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Dear (prospective) Student
We have recently entirely redesigned the entire structure of our Master of Arts in Music Composition programme. We wish our students the greatest flexibility, and are implementing some great ideas suggested by our young composers themselves.
The course now has two new specializations, Creative Practice and Contemporary Jazz. At the core of each specialization we offer: – Highly personalised tuition: Developing your
projects in close collaboration with your professors and lecturers. Our professors and teachers currently include Django Bates, Teresa Carrasco, Xavier Dayer, Cathy van Eck, Stefan Schultze, and Simon Steen-Andersen.
– A wide range of specialist subjects: placing a focus on Jazz, Electronic Music, Curatorial Practice, Musical Theatre or Music Education, to name just a few.
– Regular intensive study weeks: All MA Composi- tion students gather regularly to collaborate and make the most of a wide range of performance opportunities.
We maintain close relationships with other HKB departments, including Literature, Fine Arts, Theater,
Swiss composer Xavier Dayer was born in Geneva in 1972. He studied under Eric Gaudibert in Geneva,at IRCAM Paris under Tristan Murail and Brian Ferney- hough, and was resident at the Académie de France at Villa Medici in Rome. Dayer has received various accolades, including the Sandoz Foundation FEMS Prize awarded by jury member Henri Dutilleux. He has composed five operas and several instrumental pieces, notably for Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensem- ble Contrechamps, and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Dayer’s pieces have been performed in Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, England, Turkey, Russia, and the United States.
and Research, and offer great flexibility to students wishing to seek compositional inspiration in other fields. We believe that music thrives in a social con- text, and have strong links to external festivals, event organisers and partners. We also support and promote innovative educational projects.
In other words, we wish for you to spread your wings and explore a wide range of options. Do drop in!
Xavier Dayer Head of Studies, Master of Arts in Music Composition
Master of Arts in Music Composition – Two specializations
Our Master of Arts in Music Composi- tion offers personalised instruction in composition that will enable you to write music in a wide variety of styles and for diverse contexts. The two specialisations (Creative Practice and Contemporary Jazz) have a similar structure. The curriculum is divided into six major modules, for a total of 120 ECTS credits.
1 Core subject The core subject consists of individual courses that form the focus of the programme. You will be coached per- sonally 80 minutes weekly and you can split the time between two profes- sors of your choice.
2 Perfecting your skills The module plan offers numerous courses in the field of artistic practice, depending on the specialisation you choose. You can focus on repertoire work by studying, for instance, the classics of composed theater (Aperghis, Globokar, Kagel, Schnebel, etc.). Or you can go for courses in ensemble conducting, Big Band arranging, Sound Arts, improvisation, recording tech- nologies or live electronics. Research - based aspects can also be integrated throughout the studies. Every semester, the research division at HKB offers a theme week.
3 Week-long intensive seminars for developing your personal musical creativity This is where students come together to develop joint projects and collaborate in various ways.
4 Optional courses A wide range of optional courses are available: seminars, sessions, dis- cussion groups and much more. The course programme is published in a brochure each semester.
5 Minor subject This module is a second specialisation, since it represents about a quarter of the degree programme (30 ECTS). In the minor subject as well as in the optional courses, you can shape your own personal profile, e.g. on your musical instrument, in research, live electronics, curating skills and many other fields.
6 Master’s thesis The master’s thesis is your final pro- ject. All of your work culminates here in a concert / performance / installa - tion or similar at the end of your second year. This is the most important mo- ment of your studies. It also includes a written thesis and a colloquium.
Specialisation in Creative Practice (for composers and performers)
Content The degree programme offers: – Extremely personalised instruction with courses tailored to your needs given by lecturers such as Simon Steen-Andersen, Cathy van Eck, Stefan Prins and Xavier Dayer – A selection of courses for perfecting your skills in various areas, from electronic music to curatorial practice to musical theater – A one-week intensive seminar per semester that brings all students in the programme together to deepen their creativity. This involves projects fea- tured at festivals and on international tours. Students in the MA in Music Composition were invited for example to present the project Das Haus zur Biennale in Munich and at the Bern Opera in 2016, and in 2017 realised projects for the Acht Brücken Festival in Cologne and the Gare du Nord – Bahnhof für Neue Musik in Basel and various other festivals since then, e.g. Les Jardins Musicaux in 2019. – A final project that serves as a gate- way to the professional arts scene. At the end of each year of the two-year master’s programme (which can also be extended to three years) students do a final project whose aesthetic orienta- tion may be extremely original. Our aim is for this project to be featured at various festivals for contemporary creative work. It should become the student’s “calling card” for entering the professional music scene.
Lecturers Franziska Baumann, Angela Bürger, Xavier Dayer, Leo Dick, Kirsteen Haardt, Michael Harenberg, Peter Kraut, Gilbert Nouno, Simon Steen-Andersen, Cathy van Eck, Oliver Waespi
Learning outcomes You are a composer or performer of contemporary music and want to expand your skills and stylistic reper- toire. You are interested in doing pro- jects based on your own interpretation of the respective author. The speciali- sation in Creative Practice offers these possibilities. With our help, you will further hone your craft and learn tools for pursuing and perfecting your musical and artistic quest. After com- pleting your studies at our university, you will have developed your own special artistic portfolio and will have gathered a wealth of project experience.
