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17 January 2026
Wings<\/strong>
Laura Michelin, solo flute
Frontside Festival, Slottsskogsobservatoriet, Gothenburg, 10.30 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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29 January<\/strong> 2026
I Thought the Sea Would Sing to Me<\/strong>
Nathan Sherman, viola
UCD School of Music, Dublin, 1.00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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7 February 2026<\/strong> \u2013 World premiere<\/em>
The Way to Arareko, <\/strong>an opera for children
A funny, fantastical fairy-tale opera<\/em>
Libretto: Mercedes G\u00f3mez 
Libretto adaptation and direction: Lisbeth Hagerman
Kristine Nowlain, soprano, Emma Sventelius, mezzo soprano, Joseph Mossop, tenor
Michaela Hansen, flute, Robert Ek, clarinet\/bass clarinet, Mercedes G\u00f3mez, harp, Sebastian Fl\u00f6gel, viola<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 & 14 February<\/strong> 2026<\/strong>
The Way to Arareko<\/strong>, <\/strong>an opera for children
Bastionen, Malm\u00f6, 1 PM & 3 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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7 March 2026<\/strong>
The Way to Arareko<\/strong>, <\/strong>an opera for children
Kulturkvarteret, Kristianstad, 2.30 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Way to Arareko<\/strong> <\/strong>is also given as a school performance at adapted schools in the region Sk\u00e5ne.
Commissioned and produced by Musik i Syd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 March 2026
Night Chant<\/strong>
Cantus Ensemble, Berislav \u0160ipu\u0161, conductor
Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, Zagreb, 8 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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14 March 2026 
Davids nimm<\/strong>
Siri Anna Flensburg, soprano, Annie Engvall, soprano, Elin Oskarsson, mezzo soprano
The Swedish History Museum, Stockholm (incl. in the festival Svensk Musikv\u00e5r)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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15 March 2026
Take the Milky Way<\/strong>
Gustav Vasa Chamber Choir, orchestra from Royal Swedish Orchestra
Marie Rosenmir, conductor
Gustav Vasa church, Stockholm, 4 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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19 March 2026
Night Chant<\/strong>
Cantus Ensemble, Berislav \u0160ipu\u0161, conductor
Gr\u00fcnewaldsalen, Stockholm Concert Hall (incl. in the festival Svensk Musikv\u00e5r)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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22 March 2026
When night confers repose<\/strong><\/strong>
Gideonsberg’s Vocal Ensemble, M\u00e5rten Jansson, conductor
Storkyrkan, Stockholm, 4 PM (incl. in the festival Svensk Musikv\u00e5r)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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