iska ▁Kap el let ) ▁is ▁U pp s ala ▁University ’ s ▁sym phony ▁or chestra . ▁Both ▁the ▁University ▁and ▁its ▁or chestra ▁are ▁deeply ▁root ed ▁in ▁history . ▁U pp s ala ▁University , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 4 7 7 , ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁in ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁countries , ▁and ▁its ▁or chestra , ▁which ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ext ant ▁sources ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 7 , ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁oldest ▁in ▁Europe . ▁The ▁or chestra ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁King ▁Gustav us ▁Ad olph us ▁of ▁Sweden . ▁From ▁the ▁beginning ▁it ▁was ▁pre domin antly ▁a ▁vocal ▁ensemble , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁new ▁Bar o que ▁sty list ic ▁ide als ▁this ▁ch orus ▁was ▁gradually ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁purely ▁instrument al ▁ensemble ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁University ’ s ▁director ▁mus ices . ▁Its ▁duties ▁were ▁primarily ▁to ▁provide ▁music ▁at ▁academic ▁festiv ities , ▁such ▁as ▁confer ment ▁cer emon ies ▁and ▁inaugur ations ▁of ▁vice - chan cell ors , ▁but ▁also ▁on ▁religious ▁and ▁national ▁hol id ays . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁rich ▁musical ▁life ▁that ▁emer ged ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academ ic ▁Orchestra ▁was ▁frequently ▁heard , ▁in ▁public ▁concert s ▁with ▁the ▁University ’ s ▁newly ▁established ▁cho irs , ▁and ▁it ▁developed ▁into ▁a ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁consum mate ▁sym phony ▁or chestra . ▁In ▁recent ▁centuries ▁the ▁position ▁as ▁director ▁mus ices