Work contributions for Contratto and Huber
The Cultural Commission of the Canton of Schwyz is once again supporting music projects with grants this year. These go to the conductor Graziella Contratto (CHF 25,000) and the folk music bassist Pirmin Huber (CHF 20,000).
Conductor, pianist, teacher, lecturer and curator Graziella Contratto, who was born in 1966, is planning a "composed interpretation" of works by Othmar Schoeck, according to the canton's press release. To this end, she is seeking exchanges with composers, conductors, arrangers and other musicians. Analyses of orchestral works and original recordings with the composer Othmar Schoeck as accompanist are intended to provide information on Schoeck-specific musical style characteristics.
Pirmin Huber, born in 1987, is planning literature for double bass lessons. The compositions, some of which are new and arranged for several double basses, will be available as sheet music and recordings. The aim is to create "groovy, intuitive melodies" that contain elements of new folk music and support the learning of double bass playing.
