Biography

Kerstin Jeppsson was born in Nyköping

Nyköping

Nyköping is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,427 inhabitants in 2005. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County.- History :...

, Sweden

Sweden

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, and graduated from the State Academy of Music in Stockholm

Stockholm

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, where she studied composition with Maurice Karkoff. She received a fellowship to continue her studies at the Cracow Conservatory, where she studied with Krzysztof Meyer

Krzysztof Meyer

Krzysztof Meyer is a Polish composer, pianist and music scholar.-Biography:Meyer was born in Cracow. As a boy he played piano and organ. He began his composition study early – in 1954, with Stanisław Wiechowicz...

 and Krzysztof Penderecki

Krzysztof Penderecki

Krzysztof Penderecki , born November 23, 1933 in Dębica) is a Polish composer and conductor. His 1960 avant-garde Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima for string orchestra brought him to international attention, and this success was followed by acclaim for his choral St. Luke Passion. Both these...

 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

California Institute of the Arts

The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia, in Los Angeles County, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the United States created specifically for students of both the visual and the...

 in Valencia

Valencia, California

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 in 1979, where she studied with Melwin Powell for composition and Daniel Schulman for conducting.

Works

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

• 4 småstycken En dröm
• Percussione con forza
• Prometheus
• Embrio
• Stråkkvartett no. 2
• I förändring Text: Ulla Olin
• Impossibile Text: Göran Sonnevi
• I Till Dig Text: Karin Boye
• I Rosen Text: Edith Södergran
• III Gå ut i skogen Text: Ulla Olin
• II Ovetande Text: Ulla Olin
• III Kärleksdikt Text: Elsa Grave
• II Upptäckt Text: Edith Södergran
• II Du är min renaste tröst Text: Karin Boye
• III De mörka änglarna Text: Karin Boye

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

• Kerstin Jeppsson String Quartet No 2, Embrio (Phono Suecia) ASIN: B000O0575Y
• Percussione con forza (2000-05-31), Anders Blomqvist & Anders Hultqvist & Kerstin Jeppsson & Christer Lindwall & Kent Olofsson & Karin Rehnqvist
• Canto cromatico per due violini (2003), Duo Gelland
  Duo Gelland
  Duo Gelland is a Swedish-German violin duo on the international classical scene. It was founded in 1994.-Biography:Duo Gelland was founded in 1994...
  
  , Nosag records CD 121