Caravan Orchestra and Choir in Weimar, Germany
August 17 @ 21:00 - 22:00 UTC+0
Every year, Caravan Orchestra and Choir invites around 40 young musicians from Israel / Palestine and Germany to for an intensive rehearsal period and concerts – originally in both countries, as well as fun social activities, workshops and excursions. Together with the artistic directors, participants explore both East European Jewish (Yiddish), East Mediterranean and Middle Eastern music traditions. It is the synthesis of those cultures that makes the sound of the Caravan Orchestra unique. While having clear differences in the repertoire and style, these traditions share some forms, tonal material and, most importantly, a performance philosophy with similar approach to improvisation, ornamentation, modality and many other concepts that we discover again each time.
- Thursday, August 14 – Jugend- und Kulturzentrum Mon Ami, Goetheplatz 11, 99423 Weimar, 8 PM. Tickets: www.yiddishsummer.eu
- Friday, August 15 – Eisenach, Wandelhalle, 8 PM
- Saturday, August 16 – Zughafen Halle 6, Zum Güterbahnhof 20, 99085 Erfurt. Tickets: www.yiddishsummer.eu
- Sunday, August 17 – Germany, Weimar, Marktplatz, evening (with other bands): 25 Years Yiddish Summer Weimar celebration.
The Caravan Orchestra was founded in the summer of 2017, as an exchange project between Yiddish Summer Weimar (Germany) and the Department of Music of the University of Haifa (Israel), in cooperation with the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar (Germany).
