Herculean task
The Schweizer Musikzeitung asked the association's representatives four questions in writing. The editorial deadline was March 8, in the middle of the 2021 spring session, when the Covid-19 Act was being discussed.
The Schweizer Musikzeitung asked the association's representatives four questions in writing. The editorial deadline was March 8, in the middle of the 2021 spring session, when the Covid-19 Act was being discussed.
When things are going "smoothly", they are forgotten: the music organizations whose work is not in the spotlight. In times of crisis, the indispensable lobbyists for music are more important and in demand than ever.
After one year of the coronavirus pandemic, managers from the partner organizations of the Swiss Music Magazine took stock of the situation by answering four questions:
How are you and your association doing?
What is particularly drastic for you about the Corona period?
How do you think the crisis is changing the music profession and/or your association?
What question would you like to ask the Federal Council or what would you like them to do to revive the music scene?
Wolfgang Böhler
President of the Swiss Society for Music Medicine SMM
Christine Bouvard
Présidente de l'Association Suisse des Ecoles de Musique ASEM
Michael Kaufmann
President of Sonart - Musicians Switzerland
Frank-Thomas Mitschke
Rector of the Kalaidos University of Music
Valérie Probst
Secrétaire générale du Concours Suisse de Musique pour la jeunesse CSMJ
Rosmarie Quadranti
President of the Swiss Music Council SMR
Johannes Reinhard
President of the Swiss Federal Orchestra Association EOV
Noémie L. Robidas
Présidente de la Conférence des Hautes coles de Musique Suisses CHEMS
Beat Santschi
Central Secretary of the Swiss Musicians' Association SMV
Cristina Urchueguía
President of the Swiss Music Research Society SMG
Andreas Wegelin
Director General of Suisa, Cooperative Society of Authors and Publishers of Music
Anmari Mëtsa Yabi Wili
President of the Forum for Music Diversity FMD
