Musica Vitae

The string ensemble Musica Vitae is based in the medium-sized cathedral city of Växjö, in the south of Sweden. Over the past four decades it has become one of Sweden’s leading chamber groups with the classical chamber music repertoire at its core. Numerous newly written compositions in various styles have been added to their repertoire, including experimental music, jazz, popular music, and works for children. To date Musica Vitae has commissioned and premiered some 250 compositions by established composers and by students at Swedish conservatoires. Musica Vitae performs wherever there is an opportunity to bring music to life and meet an audience, whether at their home hall at Nygatan 6, in larger concert halls, parish halls, rebuilt cinemas or even decomissioned locomotive sheds. It is these musical meetings that motivate the musicians of Musica Vitae. Musica Vitae is part of Musik i Syd, a regional music institution in Skåne and Kronoberg, whose remit is to give everyone access to the experience of live music. The activities of Musik i Syd bring music of the highest profesional levels to adults and children throughout the region whether in rural and urban areas, and in every social setting: from schools and concert halls, to nursing homes, and from large festivals to the smallest most intimate occasions. Photographs by Alexander Mahmoud and Lina Alriksson.