Göteborgs Konserthus Party Notes in the Organ

Indra Riše (b. 1961) from Natura siderum On the Swing - Libra Mountain Climber - Capricorn Coronation – Leo The newly written cycle Natura siderum, or The Nature of Stars, is a large-format work for organ and various solo instruments, which is inspired by the psychological characteristics of man in the twelve zodiac signs. Solo instruments have been selected for each sign (violin, trumpet and saxophone), helping to reveal the characteristics of each zodiac sign. Three parts are composed for organ solo: Libra, Capricorn and Leo.

Paula af Malmborg Ward (b. 1962) In Time(Fanfare for organ) Composing a signature fanfare for the queen of instruments - who would turn down such a task? The organ is an instrument of time; it has a long history and is constantly evolving. Each organist has almost infinite freedom to create their own worlds, their own expressions. It goes without saying that a 5 minute fanfare cannot contain all that the organ has to offer, but I hope that the themes and structures provided will encourage artistic imagination. The title In time has two meanings: The organ sounds in our time, with the music of our time. The tempo, rhythm and timing lead the music. I want to quote my piano professor Gunnar Hallhagen, who used to wave me off after every piano lesson with the words: Have fun with the piece! Thank you Organ Space for the assignment, and thank you organist Ligita Sneibe for fruitful collaboration and valuable technical support. Paula of Malmborg Ward

Ligita Sneibe comes from Riga in Latvia, where she trained as an organist and composer at the Latvian Academy of Music. She is also trained as a diploma organist at the Academy of Music in Piteå and in church music education at Ersta Sköndal University. Ligita Sneibe has given concerts in several countries in Europe as well as in Japan with highlights such as Westminster Abbey in London, Notre Dame de Paris, Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavik, Lövstabruk church and St. Jakob's Church and City Hall in Stockholm. She is most active in Sweden and Latvia where she often plays the famous Walcker organ in Riga Cathedral, participates in various festivals and collaborates with composers in the creation of new organ music. For the past three years, she has participated in Gothenburg's International Organ Festival. Her repertoire ranges from Renaissance music to completely newly written opus, where an important part is music by female composers. She has conducted a long series of concerts in Riga Cathedral with musical portraits of Latvian composers. During the ISCM (International Society of Contemporary Music) World New Music Days 2009, she was invited to give an organ concert in Visby Cathedral with music by selected international composers. In addition to performing as an organ soloist, Ligita Sneibe has worked as an organ teacher at the Music Academy in Riga (1993-2005), as well as taught at Lövstabruk's International Organ Academy (1996-2006) and the Uppsala summer course for church musicians (2009-2013). Since 2006, she also works in the Church of Sweden as an organist.