SIDE BY SIDE

It's a challenging time in many ways, but we believe in the uniting force of music. Right now, it's more important than ever for children and young people to have something to look forward to! During the pandemic, we've not been able to offer an on-site music camp. However, Side by Side: Digital was an immense success in 2020 so we decided to realize this camp in 2021 as well. This time, with a big focus on live content in Teams. 

The repertoire consisted of different focus pieces where the participants had the opportunity to become better acquainted with the music. The Song of the Year was Canon/Memories, an ambitious arrangement by Tvete Vik/Dahlgren that combines Johann Pachelbel's classic Canon in D with Maroon 5's melancholy anthem Memories. The song consists of 160 separate parts for all our choirs and orchestras. Before camp, participants from around the world were invited so send in a video recording of themselves singing or playing their part. Those submissions were turned into one big music video.

Side by Side, at its core, is about building bridges between people, cultures and continents, and that's what we want to keep on doing. Take care of yourselves, and let the music unite us!

The next camp will be on 18–22 June, 2022.