A borderless Christmas!

A borderless Christmas!

Cantemus and the choir Homin, from Lviv, Ukraine, sing in Christmas! Welcome to this concert, at which 24 singers cross borders to share their Christmas traditions and unite them with our own in a unique holiday programme. Lucia and company are also in attendance!

At this concert, Cantemus sings Ukrainian Christmas music together with Homin – in Ukrainian. Homin sings Swedish Christmas music together with Cantemus – in Swedish. Cantemus and Homin then sing music from their respective Christmas traditions.

Lucia, together with her handmaidens and star boys, pays us a visit from a music school in Stockholm. Saint Nicholas, considered a national saint in Ukraine, may also drop by to sing with Homin.

If you’ve seen the series Chernobyl, then you have heard Homin! The choir sings the Ukrainian song “Vichnaya Pamyat” on the show’s soundtrack. Founded in 1988 in Lviv, Homin has been considered Lviv’s municipal choir since 2003, with a mission to safeguard and develop the Ukrainian singing tradition. Homin has gained popularity not only at home in Ukraine, but also internationally. Since the war broke out, the choir has intensified its efforts to spread Ukrainian choral music both at home and abroad.

Cantemus, an “academy of choral singing”, was formed in 1999 by Sofia and Göran Staxäng. For over 25 years, they have gathered over 7,000 choral singers of all ages and of various levels of experience. Their repertoire spans from Queen to Handel’s Messiah. Cantemus has performed at Konserthuset on several occasions together with world-class Swedish and international performers and professional music ensembles.