The Arctic Philharmonic alternates between different ensemble formats on a regular basis, from small chamber groups via the Bodø-based sinfonietta and Tromsø-based chamber orchestra, to a full symphony orchestra that brings all the performers together.
Tim Weiss is the artistic director for stand-alone performances of the sinfonietta subset of strings and wind instruments,[2] while Henning Kraggerud is the artistic director for stand-alone performances of the chamber orchestra subset of strings from the Arctic Philharmonic.
[3] The Arctic Philharmonic collaborates with other musicians in the region and has cooperation agreements with the Norwegian Armed Forces’ Band North and Landsdelsmusikerne i Nord-Norge.
The county councils of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark are contributing partners through the Cultural Agreement for Northern Norway.
In addition to their own albums, they have collaborated on album productions with Philip Glass, Kari Bremnes, Jon Larsen, Terje Nilsen, Unni Wilhelmsen, Hekla Stålstrenga, Glød, Anneli Drecker, A-ha and Mannen som stoppet Hurtigruta.