The music of Sophie Dunér may be described as a blend of the romantic and spiritual with a bold, parodic edge. It plays with tense colours resolving

into romantinc harmony. This goes for the music as well as the lyrics which are mostly tragicomical. Coming from jazz, Sophie has evolutioned towards a

direction mainly created by herself. You may find a blend of influences such as jazz, contemporary music and worldmusic. The bold lyrics in her music are

of great importance, creating colours and rhythms that relates to the story as much as possible. A lot of satire reminding you of the 30´s but set in a

contemporary arrangement with a great deal of satire. Sophie personally relates very much to a variety of composers such as Kurt Weill, Thelonious Monk

and Stravinsky. Sophie has a very visual concept in relation to her music which is strongly connected to her paintings .

Sophie Dunér is a singer/composer/arranger/producer/painter from Sweden with a past in the United States and Spain. Active as a jazz,

world and modern classical singer, she has recorded and toured extensively throughout the world having collaborated with musicians such

as Paul Clarvis, Martin France, Aaron Goldberg, Sten Höstfält, Agustín Gerenu, David Boato, Fernando Tarrés, Don McCaslin, Guillermo

Klein , Laura Andel, Mark Turner,Gilad Atzmon , Leif Jordansson, Polo Ortí, Francis Schwartz and Manuel Ceide.

In 2005 she recorded "The Rain in Spain" with C.I.M.P ( http://www.cimprecords.com) records in NY, USA featuring musicians Rory

Stuart, Matt Pennman & Kahlil Kwame Bell, an album produced by Bob Rusch ( who has produced artists such as Chet Baker & Cecil Taylor among

others ). The album got extensive reviews in Cadence Magazine and Jazz.com.

See what they say about The Rain in Spain!

In 2008 she recorded her latest CD "The City of My Dreams" with The Sophie Dunér String Quartet - a record composed,

arranged, sung & produced by herself. Prestigious producer Michael Haas ( who has produced artists such as Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido

Domingo & Ute Lemper ) said about the CD: " Initial impressions indicate a strong, very engaging and creative musician with excellent

arrangements. Congratulations! You are clearly an artist of enormous talent and intelligence. I am admiring your artistry."

Slim & Michael Coyle from Cadence Magazine ( N.Y, USA ) described her "....as a composer, lyricist & vocalist, we have to acknowledge

that Sophie is a genuine triplet threat and apparently capable of doing anything that she wants ". ( © Cadence Magazine 2009. Published by

CADNOR Ltd. All rights reserved. Cadence: www.cadencebuilding.com ph: 315-287-2852).

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Swedish born singer/composer Sophie Dunér began her carreer in the United States . Technically versatile, her tastes in music are wide

ranging. While studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston, jazz improvisation teacher Hal Crook used to tell her " You sing the heck

out of the hornplayers " . Here she studied voice, improvisation and composition.

Sophie is like a chameleon, adapting very easy to any kind of music with great sensibility. Her familiarity with jazz, ethnic and 20th century

classical music has led many composers and musicians to ask her to join them in musical collaboration during rescent years.

In 2008, she received € 5000 from Konstnärsnämnden ( The Arts Council ) in Sweden. The same year, she recorded her latest CD

"The City of My Dreams" with the Sophie Dunér String Quartet - a record composed, arranged, sung & produced by

herself. Musically, a blend of jazz, contemporary & world. See what they say about the CD! For purchase at http://cdbaby.com/cd/sdsq

Listen to the two hour interview & music feature with Sophie on "Monday Afternoon Classics with Gandalf / WJFF" N.Y, USA ( from May 11 ) on

http://www.sophieduner.com/gandalfmp3.MP3

During the last four years, Sophie has as well been active exploring the London jazz scene, performing at venues such as Pizza Express and

Pizza on the Park with musicians such as Gilad Atzmon, Asaf Sirkis, John Turville, Tom Mason, Martin France, Paul Clarvis,

Simon Thorpe, Phil Pescett, Sam Burgess and Alisdair Cherry. Derek O´Brien from BMG UK said about her: " Your music is like a

meeting between Grace Jones & Picasso."

In 2008 she participated in " Parcifal " by Rodney Graham at the Stockholm New Music Festival ( Stockholm, Sweden ) with The Great Learning Orchestra , directed by Leif Jordansson.

Sophie is now represented on Swedens official website Sweden.se ( http://www.sweden.se/music ) in the cathegory “Jazz” with the song

You” ( N° 25 ).

In September 2005 she recorded her previous album The Rain in Spain / Sophie Dunér Quartet of her own theatre inspired jazz tunes with the

jazz label C.I.M.P ( produced by Bob Rusch ) in NY, USA ( http://www.cimprecords.com ) with Rory Stuart, Matt Penman & Kahlil

Kwame Bell. A project combined with a concert at the Kavehaz Jazz Gallery in NYC. Sophie is also featured on C.I.M.P´s CIMPOSIUM

copilaton CD together with various artists from C.I.M.P such as Dominic Duval, Joe Fonda, Burton Greene, Steve Swell, George Schuller etc .

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As Sophie has always had an interest for modern classical music and, as she already has collaborated in such projects during several years (

apart from the jazz ), in 2004 she spent one week studying vocal interpretation at the Stockhausen Music Course in Kuerten, Germany under

suggestion of composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. In 2005, she returned to the course supported by a grant of € 3000 from the Arts Council in

Sweden.