Specialisation in Contemporary Jazz
Content – Develop your own body of work, composing for a variety of ensembles, situations and genres, within one of the most cutting-edge jazz and contem- porary music departments in Europe – incorporating new classical music, electronics and the entire history of European jazz and improvised music. – Benefit from a personal dual-mentor- ship programme tailored to your musical identity and needs, with teach- ers including Ralph Alessi, Dieter Ammann, Tom Arthurs, Django Bates, Oliver Friedli, Peter Gromer, Andreas Schaerer, Stefan Schultze, Martin Streule, Klaus Wagenleiter and others. – Select from a variety of courses enhancing your skills in rehearsing, conducting, orchestration, reharmoni- sation, arranging, film scoring, electron- ic music or studio production based on your artistic goals and needs. Expand your creativity and draw inspiration from visiting artists, master classes, colloquia, new technology and media classes as well as transdisciplinary collaborations. – Discover and develop your artistic voice, rethinking 21st-century artistic practices within two major projects at the intersection of composition, im- provisation and performance. – Continually generate output within an inspiring community, linking your compositional skills to practice-based projects with extensive recording and practice opportunities. Present your compositions in a wide range of formal and informal concert settings,
gathering experience and developing your professional portfolio. – Profit from mentoring and courses in Music Business that prepare you for a smooth transition into professional life.
Lecturers Ralph Alessi, Dieter Ammann, Tom Arthurs, Django Bates, Oliver Friedli, Peter Gromer, Andreas Schaerer, Stefan Schultze, Martin Streule, Klaus Wagenleiter
Learning outcomes Embracing the universe of jazz as a source of tradition as well as fertile soil for the most cutting-edge of musical explorations, you will compose for a variety of ensembles and contexts within a forward-thinking programme with strong ties to new classical music, sound arts and other transdisciplinary areas. With a range of unique and ex- citing performance and recording oppor- tunities, your creative personality is the focus of this degree, in which you will develop your own body of work, gather experience, and reflect on how to integrate and position yourself as a 21st-century jazz composer at a high professional level.
General information and contacts
Title/Degree Master of Arts (MA) in Music Composition Specialisation in Creative Practice Specialisation in Contemporary Jazz
Entry requirements A bachelor’s degree in music is required. Candidates with exceptional artistic talent may be eligible for “special admission”. The number of places available in our programme is limited (numerus clausus). We administer an entrance examination (held in mid- April) to review your aptitude for the programme. We look for motivation, stamina, resilience and independence in our students’ profiles as well as a readiness to participate actively in university-level projects.
Application deadline Apply online at hkb.bfh.ch no later than 15 March.
Start of studies Autumn Semester (mid-September)
Duration 4 semesters (full-time)
ECTS credits 120 ECTS credits
Study languages German, French, English
Fees Entrance exam: CHF 250 Study fee per semester: CHF 750 (CHF 950 for international students)
Head of Studies Xavier Dayer +41 31 848 39 84 [email protected]
Head of Contemporary Jazz Stefan Schultze [email protected]
Assistant/Secretariat Nemanja Radivojevic +41 31 848 49 79 [email protected]
Individual visits can be arranged any time. Just write to us.
Bern University of the Arts HKB MA Music Composition Ostermundigenstrasse 103 CH-3006 Bern
hkb.bfh.ch hkb-musik.ch hkb-jazz.ch
Music Studies at the HKB
In many respects, the Music Study programmes at Bern University of the Arts HKB are unique within Europe. The ratio of almost 500 students to over 200 professors assures the highest educational standards and affords students great flexibility in terms of their study profiles.
Our students enjoy excellent conditions. Our unique collection of instruments includes historic grand pianos, wind and string instruments. Music electronics and event technology are of the highest standard. The school boasts about 70 practice rooms, including several for ensembles, and some are available round the clock. KULT, our in- house student agency, arranges for paid performances to promote student careers. At the HKB the boundaries be- tween disciplines are fluid, putting our students in fre- quent contact with opera, literature, research, and the fine and dramatic arts. Acclaimed for their innovative formats, a number of teams, ensembles and bands have formed at HKB. This multi-lingual school is proud of its international networks, and of numerous national and international collaborations to broaden our students’ perspectives. Numerous awards, competition prizes and invitations to festivals and academies underscore the uniqueness and outstanding quality of modern music studies in Bern.
Make the most of it!
added a great deal of educational value. Our students may tackle old electrical pianos, Wagner tubas, topical musical theatre, celebrated Pop sounds, gut strings, microtonal instruments or contra- bass clarinets. By the way: in collabo- ration with the University of Bern, we are the only Swiss University of the Arts with its own doctoral programme, the Graduate School of the Arts (for more information, please visit gsa.unibe.ch).
New Music The genre has an exceptional, long- standing tradition in Bern, with “new” always signifying “newly interconnected”. The New Music undercurrent runs be- tween all the arts at HKB. As a matter of course and as part of HKB multimedia studies, it provides many exciting oppor- tunities for interactions and innovative connections between musical genres, be that modern musical theatre, peda- gogy, music in context, performance or research. Our students are free to en- gage in studio or live electronics, media art, the dramatic and fine arts, perfor- mance – there are no limits. Supported by respected international professors, HKB students are also encouraged to focus entirely on contemporary music. Joining external projects or festivals may be an option in this field, and may prove to be the launch-pad for a long and exceptional career.
Strategic Priorities: Music in Context, Research, New Music A unique feature of studies at HKB are three strategic priorities. Designed to equip our students with the best career opportunities, the priorities reach right across the entire programme with all its courses, and students can integrate them in any number of ways:
Music in Context If great art is to have an impact it must have an audience. We are serious about bridging the gap between our music and the lived reality of members of society with little or no time for art music. All our Bachelor’s or Master’s programmes equip our students with the skills required to involve audiences in their Jazz or classical music perform- ances, compositions or educational events. Students have created school projects, music workshops, public art installations, or staged listening sta- tions. The experience prepares them for careers in the rapidly expanding field of contextualised music education; their profiles benefit from strong links to the wider society.
