Technique Workshops with
Torbjörn Näsbom!

Two-Workshop Package

Dates: June 1 & 8, 2025 (90 minutes each)
Time: 10 AM PDT / 1 PM EDT / 6 PM UTC / 7 PM CEST
Location: Zoom
Cost: $25 for both sessions – open to ANA members only
All instruments welcome, though probably best-suited for stringed instruments
Registration is now closed!

About the Workshop

This workshop is only open to ANA members. The workshop will be focused on technique, working with a couple of tunes and maybe some exercises that will be sent out in advance, both as recordings and as notation. Also—as participants will be expected to have had some time to practice the tunes, we will close registration one week before the workshop, so please sign up prior to May 25th! As is the case with all ANA workshops, provided materials will be for private use only, and absolutely not to be shared on any form of public media.

About Torbjörn

Torbjörn was born and raised in Uppland, learning to play fiddle from his father. He had the privilege from an early age to meet and play with great masters such as Viksta Lasse and Eric Sahlström. Later, after studying violin at, among others, Sveriges Radio’s music school at Edsbergs Castle and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels, Torbjörn was employed by the Umeå Symphony Orchestra at Norrland Opera.

Alongside the violin, he also began to play the nyckelharpa, which gradually took over and became his main instrument. In addition to playing folk music, Torbjörn plays classical music, especially from the Baroque era. He has performed as a soloist with, among others, Sveriges Radio’s Symphony, Drottningholm’s Baroque Ensemble, Stockholm’s Baroque Orchestra, the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, and symphony orchestras in Umeå and Gävle. He has also toured in Europe, Asia and the USA with the mezzo-soprano Ann-Sofe von Otter.

In 2014 Torbjörn received the Zorn gold medal, being recognized for his “Virtuosic, masterful and tradition-conscious playing on the violin and nyckelharpa”. This is the highest award you can receive in Sweden as a folk musician.

As if that weren’t enough, Torbjörn is an excellent and patient instructor, focusing on technique and how to become a better nyckelharpa player, regardless of the style of music you may choose to play.

Sign up to Attend

These workshops are presented as a package deal and a great deal at that. If you aren’t a member, this is the perfect time to join! Annual memberships are only $12 and the money goes to support programs like this workshop and our regular Zoom jams. If you’d like to become a member to participate, please head over to the signup page, then come back here to purchase the workshops.

Registration is now closed

You should have received your learning materials already – if not, please contact us!