Concerts at the Mamre-Patmos-School

The Mamre-Patmos School is a special needs school.
It belongs to the Bodelschwingh Foundations Bethel.
Around 230 pupils learn there together.
They need special support with their learning.

Many pupils are often unable to attend public concerts due to their disabilities.
The Andreas Mohn Foundation ensured that the concert could take place at a familiar location for the children: at school.

The motto was:
‘If the children can't come to the concert, the concert will come to the children.’

With this motto, the cheerful children and young people and the musicians, the evening was a complete success.

The Andreas Mohn Foundation planned the concert about six months in advance together with Friedemann Draeger (fundraising officer), headmaster Frank Thies and deputy headmaster Klaus-Hermann Bunte.

The first concert was in September 2013.
The band ‘Madsen’ played songs such as ‘Wo es beginnt’ (Where it begins) and ‘Lass es raus’ (Let it out).
The pupils had already studied the songs in class and were able to sing along.

Before each concert, there was a meeting with the musicians.
The pupils were able to ask questions.
It was not an interview, but a friendly conversation.
Everyone had a lot of fun and looked forward to the concert.

In 2015, the band ‘Donots’ came.
They transformed the school into a real concert hall.
The pupils were even allowed to stand on stage with the band and play along.

In 2018, the well-known brass band ‘Moop Mama’ came to Bielefeld.
They played together with the pupils of the Mamre-Patmos School.

In 2022, the band ‘Bosse’ played.
The sound thrilled all the pupils.
They sang along loudly to the songs they had learned in class.

In 2024, the band Querbeat came.
Jojo Berger and his 12 musicians played in the auditorium.
The children and young people had a lot of fun.

For everyone involved – pupils, teachers, parents, siblings, carers and organisers – these evenings were a special experience.