Krüttli replaces Bouvard as head of VMS
At the Swiss Music Schools Association (VMS), the previous President Christine Bouvard Marty has handed over her office to the previous Vice President, Philippe Krüttli, after twelve years in office, ten of which as President.
Christine Bouvard Marty represented the VMS in political bodies, offices and partner organizations in the educational and cultural sector in Switzerland as well as in international association bodies of the music school industry with great commitment and a keen political sense, writes the VMS. With her "convincing and at the same time empathetic way of meeting people", she has succeeded in building many bridges that have advanced the VMS and music schools in Switzerland.
Philippe Krüttli studied at the universities and conservatories of Neuchâtel, La Chaux-de-Fonds and Bern. He was a music teacher at the French grammar school in Biel and taught music didactics at the University of Bern. In 1998, he completed further training in jazz, music didactics and choral conducting at the University of Québec in Montréal (UQUAM). He is director of the music school of the Bernese Jura.
