Alumni
Looking towards the future, the Haute école de musique de Genève wishes to establish an official alumni network in order to reconnect with you and strengthen the ties with its former students.
As part of a revitalisation initiative launched in 2022, the HEM aims to fully involve its graduates in the life of the institution. Their views, experience and ideas are essential in building a vibrant and inspiring community together.
The HEM is therefore launching a first step: to better understand the expectations of its alumni. The aim? Ultimately, to design a platform and offers that meet the needs of each individual. At the same time, the HEM is updating its contact database in order to maintain links with its alumni and track their progress once they have completed their studies.
By joining this initiative, you are actively helping to shape the future of the HEM alumni network.
Your story matters
At the Haute école de musique de Genève, we believe that a success story can take many different forms. The most visible paths of excellence—such as performing as a soloist or orchestral musician with a renowned ensemble, receiving appointments at prestigious music institutions, or winning prizes at international competitions—are major achievements that we are proud to celebrate. They represent the culmination of deep artistic commitment and rigorous training, and are a testament to the quality of education offered at the HEM.
However, these examples are far from the only ones that reflect the richness of the journeys taken after studying at the HEM. We place just as much value on careers in music education, independent artistic creation, cultural mediation, research, musical entrepreneurship, and interdisciplinary projects. Every graduate who actively applies the skills acquired during their studies—whether on stage, in a classroom, leading a project, or working within an institution—contributes to shaping the diverse and evolving story of what a multifaceted musical career can look like today.
In this spirit, we warmly invite our former students to share their journeys with us. Your stories are valuable: they help paint a vibrant and diverse picture of what a high-quality music education can lead to.
Why join the HEM Alumni network?
The HEM wishes to create a living space of sharing and collaboration with its alumni. This initiative aims to strengthen the links between former students and the institution, by offering artistic, educational and professional opportunities.
Artistic development
- Participation in innovative projects such as OpéraLab or PULSE (HES-SO Genève).
- Access to contests and prizes: HES-SO Alumni Prize, Leenaards Foundation Tremplin Prize, Ponticello Association OSEZ! contest, Mahler contest in collaboration with the Gustav Mahler Society of Geneva, Mélodies contest in collaboration with Les Amis Neuchâtelois de la HEM.
- Occasional engagements for concerts organised by the HEM.
Teaching opportunities
- Targeted lectures in specific modules.
- Participation in the Forum des métiers as a guest expert.
- Appointments as expert examiners.
Involvement in research
- Collaboration on research projects carried out by the HEM.
Continuing education
- Access to short continuing education courses designed to deepen the skills acquired during studies in response to the constant evolution of the music profession and the new demands of the professional sector.
Professional and logistical support
- Entry-level positions for graduates of the Master's in Music Pedagogy programme.
- Departmental assistant positions for a first professional experience within the institution.
- Access to material resources: work rooms and instruments on loan.
- Support in the professional world: recommendations for external projects, personalised covering letters, etc.
- Promotion of alumni careers: sharing of success stories on the HEM's social networks.
Alumni memories
The HEM is a place of encounter and openness where I have spent some wonderful years.
Conductor and orchestra artistic director of the Verbier Festival - Italy
I have fond memories of the solidarity between the students at the HEM, who are always ready to help each other.
Singer, choral conductor and singing teacher - Switzerland
The HEM gave me the opportunity to fulfil my dream and change my life.
Artistic teacher - Brazil
Our alumni at the HEM
Let's keep in touch
If you would like to be kept informed or be part of this network, or to share your success story, contact-us : communication.hem@hesge.ch .
