Jörgen Dafgård (born 27 November 1964 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish composer. He gained international repute in connection with the 2003 Masterprize competition, in which his orchestral work Veils reached the top ten.[1][2] His compositions have been broadcast on NPR and Classic FM (UK) as well as Scandinavian radio stations such as NRK and Sveriges Radio P2.[3][4] Dafgård studied composition with Anders Nilsson and Johan Hammerth and later at the Malmö Music Academy with Hans Gefors, Javier Alvarez, Hans Abrahamsen and Kent Olofsson.[1]

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Selected works

• Veils for orchestra (1995/2005)
• For the Sleeping – Dream Sonata (1997-1998), for viola and tape.[5]
• Mosaïque Vibrante for orchestra (1999–2000)
• Den gömda musiken for choir, organ and percussion (1999–2000, text: Östen Sjöstrand)
• Wind Quintet (2001–2002)
• Sinfonia No. 1 for orchestra (2003–2004)
• Volo for string orchestra (2004)
• Mosaïque Vibrante (2010)[1]
• Through Fire and Water (2011) for large orchestra[1]
• Esprit (2012)[4]
• Klarinettkonsert (2013)[6]

References

External links

• Jörgen Dafgård's homepage
• Jörgen Dafgård on Soundcloud