Aboutus
In short
SETTING
Since 2024 across Swiss cities: a free, one-of-a-kind play-along orchestra — for enthusiastic amateurs, music students and professionals.
Principle
Spend an evening playing, under professional direction, gems of the symphonic repertoire — deepen your repertoire knowledge and orchestral skills, meet passionate musicians and make new friends, in the most diverse group of music lovers from across Switzerland. No performance pressure, no age limits — only joy.
Registration
Single dates — individual sessions — separate sign-ups.
The Repertoire Orchestra forms itself fresh every time: feel free to join just this session and decide again for every future date…
History
Joseph Sieber first ran the format in autumn 2021 at the Royal Northern College of Music with friends, and has developed it ever since. The goal: the most accessible version of a socially and musically valuable play-along orchestra, with a uniquely diverse range of orchestral musicians of all ages.
Since 2024 the Repertoire Orchestra has been running in the major German-speaking Swiss cities of Zurich, Bern, Basel and Lucerne — with further offshoots, including abroad, in planning. Over 200 musicians between 14 and 84 from across Switzerland have already played.
Team
Business Director
Dshamilja Schurtenberger
Independent cultural manager and artist agent (DSHAMsession). Trained in cultural and media management; previously at IMG Artists, Lucerne Festival, Gstaad Menuhin Festival.
Artistic Direction
Joseph Sieber
Assistant conductor of the Basel Sinfonietta and internationally active musician and speaker. Studied piano, composition and music theory in Switzerland, England and the USA. Founder of the Central Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra and further award-winning projects. Initiator of Simple Symphony.
Project Lead Repertoire Orchestra
Josua Dill
Cultural manager, percussionist and geography teacher at the Kantonsschule Alpenquai Lucerne. Studied percussion and geography in Zurich. Former staff member of Lucerne Festival and the PreCollege Orchestra ZHdK.
Social Media & Community Building
Katharina Willi
Singer, Hochschule der Künste Bern. Founding member of the Central Switzerland Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Project Advisory & Counsel
Lukas Züblin
Head of the Director's Staff at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – Music. Studies in music (MA in Music Pedagogy and MA in Performance), with further training in finance and quality management. Guest lecturer (continuing education, HSLU – Music) and speaker on digital transformation in the music industry. Various projects and mandates in politics and culture.