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Sirénfestival

Kultur & språk

Ny instrumentalkomposition, ljudkonst, elektronisk musik och performance. En av Göteborgs mest nyskapande festivaler arrangeras varje år av studenter vid utbildningarna i improvisation, komposition samt det individuella programmet.

Konsert
Datum
13 jan 2026
14 jan 2026
15 jan 2026
16 jan 2026
Tid
18:00 - 21:00
18:00 - 21:00
18:00 - 21:00
18:00 - 21:00
Kostnad
Fri entré med gratisbiljett

Arrangör
Högskolan för scen och musik

Fri entré med gratisbiljett. Bokning och mer information via Atalante.

Förutom programmet på Atalante ingår ytterligare en konsert i Sirénfestivalen: Rising Stars 15 januari kl 12.15 

TISDAG 13 JANUARI FRÅN KL. 18.00, ATALANTE

KOMPOSITION ÅR 1 / ENSEMBLEN FÖR NY MUSIK

Transitions I 

Transitions I portrays and performs continuous transformation, where nothing is defined or demands definition, and everything is an expansion of its previous self. The piece explores a flux perspective on identity and the idea of objects, within experimental minimalism.

Tid: 5–7 min
Genre: Experimentell minimalism
Kompositör och visuella effekter: Gustav Perman
På scen:

  • Ariele Haglund (oboe)

  • Sara Nilsson (flöjt)

Moment, Movement

Kompositör: Sofia Wedlin
På scen:

  • Hilda Linander - Violin
  • Hanna Welander - Cello

Waves

Tid: 5–7 min
Genre: Contemporary Classical
Kompositör: Maja Alexia Svensson
På scen:

  • Tea De Maria (viola)

  • Nicolas Emmenegger (basklarinett)

  • Måns Hammarström (piano)

Fantasia 

Fantasia is a classical duet unfolding in free form.

Tid: 5–7 min
Genre: Contemporary Classical
Kompositör: William Björkman 
På scen:

  • Siyeon Oh (piano) 

  • Linnea Röör (oboe) 

Menuet

Tid: 5–7 min
Genre: Impressionism
Kompositör: Sebastian Granberg
På scen:

  • Malin Fransson (violin) 

  • Liv Bergström (viola) 

  • Agnes Persson (cello)

Gaia

Gaia is a conceptual piece reflecting on the history of the Earth and humans. Our coexistence, our differences. From the big bang to the climate crisis and the hardships we face today.

Tid: 5–7 min
Genre: Contemporary Classical
Kompositör: Nicolas Lopez Fors 
På scen:

  • Albin Florin (trombon)

  • Axel Holmgren (slagverk)

Stella Aria

Stella Aria is a piece about a star in the vast void of space. It is inspired by the piece ‘’Moon Chasers’’ by Mark Ford. The piece focuses on creating a type of spatial ambient landscape that symbolises the emptiness of space, with a thematic contrast that symbolises light and life.

Tid: 5–7 min
Genre: Atmospheric Soundscape / Motoric Minimalism
Kompositör: Theo Elfving
På scen:

  • Agnes Uthberg (slagverk)

  • Elli Holst (trumpet)

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INDIVIDUELL MUSIKER

Simon Westerlund

Tid: 10 min
Genre: Indie Chamber Music
Kompositör: Simon Westerlund

Johannes Sirenfestivalprojekt 2026

Tid: 10 min
Kompositör: Johannes Carlsson

Monolog 

Dante Lärka is a Swedish singer, songwriter and poet working with text based music, inspired by artists like Barbro Hörberg, Nick Drake and Nina Simone. 

Tid: 15 min
Genre: Musik / teater
Kompositör: Dante Lärka
På scen:

  • Dante Lärka - Sång / gitarr
  • Lovisa Lindgren - Basdragspel
  • Emil Rydne - Saxofon

ONSDAG 14 JANUARI FRÅN KL. 18.00, ATALANTE

KOMPOSITION / IMPROVISATION ÅR 3 / LIFE IN THE MACHINE

"Life in the machine" is the result of a collaboration between students from the 3rd year improvisation bachelor, the 3rd year composition bachelor and the composition masters program.

Together we have written 60 minutes of continuous music. In that hour we explore themes of improvisation and composed music, acoustic sounds and digital, large and small ensembles and how the different contexts affect the players.

