Anniversary
100 years of SUISA
Today, Suisse Auteurs unites more than 40,000 composers, lyricists and music publishers who have assigned their copyrights to SUISA for …
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Pascal Bachmann
“I form big cluster chords with string instruments”
On 27 August 2023, the Murten Classics Festival presents four commissioned works by a new generation of young Swiss composers …
Théo Rossier
“The piece is meant to come across as a wild dance”
On 27 August 2023, the Murten Classics Festival presents four commissioned works by a new generation of young Swiss composers …
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Freedom to create
The General Meeting of SUISA took place on 23 June 2023 at Aura Club in Zurich, followed by a celebration …
Arseniy Shkaptsov
“For me, composing means making music out of situations in life itself”
On 27 August 2023, the Murten Classics Festival presents four commissioned works by a new generation of young Swiss composers …
Success story
SUISA on its centenary
Composers and musicians know it from their own experience. You write a new song, a new tune, and no sooner …
Joëlle Nager
“The music is already playing in your head”
On 27 August 2023, the Murten Classics Festival presents four commissioned works by a new generation of young Swiss composers …
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From Avantgarde to sounds for the masses
Electronic musical instruments have been used in Switzerland almost as long as SUISA has been in existence. Music creators have …
SUISA Board of Directors
The board meetings of April 2023
On 24 and 25 April 2023, the Board members met in Zurich. Among other things, the annual accounts for the …
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Anniversary publication “Highlights on 100 years of Swiss music”
On the occasion of its anniversary, SUISA intends to present the century of its existence in a book. The medium …
General Meeting
A special General Meeting during the anniversary year
The SUISA General Meeting will be held soon. We are looking forward to seeing many members who are entitled to …
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First stamp with augmented reality and music
With an extraordinary stamp, the Swiss Post honours 100 years of SUISA’s commitment to a fair pay for creators and …
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How Switzerland learned to rock’n’roll
How and when did rock’n’roll reach Switzerland? What traces did the rebellious music from America leave behind? Who was the …
Web series “Louis gets it!”
How a hairdresser discovers SUISA
The SUISA web series with the title “Louis gets it!” has been launched. In the six-part series, hairdresser Louis finds …
Outlook
2023 – a year where everything returns to “normal”?
Events are taking place again, crowds are common once more and masks have mostly fallen – everything’s peachy, right?
M4music 2023
A treasure trove of music and know-how
This yearʼs M4music Festival will take place on Friday and Saturday, March 24/25, 2023, at Schiffbau, Moods and Exil in …
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The “Ländler” originated in the city of Zurich
About a hundred years ago, Zurich became the centre of a new folk music scene. Here, it was mainly Central …
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Song for SUISA’s 100th anniversary
Swiss rapper Greis composed an anniversary song on behalf of SUISA together with other co-authors. The multilingual piece “Anthem 2023” …
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SUISA celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2023
On 22 June 1923, the first Swiss collecting society, MECHANLIZENZ, was founded in Bern. One year later, Swiss composers founded …
War in Europe
Two years of pandemic have passed financially smoothly for SUISA – new challenges ahead
After two difficult years for SUISA and authors and publishers due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to face …