Jean-Claude Schlaepfer (*1961)
Biography
Born in Geneva (Switzerland) in 1961, Jean-Claude Schlaepfer studied piano for many years, notably with M. Risler. At the Geneva Conservatory he studied a program of theory courses and achieved a diploma in Musical Culture, the Prize of the Geneva State Council and the composition prize (in the class of Pierre Wissmer and Jean Balissat). Afterwards he did further study with Betsy Jolas, composer and professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. In 1988 he was the winner of the competition organized by the Swiss Musician’s Association.
Along with his activities as a composer, he teaches harmony and analysis at the Conservatoire supérieur de Musique and at the Conservatoire populaire de Musique of Geneva.
Works
Audio
Visibili et Invisibili
for men and children choir a capella
Visibili et Invisibili
Motets
for soprano voice, viola da gamba and harp
Motets
Exil
for symphony orchestra
Exil
Chant de lune
for chamber ensemble
Chant De Lune
Ascensus
for trumpet and low strings
Ascensus
