Tuba
The tuba class at the Haute école de musique de Genève (HEM) benefits from the cordial teaching of its professor Ricardo Carvalhoso. Our professor is not only a renowned artist but also an educator par excellence.
Currently the first soloist at the Philharmonic Orchestra of Munich, he is part of a generation that has given new impetus to the modern playing of the instrument. To complement his teaching, internationally renowned artists are regularly invited, in the context of Masterclasses.
The students taking the HEM’s tuba classes benefit from a particularly stimulating learning environment, which emphasizes 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 following a dual curriculum (trombone and saxhorn/euphonium). Thanks to the resources at our ‘Centre de musique électroacoustique’ (Centre for electro-acoustic music, 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 music scene in French-speaking Switzerland, in particular its rich fabric of fanfare ensembles, mean that there are ample opportunities for engagement, to enrich their practice and develop their network.
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