Winter Night Life

Another great day to finish off my first week in this lovely country. I have to say, if they plan to keep me this busy all the time, I might not sleep for a whole year! Everything has just been such a blast, and I have had the chance to do so many new things already. Tonight was no different. For those of you who don't know me personally, I have a great love for music, so you can imagine how amazing it was when I found out I would be attending not one...but TWO concerts in a single night! Yes, they treat me very well here. 

So let's begin with the first concert by an acapella group named "The Real Group". The concert took place at the Studio Acusticum of Pitea. This building is particularly interesting because of its ability to adjust the ceiling in order to create the optimal acoustic for concerts. This particular concert was in celebration of 30 years of performing. If you haven't heard of this group, I recommend checking them out! For those of you in Sweden, they are touring right now - Aussies, they will be coming soon next Summer, so make sure to look out for them! This group of 5 have some incredible voices and such an awesome range of music. If they come to my home town in Australia, I will definitely be in the crowd again next year!

With my host dad, Henrik! 

If singing isn't quite your thing, I think this might catch your attention. The next concert I attended had slightly unusual circumstances. Imagine this. Instead of a studio or concert hall or performing art centre, you are told to come to an igloo. Now, this isn't even the exciting part yet. Inside this igloo, the walls, just as you would expect, have been built out of snow and ice. Now, the seats are also carefully cut from the snow too. And then, sitting on the stage - instruments sparkling from the stage lights, all sculpted out of ice. You would think there is absolutely NO way these things could actually create a good sound. That's just crazy. Well, you would be wrong. These instruments worked just as well as any other would (besides the slight problem that the instrument had a tendency to slowly melt away, so the players were forced to tune their instruments after each piece). It's most definitely a great performance! Unfortunately, to the Aussies reading this, you might need to travel a fair distance to come see something like this. Instruments made out of ice don't handle the heat well. 

Well, it seems like Sweden knows how to entertain!