Founded in 1981 the Stockholm Chamber Choir from Sweden is an independent choir. It performs about ten concerts annually and tours both in Sweden and abroad. In 2002 Mozart’s Requiem was performed along with new music from Estonia, Finland and Sweden. In 2003 the Stockholm Chamber Choir presented a concert of music written to lyrics by William Shakespeare in collaboration with the actress Stina Ekblad . The choir also performed Alfred Schnittke’s Concerto for Choir. An early summer concert and several traditional Advent concerts are yearly events.