Thurgau sponsorship award for Rahel Kraft
London-based musician Rahel Kraft is one of the recipients of this year's Thurgau sponsorship awards, each worth 25,000 francs.
Rahel Kraft studied jazz singing and improvisation in Lucerne and completed a master's degree in music education. In 2011, she founded the experimental ensemble Stimmorchester, which consists of seven professional singers and cultivates free improvisation. It was awarded a work grant from the canton and city of Lucerne in 2013.
In 2015, the five grants from the Canton of Thurgau will go to artists from the fields of theater, music and visual arts. In addition to Rahel Kraft, the expert jury selected the following artists from 55 applications: Joëlle Allet (visual artist), Philippe Glatz (visual artist), Gabor Nemeth (actor) and Meinrad Schade (visual artist).
Music experts on the jury included music critic Anja Bühnemann, Dominik Deuber (Managing Director Lucerne Festival Academy), musician and recording studio supporter Pat Kasper and cultural journalist and musician Martin Preisser.
