With Vocado, we’re not only welcoming an ensemble from Sweden, but also one of our earliest competition winners. In fact, this group from Dalarna clinched the second a cappella Award in 2008, just four years after they’d started out. Known for their warm, natural and captivating sound, the sextet is set to rekindle the connection we first established back then. Since winning various accolades, including the Swedish Choral Association’s Choir of the Year Award in 2012, and after a host of international performances, Vocado is now celebrating its twentieth anniversary. Their latest programme, entitled ‘Songs for the Asking’, weaves together the music of Simon & Garfunkel, traditional Swedish folk songs, and their own compositions and arrangements.