Visionary Soundscapes | Svensk musikvår

When Svensk Musikvår – the annual festival for contemporary art music – returns to Storkyrkan, it does so with a concert where the Stockholm Saxophone Quartet meets the organ in three entirely new works. The compositions, commissioned by the festival with support from the Swedish Arts Council and the Helge Ax:son Johnson Foundation, explore themes of time, the psyche, and the depths of existence.

Zacharias Ehnvall’s Window of Tolerance unfolds like an audible wave across the mind – a resonant reflection on the passage of time and the expanses of perception. Paula af Malmborg Ward’s Timestuck is a musical dialogue between organ and saxophones, a fascinating journey through the paradoxes of time and human consciousness. David Riebe’s Vertigo draws us into the sensation of dizziness and liminality – where sweet and chaotic sonic landscapes meet in the organ’s powerful resonance filling the church space. The saxophonists move freely around the room, creating a sound that seems to emanate from everywhere and nowhere at once.

This concert, in one of Stockholm’s most historic churches, becomes a meeting place where contemporary Swedish music reveals its vibrant breadth and distinctive voice. Welcome to experience new sounds and profound expressions at Svensk Musikvår’s festival 2025.

Stockholms saxofonkvartett
Jörgen Pettersson
Linn Persson Kornhammar
Mathias Karlsen Björnstad
Theo Hillborg
Mila Ortgies Thoors organ

from the programme
Zacharias Ehnvall Window of Tolerance
Paula af Malmborg Ward Timestuck
David Riebe Vertigo

Age limit: 6 years and older

Free admission

Please note that large bags, backpacks, suitcases, and strollers are not allowed in the church!