Inside the machine there is life. Ever changing. Constantly evolving.

Tid: 60 min
Kompositörer och artister:

  • Ida Wingborg

  • Ivar Forsén

  • Bella Thoor

  • Emelie Wheelan

  • Luka Elez

  • Nils Mohlin

  • Hrafnkell Gauti Sigurðarson

  • Otto Monell

  • Tom Zuang

  • Quentin Ballivet

  • Gustav Syrén

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INDIVIDUELL MUSIKER

HELLAND

HELLAND delivers an intense, cinematic experience where electronic textures, live elements and visuals merge into a cohesive whole. A powerful live experience designed to be seen as much as heard.

Tid: 15 min
Genre: Ambient/Cyberpunk Electronica/Deep House/Deep Pop
Dansare:

  • Elin Sarrin
  • Rebecka Boäng
  • Selma Kajevik

Klara Wachtmeister

Tid: 10 min
Genre: Traditional Experimental Vocal Music
Kompositör: Klara Wachtmeister

CON TRAST

Across mythologies, cultures and artistic traditions, the shadow has represented the soul, the unknown, the unconscious, the double, and even death.  At Andrea's concert the organic music will meet its double in artificial indie pop. 

Tid: 10 min
Genre: Indie
Kompositör: Andrea Blomquist
Artister: 

  • Theo Elfving

  • Klara Malmö

  • Gustav Perman

  • Lovisa Lindgren

  • Aleksander Helland-Olsen

Lovisas låtar

Lovisas låtar explores existential themes through folk and jazz influenced pop in Swedish. At Sirenfestivalen 2026 Lovisa will perform them together with a large ensemble.

Tid: 15 min
Genre: Soft Rock
Kompositör: Lovisa Lindgren
Artister:

  • Lovisa Lindgren (sång, gitarr)

  • Noel Hassling-Offrell (sång, gitarr)

  • Jens Olson (keys)

  • Simon Andermo (bas)

  • Albin Svensson (trummor)

  • Klara Lannsjö (trumpet)

  • Klara Wachtmeister (flygelhorn)

  • David Engvall (trombon)

TORSDAG 15 JANUARI FRÅN KL. 12.15, HAGA KONSERTHALL

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TORSDAG 15 JANUARI FRÅN KL. 18.00, ATALANTE

KOMPOSITION ÅR 3

Hör mig

A subconscious dialogue transcribed for the various timbres of a clarinet. 
Can you hear me? 
Can I hear you? 
Can I hear me? 

Tid: 5 min
Genre: Contemporary Minimalism
Kompositör:  Nils Mohlin
På scen: Miriam Dietrich                              

Gustav Syrén

Tid: 5 min
Genre: Atonal
Kompositör: Gustav Syrén

INDIVIDUELL MUSIKER

You Thant

Leon Saar w/ You Thant combine haunting vocals with electronic rock and experimental electronica. Their sound shifts smoothly between moods, always carrying a subtle melancholy. Even in energetic, euphoric moments, there’s an undercurrent of pain, mirrored in their unpredictable live shows. Prepare for an immersive experience that blends Nordic folklore with modern electronic music.

Genre: Performance Punk
Length: 15 min 
Kompositör: You Thant                                                       

I dina händer vilar ett liv 

Två tektonplattor glider isär och blottar det inre
Allt som hörs är ett dovt muller 
Från månen, ett ventilliknande ljud
Skon träffar utan att sparka
Sparken är inte ond, den är oundviklig

Tid: 15 min
Genre: Experimental Electronic Music
Kompositör: Zara Henriksson

 

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INDIVIDELL MUSIKER

Alba Omega – Leaving Fantasia

Icarus reaches for the star; it cost her her life. 
From her katabasis, towards the underworld, she shares her final testament. Not about some hubris or pride, but about how the sun seemed the only way out.
The only way out of the human fantasy. 

Leaving Fantasia is an odyssey through an impossible world.

Tid: 15 min
Genre: Theatrical Electronic Funk RnB
Kompositör: Alba Bergeling 

Miriam Halmetoja

During the autumn, Miriam has explored interplaying visual media and audio. At Sirenfestivalen 2026 we will see the result - and get a teaser for her exam concert in May.

