Peace Drums Project facilitates classes and performances for young children with steel drums to have positive experiences and build community, regardless of religious, cultural, and social differences.
On the 29th of December, the children of Peace Drums Project and the Western Galilei Orchestra came together to connect and to play music for the peace we aspire to see. The day commenced with a delightful breakfast, where everyone got to know each other.
The students of the Peace Drums Project embarked on their international trip to Herne, Germany, marking the second part of the student exchange. It’s our favorite time of the year, and for some of the children, it was their first time visiting a place outside of their country. In Herne, we participated in the larger youth music festival called Crossing Borders, featuring Israeli, German, and Polish music students.
We did several concerts in the Philadelphia and none in a more beautiful setting than Congregation Rodeph Shalom. The students were thrilled to perform in front of 400 people.
The students of the Peace Drums Project embarked on their international trip to Herne, Germany, marking the second part of the student exchange. It’s our favorite time of the year, and for some of the children, it was their first time visiting a place outside of their country. In Herne, we participated in the larger youth music festival called Crossing Borders, featuring Israeli, German, and Polish music students.
The Christmas market in Ibillin is held every year and is one of many village wide events that this town holds. Peace Drums was finally able to perform at the Christmas Market for the first time since before COVID. They also perform in the summer time for another festival in Ibillin.
In February 2023, an Inter-Faith group of Christians and Jews made up of several churches and synagogues from Wilmington, De in the U.S., traveled to Israel to get a better understanding of life there. One of the highlights of their trip was a visit to the town of Ibillin and to the Mar Elias School to listen to a performance of the Peace Drums band. Many of these visitors had been financial contributors to the project over the years, so to hear these young people in person was a real thrill! After the performance the audience and the students shared some beverages and food and were able to get to know one another through fellowship. Thanks to Suzie and Peter Grumbacher from Wilmington in arranging this visit and thanks to Micha Chacour for hosting.
In November of 2017, Peace Drums was invited by the Lutheran Church of Vienna to come and perform in a concert celebration the 500th Anniversary of that denomination.
These events were sponsored by the board of directors in April of each year.
In the late winter of 2018 the Peace Drums students performed a concert at the Leo Baeck School in Haifa. This served as a fundraiser for our spring tour to Europe
In November of 2017, Peace Drums was invited by the Lutheran Church of Vienna to come and perform in a concert celebration the 500th Anniversary of that denomination.
