{"id":1617,"date":"2018-06-07T15:44:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T14:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/?page_id=1617"},"modified":"2018-06-07T15:44:39","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T14:44:39","slug":"biography-short-version","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/biography-short-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography \u2013 short version"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1618\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/biography-short-version\/karin-r-mindre-x0439_popart_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/KARIN-R-mindre-X0439_popart_2.jpg?fit=567%2C786&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"567,786\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1242987401&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Foto:Ester Sorri Mobil: 0708-646404&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KARIN R mindre X0439_popart_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/KARIN-R-mindre-X0439_popart_2.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1618\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/KARIN-R-mindre-X0439_popart_2-400x400.jpg?resize=330%2C330\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/KARIN-R-mindre-X0439_popart_2.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/KARIN-R-mindre-X0439_popart_2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/KARIN-R-mindre-X0439_popart_2.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karin-rehnqvist.se\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/KARIN-R-mindre-X0439_popart_2.jpg?resize=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>KARIN REHNQVIST (born 1957)&nbsp;is one of Sweden\u2019s best known and most widely performed composers. From chamber music to orchestral, stage and vocal works, she has blazed a unique cross-genre trail, exploring the borderland between art and folk music, and evolving a highly distinctive compositional and performance style.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of her signature motifs is the extraordinary vocal technique of <em>Kulning<\/em>, the ancient call of Nordic herding girls to drive in their flocks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A restless innovator, her repertoire is marked by an uncompromising invention, raw emotional power and the icy shock of the new.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; KARIN REHNQVIST (born 1957)&nbsp;is one of Sweden\u2019s best known and most widely performed composers. 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