A hands-on, participatory workshop on classical Turkish music. We’ll start with simple listening and vocal exercises to help all participants feel comfortable using their own voices. No prior experience with makam music or knowledge of music theory is required.

Dr. Wolfgang Schuhmacher is a theologian and Protestant pastor, an adult educator, and an adjunct lecturer in Christian spirituality at the Department of Practical Theology at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg.

After the concerts, the ensembles and our international guests gather every evening in the foyer of the Richard Wengenmeier Hall at the Bavarian Music Academy in Marktoberdorf. The foyer serves as the central meeting place for singers, staff, guests, and host families.

Each year, the Federal Music Association for Choirs and Orchestras awards the Hans Lenz Medal to an individual or institution that has made outstanding contributions to the promotion of music in society, the cultivation of amateur music, and cultural education for young people.