Orchestra rehearses for concert 8 May

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Orchestra rehearses for concert 8 May

23/04-10 kl. 06:00 Culture / International students

Every Wednesday evening CSS’s Kommunen – most famous for its festive Friday Bar - screws up the decibels. This musical explosion is no techno party though. It is the weekly rehearsel of the University of Copenhagen's only orchestra.

The orchestra itself, SymfUni, is a young one – barely three years. Like so many other initiatives, it started with a little group of friends and a good idea.

Now, they count a number of international students among their members and are planning a concert in collaboration with a Stockholm-based orchestra.

Click on the first picture and browse through the gallery

Photos by Anine Dedekam Moldskred.

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