Ever since being a kid, Sophie has always been painting weird and expressive people as, in 2005, the prestigious art gallery Galleri

Gummesons in Stockholm arranged an event where Sophie gave concerts & exhibited her art. ( the gallery has included artists such as Kandinsky,

Warhol and August Strindberg ).

Sophie was also selected to sing the Swedish National Anthem at several hockey games at the Scandinavium Arena & Frölundaborg Arena in

Gothenburg, SE ( broadcasted in the US & Canada by FOX TV ).

In 2000 & 2001 Sophie gave concerts at the Gothenburg Symphony Hall in Gothenburg two summers in a row, inviting Peter Nylander,

Patrick Andrén, Arne Tengstrand, Filip Agustsson, Torbjörn Zetterberg and Jon Persson.

Argentine NYC based composer Laura Andel & Oli Bott invited Sophie to perform with her big band at the Kalkscheune Jazz Club in

Berlin broadcasted by Radio Berlin in 2000.

Moving to Spain in 1996 until 2003 , Sophie performed with her band at Jazz en la Costa, Homenaje a Garcia Lorca , Getxo Jazz

Festival, VI Festival de Jazz de Lugo, Circulo de Bellas Artes (sponsored by SAS & Swedish Embassy of Madrid ) Aula Cultural

Plaza Catalunya, Centro Cultural de Garcia Lorca, Café Central, The Swedish Embassy, Fiestas Dos de Mayo, Clamores etc.

She recorded with the Spanish/Arabic fusion group Dobra Group on Phorminx Records and on the album Reggaewomen featuring Rita Marley on Arcade

Records. She did extensive work for TV channels such as Canal Plus, Canal Digital and TVE such as singing the main theme for the

documentary " Días de Vino " and at the anniversary for " Lo más plus " ( Canal Plús ). She taught voice during several years at La Escuela

Música Creativa.

20th century Spanish composer Manuel Ceide used Sophie as a mezzo soprano in his pieces with The Composers of the New England

Collectives performing in Boston. Tours in Spain with the same ensemble, performing at Cultural Centers and on TV in Madrid and Galicia.

Her collaboration with Manuel would continue and she went on to perform in Holland at the Fenteneer Van Vissingen Zaal and Gerte

Kerk with musicians such as Henk Alkema etc. Off to Puerto Rico in 1998, she gave performances & workshops at the University of

Puerto Rico with the music of M. Ceide and Francis Schwartz . She´d also perform the music of Argentine electronic composer Eduardo

Kusnir. The same team went to Galicia in Spain performing at Fundación Eugenio Granell in Santiago, Centro Galega de Información and

at Caja Madrid & Townhall in Lugo.

In Switzerland she collaborated with saxophonist/composer Juerg Wickihalder . She recorded as co composer & singer on his CD "Dance

with me" with the big band Interplay Collective, Dreamscape Music ( featuring musicians such as Jerome Sabbagh, Fréderic Bevilaqua,

Matt Penman,Stéphane Mercier etc ) performing at clubs & festivals ( Glarus Jazz Festival , Chrorus Jazz Club, A.M.R etc ) in Switzerland

and Germany. In 2002 and 2003 she returned to Zürich appearing at the " Festival Aum Braunwald" as co composer & singer in the Octet

of J. Wickihalder. She also sang with Juerg & pianist Chris Wiesendanger at Moods Jazz Club.

BOSTON & NYC:

Leading The Sophie Dunér Orchestra in Boston in the beginning of the 90s, she composed & performed in the USA at clubs such as the

Willow Jazz Club, Sculler´s, Birdland , Cornelia Street Café etc. They travelled to the Snowfestival of Sapporo Japan - a tour

sponsored by Berklee College of Music to be followed by the CD "Orange" , her debut album as well as The Stockholm Jazz Festival

& The Baltic Jazz Festival in Scandinavia. The band has included musicians such as Ernesto Jodos, Mika Pohjola ,George Dontchev,

Kazumi Ikenaga, Bruno Råberg, David Boato, Bertram Lehmann and Roberto Dani.

She collaborated with composers such as Sunnyside recording artist Guillermo Klein of The Big Van recording as a guest singer on his big

band CD "The Big Van" as well as performing in the Boston & NYC area featuring musicians such as Chris Cheek , Seamus Blake, Aaron

Goldberg, Mark Turner and Sten Hostfalt. She was also featured on Guillermo´s CD " El Minotauro ".

In 1996 she was invited on "The Outsider" CD (Savant ) with Fernando Tarrés & Arida Conta Group featuring Danilo Pérez, Dan

Rieser, Don Mc Caslin, Fernando Huergo and Tino Derado on Savant Records, N.Y. Also featured on his album " Prausagios da

Carnaval" on BAU Records, Argentina.

Pianist Aaron Goldberg had her sing with his trio at Kings Theater in Boston featuring Mark Turner & Reuben Rogers.

Herb Pomeroy of Boston and Phil Wilson had her featured in their big bands.

David Doms of "Universal You" brought her to perform at CBGB´s in NYC & featuring her on his album Garden of Delight for Gruvetune

Records, Boston.

Playwright Thamare Thorne invited her to collaborate with a classical ensemble performing for the play "Seven last words" at The Theater

for the New City in NYC.