Nordic Students Singers' Summit – NSSS () is a choral festival arranged every third year in a Nordic or Baltic country. History Since 1987, Nordic and Baltic University choirs have gathered every third year in a choral festival. The first summit took place in 1987 in Linköping, Sweden. It was a renewal of an old tradition from the 19th century when the Scandinavian choirs travelled through Scandinavia by train or boat to visit each other. The first summit focused on pedagogical and social events. From 1996, when 1,400 singers performed Carmina Burana by Carl Orff in Copenhagen and in 1999 in Tallinn Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, the summits have become more of public events. In Lappeenranta in Finland two pieces were premièred; Symphony No. 111 by Leif Segerstam and Das Lied des Wassers by Marcus Fagerudd. Both under the direction of Leif Segerstam. Purpose The purpose of NSSS is "to gather Nordic and Baltic academic choirs in forms of friendship and joy and events of high musical and social quality. NSSS is arranged every third year by local arrangers.” NSSS 1987–2020 2020 NSSS XI, Trondheim, Norway (cancelled due to world-wide coronavirus outbreak) 2017 NSSS X, Oulu, Finland 2014 NSSS IX, Tartu, Estonia 2011 NSSS VIII, Linköping, Sweden 2008 NSSS VII, Stavanger, Norway 2005 NSSS VI, Lappeenranta, Finland 2002 NSSS (cancelled) 1999 NSSS V, Tallinn, Estonia 1996 NSSS IV, Copenhagen, Denmark 1993 NSSS III, Trondheim, Norway 1990 NSSS II, Turku, Finland 1987 NSSS I, Linköping, Sweden References External links NSSS — Nordic Student Singers Summit NSSS 2017 Oulu, Finland Nordic Students Singers Summit Music festivals in Europe Classical music festivals in Sweden Choral festivals Music festivals established in 1987 Classical music festivals in Finland Classical music festivals in Estonia Classical music festivals in Norway Classical music festivals in Denmark