“Matthew Peterson paints an unruly nature, snorting with life and power” Sundsvalls Tidning, review of And all the trees of the field will clap their hands (2015) Matthew Peterson was born in 1984 in Grand Forks, North Dakota and moved to Sweden in 2008. He is a hunter and a composer of award-winning operas, symphonies, chamber music and works for choir.
Read more: www.gehrmans.se Matthew Peterson was interviewed in his home in Dalarna, 2026. Production: Gehrmans Musikförlag Camera/editing: Josef Sjöblom.
Additional video: Musik i Dalarna
THANK YOU Dalasinfoniettan with conductor Claire Levacher and Musik i Dalarna.
This film was produced with the support of STIM (Swedish Performing Rights Society). Featured music in this film: BrIght (from An Inner Sky) Text: E. E. Cummings The Swedish Radio Choir Kaspars Putniņš, conductor Recorded and broadcast by the Swedish Radio (2022) and Berwaldhallen Play Licenced courtesy of the Swedish Radio Högalidsmässan (The Sanctuary Mass) Text: Gunilla Lindén Gustaf Sjökvists Kammarkör Leon Tscholl, organ Members of Kungliga Hovkapellet Florian Benfer, conductor Licensed courtesy of Naxos Sweden, Proprius Records Stenarna Text: Tomas Tranströmer Sofia Vokalensemble Bengt Ollén, conductor Live from concert, 2021 With kind permission from Sofia Vokalensemble Vagabond Dalasinfoniettan (The Chamber Orchestra of Dalarna) Claire Levacher, conductor Live from Falu Kristine Church Video/Sound: Musik i Dalarna With kind permission from Dalasinfoniettan and Musik i Dalarna