Einar Askestad

Another collaboration between Mårten Jansson and the Swedish poet Einar Askestad is Ingenting utanför/Nothing Beyond. The a cappella work deals with the themes of grief and loss. After a powerful, lam...

A friend, the Swedish poet Einar Askestad, wrote a poem at my request about the love between father and son, brothers and God. This form of love is rarely sung about. The poem moved me deeply and I tr...

The Swedish royal family commissioned this work for the feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. The text was written by the Swedish poet Einar Askestad (premiere on March 17, 2013). The music de...