New members on the Suisa Board of Directors
Marie Louise Werth and Zeno Gabaglio were elected to the Board of Directors of the Swiss Copyright Society Suisa at the General Assembly in Fribourg. They replace Monika Kaelin and Massimiliano Pani, who have stepped down from the Board.
Born in 1963, Marie Louise Werth studied piano and organ at the Zurich Conservatory. She won the national Concours Eurovision de la Chanson with the group Furbaz in 1989. She began a solo career in 1992. Since the comeback of the Furbaz in 2004, she has performed an annual Christmas tour exclusively with the group.
In 2014, after 25 years, she once again won the Prix Walo as "Audience Favorite for Extraordinary Achievements in 2013". Marie Louise Werth was a member of the Suisa Distribution and Works Commission from 1993 to 2015.
Born in 1979, Zeno Gabaglio studied philosophy and holds a diploma in
in cello and a master's degree in improvisation. He has composed the soundtracks to around 20 European films, which have won awards at major international festivals. He has also created music for the theater on numerous occasions. In the course of his career, he has worked with musicians such as Bugge Wesseltoft, Michel Godard, Villi Hermann, Frankie Hi NRG, Teho Teardo, Vinko Globokar, Peter Kernel and René Burri.
Zeno Gabaglio has always been active as a critic and promoter of new music in Italian-speaking Switzerland. He is also a member of the jury for the Swiss Music Prize and the cantonal sub-commission for music.
