Big Band "Swim Swam Swing”

Time and again, ensembles dedicated to big band repertoire have emerged at the Institute of Music Education. In some cases, the students rehearsed independently. Since the 2024/25 winter term, Professor Benjamin Köthe has been the director of the School Music Big Band. This was followed by performances at the OZ Christmas Gala, at the Peter-Weiss-Haus and at the Extraordinary School Music Concert. In the summer of 2026, the band played its first concert of its own at Circus Fantasia in Rostock harbour. Since then, it has also been using a new name: ‘Swim Swam Swing’. This is because the name ‘School Music Big Band’ has long since become outdated. For some time now, the ensemble has also been open to students from other hmt institutes, the University of Rostock and even young musicians from local schools.

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