Research The HKB is proud to be among Europe’s largest and most successful universities of the Arts in terms of research. Hun- dreds of its research projects have already been realized in the form of publica- tions, reconstructions of historic instru- ments and interfaces, concerts, exhibi- tions, dissertations or internationally acclaimed symposia, all of which have
Priorities and Projects
Minors – Your Personal MA Profile As a graduate student at our school, you can choose from a wide range of options to hone your personal profile. Your degree programme co-ordinator will support you as you choose from currently 25 specializations (so-called Minors) to craft a combination that best meets your aspirations:
Music in Context / Artistic Music Educ- ation / Second or Parallel Classical Instrument / Jazz Instrument Second or parallel / Duo, Piano and Vocals / Piano Duo – plus / Conducting Wind Orchestra / Orchestra / Chamber Music / Classical Ensemble / Advanced Performance Jazz / Performance History / Free Impro- visation / Opera / Contemporary Music Interpretation / Composition / Song and Oratorio / Jazz Composition & Arrangement basic / Specialization Jazz Composition & Arrangement / Pop music / Sound Arts / Choreography Dance and Movement / Théâtre musical / Music Science basic / Research
Our Project and Practice Partners HKB Music provides a practice-oriented education and works with a large number of partners from the realms of music, research and education. Invariably aiming to create a professional platform for our students, we have in the past realized projects with the following institutions, and many more: – Konzert Theater Bern / Berner
Sinfonieorchester, Berner Kammer- orchester, Camerata Bern
– Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn TOBS
– Les Passions de l’Âme, Les Siècles – Lucerne Festival, Musikfestival Bern
– Berner Generationenhaus, La Prairie, ONO (concert series)
– European Chamber Music Academy ECMA
– Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Donaueschinger Musiktage
– Dampfzentrale Bern – Zentrum Paul Klee,
Pasquart Biel/Bienne – Chopin University of Music Warsaw – Zentrum für Kunst und Medien-
technologie ZKM Karlsruhe – Münchener Biennale für
Neues Musiktheater – Burri Instrument Collection – Ittinger Pfingstkonzerte, Davos
Festival – Young Artists in Concert – NEOS Music (respected publishers:
New Music CDs and DVDs)
Directorate, Professors HKB Music is proud of its international team of committed directors and pro- fessors, who are part of a far-flung artist network. Again: make the most of it!
Special programmes for people with a disability are available at HKB. We welcome prospective students with a physical or mental impairment, or with a chronic condition if they meet our usual admission criteria.
E-Bass: Stefan Rademacher Drums/Percussion: Dejan Terzic, Julian Sartorius Rhythmics: Jan Fabricky Live Electronics: Werner Hasler Ensembles: Bernhard Bamert, Django Bates, Thomas Dürst, Peter Gromer, Ralph Alessi, Patrice Moret, Bernhard Bamert, Stefan Rademacher, Tomas Sauter, Andreas Schaerer, Dejan Terzic, Colin Vallon, Lutz Häfner, Ronny Graupe Composition: Ralph Alessi, Dieter Ammann, Django Bates, Oliver Friedli, Andreas Schaerer, Stefan Schultze, Martin Streule, Klaus Wagenleiter Ear Training, Theory: Tom Arthurs, Immanuel Brockhaus, Peter Gromer, Peter Kraut, Julia Neupert, Marc Stucki Sound Studio: Markus Gfeller
CLASSICAL MUSIC Strings Violin: Corina Belcea, Bartek Niziol, Monika Urbaniak, Tianwa Yang Viola: Patrick Jüdt, Gertrud Weinmeister Violoncello: Conradin Brotbek, David Eggert, Antonio Meneses, Denis Severin Double Bass: Ruslan Lutsyk, David Sinclair Woodwinds Flute: Martin Fahlenbock, Christian Studler Oboe: Matthias Arter, Jaime González Clarinet: Ernesto Molinari Bassoon: Daniele Galaverna Saxophone: Christian Roellinger Recorder: Michael Form Brass Horn: Markus Oesch, Johannes Otter Trumpet: Giuliano Sommerhalder Trombone: Ian Bousfield Euphonium: Thomas Rüedi Tuba: Rex Martin Percussion: Brian Archinal, Christian Hartmann, Jochen Schorer Harmony Instruments Piano: Tomasz Herbut, Patricia Pagny, Antoine Françoise, Wilhem Latchoumia Fortepiano: Edoardo Torbianelli Harpsichord: Takashi Watanabe Organ: Daniel Glaus, Pascale van Coppenolle Guitar: Elena Càsoli Lute: Peter Croton Accordeon: Teodoro Anzellotti Piano Second instrument: Katharina Weber, Barbara Sandmeier, Peggy Pu, Albert Sidler, Pawel Mazurkiewicz, André Lottaz
LEADERSHIP TEAM Head of Department Graziella Contratto Deputy Head Peter Kraut Music Composition Xavier Dayer Jazz Tom Arthurs MA Music Pedagogy Felix Bamert BA Music Classical Raphael Camenisch MA Music Classical Lennart Dohms Opera Mathias Behrends Music & Movement (Rhythmics) Claudia Wagner Sound Arts Teresa Carrasco, Michael Harenberg Brass Ensembles Rolf Schumacher PreCollege Bern HKB Eva-Maria Neidhart Library Andrea Grandjean Sound Studio Benoît Piccand
