Oscar silver for ZHdK students
Singer and composer Johanna Jellici will take over as Head of the Jazz and Pop profile at Zurich University of the Arts from November 2022. She succeeds Gregor Hilbe, who will head the Jazz major from this date.
Johanna Jellici grew up in Brussels, Berlin and Barcelona, according to the ZHdK press release. She studied German literature and linguistics in Tübingen. This was followed by several years of study and work in Tokyo and San Francisco as well as studies in singing, electro-acoustic composition and music education in Leipzig.
Jellici's work includes CDs, sound installations, live electronic performances and compositions as well as exhibitions and has been shown in museums, exhibitions and at international festivals. As a singer, she has performed on stage with Nina Hagen, the Sinfonietta Basel and many more. She tours nationally and internationally with her current formation Jellici Baldes Spacetracker.
Johanna Jellici has taught and held management positions at institutions in Vienna, Leipzig and Basel. In recent years, she has been a member of the management team of the Jazzcampus at the Basel University of Music FHNW. She has lived in Zurich since 2001 and works as a singer, installation artist, composer and voice coach.
