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Lament

Lament for organ

Danse Macabre (Dance of Death)

With Halloween drawing closer, it’s the season for dark, ghostly music and scary images so here’s an excerpt of ‘Cortège & Danse Macabre” (Procession and Dance of Death) from the symphonic suite ‘Cantabile’ — now on YouTube. As performed by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Dausgaard, at the premiere performance in 2009.

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Toccata for organ – free improvisation

Here is an excerpt from “Crossing Borders” from the album Like a Flame. It is a free improvisation in the shape of a “Toccata” played on the pipe organ in Jørlunde church:

Polyphony – Classical and progressive rock music crossover

Some years ago I composed “Polyphony”. It’s hard to classify, but could probably be called a fusion of contemporary classical music and progressive (or prog) rock…
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Towards Truth Video (Organ Music)

A video with a (large) excerpt of “Towards Truth” from the organ improvisation album “Like a Flame”

Like a Flame is now available worldwide

My new album “Like a Flame” can now be ordered from all over the world! I’m maintaining a list of online stores that carries the album on this page.

New album release on November 21st

My next album “Like a Flame” will finally be released in ten days – on November 21st – by the Swedish record company Proprius Music! It’s a double album with 23 of my own works performed on the pipe organ in Jørlunde church.
In the week following November 21st, where I’m holding a “CD release concert” [...]

Dark Music

New page about the darker sides of  my music…

New Article About An Organ

I have just finished writing a new in depth article about the organ I have been involved in designing: The New Pipe Organ in Jørlunde Church. In the article I talk about the history of the project, as well as the thoughts behind every voice in the organ. It also includes a detailed stop-list, pictures, [...]

An excerpt from my upcoming album

Here’s a little “teaser” from my next CD, which will be released later this year. An excerpt from a piece called “Origin” which is an improvisation recorded on the pipe organ in Jørlunde church on December 22nd, 2009: