About Your Camp Days

About Your Camp Days
Everything you need to know about your camp – schedule, map, and more
General Info
This information applies to all participants at Side by Side.
You can also download a pdf with general information.
Limited access at the Concert Hall on Saturday – Pride Parade
On Saturday, June 14th at 1:00 PM, the Pride Parade will start from Götaplatsen outside the Concert Hall. This means that there will be a traffic closure and a large crowd near the Concert Hall between approximately 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM.
Cancellation/Waiting List
We are no longer accepting cancellations or managing the waiting list for this year's camp. We are also unable to add or replace participants.
Rehearsals & Sectional Rehearsal Groups
It is important to be ready to play or sing when the rehearsal starts, so please arrive 15 minutes before the rehearsal starts so that you have time to tune your instruments and find your seats. The rehearsals will be held in both Swedish and English. Some instrument groups and parts will be divided into smaller groups.
Accompanying Adults
We would like to ask all accompanying adults to help look after the children at Side by Side and help keep order and calm for the children at the camp.
We would like to ask those who want to be with us as playing adults to give the children priority for chairs and music stands if there is a shortage of space.
Access to the Camp Area
All participants, both children and adults, will receive a wristband that will remain on your wrist throughout the camp. The wristband shows that you are participating and contributing to the camp. Please show your wristband at the request of staff and volunteers at meals, to gain access to the premises and to participate in rehearsals and concerts. If you lose your wristband or if it breaks you can ask for a new one at the office at Konserthuset.
Bag Restrictions
Due to the security situation, we will not allow bags in the arena and the audience seats at Scandinavium. Therefore, do not bring backpacks with valuables or similar. You can bring instrument cases and bags to the foyers of Scandinavium. You can bring instruments, water bottles and anything that fits in your pockets into the arena. Some exceptions may be made for medicine bags/diaper bags and bags with spare parts for instruments.
Larger luggage will not be allowed in the foyers of either Scandinavium or Konserthuset. When checking in or out of the accommodation, you cannot store your luggage in these premises at all. You can leave your luggage at the accommodation.
At all concerts taking place at Konserthuset the audience must follow the current restrictions regarding bags (the allowed maximum size is 21x30x10 cm). This applies also to you as a participant if you are in the audience of a concert.
Liseberg
If you have booked a ticket to Liseberg, you can pick it up at the ticket office at Konserthuset during the camp. Entrance tickets are only valid on Monday, June 16.
Further Questions
You can find almost all information you need on our website. For questions before the camp we recommend looking at our contact list or emailing sidebyside@gso.se
Specific Info About the Different Tracks + Accommodation & Camp Counselor Groups
Track Specific Info Including Schedules
Advanced Orchestra (AO)
Pre-Advanced Orchestra (PAO)
Wind & String Orchestra (WSO)
Upper Intermediate Orchestra (UIO)
Intermediate Orchestra (IO)
Basic Orchestra (BAO)
Beginners' (only Swe)
Youth Choir (YC) (only Swe)
Upper Voices Choir (UVC) (only Swe)
Pre-Upper Voices Choir (PUVC) (only Swe)
Children's Choir (CC) (only Swe)
Open Choir (OC) (only Swe)
Camp Counselor Groups
Camp Counselor Group Info (for participants)
Accommodation
Accommodation Info
Schedules
Advanced Orchestra (AO)
Pre-Advanced Orchestra (PAO)
Wind & String Orchestra (WSO)
Upper Intermediate Orchestra (UIO)
Intermediate Orchestra (IO)
Basic Orchestra (BAO)
Youth Choir (YC)
Upper Voices Choir (UVC)
Pre-Upper Voices Choir (PUVC)
Children's Choir (CC)
Open Choir (OC)
Find Your Way Around
You can also find a Google map here
1. Aschebergsgymnasiet/YRGO
Molinsgatan 23
Boende
Accommodation

2. Hvitfeldtska Matsal (HV MATSAL)
Rektorsgatan
Matbyggnad
Food building

3. Hvitfeldtska Norra (HVN)
Rektorsgatan 2
Repetition
Rehearsal

4. Studenternas Hus (STUDS)
Götabergsgatan 17
Repetition
Rehearsal
5. Schillerska Gymnasiet
Vasagatan 19
Boende
Accommodation
6. Betlehemskyrkan (BK)
Erik Dahlbergsgatan 11b
Repetition
Rehearsal
7. Universitetet Vasaparken (UNIV)
Universitetsplatsen 1
Repetition
Rehearsal
8. Valand (VAL)
Universitetsplatsen 1
Repetition
Rehearsal

9. Elite Park Avenue Hotel (ELITE)
Kungsportsavenyen 36
Repetition
Rehearsal

10. Konserthuset (KH)
Götaplatsen
Repetition, mat, konsert, kansli, disco
Rehearsal, food, concert, reception, disco
11. Scandinavium (SCAND)
Skånegatan 10
Repetition, konsert
Rehearsal, concert

12. Världskulturmuseet (VKM)
Södra Vägen 54
Repetition, konsert
Rehearsal, concert
13. World of Volvo (WOV)
Lyckholms Torg 1
Konsert
Concert

Find the Google map here
Entrances at Scandinavium Arena
The image below shows which entrance you should take when entering Scandinavium.
The entrances are also marked on the Google map of the area.
Advanced Orchestra (AO), Pre-Advanced Orchestra (PAO), and Open Choir (OC) enter through the back entrance around the corner from McDonald's. Show camp wristband to guard to be admitted through the gate.
Audience enters through the large audience entrance under the led sign.
Basic Orchestra (BAO) and Intermediate Orchestra (IO) enter through the entrance to the right around the corner from the audience entrance.
Upper Intermediate Orchestra (UIO), Wind & String Orchestra (WSO), and ALL CHOIRS enter through the entrance further to the right.
Find the Google map here
Print Your Sheet Music and Bring It to Camp
You will find the current repertoire for your track in your track folder in The Sheet Music Archive.
Access the Sheet Music Archive

Fill in your name and email address to log in to the archive. There may sometimes be late updates there so please check back a few times before camp to make sure you haven't missed anything. Youth Choir and Upper Voices Choir should bring their sheet music in a black binder to camp.
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Activities
Fun outside of rehearsals

Jaerv & The OK Factor
Side by Side hosts award-winning folk music group Jaerv, who bring the acclaimed string duo The OK Factor, all the way from Minnesota. Together they meet all the orchestra participants in the camp. The younger participants are treated to a performance with lots of singing and merriment, and the older orchestras get to take part in an exclusive workshop about playing by ear.
Show for: Basic, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and Wind & String Orchestra
Workshop for: Advanced and Pre-Advanced Orchestra
Ida On – New Inspirator
Say hello to Ida On, our new inspirator and camp buddy! Ida is the program host and musical artist who has become a familiar face to many children and young people in recent years through SVT productions such as “Sommarlov” and “Från Trakten”. Ida has also worked at the Gothenburg Opera and the Royal Swedish Opera, among others, and is an experienced emcee and scriptwriter.
In addition to happy and energetic dance lessons with the younger participants, Ida will have time to meet all the camp participants in some way during the camp days!
Danceoke!
A long-standing tradition for the camp's younger participants is to head off to Danceoke in the Concert Hall after all their intensive rehearsals. This year with Side by Side's new inspirator Ida On!
Activity for: Basic and Intemediate Orchestra as well as Children's and Pre-Upper Voices Choir
Swing Tarturo
The camp's own guerrilla orchestra and party band will return for new antics during this year's Side by Side! This time together with Ida On.
The orchestra will be at the Festival Concert and will also appear here and there during the camp.
FOLK: Workshop & Pop-Up
Our dear folk music friends Sten Källman, Johannes Bergil and Jenny Gustafsson are back at the camp to hold several wonderful workshops! Here, the participants will learn music by ear and the results will be performed during the Pop-Up Concert on Monday, June 16 at 3:15 PM at Götaplatsen. Expect a lot of fun!
Workshop for: Wind & String and Upper Intermediate Orchestra as well as Children's, Pre- Upper Voices and Upper Voices Choir
Yoga for Musicians
After intense days with lots of rehearsals, we let the oldest participants land and recharge their batteries before their final concert together with YogaLene; musician and yoga instructor Lene Skomedal – Yoga for Musicians.
Activity for: Advanced and Pre-Advanced Orchestra
Workshop for Orchestra
To take your music making to the next level, you need to get closer to the music and really understand it. The older orchestras will meet the legendary conductor Kim Phipps, who with his enormous experience as artistic director of Vägus and the summer opera at Läckö and conductor of the Swedish Chamber Choir provides an inspiring musical history deep-dive: "Who wrote the Mambo?!"
Workshop for: Advanced and Pre- Advanced Orchestra
Workshop for Choir
The Concert Hall's inspiring choirmaster Katie Thomas brings the house's own professional Vocal Ensemble for an inspiring workshop and to sing together. Katie is the conductor of Gothenburg Symphony Vocal Ensemble and is frequently hired internationally as a conductor, singer and inspirer. The workshop provides in-depth insight into what it is like to sing in a choir.
Workshop for: Youth and Upper Voices Choir