The
Haute ecole de musique de Lausanne
(HEMU, known as
Institute of Advanced Musical Studies
prior to 2010, founded in 1861 as
Conservatoire de Lausanne
) is a Swiss music school located in
Romandy
, the French-speaking western part of
Switzerland
. It is a constituent institution of the
University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland
.
History
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- Name change in 2010
Until the summer of 2010, the name, "Conservatoire de Lausanne", referred to two schools with different objectives and faculties. The
Music School
was public institution for educating children and young adults. The
Institute of Advanced Musical Studies
, based in
Lausanne
,
Sion
, and
Fribourg
, offered a comprehensive higher education for aspiring professional musicians. To mitigate the ensuing confusion, administrators in 2010 launched two new distinct identities. The School of Music became the Lausanne Conservatory and the Lausanne Institute of Advanced Musical Studies adopted the acronym
HEMU
for
Haute ecole de musique
.
[1]
On 1 September 2008 the classical music schools of
Sion
and
Fribourg
integrated with HEMU.
- Founding in 1861
The Haute ecole de musique de Lausanne was founded in 1861 as the Conservatoire de Lausanne with a mandate of training and educating aspiring professional musicians. HEMU is a comprehensive music school that offers degrees leading to accredited bachelor's and master's degrees. HEMU has a cooperative affiliation with the
University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland
.
[2]
- College divisions
HEMU currently has two divisions: Classical and Jazz. In 2013, approximately 300 students were enrolled in Classical and 60 in Jazz. According to the HEMU website, its jazz department is the only one of its kind in French-speaking Switzerland. Jazz at HEMU was launched in 2006.
- Library
HEMU has a large music library of scores, literature, references, and recordings.
- Pre-college division
Lausanne Conservatory for children and young adults has, as of 2012, an enrollment of about 1,200 students.
- Theater school
In 1909, the institution launched an acting school ?
Section professionnelle d'art dramatique du Conservatoire de Lausanne (SPAD).
As of 2003, the acting school has been located in the Haute Ecole de theatre ("High School of Theater" or "HESTR") in
Romandy
.
Accreditation
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The HEMU bachelor's and master's degrees are accredited by the Swiss government and the Music and Performing Arts division of the
University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland
(HES-SO), Switzerland's largest institution of constituent schools and colleges involved in research, higher education, and professional training. HEMU is a member of the
European Association of Conservatoires
.
Notable faculty and alumni
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HEMU directors
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- 1861?1905: Gustavus Adolphus Koella
- 1905?1908:
Emile-Robert Blanchet
(1877?1943), pianist
- 1908?1921: Jules Nicati (1873?1939)
- 1921?1941: Charles Troyon (1867?1948)
- 1941?1957:
Alfred Pochon
(fr)
(1878?1959), violinist and musicologist
- 1957?1967:
Carlo Hemmerling
(de)
(1903?1967)
- 1967?1968: Edmond Defrancesco
(interim)
- 1968?1972: Rainer Bosch (born 1938), composer
- 1972?1983: Michel Rochat
- 1984?1998:
Jean-Jacques Rapin
(de)
(1932-2015)
- 1998?2001: Olivier Cuendet
- 2001?2010: Pierre Wavre
- Since 2010:
Herve Klopfenstein
(fr)
(1957-), conductor, theory, flutist †
HEMU faculty
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- Roger Bobo
(born 1938), low-brass virtuoso
- 1947?1960:
Hans Haug
(1900?1967), composer
- 1904?1917:
Emile-Robert Blanchet
(1877?1943), pianist
- 1973?1990:
Ayla Erduran
(tr)
(born 1934)
- Current: Jorge Viladoms, pianist
[3]
- 1950s:
Herbert von Karajan
- 2005?2010: David Bruchez, trombone
- Pierre Amoyal
(born 1949), violinist
- Current:
Jean-Francois Antonioli
(born 1959), pianist, head of piano department †
- Marcal Cervera
(de)
(born 1928), cellist
- Guy Fallot
(born 1927), cellist
- 1949:
Paul Kletzki
(1900?1973), conductor
- Alfred Cortot
(1877?1962), conductor and pianist (taught several master classes after WWII)
- Muriel Rochat Rienth
Muriel Rochat Rienth
[
de
]
(born 1971), recorder (teaches in
Fribourg
)
- Andre de Ribaupierre
Andre de Ribaupierre
[
de
]
(1893?1955), violinist
- Edmond Appia
(fr)
(1994?1961), violinist, conductor
HEMU alumni
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- Jean-Francois Antonioli
(born 1959), pianist (diploma and 1st Prize in 1977)
- Constantin Br?iloiu
(1893?1958), composer and ethnomusicologist
- Brice Catherin
(born 1981), cellist
- Caroline Charriere
(1960?2018), composer, flautist
- Charles Dutoit
(born 1936), conductor (studied with
Herbert von Karajan
in 1955)
- Guy Fallot
(fr)
(1927-2018), cellist (studied at the Conservatory from 1934 to 1938; earning 1st Prize in 1938) †
- Rudolph Ganz
(1877-1972), composer and conductor
- Eduardo Hubert, pianist
- Fabio Maffei
(fr)
(born 1968), pianist and composer
- Boris Mersson
(de)
(1921?2013), pianist and composer
- Patrick Moraz
(born 1948) (student before 1968), rock keyboardist with
Yes
and
Moody Blues
- Pat Nye
(1908?1994), studied music, but became an actress
- Tedi Papavrami (born 1971), violinist (graduated 1987)
- Joseph Payne
(1937?2008); organist, harpsichordist
- Louis Schwizgebel-Wang
(born 1987), pianist
- Jorge Uliarte
(born 1962), conductor
- Marcello Viotti
(1954?2005), cellist, pianist, conductor
- Martin Wendel
[
nl
]
(born 1925), composer, flutist, pedagog
- Julien-Francois Zbinden
(1917-2021), pioneer jazz pianist (1938), composer
Note:
† signifies alumni and faculty
Selected discography
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- Bach
: "
Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!
" ?
Video
on
YouTube
- Perrin
: "Cantosenhal" ?
Video
on
YouTube
- Francois Thury: "
Mata-Hari
" ?
Video
on
YouTube
- Alexandra Cserveny: "Les animaux chanteurs de Breme" ?
Video
on
YouTube
- Gaudibert
: "Feuillages" ?
Video
on
YouTube
- Lena Hauser, soprano; Stephan Imboden, bass; Miguel Fernandez, narrator; Stephane Borel,
Maxime Favrod
(fr)
, Jacques Hostettler, percussion
- Lausanne Conservatory Chorus & Orchestra,
Herve Klopfenstein
(fr)
, conductor
- Tracks 3 and 5 are studio recordings; 1, 2, and 4 were recorded live on 5 April 1990
Selected videos
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Publications
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See also
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Notes and references
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External links
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