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Zbor Sofia Vokal Ensemble je bil ustanovljen leta 1993, njegovih 32 članov pa je starih od 18 do 35 let. Večina pevcev si je glasbeno izobrazbo pridobila na glasbenih šolah in gimnazijah v Stockholmu (Adolf Fredrik, Stockholms Musikgymnasium in Södra Latins gymnasium). Zbor pogosto nastopa na številnih prireditvah, kot je Alternative Nobel Prize. Sofia Vocal Ensemble redno precej uspešno sodeluje na različnih mednarodnih zborovskih tekmovanjih. Jeseni 2009 so osvojili veliko nagrado na Griegovem mednarodnem zborovskem tekmovanju na Norveškem. Spomladi 2006 so si delili prvo mesto na prestižnem zborovskem tekmovanju Harald Andersen v Helsinkih. Leta 2004 so se udeležili zborovske olimpijade v Nemčiji in prejeli tri zlate medalje v kategoriji mešanih zborov, v kategoriji »a cappella« sakralne glasbe in v kategoriji sodobne glasbe. Gostovali so na Siciliji, Finskem, v Hongkongu, Venezueli, Rusiji, Sloveniji in Italiji ter Južni Afriki. Sofia Vocal Ensemble so lani izdali svoj drugo zgoščenko z naslovom The Darkness Is No Darkness, ki predstavlja sodobno angloameriško zborovsko glasbo. Zbor bo letos predstavnik Švedske na mednarodnem tekmovanju EBU Let the Peoples Sing.

The choir was established in 1993 and the 32 members are between 18-35 years old. Most of the singers were educated at the music schools of Adolf Fredrik, Stockholms Musikgymnasium and Södra Latins gymnasium. The choir is often engaged to sing at different events, such as the Alternative Nobel Prize in Stockholm. The Sofia Vocal Ensemble tours regularly and is often participating in various international choir competitions with great success (2009: Grand prix prize at the Grieg International Choir Competition in Bergen, Norway, 2006: the choir was awarded a shared first place in the prestigious Harald Andersen Chamber Choir Competition in Helsinki, 2004: the choir attended the Choir Olympics in Bremen, Germany, and received three gold medals). Furthermore, the Sofia Vocal Ensemble has toured in Sicily, Hong Kong, Venezuela, Russia, Slovenia and Italy, Finland and South Africa. The choir released their second CD-recording last year “The Darkness Is No Darkness” with Anglo-American contemporary choral music. This year, the choir has also been chosen to represent Sweden in the international EBU-choir competition “Let the Peoples Sing”.