Kerstin Jeppsson

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Kerstin Jeppsson (born 29 October 1948) is a Swedish composer.

She was born in Nyköping, Sweden, and graduated from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, [1] where she studied composition with Maurice Karkoff. She received a fellowship to continue her studies at the Kraków Conservatory, where she studied with Krzysztof Meyer and Krzysztof Penderecki for composition and Jozef Radwan for conducting. Jeppsson received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Stockholm in 1977, and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts in Santa Clarita in 1979, where she studied with Mel Powell for composition and Daniel Schulman for conducting. [2]

Works

Jeppsson has composed vocal compositions, instrumental works and chamber music, many of which have been recorded. Recorded works include:

Jeppsson's works have been issued on CD, including:

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References

  1. White, John David; Christensen, Jean (2002). New music of the Nordic countries. ISBN   9781576470190 . Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  2. "Kerstin Jeppsson". www.mic.stim.se. Retrieved 21 October 2010.[ permanent dead link ]