Today my newest work “Fanfare for the Royal Danish Orchestra” (Det Kongelige Kapels Fanfare), commissioned by The Royal Danish Orchestra (Det Kongelige Kapel) as their official fanfare, has been premiered. The premiere was originally planned to have taken place at a gala concert on April 14th at The Royal Theatre, in celebration of the 80th…
Christmas fanfare for two trumpets and organ – Den yndigste rose
My new Fanfare for two trumpets and organ is based on the beloved Danish Christmas hymn Den yndigste rose er funden (Now found is the Fairest of Roses). The fanfare was premiered in Saint Paul’s Church, Copenhagen, on the first Sunday of Advent, December 3rd, in celebration of the church’s 140-years jubilee, and the re-dedication of…
Anastasis Mass – Album out now
My Anastasis Mass (Anastasis-Messe in Danish) has been released as an album, and is now available both as CD (buy here) and as streaming/download on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, Amazon, Tidal, Google Play, etc. The Anastasis Mass-album is the culmination of almost four years of work, and is a fusion of (contemporary) classical music, world music,…
‘Nuit mélodique’ with Yosra Zekri (soprano)
Last year, I received a commission for a new work for soprano from the Danish-Tunisian impresario Moncef Barhoumi. I put the finishing touches on the work in early January this year. The result is ‘Nuit mélodique’ (‘Melodic night’), a 10 minutes long work for soprano, piano, and string orchestra, with text by H.R.H. Prince Henrik…
Frederik Magle receives gold record
Frederik Magle has received a Gold Record for his work on Suspekt’s album ‘Elektra’.