(b. 1974, Gunnarsjö).
Swedish composer of mostly chamber, vocal and electroacoustic works that have been performed in Europe; he is also active as an intermedia artist.
Mr. Bunnskog initially studied drama, poetry and prose at the Ölands folkhögskola – Folk High School on Öland in 1997–98. He then studied composition with Per Mårtensson, Sven-David Sandström and Henrik Strindberg at the Gotlands Tonsättarskola – Gotland School of Music Composition in Visby from 1998–2000 and in 2001–02.
His music has been performed in Greece and Sweden.
As an intermedia artist, he has produced several short films and written much poetry. He has worked with the project Splintermind since 2000. He has worked as a theatre technician with Teater Albatross in Gothenburg and on tour in Europe. He has appeared in Cameroon and Sweden as an actor. In addition, he served as a member of the board of directors of the festival for young composers UNM in Norrköping and Stockholm in 2004.
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Raging quartet, 4 saxophones, 1998
Solfångare, string quartet, 1999 (also incorporated into film Solfångare)
Deklaranterna I–III, piccolo, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), piano, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, 2000
How to say, flute, piano, 2004
Solo Piece for Flute, 2004
Éventail, cello/viola, 2005
Salute für Elfriede Jelinek, 3 electric guitars, 2005
CHORAL:
Regnet svalkar skönt om sommaren (text by Anna Rydstedt), mixed chorus, 2002
Erst weiss ich, was die Liebe ist (text from a traditional source from Germany), mixed chorus, 2002, revised 2005
Du är trädgårdens källa (text from the Bible [Swedish translation]), mixed chorus, 2004
Med undantag av morgondagen (text by Bei Dao [translated by Göran Malmqvist]), male chorus, 2005
Så går en dag (text by Christoph Friedrich Neander, arranged by Johan Olof Wallin), mixed chorus, 2005
VOCAL:
Det händer bara på tåg (text by Anna Svensson), 3 sopranos, 4 saxophones, 2 percussion, 1997
Ce jeu de batonnets (text from an anonymous source from France), speaker, harp, piano 4 hands, 1997
Do not go gentle into that good night (text by Dylan Thomas), 2 sopranos, French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, 2000
Tre Dikter (text by the composer), alto, harp, 2000
östersjöar IV (text by Tomas Tranströmer), soprano, baritone, guitar, violin, 2001
Sju saknade sånger (texts by Anna Rydstedt, Inger Christensen, the composer), 4 sopranos, baritone, speaker, small orchestra (25 players), 2001–02
Wszelki wypadek – There but for the Grace (text by Wisława Szymborska [translated by Anders Bodegård]), mezzo-soprano/baritone, piano, 2005
Det Enda (text by Anna Rydstedt), any voice, 2005
ELECTROACOUSTIC:
...kommentar på konstnärens villkor, fixed media (2 tracks), 1999
Fina slipade längtan, fixed media (2 tracks), 1999
Jag lägger på nu, fixed media (2 tracks), 1999–2000
SKÅM I–V, fixed media (2 tracks), 2000
Särt, fixed media (2 tracks), 2000 (music for exhibition by Pia Berglund)
Maa – Maa, fixed media (2 tracks), 2005
Job; Intellect & silence, fixed media (2 tracks), 2005
MULTIMEDIA/PERFORMANCE:
Kitchen (Internet performance), 1999 (collaboration with Helena Lopac)
Solfångare, film (by the composer), 1999–2000 (incorporates Solfångare, string quartet)
Tidevarv (exhibition), 12 sound objects (by the composer), 12 sculptures (by Kristian Körner), 1999–2000
Massa (installation), fixed media (4 tracks), film (by Hanna Stahle), 2000