John Olof "Olle" Widestrand (9 July 1932 – 25 March 2018), was a
Swedish
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parish-musician, teacher and
composer. He is represented in
Den svenska psalmboken 1986 with two works (number
61 and
90) and several other hymnals with one hymn. He has written several
children's songs and published songbooks and educational materials for schools.
Olle Widestrand i Libris
/ref> He lived in the town of Jönköping
Jönköping (, ) is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland.
The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipa ...
until his death.
Hymns
* Blott i det öppna (1986 number 90), lyrics by Britt G. Hallqvist set to music 1974 by Olle Widestrand and re-written by himself 1980
* Det är advent (also known as "Ett litet barn av Davids hus) in several hymnals
* Lågorna är många (1986 number 61), set to music in 1974, lyrics by Anders Frostenson.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Widestrand, Olle
1932 births
2018 deaths
Swedish composers
Swedish male composers
People from Jönköping