Playroom opens today
Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, the Playroom, "the first room for electronic musical instruments" in Fribourg, will open on December 15, 2018 at the Swiss Museum and Center for Electronic Musical Instruments (SMEM).
What the association SMEM was still "on the cards" in March of this year (SMZ 3/2018 p. 13/14) is now a fact: according to the SMEM's press release, the playroom with electronic musical instruments is opening today. The instruments come from the SMEM collection and from a number of donors. The public is invited to discover the sonic possibilities of the instruments and make recordings. SMEM experts support beginners, work together with musicians on request or remain discreetly in the background "when experienced people develop their own project."
Lectures, workshops and concerts will take place in the Playroom next year. The space can also be used for residencies - Stepfen 0'Malley has already done this, Tin Man has been announced for December and the techno star Legowelt for January. According to the SMEM, this demonstrates the enormous potential of the collection and its international appeal. In less than two years, the SMEM has become one of the best addresses for musicians from all over the world.