OUR PROFESSORS MUSIC COMPOSITION Creative Practice Xavier Dayer, Oliver Waespi, Simon Steen-Andersen, Angela Bürger, Franziska Baumann, Teresa Carrasco, Leo Dick, Cathy van Eck, Kirsteen Haardt, Michael Harenberg, Peter Kraut, Gilbert Nouno Contemporary Jazz Ralph Alessi, Dieter Ammann, Django Bates, Oliver Friedli, Andreas Schaerer, Stefan Schultze, Martin Streule, Klaus Wagenleiter
JAZZ Vocals: Efrat Alony, Andreas Schaerer Saxophone: Lutz Häfner Trumpet: Ralph Alessi, Matthieu Michel Trombone: Bernhard Bamert Guitar: Ronny Graupe, Tomas Sauter Piano: Django Bates, Philip Henzi, Andreas Meili, Colin Vallon Double Bass: Thomas Dürst, Patrice Moret
Vocals Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Daniel Gloger, Malin Hartelius, Christian Hilz Contemporary Music Interpretation Teodoro Anzellotti, Brian Archinal, Matthias Arter, Elena Càsoli, David Eggert, Martin Fahlenbock, Antoine Françoise, Daniel Glaus, Daniel Gloger, Jaime González Rodriguez, Patrick Jüdt, Wilhem Latchoumia, Ernesto Molinari, Johannes Otter, Jochen Schorer, Tianwa Yang Historical Performance Peter Croton, Michael Form, Meret Lüthi, Daniele Galaverna, Edoardo Torbianelli, David Sinclair, Takashi Watanabe, Gertrud Weinmeister Wind Orchestra Conducting Rolf Schumacher, Corsin Tuor, Oliver Waespi, Florian Ziemen Accompaniment Rie Aikawa, Igor Andreev, Anna de Capitani, Tamara Chitadze, François Killian, Monika Nagy, Maria-Barbara Nytsch, Alissia Rafaelian Lüthi, Eriko Wakita, Mira Wollmann, Kirill Zwegintsov Corrépétiteurs James Alexander, Manuel Bärtsch, Tatiana Korsunskaya Theory Wanja Aloe, Xavier Dayer, Christian Henking, Marc Kennel, Peter Kraut, Michael Lehner, Claire Roberts, Martin Skamletz, Stephan Zirwes, Dennis Mayer, Nathalie Meidhof Research Thomas Gartmann, Kai Köpp, Manuel Bärtsch, Martin Skamletz Music in Context Barbara Balba Weber, Irena Müller-Brozovic
PEDAGOGY Teaching Practice, Classical Flute: Magda Schwerzmann Oboe: Gianluca Rotta Clarinet: Christoph Schnyder Bassoon: Marc Kilchenmann Recorder: Eveline Noth Saxohone: Christian Roellinger High Brass: Markus Oesch Deep Brass: Roland Fröscher Violin, Viola: Regula Schwaar Niederhauser Violoncello: Matthias Schranz Double Bass: Bettina Keller Piano: Iris Haefely Organ: Daniel Glaus Guitar: Elena Càsoli Accordeon: Felix Bamert
Vocals: Dorothee Labusch Jazz: Marc Stucki Drums: Willi Forster Theory: Ueli Kilchhofer, Suzanne Perrin-Goy Music SII Choral Conducting: Bruno Späti Conducting, Ensemble Conducting: Florian Ziemen, Rolf Schumacher, Corsin Tuor Voice: Christian Marthaler Piano Accompaniment: Philip Henzi, Andreas Meili
SOUND ARTS Musical Forms: Cathy van Eck, Michael Harenberg, Teresa Carrasco, Lilian Beidler Music and Image: Ellen Fellmann, Peter Scherer Media Art, Performance: Valerian Maly Audio Technology: Benoît Piccand, Beat Müller Media Theory: Andi Otto Keyboard Instruments: Oliver Illi Electronic Ear Training: Annie Rüfenacht
MUSIC AND MOVEMENT (RHYTHMICS) Rhythmics, Pedagogy: Françoise Geiser, Lucien Matthey, Franziska Meyer, Magdalena von Känel, Bettina Pulfer Piano (Jazz, Pop, Classical): Riccardo Bovino, Tamaé Gennai, Iris Haefely, Joachim Hoffmann, Jeremy Mage Vocals, Song: Franziska Baumann, Hilde Kap- pes Christin Mauerhofer, Anne-Florence Marbot, Patrick Secchiari Improvisation, Contemporary Music: Hans Koch, Jonas Kocher, Martin Schütz Theory: Manuel Bärtsch, Peter Kraut, Michael Lehner, Rajiv Satapati, Antoine Schneider Theater: Roman Dudler, Charlotte Huldi
OPERA Production: Mathias Behrends Disposition, Dramatic Arts: Stefan Saborowski Musical Arrangements, Corrépétiteur Soloists: Franco Trinca, Riccardo Bovino Assistant Conductor, Accompaniment: Francesco Addabbo Language Coaching: Anna Magdalena Fitzi Movement: Franziska Meyer Dramaturgy: Maren Rieger Vocals, Opera: Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Rachel Harnisch, Malin Hartelius, Christian Hilz and professors from other Swiss music academies Contemporary Musical Theater, Recital Training: Daniel Gloger
BERN UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS HKB
Design and Fine Arts Theater
Conservation and Restoration
Music Classical Instrument/Vocals – Composition
Music Performance Classical – Jazz
Music in Context – Research
Specialized Music Performance Opera
Music Composition Creative Practice – Contemporary Jazz
Y Institute Swiss Literature Institute
Research, CPD
KULT – Student Agency
PROGRAMMES
Dear (prospective) Student
We have recently entirely redesigned the entire structure of our Master of Arts in Music Composition programme. We wish our students the greatest flexibility, and are implementing some great ideas suggested by our young composers themselves.
