Award for Andreas Schaerer
The Erna and Curt Burgauer Foundation is awarding the 2022-2024 sponsorship prize of CHF 30,000 to singer Andreas Schaerer. In doing so, it is supporting him in the in-depth exploration of his voice.
After Ian Anüll, Gianni Motti, Sabian Baumann, Julius Sartorius and Elodie Pong, the sixth sponsorship award goes to a singer for the first time, writes the Zurich-based foundation in its press release.
This will support Andreas Schaerer in the development of the new programs "Solo-Voice" (maximum reduction without loops and without effects) and "Monotasking". The latter explores the human voice in the 21st century, including the alienation of the vocal organ with electronic effects.
Born in Visp in 1976, the singer and composer graduated from the Bern University of the Arts in 2006 and has since toured internationally with various projects, including the sextet "Hildegard Lernt Fliegen".
The sponsorship award of the Erna and Curt Burgauer Foundation is awarded over three years and is linked to the realization of a work in the third year. It is awarded periodically and in addition to the annual grants. The Board of Trustees decides on the award. It is not possible to apply for the prize.
