Concert Program

Welcome to celebrate the summer with Side by Side! Festival Concert gathers all the camp's participants in a powerful music manifestation together with Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra.

During Festival Concert, over 2000 choir singers and orchestral musicians of mixed ages perform together with Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. They form massive choirs and orchestras in various combinations for a powerful musical manifestation, all under the direction of the camp's renowned conductors, Ron Davis Alvarez, Emilia Hoving, Marjolein Vermeeren, and Birgitta Mannerström-Molin.

Festival Concert offers symphonic music in various forms, magnificent choral songs, and film music in powerful arrangements. These include "How Far I'll Go" by Lin Manuel Miranda from Disney favorite Vaiana, in a new arrangement by Henrik Torolphi.

Another highlight will be the children's choir classic Vi är blommor (We are Flowers) by Georg Riedel. In connection with the completion of Tormod Tvete Vik's adapted arrangement, the camp received the sad news of Georg Riedel's passing. The performance will thus be a tribute to this beloved composer and his work for children and young people's music practice.

The concert marks the end of the camp for Upper Intermediate, Intermediate, and Basic Orchestra.

Participating: All camp participants are part of the concert in varying degrees, incl Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Price: 175 SEK (75 SEK for children below 15)
Booking: Limited number of seats
  

Welcome to Side by Side’s grand finale — a powerful symphony concert in the Stora Salen where the virtuosos of the future show off their skills side by side with the Gothenburg Symphony. We celebrate the camp’s 10th anniversary with colorful favorites from the classical repertoire. Join us on a thrilling journey where superheroes meet folk tunes, romances and great party music!

Side by side with Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra this evening ADVANCED and PRE-ADVANCED ORCHESTRA, Side by Side's musical spearhead, creates a double symphony orchestra. Together with YOUTH CHOIR and the Gothenburg Symphony Vocal Ensemble, they present a high-class musical experience, led by conductors Daniela Musca, Manuel Lopez Gomez and choir director Birgitta Mannerström Molin.

From Lars-Erik Larsson, Hugo Alfvén and Wilhelm Stenhammar we are offered some of Swedish music’s most beloved favourites. We hear French notes as the young Lili Boulanger describes a spring morning, and her close friend Gabriel Fauré offers his beautiful Pavane.

The concert opens with folk tunes from the mountainous landscape of Georgia, and ends with the finale from Shostakovich’s rebellious Fifth, a courageous composer who let his artistry shape resistance to contemporary oppression.

NB: Closing Concert can also be streamed on gsoplay.se 

Participating: ADVANCED ORCHESTRA, PRE-ADVANCED ORCHESTRA, YOUTH CHOIR, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony Vocal Ensemble

Price: 175 SEK (75 SEK for children below 15)

Booking: Limited number of seats

Welcome to the favorite concert of all choir lovers! At Side by Side's big choir concert, over 300 singers from Children's, Pre-upper Voices, Upper Voices and Youth Choir perform in a choir concert with over 300 young singers on stage!

The youth choirs present newly written music a capella, there will be pop songs in specially written arrangements and well-known classics such as Jenkins's megahit Adiemus. This will also be an opportunity to pay tribute to Georg Riedel's work for choral music and music for children and young people.

Choirs in Concert is led by Birgitta Mannerström Molin and Ida Rosén Hamrå.

Participating: Children's Choir, Pre-upper Voices Choir, Upper Voices Choir, Youth Choir, musicians from Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Price: 75 SEK

Booking: Limited number of seats

Welcome to end Side by Side's festival Tuesday at the Concert Hall where we offer a grand concert with extra everything!

Wind & String Orchestra is a string orchestra, a wind orchestra, and a symphony orchestra, all in one! We'll be treated to languorous beautiful tones from Bach and Svendsen, and music by both Grieg and Brahms. In addition, there will be heroic tunes in John Williams's "Olympic Spirit" and in the soundtrack from Captain Marvel!

The wind orchestra and symphony orchestra are conducted by Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra's own Marjolein Vermeeren and the string orchestra is led by Terje Skomedal.

Participating: Wind & String Orchestra

Price: 75 SEK

Booking: Limited number of seats

Welcome to an intense concert experience at Götaplatsen when 600 participants perform Lin-Manuel Miranda's How Far I'll Go from Vaiana/Moana with arrangements by Henrik Torolphi.

What started as a flash mob at Götaplatsen has developed into a standing and much appreciated feature during Side by Side. During the Pop-up Concert, you'll get a taste of Disney's favorite How Far I'll Go and some other goodies from the camp.

Wind & String and Upper Intermediate Orchestra perform together with Youth, Upper Voices and Pre-upper Voices Choir. 

Under the direction of Marjolein Vermeeren and Birgitta Mannerström Molin

Pop-up Concert is very short. Don't be late, or you'll miss the party!

Participating: Wind & String and Upper Intermediate Orchestra, Youth, Upper Voices and Pre-upper Voices Choir

Price: Free

Booking: No reservation needed