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Akademiska kapellet The Lund University Academic Orchestra, with about 60 members, is the symphony orchestra of the Lund University students. The Conductor and Artistic Director is the University’s Director of Music, Patrik Andersson. The Lund University Academic Orchestra was established in 1745 to provide music for the University’s ceremonies and is thus Sweden’s third-oldest orchestra. In addit

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The Lund University Academic Orchestra was established in 1745 to provide music for the University’s ceremonies and is thus Sweden’s third-oldest orchestra. Today, it is the symphony orchestra of Lund's university students and has about 60 members. The Conductor and Artistic Director is the University’s Director of Music, Patrik Andersson. The orchestra today                      Since it was foun

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About the orchestra The Lund University Academic Orchestra is Lund students’ own symphony orchestra and is led by the University’s Director of Music, Patrik Andersson. The orchestra has about 70 members, mostly students at Lund University. The orchestra plays at University ceremonies and also plays two concerts per semester. The orchestra tours regularly and visits other universities in Sweden and

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AKV The Friends of Lund University Academic Orchestra (Akademiska kapellets vänner, AKV) can be described as a support society for the active Lund University Academic Orchestra, but also offers its members opportunities to socialise through music in various ways. The society was formed in 1999. Its popularity is reflected in its growth – it now has over 200 members. Most of them have studied in Lu

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LAK The Lund University Academic Choir (LAK), with some 50 singers, is the Odeum music department’s largest choir and is led by Choral Director Cecilia Martin-Löf. The choir was formed in 1927 as a women’s choir, but later became a mixed choir in order to expand its repertoire. The choir has been part of Odeum since 2007. The singers in the choir are mostly students and doctoral students at the Un

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The Palaestra Vocal Ensemble is a project-based choir under the leadership of Choral Director Cecilia Martin-Löf. The choir, which is made up of 8-24 singers who have trained as soloists, performs both within Odeum’s event series and in other contexts. Join usThe Palaestra Vocal Ensemble admits new members following singing auditions.Contact: palaestravokal [at] odeum [dot] lu [dot] se (p)alaestra

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LINKS TO THE ENSEMBLES’ APPLICATION FORMS Would you like to play or sing at a high amateur level? Odeum’s ensembles are open to everyone, but most members are students. All ensembles accept applications at any time, but it can be easier to secure a place if you apply at the beginning of a semester. Once you have submitted your application, the respective ensemble will call you for an instrumental

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Odeum arranges around 40 events each year, featuring both Odeum’s own ensembles and visiting musicians. Lecturers and researchers, both within and outside Lund University, lecture on music subjects. No admission charge for events unless stated otherwise. TO THE CALENDAR (Swedish website) Lund Contemporary Read more about Odeum's festival for contemporary music! Ticket information Important informa

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Central placed music centre at Lund University Odeum’s roots date back to 1745 when Akademiska Kapellet (Lund University Academic Orchestra) was founded. Today, it is Lund University’s centre for student-based music-making, concerts, lectures and education. The Head of Odeum is the University’s Director of Music. Odeum is one of Lund University’s Cultural and Public Centres (LUKOM) along with Skis

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Lund Contemporary is a biennale for contemporary art music that Odeum arranges in collaboration with a number of local and regional ensembles and institutions. Newly written music by mainly regional composers is interspersed with modern art music classics from the 20th century onwards in a varied program. In addition to concerts, lectures and a panel discussions on topics related to the festival's

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Courses (opens in a new window) Odeum offers university courses in ensemble music in collaboration with the Malmö Academy of Music. The application is made on antagning.se antagning.se (opens in a new window) Video recordings (opens in a new window) Video-recorded concerts, lectures, presentations and panel discussions produced by Odeum are published here.

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To view our videos, please visit our Swedish website. Link to the videos on Odeum's Swedish website (opens in a new window)  

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Odeum publishes books and CDs that can be ordered through our staff. Click below for more information on specific products. Please contact us if you have any questions. Books CDs

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Please note that all books below are in Swedish.   Please contact patrik [dot] andersson [at] odeum [dot] lu [dot] se (patrik[dot]andersson[at]odeum[dot]lu[dot]se) if you are interested in buying any of the books below. Orkesterdirigering Partituranalys, gestik och ledarskap by Patrik Andersson Price: SEK 200 (including 6% VAT) (plus postage) This textbook in orchestral conducting is a combined fa

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Sounds of Lund University Odeum │ Malmö Academy of Music Price: Sounds of Lund University can be ordered free of charge from Odeum (postage is added) Contact info [at] odeum [dot] lu [dot] se “Sounds of Lund University” contains music performed by ensembles and soloists from Odeum and the Malmö Academy of Music, which together show the University’s breadth and quality within the field of music. We

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Patrik Andersson Patrik Andersson is the Director of Music at Lund University and Head of Department for its music centre, Odeum, as well as the Conductor and Artistic Director of the Lund University Academic Orchestra. Patrik has written several textbooks on conducting orchestras: "Orkesterdirigering. Partituranalys, gestik och ledarskap", Studentlitteratur 2013, ("Orchestral conducting. Score an

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Palaestra et OdeumPalaestra et Odeum, designed by architect Helgo Zettervall, was built in 1883. It is classified as a listed building and owned by the National Property Board of Sweden (Statens fastighetsverk). The building originally housed a gymnastics hall (palaestra) and concert hall (odeum). After a fire in the 1980s, the gymnastics hall was replaced by an auditorium, but Odeum remains a cen

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Welcome to Odeum Odeum is Lund University’s central music centre with student-based music-making, concerts, lectures and education. Ensembles Within Odeum there are three student-based ensembles: the Lund University Academic Orchestra, the Lund University Academic Choir and the Palaestra Vocal Ensemble. Concerts & lectures Odeum organizes around 40 concerts each year – both with our own ensembles

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History You could say that the Lund University Academic Choir (LAK) formed at two points in time. In 1927, the Lund Women’s Student Choir was formed by Anna Munck-Falk as an alternative to the Lund Student Singers’ Association, which was entirely composed of male singers. In 1948, the choir reformed as the Lund University Academic Choir, mainly due to the limited repertoire for women’s choirs. How

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