The course now has two new specializations, Creative Practice and Contemporary Jazz. At the core of each specialization we offer: – Highly personalised tuition: Developing your
projects in close collaboration with your professors and lecturers. Our professors and teachers currently include Django Bates, Teresa Carrasco, Xavier Dayer, Cathy van Eck, Stefan Schultze, and Simon Steen-Andersen.
– A wide range of specialist subjects: placing a focus on Jazz, Electronic Music, Curatorial Practice, Musical Theatre or Music Education, to name just a few.
– Regular intensive study weeks: All MA Composi- tion students gather regularly to collaborate and make the most of a wide range of performance opportunities.
We maintain close relationships with other HKB departments, including Literature, Fine Arts, Theater,
Swiss composer Xavier Dayer was born in Geneva in 1972. He studied under Eric Gaudibert in Geneva,at IRCAM Paris under Tristan Murail and Brian Ferney- hough, and was resident at the Académie de France at Villa Medici in Rome. Dayer has received various accolades, including the Sandoz Foundation FEMS Prize awarded by jury member Henri Dutilleux. He has composed five operas and several instrumental pieces, notably for Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensem- ble Contrechamps, and Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Dayer’s pieces have been performed in Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, England, Turkey, Russia, and the United States.
and Research, and offer great flexibility to students wishing to seek compositional inspiration in other fields. We believe that music thrives in a social con- text, and have strong links to external festivals, event organisers and partners. We also support and promote innovative educational projects.
In other words, we wish for you to spread your wings and explore a wide range of options. Do drop in!
Xavier Dayer Head of Studies, Master of Arts in Music Composition
Master of Arts in Music Composition – Two specializations
Our Master of Arts in Music Composi- tion offers personalised instruction in composition that will enable you to write music in a wide variety of styles and for diverse contexts. The two specialisations (Creative Practice and Contemporary Jazz) have a similar structure. The curriculum is divided into six major modules, for a total of 120 ECTS credits.
1 Core subject The core subject consists of individual courses that form the focus of the programme. You will be coached per- sonally 80 minutes weekly and you can split the time between two profes- sors of your choice.
2 Perfecting your skills The module plan offers numerous courses in the field of artistic practice, depending on the specialisation you choose. You can focus on repertoire work by studying, for instance, the classics of composed theater (Aperghis, Globokar, Kagel, Schnebel, etc.). Or you can go for courses in ensemble conducting, Big Band arranging, Sound Arts, improvisation, recording tech- nologies or live electronics. Research - based aspects can also be integrated throughout the studies. Every semester, the research division at HKB offers a theme week.
3 Week-long intensive seminars for developing your personal musical creativity This is where students come together to develop joint projects and collaborate in various ways.
4 Optional courses A wide range of optional courses are available: seminars, sessions, dis- cussion groups and much more. The course programme is published in a brochure each semester.
5 Minor subject This module is a second specialisation, since it represents about a quarter of the degree programme (30 ECTS). In the minor subject as well as in the optional courses, you can shape your own personal profile, e.g. on your musical instrument, in research, live electronics, curating skills and many other fields.
6 Master’s thesis The master’s thesis is your final pro- ject. All of your work culminates here in a concert / performance / installa - tion or similar at the end of your second year. This is the most important mo- ment of your studies. It also includes a written thesis and a colloquium.
Specialisation in Creative Practice (for composers and performers)
Content The degree programme offers: – Extremely personalised instruction with courses tailored to your needs given by lecturers such as Simon Steen-Andersen, Cathy van Eck, Stefan Prins and Xavier Dayer – A selection of courses for perfecting your skills in various areas, from electronic music to curatorial practice to musical theater – A one-week intensive seminar per semester that brings all students in the programme together to deepen their creativity. This involves projects fea- tured at festivals and on international tours. Students in the MA in Music Composition were invited for example to present the project Das Haus zur Biennale in Munich and at the Bern Opera in 2016, and in 2017 realised projects for the Acht Brücken Festival in Cologne and the Gare du Nord – Bahnhof für Neue Musik in Basel and various other festivals since then, e.g. Les Jardins Musicaux in 2019. – A final project that serves as a gate- way to the professional arts scene. At the end of each year of the two-year master’s programme (which can also be extended to three years) students do a final project whose aesthetic orienta- tion may be extremely original. Our aim is for this project to be featured at various festivals for contemporary creative work. It should become the student’s “calling card” for entering the professional music scene.
Lecturers Franziska Baumann, Angela Bürger, Xavier Dayer, Leo Dick, Kirsteen Haardt, Michael Harenberg, Peter Kraut, Gilbert Nouno, Simon Steen-Andersen, Cathy van Eck, Oliver Waespi
Learning outcomes You are a composer or performer of contemporary music and want to expand your skills and stylistic reper- toire. You are interested in doing pro- jects based on your own interpretation of the respective author. The speciali- sation in Creative Practice offers these possibilities. With our help, you will further hone your craft and learn tools for pursuing and perfecting your musical and artistic quest. After com- pleting your studies at our university, you will have developed your own special artistic portfolio and will have gathered a wealth of project experience.