Tid: 12 min
Genre: Indiepop
Artister: 
Lovisa Lindgren - dragspel 
Ivar Forsén - saxofon
Johan Almström - gitarr
Maria Lakatos - synth 
Melker Alexandersson - slagverk

A r v i d b a r n ö k v a r t e t t // t y s t n a d e n t a l a r 

Kompositör: Arvid Barnö

Tid: 15 min
Genre: Experimental Political Folk Rock
På scen:

  • Arvid Barnö

  • Nora Mauritzson

  • Nikolaj Steensbeck Jørgensen

  • Marie Hamborg

FREDAG 16 JANUARI FRÅN KL. 18.00, ATALANTE

INDIVIDUELL MUSIKER

 

Andreas Saag

Andreas Saag is a composer, artist, DJ and producer. His genre is a hybrid between electronic music, folk music, cinematic sounds and jazz.

Currently he's mixing techno, folk music, cinematic scores and string quartet in his artist project Saagan. These influences can also be heard whenever Andreas composes for games, films or TV.

Andreas is the co-founder and lead of the experimental art gathering The Glade where Nordic folk musicians, electronic artists, opera singers, actors and DJ's come together to create a secret folklore rave deep in the Swedish forest.      

Tid: 10 min
Genre: Cinematic / Electronic / Folk        
Kompositör: Andreas Saag

Agnes Mai 

Agnes Wollinger, with the artist name Agnes Mai, is a singer/songwriter who enjoys storytelling. This Sirén Festival she will take the listeners on a journey of questioning, self discovery and acceptance in a three song story called “A Question”.

Tid: 15 min
Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Kompositör: Agnes Wollinger
På scen:

  • Edvin Ringkvist (gitarr)

  • Alba Bergeling (bas)

  • Andreas Saag (synth)

  • Aleksander Helland-Olsen (trummor)
    Klara Wachtmeister (röst)

  • Lava Lindblom (röst)

  • Andrea Blomqvist (röst)

Deya Disa

Born on the windy west coast of Sweden, Deya Disa carries both storm and stillness into her music. Moving between English indie rock and Swedish folk-pop, and inspired by artists like Florence + the Machine and Aurora, she brings a raw and razor-sharp live experience to the stage tonight. Expect everything from fragile whispers to hair-raising screams, where acoustic elements and live strings blend with layers of synths and powerful drums.

Tid: 15 min
Genre: Indie Rock / Indie Pop
På scen:

  • Deya Boström Säfström

  • Rebecka Bäckman 

  • Noel Strandberg 

  • Ingmar Pettersson 

  • Ella Johansson

  • Noa Gartinger 

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Joakim Araújo Edlund

A frequency between folk music, psychedelic pop and classic romanticism.

Tid: 15 min
Genre: Folk / Psychedelic Pop / Romantic Classical
På scen:

  • Jocke Edlund - Piano / elgitarr
  • Torsten Bok Denward - elbas
  • Björn Eriksson - Trummor
  • Ruben Gränjefors - Viola
  • Ella johansson - Violin
  • Björn Alfredsson - Elgitarr

Dinner at Michael's

”Dinner at Michael’s” is a new project created by the musicians Edvin Ringkvist and Lukas Axelsson. Acoustic guitar, fretless electric bass and vocal harmonies lay the foundation of their sound. Together they create a landscape of sound where the guitar and bass merge as one while leaving space for warm harmonies and groovy rhythms. Their songs have a melancholic core mixed together with playful melodies and lyrics. They are currently working on their debut-album which you will hear parts of during the Sirénfestival. 

Tid: 15 min
Genre: Acoustic Rock
Kompositör: Edvins Ringkvist
På scen:

  • Edvin Ringkvist

  • Lukas Axelsson

  • Liv Fridén

  • Jonathan Mattsson 

Alva Alfredsson - Perfume, Love me & Psychopath

Alva will perform three songs from 2018 together with a brass and string ensemble.

Tid: 12 min
Genre: Popballad
Kompositör: Alva Alfredsson
På scen:

  • Piano: Signe Olofsson

  • Fiol: Hilda Linander

  • Cello: Hanna Welander

  • Tuba: Rasmus Sedenmalm Porali

  • Trombon: Siria Maria Pitzianti

  • Valthorn: Timon Norbeck

  • Sång: Alva Alfredsson

Lava Lindblom

Tid: 12 min
Genre: Nonconformist Rock-n’-Roll
Kompositör: Lava Lindblom