Into the new year with fresh energy

Our secretary Tirza Vogel is able to continue her professional development and has therefore asked us to relieve her of secretarial duties. She has done an excellent job for the Board and will continue to support us with individual tasks. At the General Meeting, our members elected Céline Stocker-Aregger as a new member of the Board. We are delighted to have found in her a highly qualified and motivated successor for the secretariat. Céline is a qualified businesswoman. She has worked as a personnel assistant for several companies in Central Switzerland. Today she works as a coach for personal development and work integration - also for musicians.

Save the date: Symposium 2025 on November 22 in Biel/Bienne

The Swissmedmusica Symposium 2025 will take place on November 22 in the Farelsaal in Biel, the title is still open. However, we have already been able to secure exciting speakers in the form of Sara Ascenso, Pauline Gropp and Chiara Samatanga Enderle.

Sara is a pianist and psychologist at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester. Her research interests include positive pedagogy in conservatoires. Pauline studied piano, singing and medicine in Cologne and Münster and researches stage personality. In addition to cello, Chiara also studied psychology and researched "Mindwandering and Boredom in Classical Musicians". She teaches at the Bern University of the Arts.