Lucerne School of Music
The Lucerne School of Music is a professional school for musicians located in Lucerne, Switzerland, and closely associated with the city's annual music festival. It is a division of the Lucerne [University of Applied Sciences and Arts].
History
The school was formed in 1999 when the city's Conservatory of Music, Academy of Church Music, and Jazz School merged into a single university-status institution, called Musikhochschule Luzern.The school began offering master's degrees in music in fall 2008. At about the same time, it became a division, or Departement, of the Lucerne University of [Applied Sciences and Arts].
Alumni include organist and conductor Andreas Reize and jazz pianist Luzia von Wyl.