Musik i Syd

– a regional music institution with special competencies that complement an already rich musical life in the south of Sweden

 

The mission of Musik i Syd is to promote a rich, active and varied music life in Skåne and Kronoberg. As music producer and arranger, Musik i Syd plays a coordinating role and makes a strong contribution to the stimulation and development of music life for both children and adults. Musik i Syd also works as a partner in – and often the initiator of – a number of projects and festivals all over Kronoberg, Skåne and the Oresund Region. In addition to public concerts and projects, Musik i Syd arranges many concerts at daycares, schools, hospitals and residential care homes. In 2009, Musik i Syd arranged more than 2 000 concerts in close collaboration with local arrangers.

 

Of these, more than half were for children and youth. In total, audience numbers reached about 230 000. Activities for children and youth focus on creating and developing the quality of their interactions with live music. Musik i Syd produces music programs tailored to ages 1–19 in the form of concerts and projects. Musik i Syd also considers it vital to present diverse and multicultural activities. Through collaboration with local arrangers and participation in a number of projects and festivals, Musik i Syd presents both international and national artists, ensembles, choirs and orchestras with music styles such as chamber music, jazz, folk music and international music. In total, around 1000 public concerts were presented in 2009. Thanks to a well-developed and expansive network of arrangers in southern Sweden, the organisation covers a large geographic area – everything from concerts and festivals in the big cities of Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund and Växjö to an impressive concert offering in districts such as Simrishamn, Tingsryd and Ängelholm.

Musik i Syd leads and develops a number of qualified music projects as well as national and international collaborations. Examples include Music Around – a festival with all five symphony orchestras of the Oresund Region, Tonsatt – a unique composition project, Korrö folkmusikfestival – Sweden’s largest folk music festival, Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival – an international meeting place for jazz, etc. Musik i Syd even employs two ensembles full time – chamber orchestra Musica Vitae and Ensemble Mare Balticum.

Musica Vitae consists of 15 stringed instruments. Based in Växjö, it tours extensively in southern Sweden, the Oresund Region as well as internationally. Ensemble Mare Balticum, with its six musicians, is Sweden’s only fulltime ensemble for early music. The ensemble is supplemented as necessary with freelance specialists from the Oresund Region.

The concert hall in Kristianstad and the Palladium in Malmö – a stage for music and modern dance – are run by Musik i Syd. Both of these venues produce several hundred concerts a year.

 

For more information about Musik i Syd contact Lena Ulvskog Arvidsson, Information Manager, + 46 (0)709-20 58 94, lena.ulvskog@musikisyd.se