Sara Decker becomes 2nd at Montreux Jazz Voice Competition

The Montreux Jazz Festival is a music festival in Switzerland, held annually in early July in Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline.
It is the second largest annual jazz festival in the world after Canada's Montreal International Jazz Festival.

One of our alumni, Sara Decker, became 2nd at this world famous festival.
From over a 1000 applications only 7 people were chosen to sing of whom 3 actually were in the finals.

Franco-American singer, Cécile McLorin Salvant, presided over the jury, which also counted in its number: Swiss composer, Jérôme Berney; Swiss-Albanian singer, Elina Duni; Le Temps journalist, Stéphane Gobbo; and Radio Fribourg director, Thierry Savary.

CONGRATS Sara!!

More information about the competition? An inside peek into the finals? Check this link.

Published on 11/7/2017

Conservatorium Maastricht receives status nationally listed building

On May 3rd, Conservatorium Maastricht officially received the status of Nationally Listed Building, granted by the director of the Dutch Cultural Heritage Agency, Susan Lammer. This designation is a recognition on a national level of the cultural and historical value of the building.

Published on 03/05/2017