Moser Roland

In 1969 he started as a professor of music theory and contemporary music at the conservatory in Winterthur, and from 1984-2008 as professor for composition, instrumentation and music theory at the School of Music in Basel. As a guest professor he lectures in West-European countries and in Buenos Aires, Krakow and Moscow. Within his oeuvre of over 70 titles there is a special focus on language within the vocal and instrumental section. A large open ended ‘romance project’ has played a major role since 1970: Heinelieder, Lebenslauf (Hölderlin), Brentanophantasien, Ritterfragmente (after J.W. Ritter), the opera Avatar (after Th. Gautier) and the ‘letter-scenes’ Rahel und Pauline (first performance at the Lucerne Festival 2007). Besides choir works and ten pieces for varying sizes of orchestras he focuses on chamber music. Roland Moser’s awards: the jury prize for Heinelieder at the international composers meeting in Boswil, Switzerland 1974; the Conrad Ferdinand Meyer award, Zürich 1982; the Music Award of the State of Bern, 1987; Culture Prize, Allschwil 2006; Swiss Composer’s Award, Schweizerischer Tonkünstlerverein (Marguerite Staehelin) 2007