Susanna Lindmark, composer

has a Master´s degree in Composition ( 2022)  from The University of Music in Piteå, where she studied for  Professor Jan Sandström.

She composes mainly choral music, but has also composed music for contemporary ensemble and symphoy orchestra.
Susanna takes on commissions from choirs and instrumental ensembles of different levels, according to the commissionaires wishes, and she often finds her inspiration in the unique nature sceneries and Nordic lights of the wild mountain area above the Polar Circle in the Northern Parts of Sweden such as the Aurora Borealis and the Midnight sun.

Often organically using irregular time signatures, Susannas music can be characterized as "groovy" and energetic and is influenced by both folk music traditions and the classical tradition. In her music, the lyrics are often the obvious starting point for the compositions, like a compass rose.

Significant for Susannas music is also the combination of notated music and improvisation - that provides a high presence and energy to the music, and also are important parts of her method in working with choirs.

In her Master thesis she addressed the topic of how to transform nature experiences and patterns in snow and sand from the wild mountain area above the Polar Circle and the archipelago of Piteå, both in the Northern parts of Sweden. The musical results of the Master Thesis  are the compositions  "Ice Glyph"  for Norrbotten NEO, and "Seascape Patterns" for Symphony Orchestra.

The main part of her music so far is written for choirs of equal voices ( SSAA) but she also composes for mixed voices(SATB). Susanna has also written music for Choir and Symphony Orchestra.

Susanna composes with inspiration from,for example, the fantastic  nature´s sceneries of Lapland;
the ravishing Nordic Lights, the Midnight Sun and the mountains and the archipelago of the Sea of Bothnia. You can also hear ethnic inspiration by the Sami Culture in her music.

Susanna composes both sacred and secular music and has created music to lyrics by for example William Shakespeare, the Sami poet Paulus Utsi among others.
She also regularly writes lyrics to her music.


The Opera in Gothenburg, Basilikagemeinde St Martin, Bingen, Germany, Vokal Ensemble Incantanti, Switzerland, Vox Margareta Female Choir in the Swedish Church of Oslo,
have  among others, commissioned music by Susanna.
For European Choir Games in Gothenburg in 2019, Choral Centre West commissioned a Theme Song  from Susanna;
("We can fly") 
Her piece "We Are One" for Choir SSA and Cello was awarded
2nd  prize in the National Composition Competition " New music for youth choir" that was held in 2017.


Susannas choral music is published at Gehrmans, Bo Ejeby and Wessmans.

Susanna is member of The Swedish Composers Association

Många av Susannas stycken finns utgivna hos Bo Ejeby, Wessmans  och Gehrmans förlag.