Lecturers and Guests

Bewegungsphysiologie: Irene Spirgi
Musikalische Elementarlehre: Marc Kilchenmann
Musikpädagogik, Didaktik (deutsch): Team und Gäste
Pédagogie, didactique (français): Suzanne Perrin-Goy
Psychologie (deutsch): Andreas Cincera, Sandra Wymann
Psychologie (français): Suzanne Perrin-Goy

Fachdidaktik Jazz

Marc Stucki

Fachdidaktikseminare Jazz (auf Mandatsbasis)

Piano: Andreas Meili
Bass: Christian Schmid, Hans Ermel
Saxophon: Benedikt Reising, Wege Wüthrich
Klarinette: Roland von Flüe
Trompete: Johannes Walter
Gesang: Doris McVeigh
Schlagzeug: Rico Baumann

Bandinstrumente

Theorie: Martin Streule, Marc Stucki, Immanuel Brockhaus
Piano: Andreas Renggli
Bass: Martin Streule
Schlagzeug: Jan Fabricky
Gitarre: Thomas Sauter

Dirigieren

Martin Streule

Pädagogik und Psychologie

Musik S II

Chorleitung: Andreas Hügli
Dirigieren, Ensembleleitung: Rolf Schumacher, Florian Ziemen
Gesang: Christian Marthaler
Klavierbegleitung: Philip Henzi, Andreas Meili

Musikvermittlung

Irena Müller-Brozovic, Barbara Balba Weber

Composition / Creative Practice

Creative Practice

Franziska Baumann, Angela Bürger, Teresa Carrasco, Xavier Dayer, Leo Dick, Cathy van Eck, Peter Kraut, Gilbert Nouno, Simon Steen-Andersen, Oliver Waespi

Some of the visiting professors in recent years: Pierre Jodlowski, Matthew Shlomowitz, Stefan Prins, Jennifer Walshe, Olivier Pasquet, Helmut Oehring, Manos Tsangaris, Rimini Protokoll, Stefan Wirth, Hans Wüthrich

Contemporary Jazz

Ralph Alessi, Dieter Ammann, Tom Arthurs, Django Bates, Oliver Friedli, Peter Gromer, Andreas Schaerer, Stefan Schultze, Martin Streule, Biliana Voutchkova

Music and Movement

Bachelor

Rhythm and Pedagogy

Sandra Degen, Melanie Dörig, Lucien Matthey, Franziska Meyer, Magdalena von Känel, Bettina Pulfer, Claudia Wagner, Gastdozent*innen

Piano (Jazz, Pop and Classical)

Riccardo Bovino, Iris Haefely, Joachim Hoffmann, Jeremy Mage, Magdalena von Känel,

Voice, Singing, Choir

Laure-Anne Dayer, Christin Mauerhofer, Rajiv Satapati

Dance, Choreography

Karin Hermes, Franziska Meyer, Claudia Wagner, Joshua Monten, internationale Gastdozent*innen

Improvisation

Jonas Kocher

Theory

Xavier Dayer, Peter Kraut, Michael Lehner, Rajiv Satapati, Antoine Schneider

Theater and Scene

Franziska Meyer, Florian Reichert

Technique

Tobias Müller

Master

Rhythm and Pedagogy

Sandra Degen, Lucien Matthey, Magdalena von Känel, Claudia Wagner, Gastdozent*innen

Piano (Jazz, Pop and Classical)

Tamaé Gennai

Voice, Singing

Laure-Anne Dayer, Christin Mauerhofer

Dance, Choreography

Karin Hermes, Franziska Meyer, Joshua Monten, Claudia Wagner, internationale Gastdozent*innen

Improvisation

Hans Koch, Martin Schütz

Theater and Scene

Roman Dudler, Charlotte Huldi, Pierre Sublet

Technique

Patrick Hunka

Sound Arts

Electroacoustic Composition + Sound Arts

Teresa Carrasco

Sensor-based musical instruments, interactive Music, Composition + Sound Art

Cathy van Eck

Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning

Robin Meier

Algorithmic Composition, Sound Synthesis + Analysis

Michael Harenberg, Lilian Beidler

Applied Audio Programming

Cédric Spindler

Music + Image

Ellen Fellman, Robin Meier

Audio Technology

Benoît Piccand, Beat Müller, Samuel Gfeller

Media Art, Performance

Valerian Maly

Sound Art in public spaces

Lilian Beidler

Electronic Aural Training

Annie Rüfenacht, Lilian Beidler

Sound Arts Music Education + Music and Gender

Annie Rüfenacht

Piano + Electronic keyboard instrument

Oli Illi

Music History, Music Theory + Aural Training

Peter Kraut, Michael Lehner, Lilian Beidler, Rajiv Satapati, Martin Skamletz

Media Theory

Andi Otto

As well as the entire teaching staff of the Music division through elective courses.

Swiss Opera Studio

Lecturers

Accompaniment + rehearsal coaching

Francesco Addabbo (pianist, harpsichordist)

Opera/musical theatre staging + stage project supervision

Mathias Behrends (opera and musical theatre director)

Vocal coaching + music project supervision

Riccardo Bovino (pianist)

Diction/voice coaching

Anna Magdalena Fitzi (actor, voice artist)

Opera singing

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (mezzo-soprano, lecturer in singing at HKB)
Claude Eichenberger (mezzo-soprano, lecturer in singing at HKB)
Malin Hartelius (soprano, lecturer in singing at HKB)
Marcus Niedermeyr, baritone (lecturer in singing at HKB)
Daniel Gloger, countertenor (lecturer in singing Opera, audition training, contemporary musical theater)

As a result of our collaborations and partnerships, students may also choose a lecturer for the opera singing part of the programme from a pool of singing teachers at all higher education music institutions in Switzerland. You will need the approval of the music institution in question.

Stage movement

Franziska Meyer (lecturer Music and Movement/Rhythmics)

Dramaturgy + theory

Maren Rieger (theatre and musical theatre dramaturge)

Drama, stage improvisation

Stefan Saborowski (theatre and film actor)

Vocal coaching/role study + music project supervision

Franco Trinca (conductor, Deputy Director of Opera, Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn)

Guest lecturers in recent years have included professor of singing Marga Schiml, the musical theatre directors Johannes Schaaf, Peter Schweiger and Wolfram Mehring and Olivier Tambosi; conductors Stefan Lano, Mladen Tarbuk and Christoph Campestrini; the dramaturge Wolfgang Willaschek and the dancer, choreographer and director Joachim Schloemer. Moreover the performer, pop-, folk- und jazzsinger Marena Whitcher and german-syrian action artist Manaf Halbouni.