Specialisation in Contemporary Jazz
Content – Develop your own body of work, composing for a variety of ensembles, situations and genres, within one of the most cutting-edge jazz and contem- porary music departments in Europe – incorporating new classical music, electronics and the entire history of European jazz and improvised music. – Benefit from a personal dual-mentor- ship programme tailored to your musical identity and needs, with teach- ers including Ralph Alessi, Dieter Ammann, Tom Arthurs, Django Bates, Oliver Friedli, Peter Gromer, Andreas Schaerer, Stefan Schultze, Martin Streule, Klaus Wagenleiter and others. – Select from a variety of courses enhancing your skills in rehearsing, conducting, orchestration, reharmoni- sation, arranging, film scoring, electron- ic music or studio production based on your artistic goals and needs. Expand your creativity and draw inspiration from visiting artists, master classes, colloquia, new technology and media classes as well as transdisciplinary collaborations. – Discover and develop your artistic voice, rethinking 21st-century artistic practices within two major projects at the intersection of composition, im- provisation and performance. – Continually generate output within an inspiring community, linking your compositional skills to practice-based projects with extensive recording and practice opportunities. Present your compositions in a wide range of formal and informal concert settings,
gathering experience and developing your professional portfolio. – Profit from mentoring and courses in Music Business that prepare you for a smooth transition into professional life.
Lecturers Ralph Alessi, Dieter Ammann, Tom Arthurs, Django Bates, Oliver Friedli, Peter Gromer, Andreas Schaerer, Stefan Schultze, Martin Streule, Klaus Wagenleiter
Learning outcomes Embracing the universe of jazz as a source of tradition as well as fertile soil for the most cutting-edge of musical explorations, you will compose for a variety of ensembles and contexts within a forward-thinking programme with strong ties to new classical music, sound arts and other transdisciplinary areas. With a range of unique and ex- citing performance and recording oppor- tunities, your creative personality is the focus of this degree, in which you will develop your own body of work, gather experience, and reflect on how to integrate and position yourself as a 21st-century jazz composer at a high professional level.
General information and contacts
Title/Degree Master of Arts (MA) in Music Composition Specialisation in Creative Practice Specialisation in Contemporary Jazz
Entry requirements A bachelor’s degree in music is required. Candidates with exceptional artistic talent may be eligible for “special admission”. The number of places available in our programme is limited (numerus clausus). We administer an entrance examination (held in mid- April) to review your aptitude for the programme. We look for motivation, stamina, resilience and independence in our students’ profiles as well as a readiness to participate actively in university-level projects.
Application deadline Apply online at hkb.bfh.ch no later than 15 March.
Start of studies Autumn Semester (mid-September)
Duration 4 semesters (full-time)
ECTS credits 120 ECTS credits
Study languages German, French, English
Fees Entrance exam: CHF 250 Study fee per semester: CHF 750 (CHF 950 for international students)
Head of Studies Xavier Dayer +41 31 848 39 84 [email protected]
Head of Contemporary Jazz Stefan Schultze [email protected]
Assistant/Secretariat Nemanja Radivojevic +41 31 848 49 79 [email protected]
Individual visits can be arranged any time. Just write to us.
Bern University of the Arts HKB MA Music Composition Ostermundigenstrasse 103 CH-3006 Bern
hkb.bfh.ch hkb-musik.ch hkb-jazz.ch
Music Studies at the HKB
In many respects, the Music Study programmes at Bern University of the Arts HKB are unique within Europe. The ratio of almost 500 students to over 200 professors assures the highest educational standards and affords students great flexibility in terms of their study profiles.
Our students enjoy excellent conditions. Our unique collection of instruments includes historic grand pianos, wind and string instruments. Music electronics and event technology are of the highest standard. The school boasts about 70 practice rooms, including several for ensembles, and some are available round the clock. KULT, our in- house student agency, arranges for paid performances to promote student careers. At the HKB the boundaries be- tween disciplines are fluid, putting our students in fre- quent contact with opera, literature, research, and the fine and dramatic arts. Acclaimed for their innovative formats, a number of teams, ensembles and bands have formed at HKB. This multi-lingual school is proud of its international networks, and of numerous national and international collaborations to broaden our students’ perspectives. Numerous awards, competition prizes and invitations to festivals and academies underscore the uniqueness and outstanding quality of modern music studies in Bern.
Make the most of it!
added a great deal of educational value. Our students may tackle old electrical pianos, Wagner tubas, topical musical theatre, celebrated Pop sounds, gut strings, microtonal instruments or contra- bass clarinets. By the way: in collabo- ration with the University of Bern, we are the only Swiss University of the Arts with its own doctoral programme, the Graduate School of the Arts (for more information, please visit gsa.unibe.ch).
New Music The genre has an exceptional, long- standing tradition in Bern, with “new” always signifying “newly interconnected”. The New Music undercurrent runs be- tween all the arts at HKB. As a matter of course and as part of HKB multimedia studies, it provides many exciting oppor- tunities for interactions and innovative connections between musical genres, be that modern musical theatre, peda- gogy, music in context, performance or research. Our students are free to en- gage in studio or live electronics, media art, the dramatic and fine arts, perfor- mance – there are no limits. Supported by respected international professors, HKB students are also encouraged to focus entirely on contemporary music. Joining external projects or festivals may be an option in this field, and may prove to be the launch-pad for a long and exceptional career.
Strategic Priorities: Music in Context, Research, New Music A unique feature of studies at HKB are three strategic priorities. Designed to equip our students with the best career opportunities, the priorities reach right across the entire programme with all its courses, and students can integrate them in any number of ways:
Music in Context If great art is to have an impact it must have an audience. We are serious about bridging the gap between our music and the lived reality of members of society with little or no time for art music. All our Bachelor’s or Master’s programmes equip our students with the skills required to involve audiences in their Jazz or classical music perform- ances, compositions or educational events. Students have created school projects, music workshops, public art installations, or staged listening sta- tions. The experience prepares them for careers in the rapidly expanding field of contextualised music education; their profiles benefit from strong links to the wider society.
