Side by Side: Pre-rehearsal
Konserthuset, Göteborg
How do you prepare for Side by Side? Come do a pre-rehearsal with us at Konserthuset together with conductors Ron Davis Alvarez, Ida Rosén-Hamrå and Birgitta Mannerström-Molin!
YOUNGER ORCHESTRAS: Sunday 31 May
Basic Orchestra: 10.00-11.00
Intermediate Orchestra: 11.30-12.30
Upper Intermediate Orchestra: 12.45-13.45
Conductor Ron Davis Alvarez
OLDER CHOIRS: Tuesday 2 June
Youth Choir: 18.00-20.00 (incl. Gothenburg Symphony Choir)
Upper Voices: 19.15-20.15
Conductor Birgitta Mannerström-Molin
YOUNGER CHOIRS: Sunday 7 June
Children's Choir: 11.00-12.00
Pre-Upper Voices: 12.15-13.15
Conductor Ida Rosén Hamrå
All pre-rehearsals take place at Konserthuset, no pre-registration is required. Enter via the reception on Viktor Rydbergsgatan. Remember to print and bring your own sheet music! The two oldest choirs must keep their sheet music in a black binder.
Welcome to Side by Side
— One of the World's Largest Music Camps —
Concert tickets available!
Side by Side is an international music camp for young singers and musicians aged 7–23 who love to sing in a choir and play in an orchestra. The camp is divided into different choir and orchestra tracks that you can join depending on your specific interests and circumstances. Side by Side is organized by Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and has around 2000 participants. The next camp is 12–17 June 2026.
The camp has seven orchestra tracks and five regular choir tracks. For participants who need special support in learning, we offer the function track OPEN CHOIR.
Click on the links to get to the different track pages for more info.
Orchestra Tracks
ADVANCED ORCHESTRA (AO)
PRE-ADVANCED ORCHESTRA (PAO)
WIND & STRING ORCHESTRA (WSO)
UPPER INTERMEDIATE ORCHESTRA (UIO)
BASIC ORCHESTRA inc. Open Violin (BAO)
BEGINNERS' CHOIR & ORCHESTRA (BEG)
Choir Tracks
YOUTH CHOIR (YC)
UPPER VOICES CHOIR (UVC)
PRE-UPPER VOICES CHOIR (PUVC)
CHILDREN'S CHOIR (CC)
BEGINNERS' CHOIR & ORCHESTRA (BEG)
Function Track
OPEN CHOIR (BEG) — Swedish speaking only
News
NB! All dates and times are based on the 24-hour clock and CET/CEST. The website was updated on May 28, 2026.
Your Camp Days + Schedule
The About Your Camp Days page is now available. There you will find general and track-specific information about the camp, map, schedule, etc.
Playlists for Choirs
Now available on each respective regular choir track.
Book Your Concert Tickets!
Tickets for this summer's concerts at Side by Side have now been released. From the cozy Beginners in Concert to the magnificent Festival Concert, from the choir lovers' favorite Choirs in Concert to the symphony concert Closing Concert – there is something for everyone!
Read more and book tickets on our concert page!
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Side by Side Through the Years
