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YOUTH CHOIR

YOUTH CHOIR is mainly for older youth and young adults with a lot of choir experience. The track suits those who wish to take their musical skills to the next level. You get to take great responsibility for your part and will sing both a cappella and accompanied by a full orchestra. You will sing together with Gothenburg Symphony Vocal Ensemble, sing at several concerts during camp, and perform together with Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.

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PARTICIPANTSAge: ca 16–23 years (from 14 years if tenor or bass)
Choir experience: Very good
Sheet music reading: Good
Participation fee: 500 SEK/participant

TRACK INFOThe track starts on Saturday June 17 and ends with Closing Concert on Wednesday June 21 in the evening.
 
Participates in the following concerts:
Festival Concert – Tuseday June 20, Scandinavium
Choirs in Concert – Wednesday June 21, Concert Hall
Closing Concert – Wednesday June 21, Concert Hall
 
Preparations:
Participants should be very well rehearsed on the sheet music at camp start.

TIME FRAME OVERVIEW24H CLOCK, CEST
 
June 17
11:15-12:15 Registration open, Konserthuset
12:45-13:45 Tutti rehearsal, Betlehemskyrkan
14:00-15:15 Sectional rehearsal, Betlehemskyrkan
15:45-17:15 Tutti rehearsal, Betlehemskyrkan
17:15-18:15 Dinner (only for accommodation), Hvitfeldtska matsal
 
June 18 09:00-17:15	
June 19 09:00-19:00	
June 20 10:30-18:15, Including Festival Concert 15:00-16:30 
June 21 09:00-19:30, Including Choirs in Concert 12:30-13:30 and Closing Concert 18:00-19:30 

13 years or older without adult

 
The last application period closed on April 13. Applications for the following year's camp normally open in the late fall.

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Repertoire

YOUTH CHOIR

 
Faure: Pavane Op. 50 
McGlynn: Siúil a Rún  
Trad: Gjedines Bådnlåt (arr G Eriksson) 
Beethoven/Priezman: Sacris Solemnis	 
Trad: Eastern Suite (Till Österland) (arr Tvete Vik) 
Staern: En strimma hav (world premiere) 
Hemlin: Vi vill leva vi vill dö i Göteborg (arr Schaub) 
Pachelbel mfl: Canon/Memories (arr Tvete Vik/Dahlgren) 
Coldplay: Sida vid Sida (arr Tvete Vik) 
Pourkarim: Laleh in Concert (arr Dahlgren)
 Jenkins: Exsultate Jubilate
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Conductor

Birgitta Mannerström-Molin

 
Birgitta is a choir director and song teacher in Gothenburg and teaches at the Academy of Music and Drama as well as Hvitfeldtska music high school, She is also the project manager of SKUR – Sweden's church choir association's youth choir. In 2016 she was named Sweden's Children and Youth Choir Leader of the Year and today she is a well received guest conductor throughout the country. Birgitta helped establish El Sistema in Sweden and is one of Side by Side's artistic advisers.