Background
Sixten was born in Skövde, Sweden.
Sixten was born in Skövde, Sweden.
He studied composition with Professor Sven-David Sandström and is now recognized as one of Sweden"s best-known composers of church music
He earned his Bachelor of Arts (1986) at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm. He is published at all major publishing houses in Sweden. He was the conductor of Gothenburg"s boys choir between 1997 and 2001.
Today he is the cathedral organist of Härnösand"s Cathedral.
His music is represented on several Civil Defense recordings and as a conductor one of his five CDs went gold. His music has been performed on Swedish Radio, e.g. his En svensk Markuspassion for two choirs, chamber orchestra and soloists (2004).
The Jazz mass was performed 1999 on Swedish television "Requiem" for string orchestra, 2 horns and timpani, choir and two soloists (soprano and bass) is also published in an English version.