Music connects

Music that builds bridges between West and East

Musik Brunnen is a non-profit, intercultural music initiative in Detmold, Germany. We bring together musicians with and without refugee or migration backgrounds, so that music can create dialogue, integration and understanding.

The Bridge of Sound Ensemble after a concert in a church
2017Bridge of Sound Ensemble founded
50+concerts in Germany and abroad
5festival editions, each dedicated to a different country
3CDs released in Germany and the USA
12TV and radio broadcasts

Three pillars

Interculturality, internationality and integration underpin everything we do. Musik Brunnen gGmbH is the non-profit organisation behind the Bridge of Sound Ensemble, founded in 2017 by composer and musicologist Dr. Khadija Zeynalova.

Our musicians come from many countries and combine Western and Eastern instruments in concerts, festivals and projects that promote peace, tolerance and cultural exchange.

More about us and our impact

String players in concert

What we work on

Opening of the Harmony of Sound festival 2021

Harmony of Sound

The annual international music festival in Detmold. Each edition is dedicated to a different country.

About the festival
Ensemble in a church

Bridge of Sound

The ensemble that brings musicians from East and West together, project by project.

About the ensemble
Concert, 2022

Our work

We rely on music as a bridge: between cultures, religions and generations.

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