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Newly composed
During 2006 Simmerud composed the works "I need a bath (or a drink)" for acoustic guitar and MAX/MSP to the guitarist Mårten Falk and "Urban Futures" which is music to pictures of capital cities. "Urban Futures" was a commission by The City of Stockholm, Ministry of Justice and The EU-commission for the "European Conference on Urban Governance and Partnership".

Forthcoming works by Simmerud
Simmerud is presently at work on a commissioned piece for the Trio IAMA, a trio based in Berlin that consists of flute, cello and grand piano. This piece is planned to be premiered during autumn 2007 in Berlin. Furthermore, the guitarist Mårten Falk will premiere the work "I need a bath (or a drink)" at Fylkingen, Stockholm. A commissioned piece to Anna Petrini (flutes), Mika Takehara (percusion) and electronics will be started during 2007. Also a commissioned piece for solo percussion and electronics to the percussionist Mika Takehara will be delivered during 2007. The latter will have its premiere in Japan in Mars 2008.

The Patan Award
The winner of The Patan Award 2005 was announced on the 22nd October 2006. More information can be found under the heading The Patan Award.

Biography
S. Patric Simmerud was born on October 13, 1963, in Stockholm. He has studied at the Kapellsberg Music School in Härnösand and at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, as well as at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris and Fondazione Accademia Chigiana (Siena, Italy). A list of his teachers includes Olov Franzén, Peter Lyne, Anders Nilsson, Lars-Erik Rosell, Lars Ekström, Daniel Börtz, Sven-David Sandström, Magnus Lindberg, Pär Lindgren, Bill Brunson, Jaques Charpentier (Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris) and Ennio Morricone (Fondazione Accademia Chigiana, Siena). He is currently a freelance composer.

Notable in his production, which includes solo works, orchestral pieces and electroacoustic works, are "Il dolce far niente" for solo piano (1993); "AN" for wind ensemble (1994); "Frameworks" for sinfonietta (1997); "Fluctuations" for orchestra (1998); "Roma" for vibraphone, marimba and tape (1998); "Villes englouties" for baritone and orchestra, with texts by Shakespeare (2000); "De-housing" for saxophone quartet (2001); "Soon - Kilroy, go home" for percussion trio (2005) and "De ljudlösa" for 8-part mixed choir a cappella (2005).

Since 1993, S. Patric Simmerud has taken part in contemporary music festivals in Europe as well as in USA, and his works has been performed in concert halls all over the world.

Among the better known ensembles Simmerud has worked with are the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stockholm Saxophone Quartet, the Chamber Ensemble Sonanza, Stockholm Symphonic Wind Orchestra, Stockholm Transport Band, the Emory Wind Ensemble (Atlanta, Ga, USA), The Peärls Before Swïne Experience, Hässlö Saxophone Quartet, The North/South Consonance Ensemble (New York), Zagreb Saxophone Quartet (Croatia), The Raschèr Saxophone Quartet (USA), Ensemble Theater am Gleis (Switzerland), Sångsällskapet Orphei Drängar [OD], percussionist Mika Takehara, Trio Tribukait/Pettersson/Berg and Trio Spectra.