This group of ramot campers were able to learn three songs within the five day hobby period. From guitar solos to saxophones, the Chocolate Cows definitely stood out, and unlike their namesake, their track record was not spotty. Although they ended up playing Don’t Look Back in Anger by Oasis, we were able to sneak a recording of Blur’s Song 2.
Levi, Lily, and Charlee joined forces in kesher rock band as The Big Acorn. Together, they reminded Beber Camp what happens when they are back in Chicago, as they played and slayed End of Beginning by djo. We have footage from both their rehearsal during hobbies and their final performance at Fine Arts Fest!
Songwriting is an inherently creative process that these Ramot campers took very seriously - but they also kept it very lighthearted and fun. Ari, Jacob, and Xander, with help from Zach and Lila, created a modern-day masterpiece that truly holds a mirror up to our society. Or maybe it doesn’t. Either way it’s awesome.
The seed of the idea was that Ari saw an ad at the water parks for a shooting range that was advertised as “Fun for the Whole Family” and that idea was so ridiculous that it became our title.
From there it turned into a modern impressionist piece using images from Chipotle as a mood board, and with Kym Bird as a guest vocalist.
The track also uses the brand new Cubs electric guitar that was built by campers in hobby.
You should listen to this. Many many times. Thanks!
Ari M, Ari P, and Jacob came together as a band with one goal: to play Fe!n at Fine Arts Fest. Nothing was going to stop them. Not Ari P’s mic being too quiet and piano too loud. Not them having enough time to rehearse. Not them making the last minute decision to include solos. Not them being an actual band from a hobby. Yet the Last Minutes persist!
Liam and Hayden put their heads together to create a song that encapsulates everything great about the summer time in their makor rock band.
Jaden, Jack, Max, Landon, Evan, and Morgan created so many songs within the brief five day period they had for the recording studio hobby.
In recording studio, Ari and Jacob had a saxtacular time reverse engineering the sounds of the woodwind instrument to make this funky song.
This week in recording studio, Aaron, Chloe, Aria, Levi, Samantha, Noa, Jonathan, and Leah produced a multitude of original songs. The topics cover a wide variety of subjects, like talent show moo offs to being your true self. Take a moment to enjoy these amazing songs.
Artist in Residence and Beber Alumnus Zach Moss helped lead DJ hobbies for both Kesher and Ramot! Take a listen to the mixes that the campers created!
Ramot campers Ari M, Ari P, Jacob, Bennett, Adam, and Merrick created a love (and maybe diss track) about Brady and made a combo of some slick bars and fresh beats. Catch a listen to these earworms!
There’s no cover from these covers. Have a pair of these parodies. You can’t beat these beats. Cash, Lily, Levi, Jack, Annie, and Jonathan truly did it all!
Elan, Gabriel, Will, Jake, Reese, and Liam came together in week one of second session to create incredible original songs. The wide variety of styles is truly a testament to the creativity and originality that spewed from these campers.
Within the first two weeks of second session, an incredible amount of talent, creativity, and noise has been displayed across the many cabins that had the music cabin activity. Here are the highlights at our halfway check-in!
After their rock band hobby, Mira and Caroline really wanted to sing Creep at Beberfest. Good thing that they were able to fill out their band with three random counselors they found laying around.
In Makording Studio, Rebecca, Aliza, and Lily had the chance to sing a bunch of their favorite songs.
Helena, Liv, and Naomi (dubbed The Food Goats) came together in the song writing hobby to craft an original tune of their own. Their song comprises of three sections: acoustic, grunge rock, and drum beat. Their song explores all the wonders relating to food. Everyone Loves Food releases today!
First session finished off the summer strong with a variety of music cabin activities from makor and kesher cabins. From music videos, parodies, covers, freestyle raps, nature orchestras, and sometimes just yelling into the microphone, there was so much creativity and spirit on display . Enjoy a selection of the cabin activities from the back half of 2025 session 1.
This summer we are starting a new tradition. Every camper that took a music hobby was able to choose one song to add to a playlist. For campers that took multiple music hobbies, they added one song per hobby. We hope you listen and shuffle through 2025 First Session’s Spotify Playlist!
Marin and Orly headlined the band “Marin and Orly performing That’s So True by Gracie Abrams” at Fine Arts Fest by playing the song That’s So True by the artist Gracie Abrams. “Marin and Orly performing That’s So True by Gracie Abrams” got the whole camp on their feet and clapping along!
Within their rock band hobby, Liv and Gemma chose to perform the song I Hate Myself For Loving You by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. They were able to hop into the recording studio and practice before rocking out on Crown Hall stage. We are able to share both performances that Liv and Gemma did.