Niclas BLIXT
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Pro Musica Symphony Orchestra
Music Director

Södertälje Symphony Orchestra
Music Director

Stockholm Wind Orchestra
Conductor and artistic advisor

RESUMÉ

​FORMAL EDUCATION
  • Master in Music; Musical Performance - Conducting (2016 - 2018)
    LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
  • Musicology (1997 - 1998)
    UPPSALA UNIVERSITY
  • Master of Fine Arts; Music Education (1989 - 1992)
    MUSIC COLLEGE OF ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY
PRIVATE STUDIES/MASTER CLASSES
  • Wind Band Conducting Workshop (2009)
    COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY, GEORGIA
  • Conducting Masterclass (2009)
    ECOLE NORMALE DE MUSIQUE ”Alfred Cortot”, PARIS
  • Private study, conducting - maestro Jorma Panula (1993 - 1995)
    SIBELIUS ACADEMY, HELSINKI
  • Private study, conducting - maestro Sigfried Naumann (1992 - 1993)
  • Private study, conducting - maestro Stig Westerberg (1990 - 1992)
CONDUCTING POSITIONS
  • Chief Conductor, Pro Musica Symphony Orchestra (2017 - )
    One of Stockholms best and well known orchestras with at wide range of genres and styles in its repertoire. The Pro Musica Symphony Orchestra has been active for 60 years. The orchestra consists of about 50 members, a mix of amateur and professional musicians.
  • Music Director, Stockholm Wind Ensemble (2012 - )
    Stockholm Wind Ensemble is a modern symphonic wind band with about 40 members. The band has specialised in original music written for wind ensemble and have commissioned several pieces from Swedish upcoming composers.
  • Music Director, Södertälje Symphony Orchestra (2011 - )
    Founded in 1913, Södertälje Symphony Orchestra is an important cultural institution south of Stockholm. The orchestra consists of 45 musicians and the ensemble performs in its own 650 seats concert hall located in downtown Södertälje. Every year, the orchestra plays six to seven concerts with national and international soloists.
  • Music Director, The Voluntary Band of the Royal Swedish Air Force (2007 - 2017)
    The band consists of about 45 active musicians between the ages of 20 and 70. This is a military symphonic wind ensemble which performs mainly ceremonially music like the change of guards at the royal castle in Stockholm. International tours for representing the Swedish Air Force is also a part of the daily work.

OTHER ORCHESTRAS/ENSEMBLES I HAVE WORKED WITH (a short selection)
  • Södertälje Opera - Södertälje, Sweden
  • Orchestra of the Norrland Opera - Umeå, Sweden
  • Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra - Helsingborg, Sweden
  • Norrbotten NEO - Piteå, Sweden
  • Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México - Mexico City, Mexico
​TEACHERS AND MENTORS
  • Petter Sundkvist
    Orchestra conductor, professor Luleå University of Technology 
  • Erik Westberg
    Choir conductor, professor professor Luleå University of Technology
  • Jorma Panula
    Orchestra conductor, professor Sibelius Academy 
  • Sigfried Naumann
    Orchestra conductor, professor Swedish Royal Academy of Music
  • Stig Westerberg
    Orchestra conductor, professor Swedish Royal Academy of Music
​HONORS AND AWARDS (a selection)
  • National Scholarship for Conductors (2017)
    ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC
  • Regional Scholarship for Conductors (2016)
    ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC
  • Award for interpreting unknown wind band music (2013)
    SWEDISH-FINNISH CULTURAL FOUNDATION
  • Award for excellent work as a conductor in the armed forces (2012)
    SWEDISH ARMED VOLUNTEERED FORCES MUSICAL COMMITTEE 
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