Youth Klezmer Band
In Cooperation with the Musikschule "Johann Nepomuk Hummel"

Aug 14 – 17, 2025 (afternoon) | Ages: 7 – 11 / 12 – 19
Thursday - Saturday (August 14-16): at the Musikschule Weimar
Sunday (August 17): One or two concerts

with Hannah Ochner, Rosamond van Wingerden & Pieter Sint Nicolaas

Are you between 7-19? Then grab your instrument or warm up your voice and join us for an exciting, hands-on introduction to klezmer music and Yiddish song!

If you’ve never played in a klezmer band, you can’t imagine how much fun it is! And if you have, well, then you know! This music is guaranteed to make your feet dance and your heart sing.

We’ll play together for four days in the Youth Klezmer Band workshop at Yiddish Summer Weimar, one of Europe’s coolest music festivals. You don’t have to know any klezmer music to join.

We’ll work in two separate age groups, 7-11 and 12-19, meeting in the afternoon on Thursday and Friday with a double session on Saturday. On Sunday, we’ll be part of one or two concerts alongside stars of the Yiddish music world.

The Youth Klezmer Band is a cooperation between Yiddish Summer Weimar, the Johann Nepomuk Hummel Music School in Weimar, the city of Jena Music School and the City of Erfurt Music School. Everyone age 7-19 is welcome to participate, whether you’re a student in the Weimar or Erfurt music school or not, and whether you did the workshop last year or not.

 

7-11 y/o Group
with Rosamond van Wingerden (voice, dance), Pieter Sint Nicolaas (trumpet) & Hannah Ochner (clarinet)

Schedule:
Thursday & Friday: 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 10 - 11:30 a.m. & 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m
The exact schedule for our 25th anniversairy party on Sunday TBA.

12-19 y/o Group
with Rosamond van Wingerden (voice, dance), Pieter Sint Nicolaas (trumpet) & Hannah Ochner (clarinet)

Schedule:
Thursday & Friday: 5 - 7 p.m.
Saturday: 12 - 2 p.m. & 5 - 7 p.m.
The exact schedule for our 25th anniversairy party on Sunday TBA.

Registration: 
Please fill out this form, then scan it or take a photo of it and send it by email to:
OR hand it in at the Musikschule Weimar.

Workshop fee: 30 €