Simmerud, Patrick

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Biography

Born: 13/10/1963

Country: Stockholm, Sweden

Studies: Kapellsberg Music School; Royal College of Music in Stockholm

Teachers: Olov Franzén, Peter Lyne, Anders Nilsson, Lars-Erik Rosell, Lars Ekström, Daniel Börtz, Sven-David Sandström, Magnus Lindberg, Pär Lindgren, Bill Brunson, Jaques Charpentier and Ennio Morricone

Website: http://www.simmerud.com/



Since 1993, Patric Simmerud has taken part in contemporary music festivals in Europe as well as in the USA, and his works have been performed in concert halls all over the world. Among the better known ensembles Simmerud has worked with are the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stockholm Saxophone Quartet, the Chamber Ensemble Sonanza, Stockholm Symphonic Wind Orchestra, Stockholm Transport Band, the Emory Wind Ensemble (Atlanta, Ga, USA), The Peärls Before Swïne Experience, Hässlö Saxophone Quartet, The North/South Consonance Ensemble (New York), Zagreb Saxophone Quartet (Croatia), The Raschèr Saxophone Quartet (USA), Ensemble Theater am Gleis (Switzerland), Sångsällskapet Orphei Drängar [OD], Trio Tribukait/Pettersson/Berg, Trio Spectra and the world's most talented percussionist Mika Takehara.


Works for Percussion

Solo

Hokahey

Solo with Electronics

Kaiso - Percussion
Vassala - Marimba
Transients, formants and gestures - Percussion
WO - Percussion

Chamber

...to remember the still unseen days - 2 Players
Soon (Kilroy, go home) - 3 Players
...like rain on water - 2 Players

References