Research The HKB is proud to be among Europe’s largest and most successful universities of the Arts in terms of research. Hun- dreds of its research projects have already been realized in the form of publica- tions, reconstructions of historic instru- ments and interfaces, concerts, exhibi- tions, dissertations or internationally acclaimed symposia, all of which have
Priorities and Projects
Minors – Your Personal MA Profile As a graduate student at our school, you can choose from a wide range of options to hone your personal profile. Your degree programme co-ordinator will support you as you choose from currently 25 specializations (so-called Minors) to craft a combination that best meets your aspirations:
Music in Context / Artistic Music Educ- ation / Second or Parallel Classical Instrument / Jazz Instrument Second or parallel / Duo, Piano and Vocals / Piano Duo – plus / Conducting Wind Orchestra / Orchestra / Chamber Music / Classical Ensemble / Advanced Performance Jazz / Performance History / Free Impro- visation / Opera / Contemporary Music Interpretation / Composition / Song and Oratorio / Jazz Composition & Arrangement basic / Specialization Jazz Composition & Arrangement / Pop music / Sound Arts / Choreography Dance and Movement / Théâtre musical / Music Science basic / Research
Our Project and Practice Partners HKB Music provides a practice-oriented education and works with a large number of partners from the realms of music, research and education. Invariably aiming to create a professional platform for our students, we have in the past realized projects with the following institutions, and many more: – Konzert Theater Bern / Berner
Sinfonieorchester, Berner Kammer- orchester, Camerata Bern
– Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn TOBS
– Les Passions de l’Âme, Les Siècles – Lucerne Festival, Musikfestival Bern
– Berner Generationenhaus, La Prairie, ONO (concert series)
– European Chamber Music Academy ECMA
– Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Donaueschinger Musiktage
– Dampfzentrale Bern – Zentrum Paul Klee,
Pasquart Biel/Bienne – Chopin University of Music Warsaw – Zentrum für Kunst und Medien-
technologie ZKM Karlsruhe – Münchener Biennale für
Neues Musiktheater – Burri Instrument Collection – Ittinger Pfingstkonzerte, Davos
Festival – Young Artists in Concert – NEOS Music (respected publishers:
New Music CDs and DVDs)
Directorate, Professors HKB Music is proud of its international team of committed directors and pro- fessors, who are part of a far-flung artist network. Again: make the most of it!
Special programmes for people with a disability are available at HKB. We welcome prospective students with a physical or mental impairment, or with a chronic condition if they meet our usual admission criteria.
E-Bass: Stefan Rademacher Drums/Percussion: Dejan Terzic, Julian Sartorius Rhythmics: Jan Fabricky Live Electronics: Werner Hasler Ensembles: Bernhard Bamert, Django Bates, Thomas Dürst, Peter Gromer, Ralph Alessi, Patrice Moret, Bernhard Bamert, Stefan Rademacher, Tomas Sauter, Andreas Schaerer, Dejan Terzic, Colin Vallon, Lutz Häfner, Ronny Graupe Composition: Ralph Alessi, Dieter Ammann, Django Bates, Oliver Friedli, Andreas Schaerer, Stefan Schultze, Martin Streule, Klaus Wagenleiter Ear Training, Theory: Tom Arthurs, Immanuel Brockhaus, Peter Gromer, Peter Kraut, Julia Neupert, Marc Stucki Sound Studio: Markus Gfeller
CLASSICAL MUSIC Strings Violin: Corina Belcea, Bartek Niziol, Monika Urbaniak, Tianwa Yang Viola: Patrick Jüdt, Gertrud Weinmeister Violoncello: Conradin Brotbek, David Eggert, Antonio Meneses, Denis Severin Double Bass: Ruslan Lutsyk, David Sinclair Woodwinds Flute: Martin Fahlenbock, Christian Studler Oboe: Matthias Arter, Jaime González Clarinet: Ernesto Molinari Bassoon: Daniele Galaverna Saxophone: Christian Roellinger Recorder: Michael Form Brass Horn: Markus Oesch, Johannes Otter Trumpet: Giuliano Sommerhalder Trombone: Ian Bousfield Euphonium: Thomas Rüedi Tuba: Rex Martin Percussion: Brian Archinal, Christian Hartmann, Jochen Schorer Harmony Instruments Piano: Tomasz Herbut, Patricia Pagny, Antoine Françoise, Wilhem Latchoumia Fortepiano: Edoardo Torbianelli Harpsichord: Takashi Watanabe Organ: Daniel Glaus, Pascale van Coppenolle Guitar: Elena Càsoli Lute: Peter Croton Accordeon: Teodoro Anzellotti Piano Second instrument: Katharina Weber, Barbara Sandmeier, Peggy Pu, Albert Sidler, Pawel Mazurkiewicz, André Lottaz
LEADERSHIP TEAM Head of Department Graziella Contratto Deputy Head Peter Kraut Music Composition Xavier Dayer Jazz Tom Arthurs MA Music Pedagogy Felix Bamert BA Music Classical Raphael Camenisch MA Music Classical Lennart Dohms Opera Mathias Behrends Music & Movement (Rhythmics) Claudia Wagner Sound Arts Teresa Carrasco, Michael Harenberg Brass Ensembles Rolf Schumacher PreCollege Bern HKB Eva-Maria Neidhart Library Andrea Grandjean Sound Studio Benoît Piccand
