Ethno is a global network of traditional music exchange gatherings, bringing young musicians from around the world together to collaborate across borders.
At Ethno England, we welcome 20 young musicians from different corners of the globe every summer. They bring their instruments, voices, experiences and cultures with them, to spend a week together exchanging music and building friendships. Over 7-10 days, each participant will teach the others a piece of traditional music from their culture, and then work together to arrange this collection of music from around the world. By the end of the week, this group of musicians who have never met before will become an ephemeral orchestra, connecting across borders through music.
At Ethno England, we welcome 20 young musicians from different corners of the globe every summer. They bring their instruments, voices, experiences and cultures with them, to spend a week together exchanging music and building friendships. Over 7-10 days, each participant will teach the others a piece of traditional music from their culture, and then work together to arrange this collection of music from around the world. By the end of the week, this group of musicians who have never met before will become an ephemeral orchestra, connecting across borders through music.
This is part of the worldwide series of Ethno summer exchanges, supported by Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI). Ethno is a unique opportunity for young people from across the globe to come together and engage through music in a manner that is characterised by respect, generosity and openness.
A typical Ethno week consists of:
- daytime tune-learning and arranging workshops, in which participants take turns to teach a tune or song from their country
- evening activities such as communal cooking, jam sessions, workshops with local musical groups, dances, and local tourism activities
- concerts and performances which share and celebrate the multi-cultural set created over the course of the residential/gathering
- attending a festival and giving workshops
Ethno camps happen in countries all around the world every year — go to the Ethno World website for more information and more chances to take part!