Biography
(b. 12 February 1966, Gällivare).
Swedish composer of stage, orchestral, chamber, choral, and vocal works that have been performed throughout Europe.
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Mr. Österling studied music at Sjöviks folkhögskola – Folk High School in Sjövik in 1984–85 and music-teacher training at Örebro universitet from 1985–89. He then studied analysis and form with Lennart Hall and composition with Ole Lützow-Holm and Lars Johan Werle at Göteborgs universitet – University of Gothenburg from 1989–93.
He is also active in other positions. He served as composer-in-residence to the foundation Musik i Väst in Västra Götaland from 1997–99 and later at a theatre in Skövde. He served as secretary-general of the Föreningen svenska tonsättare – Swedish Society of Composers in Stockholm from 2000–04.
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