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Max Berend X Tabula Musica Orchestra

She, The Sea Tour

“All people want to be seen and heard”, says Max. This was the origin of the creation of the EP She, the Sea. Because he observed within himself how often he looked for people and places to feel like he belonged, but did not find them. Why? Because he did not present himself for who he really was. Society often socializes us to strive for what we consider “normal” in life, based on metrics that no individual truly understands. This fosters a culture in which we often confuse acceptance with belonging, causing us to erect internal emotional barriers against each other that perpetuate conditions in which we hide parts of ourselves. It is this self-reflection that Max captures in the single “Beast” , which aims to point out: We can all create belonging when we face our own inner beast and come together as humanity through inclusion.

Max has found a strong partner in the inclusive Tabula Musica Orchestra, who joined him and his band to bring the songs of the new EP “She, the Sea” to the stage. Founded in 2017, Tabula Musica Orchestra consists of musicians with and without disabilities, who are trained to play in a professional environment. Over the last few years, Tabula Musica has collaborated with artists such as Brandy Buttler, Lo & Leduc, Jeans for Jeans and the Symphony Orchestra Biel Solothurn (TOBS).

The audience hold up their hands. One person forms a heart. One hand has a disability. This image shows the diversity in the audience of Max Berend, who cares deeply about inclusion and creating a sense of belonging for his audience. In this picture you can see Max Berend on stage at the Be-Jazz club in Bern together with the inclusive Tabula Musica orchestra. Where people with and without disabilities perform and create music together. You can see the orchestra behind Max Berend with his signature red beanie. This picture shows singer-songwriter Max Berend and his band as well as the inclusive Tabula Musica Orchestra. Together they performed three shows throughout Switzerland in order to demonstrate that inclusion can be a normality on and besides the stage. The topic of belonging is key for the folk-pop music Max Berend makes. This picture shows singer-songwriter Max Berend and his band as well as the inclusive Tabula Musica Orchestra. Together they performed three shows throughout Switzerland in order to demonstrate that inclusion can be a normality on and besides the stage. The topic of belonging is key for the folk-pop music Max Berend makes. This picture shows the Kirchplatz in Winterthur. The square is full of people watching a concert by Max Berend with the Tabula Musica orchestra. It's a diverse audience with people with and without disabilities illustrating the sense of belonging Max Berend wants to create with his music.
The audience hold up their hands. One person forms a heart. One hand has a disability. This image shows the diversity in the audience of Max Berend, who cares deeply about inclusion and creating a sense of belonging for his audience.
In this picture you can see Max Berend on stage at the Be-Jazz club in Bern together with the inclusive Tabula Musica orchestra. Where people with and without disabilities perform and create music together. You can see the orchestra behind Max Berend with his signature red beanie.
This picture shows singer-songwriter Max Berend and his band as well as the inclusive Tabula Musica Orchestra. Together they performed three shows throughout Switzerland in order to demonstrate that inclusion can be a normality on and besides the stage. The topic of belonging is key for the folk-pop music Max Berend makes.
This picture shows singer-songwriter Max Berend and his band as well as the inclusive Tabula Musica Orchestra. Together they performed three shows throughout Switzerland in order to demonstrate that inclusion can be a normality on and besides the stage. The topic of belonging is key for the folk-pop music Max Berend makes.
This picture shows the Kirchplatz in Winterthur. The square is full of people watching a concert by Max Berend with the Tabula Musica orchestra. It's a diverse audience with people with and without disabilities illustrating the sense of belonging Max Berend wants to create with his music.

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