{"id":831,"date":"2013-04-19T18:26:40","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T16:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helensjoholm.nu\/_eng\/?page_id=831"},"modified":"2022-03-15T15:18:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T13:18:11","slug":"magnus-and-helen-search-for-songs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helensjoholm.nu\/_eng\/press-clips\/various-2013\/magnus-and-helen-search-for-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnus and Helen search for songs…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two well-known voices and a full orchestra. This spring G\u00e4vle Symphony Orchestra collaborate with Magnus Carlson and Helen Sj\u00f6holm and land in the 80s.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s a March afternoon at Magnus Carlson\u2019s home in Stockholm and not much more than a month to go to the concert that Helen Sj\u00f6holm, Magnus Carlson and G\u00e4vle Symphony Orchestra will do together, and for a few hours the singers have been sitting and listening to over 70 potential songs together with Hans Ek, who will arrange them and conducts the orchestra at the concert on May 4 at the concert hall in G\u00e4vle.<\/p>\n

– Damn, there are so many great songs, says Helen Sj\u00f6holm.<\/p>\n

They have wanted to go outside of their normal repertoire, leave the expected.<\/p>\n

– One might think that it would be many songs from the 60’s, but we have leaned towards the 80’s, says Magnus Carlson and they drop names like Elvis Costello, Nick Cave, David Bowie, Depeche Mode.<\/p>\n

– And Yazoo! says Magnus Carlson. We have tried to find songs that are not standards. But it\u2019s still going to be that feeling that wow, this song I haven\u2019t heard in 20 years.<\/p>\n

And consequently leave what they usually do behind.
\n– We do that 360 days a year anyway, says Magnus Carlson.<\/p>\n

He is perhaps best known as the lead singer of Weeping Willows, but has also in recent years leaned towards jazz with The Moon Ray Quintet. Helen Sj\u00f6holm is perhaps most associated with the title role in “Kristina fr\u00e5n Duvem\u00e5la”, but also has many hits together with Benny Andersson Band and film and television parts on her r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/p>\n

This is Magnus Carlson’s idea from the beginning. Some six years ago or so, he and Helen Sj\u00f6holm took part in a Ted G\u00e4rdestad tribute.
\n– But then we didn\u2019t sing together, but I have wanted to do that since then, Magnus Carlson explains.<\/p>\n

– And I think it’s super luxurious, simply yes, how fun, says Helen Sj\u00f6holm.<\/p>\n

They intend to do duets of most song material.
\n– We’ll fight over who should sing the chorus, Helen Sj\u00f6holm says.<\/p>\n

But first they must devote a few more hours to decide which songs to fit in the program.
\n– That’s our biggest problem, that there are so many good songs. Now it\u2019s kill your darlings, says Hans Ek.<\/p>\n

And on May 4 one can hear what darlings were left, at the Concert Hall in G\u00e4vle.<\/p>\n

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