The Palaestra Vocal Ensemble
is a project-based choir under the leadership of Choral Director Cecilia Martin- Löf. The choir, which is made up of 8-24 singers who have trained as soloists, performs both within Odeum’s event series and in other contexts.

Cecilia Martin-Löf
During the last decade Cecilia Martin-Löf has completed her bachelor and masters of orchestra conducting at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. During those years she has worked with orchestras such as Dalasinfoniettan, Folkoperan, Västerås Sinfonietta, Östgöta Blåsarsymfoniker, Norrbotten Neo, Orchestra of Norrlandsoperan, Gävle Symphony, Norrköping Symphony orchestra, Helsingborg Symphony, Royal Army Band, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Marinens Musikkår. She has also had longer assisting engagements at Norrlandsoperan and the Royal Opera in Stockholm. Engagements have followed returning to among others Jönköping Sinfonietta, Folkoperan, Marinens Musikkår, Gävle Symphony and Östgöta Blåsarsymfoniker. Upcoming engagements 2024-2025 are for example with Esbjerg Ensemble in Denmark, Dalasinfoniettan Falun, Nordic Chamber Orchestra Sundsvall and with the German National Youth Choir and Swedish Radio Choir.