OUR PROFESSORS MUSIC COMPOSITION Creative Practice Xavier Dayer, Oliver Waespi, Simon Steen-Andersen, Angela Bürger, Franziska Baumann, Teresa Carrasco, Leo Dick, Cathy van Eck, Kirsteen Haardt, Michael Harenberg, Peter Kraut, Gilbert Nouno Contemporary Jazz Ralph Alessi, Dieter Ammann, Django Bates, Oliver Friedli, Andreas Schaerer, Stefan Schultze, Martin Streule, Klaus Wagenleiter
JAZZ Vocals: Efrat Alony, Andreas Schaerer Saxophone: Lutz Häfner Trumpet: Ralph Alessi, Matthieu Michel Trombone: Bernhard Bamert Guitar: Ronny Graupe, Tomas Sauter Piano: Django Bates, Philip Henzi, Andreas Meili, Colin Vallon Double Bass: Thomas Dürst, Patrice Moret
Vocals Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Daniel Gloger, Malin Hartelius, Christian Hilz Contemporary Music Interpretation Teodoro Anzellotti, Brian Archinal, Matthias Arter, Elena Càsoli, David Eggert, Martin Fahlenbock, Antoine Françoise, Daniel Glaus, Daniel Gloger, Jaime González Rodriguez, Patrick Jüdt, Wilhem Latchoumia, Ernesto Molinari, Johannes Otter, Jochen Schorer, Tianwa Yang Historical Performance Peter Croton, Michael Form, Meret Lüthi, Daniele Galaverna, Edoardo Torbianelli, David Sinclair, Takashi Watanabe, Gertrud Weinmeister Wind Orchestra Conducting Rolf Schumacher, Corsin Tuor, Oliver Waespi, Florian Ziemen Accompaniment Rie Aikawa, Igor Andreev, Anna de Capitani, Tamara Chitadze, François Killian, Monika Nagy, Maria-Barbara Nytsch, Alissia Rafaelian Lüthi, Eriko Wakita, Mira Wollmann, Kirill Zwegintsov Corrépétiteurs James Alexander, Manuel Bärtsch, Tatiana Korsunskaya Theory Wanja Aloe, Xavier Dayer, Christian Henking, Marc Kennel, Peter Kraut, Michael Lehner, Claire Roberts, Martin Skamletz, Stephan Zirwes, Dennis Mayer, Nathalie Meidhof Research Thomas Gartmann, Kai Köpp, Manuel Bärtsch, Martin Skamletz Music in Context Barbara Balba Weber, Irena Müller-Brozovic
PEDAGOGY Teaching Practice, Classical Flute: Magda Schwerzmann Oboe: Gianluca Rotta Clarinet: Christoph Schnyder Bassoon: Marc Kilchenmann Recorder: Eveline Noth Saxohone: Christian Roellinger High Brass: Markus Oesch Deep Brass: Roland Fröscher Violin, Viola: Regula Schwaar Niederhauser Violoncello: Matthias Schranz Double Bass: Bettina Keller Piano: Iris Haefely Organ: Daniel Glaus Guitar: Elena Càsoli Accordeon: Felix Bamert
Vocals: Dorothee Labusch Jazz: Marc Stucki Drums: Willi Forster Theory: Ueli Kilchhofer, Suzanne Perrin-Goy Music SII Choral Conducting: Bruno Späti Conducting, Ensemble Conducting: Florian Ziemen, Rolf Schumacher, Corsin Tuor Voice: Christian Marthaler Piano Accompaniment: Philip Henzi, Andreas Meili
SOUND ARTS Musical Forms: Cathy van Eck, Michael Harenberg, Teresa Carrasco, Lilian Beidler Music and Image: Ellen Fellmann, Peter Scherer Media Art, Performance: Valerian Maly Audio Technology: Benoît Piccand, Beat Müller Media Theory: Andi Otto Keyboard Instruments: Oliver Illi Electronic Ear Training: Annie Rüfenacht
MUSIC AND MOVEMENT (RHYTHMICS) Rhythmics, Pedagogy: Françoise Geiser, Lucien Matthey, Franziska Meyer, Magdalena von Känel, Bettina Pulfer Piano (Jazz, Pop, Classical): Riccardo Bovino, Tamaé Gennai, Iris Haefely, Joachim Hoffmann, Jeremy Mage Vocals, Song: Franziska Baumann, Hilde Kap- pes Christin Mauerhofer, Anne-Florence Marbot, Patrick Secchiari Improvisation, Contemporary Music: Hans Koch, Jonas Kocher, Martin Schütz Theory: Manuel Bärtsch, Peter Kraut, Michael Lehner, Rajiv Satapati, Antoine Schneider Theater: Roman Dudler, Charlotte Huldi
OPERA Production: Mathias Behrends Disposition, Dramatic Arts: Stefan Saborowski Musical Arrangements, Corrépétiteur Soloists: Franco Trinca, Riccardo Bovino Assistant Conductor, Accompaniment: Francesco Addabbo Language Coaching: Anna Magdalena Fitzi Movement: Franziska Meyer Dramaturgy: Maren Rieger Vocals, Opera: Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Rachel Harnisch, Malin Hartelius, Christian Hilz and professors from other Swiss music academies Contemporary Musical Theater, Recital Training: Daniel Gloger
BERN UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS HKB
Design and Fine Arts Theater
Conservation and Restoration
Music Classical Instrument/Vocals – Composition
Music Performance Classical – Jazz
Music in Context – Research
Specialized Music Performance Opera
Music Composition Creative Practice – Contemporary Jazz
Y Institute Swiss Literature Institute
Research, CPD
KULT – Student Agency
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