Trumpet
The trumpet class at the Haute école de musique de Genève (HEM) benefits from the cordial teaching of its professor Gérard Métrailler. A trumpeter with the Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR) and in the contemporary music ensemble Contrechamps, our professor is not only a renowned artist but also an educator with proven talent.
To complement his teaching, internationally renowned trumpeters are regularly invited, in the context of Masterclasses.
The students taking the HEM’s trumpet classes benefit from a particularly stimulating learning environment, which gets the best out of their cultural diversity. The atmosphere is one that favours human contact and new friendships. Besides the individual classes, there is a large number and variety of opportunities to play in a group: orchestra sessions, chamber music, brass ensembles such as the HEM Red Flag brass band, and multi-disciplinary projects. Simulations of orchestra contests are also regularly held.
Our students are encouraged to broaden their horizons by taking classes in a second instrument, such as the natural trumpet or the cornett. Thanks to the resources at our Centre de musique électroacoustique (CME), they can also experiment with avant-garde styles of music through amplification, the use of effect pedals, etc.
Thanks to the close ties that the HEM maintains with the region’s professional ensembles, our students have numerous opportunities to play in renowned ensembles such as the Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), the Orchestre de Chambre de Genève (OCG) or the Ensemble de musique contemporaine Contrechamps. The richness of the music scene in French-speaking Switzerland, the music-loving public and the numerous patrons mean that there are ample opportunities for engagement, to enrich their practice and develop their network of contacts.
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