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The soloist Dan Styffe's bass was built around 1580 and has a fantastic reverberation that I took advantage of from time to time in the piece and especially at the end when he presents each of the loose strings that are allowed to sound out before the last movement with his fast tempo and his big drama begins

To texts by Edith Södergran

Version for mixed choir

Introduction Gittan Things happen that I couldThe suite The Japanese Seasons for SATB a cappella is dedicated to Erik Westberg's Vocal Ensemble. Alvin Vikman is a composer and pianist, born in 2001, and began his education at the Lilla Akademien in Stockholm with Matthew Peterson as his teacher. He later studied with Jan Sandstrm and Fredrik Hgberg in Pite where he received a bachelor's degree in composition. Alvin says: "I have always been drawn to Japanese poetry and The Japanese Seasons is an