se/wps/2005/03/12/markuspassionen-2/
* http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/harnosanddomkyrko/
* http://www.goteborgsgosskor.se/
* http://www.lesjolies.nu/
* http://www.nosag.se/cd/cd906.html


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