2026 service contract for Konsibern approved
Bern's municipal council, the city's executive body, has approved the 2026 performance contract for the Bern Music School Conservatory Foundation (Konsibern).
The services provided by Konsibern are to be compensated with a sum of 4.48 million francs in the coming year. This includes additional costs of 107,000 francs. These are due to an increase in the number of schoolchildren and an increase in teachers' salaries, writes the City of Bern.
The operation of Konsibern is financed by contributions from the city and canton of Berne, school fees and grants from third parties. The funds from the city of Bern still require the approval of the city's voters as part of the budget vote on November 30, 2025, writes Konsibern.
The music school was founded in 1858 by the Bernese Music Society BMG. With the founding of the Bern University of the Arts HKB in 2000, the general music school department of the former conservatory was transformed into an independent institution and the Bern Conservatory Music School Foundation was established as a competence center for amateur music-making.
