Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival has been opening ears and minds through contemporary music and sound-based art since 1991. Every September, in various venues across Oslo, Norway, the festival presents a ten-day programme featuring orchestral, chamber, instrumental and electronic music concerts, music theatre, opera, sound installations, dance, multimedia, performance art and more. Under the motto ‘an ear on the present’, Ultima gives people a powerful sense of the breadth of today’s music and how it engages with the world at large. Each festival includes special contemporary music activities for children and teenagers. There’s also Ultima Context, a series of talks, panel discussions, seminars and workshops. Through these programmes, young people and curious listeners can get closer to today’s music.