Works
Chamber music
There is more light in this room when you are here (2018)
saxophone quartet
11'
I At the bottom of darkness
II See how the light shines within me
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen
There is more light in this room when you are here is a fervently optimistic mood piece embodying the core themes of my song cycle The Lustful Mother. The title refers to another person – maybe a lover, child or friend – whose existence makes life more meaningful. In the first movement, the music wanders through the twilight, and the solitary recitation of the tenor sax is framed by answering sighs from the soprano and alto. In the second movement, the full quartet joins in the same hopeful song, that, endlessly swaying and discreetly circling, fills the whole space with its light. The work was commissioned by the Arcis Saxophone Quartet, to which it is dedicated.
Premiere: April 23, 2020
Allerheiligen Hofkirche, Munich, Germany
Arcis Saxophone Quartet
April 3, 2025
Windhoek International Wind Festival
Konzertsaal der Hochschule für Musik, Trossingen, Saksa
Saxofonquartett der HdK Zürich
July 3, 2025
Time of Music Festival
Viitasaari Areena, Viitasaari, Finland
Saxtronauts (Anna-Sofia Anttonen, Nanna Ikonen, Nanako Lammi and Sikri Lehko, saxophones)