Bengt Ollén is Sofia Vokalensemble’s founder and constant conductor. Since 1995 he’s led the vocal ensemble with great passion and a never-dying enthusiasm. His leadership has formed Sofia Vokalensemble to a positive and resolute choir through musical development. Bengt’s vision is to create music “beyond the notes.” The music that the choir presents shall not only consist of beautiful rings and fine musical interpretations. The music shall also move the listener. Therefore each singer’s commitment is a very important piece in the musical progress. Bengt constantly works on strengthening the choir’s group dynamics. Bengt has studied under Gösta Ohlin and Gunnar Eriksson at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg and in 1981 he formed the Vocal ensemble Amanda. Studies in orchestra-conducting under Lennart Hedvall, Jorma Panula, Robert Reynolds and Everett Lee. Bengt is also the founder and the conductor of Södra Dalarnas Chamber Orchestra. Yearly this orchestra take part in the festival ‘Musik vid Siljan’. Bengt is frequently engaged as adjudicator in competitions, guest teacher and as conductor at festivals, workshops and concerts, nationally and internationally. Since 1994 he is working as a teacher of choir singing at the international well known Stockholms Musikgymnasium. With his choirs he has achieved great success in the choir competition around the world.

In-Gi Min, majored in composition at the College of Music, Yonsei University in Korea. He received a Master’s Degree in conducting from New York University and subsequently commenced a doctorate on choral conducting at the University of Southern California in 1990. He was awarded a Doctor of Musical Arts in choral music & conducting. He served as a guest conductor for the most professional choirs in Korea such as Seoul Metropolitan Chorus, Gwangju Civic Chorale, Bucheon Philharmonic Chorus, Ansan City Choir, etc and has been highly acclaimed as 'an excellent conductor with accurate interpretation and emotion'. He served as a professor of choral conducting & director of choral activities in the College of Music at Dankook University and the Music Department of Honam Theological University and Seminary and its graduate school, teaching choral conducting for last 18 years. He also performed as a music director at Seoul Music Teachers' Choir, Hoshin Concert Choir, etc. He was also in charge of music director at the Somang Presbyterian Church Zion Choir in Seoul for over 10 years and recently appointed as a music director at the Yoido Full Gospel Church Jerusalem Choir. He served as an artistic director and principal conductor of the Suwon Civic Chorale since 2002 for last 14 years. Since 2015, he has served as an artistic director and principal conductor of the Ulsan Metropolitan Profession al Chorus.