Olivier Philippe Eltschinger | Director of Administration

by | Apr 20, 2026 | Uncategorized

Olivier Philippe Eltschinger, born in 1968 in Posat (FR), began playing the cornet at the age of six. After training with the village band in Farvagny and at the Fribourg Conservatory (diploma in 1988 in the class of Jaromir Janecek), he was a member of the National Youth Brass Band (1986–1990) and won the title of Swiss junior vice-champion on the cornet in 1986. He subsequently obtained conducting diplomas from the Fribourg Cantonal Music Association (1987–1990) and conducted the band of Mountain Infantry Regiment 7 from 1991 to 2000.

Alongside his activities as an adjudicator at music festivals, he performed in England with renowned ensembles, including the John Laing (Hendon) Band (regional champion in 1995), the Just Rentals (Cory) Band (1999), as well as First City Brass, with which he performed in 2000 at the National Brass Band Championships final at the Royal Albert Hall.

Having resided in German-speaking Switzerland since 1990, Olivier Philippe Eltschinger plays the flugelhorn with Brass Band Eglisau (elite section), where he has also served as assistant conductor, committee member, and head of training. He has also been involved in the organizing committees of the National Solo and Quartet Championship (2003 and 2008), as well as in the uniform renewal project in 2017. Since 2022, he has been a member of the executive committee of the Swiss Brass Band Association and co-responsible for organizing the National Solo and Quartet Chanpionship for brass and percussion instruments (CNSQ).

Professionally, Olivier Philippe Eltschinger is the owner of a fiduciary company. He holds the Federal Diploma in Finance and Accounting as well as the Bachelor Professional BP in Accounting®. He is also licensed by the Federal Audit Oversight Authority as an auditor.

Alice Mei-Yu Hohberger | Fundraising

by | Apr 19, 2026 | Team

Alice Mei-Yu Hohberger initially studied German Language and Literature and Musicology (Bachelor of Arts ès Lettres) at the University of Geneva (UNIGE). She then pursued a degree in piano at the Bern University of the Arts (HKB) with Tomasz Herbut (Bachelor of Arts in Music) and Pierre Sublet (Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy with distinction). She continued her studies at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – Music (HSLU), where she earned the Master’s in Interpretation in Contemporary Music with distinction, studying with Florian Hoelscher and Stefan Wirth. 

In 2019/20, she was awarded a scholarship by the Hella Siegrist Foundation. She continued her education in 2021 with a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Contemporary Music at the HKB, with Wilhelm Latchoumia. In 2025, she will pursue another CAS in Computer Music at Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK). 

Since 2018, she has taught at the Music School Conservatory of Zürich (MKZ). She is a pianist with the Ensemble SoundTrieb and rehearsal accompanist for the Gregorius Choir, led by Chrysoula Peraki. 

Her artistic focus is on interpreting contemporary music and exploring new concepts of sound and performance, especially in the realms of electronic and experimental music. As a pianist and performer, she has participated in various concert tours, festivals, and academies, including the Société de Musique Contemporaine Lausanne, Forum Neue Musik Luzern, Musikfestival Bern, Darmstädter Ferienkurse, and the research project „Performing Live Electronic Music“ at ZHdK. 

For ONJMS, she is involved in fundraising and works to support young musicians. 

She dreams of biting the moon, catching stars, and sculpting clouds.

Fabrice Vernay | Percussion

by | Apr 18, 2026 | Team

Born in Massongex (VS), Fabrice Vernay began playing the drum and later percussion within the local brass band. After obtaining his high school diploma, he pursued professional studies at the Lausanne Conservatory in the class of Stéphane Borel, where he earned both a teaching diploma and a concert diploma, each with honors from the jury. He also studied jazz vibraphone at the EJMA in Lausanne with Philippe Cornaz and drum set with Patrick Dufresne and Félix Bergeron.

A versatile percussionist, Fabrice Vernay has taken part in a wide range of productions (rock opera, cabaret shows, theatrical music, wind orchestra). From 2000 to 2006, he was a member of the Swiss Army Marching & Concert Band, performing in numerous tattoos across Europe. He played with the Sinfonietta de Lausanne symphony orchestra from 2006 to 2019. In 2006, he founded Percuten, an ensemble of young percussionists. He has performed with renowned percussionists such as Keiko Abe and the Lausanne Marimba Ensemble, Fritz Hauser, and the Tchiki Duo. He is currently a member of Via Vallesia (world music), Walliser Seema (bilingual songs), and the Symphonistes d’Octodure (micro-symphonic orchestra). He also performs in a trio with clarinetist Dany Rossier and violinist Nadia Rigolet.

He teaches percussion at the Valais Cantonal Conservatory and the municipal music school of Martigny. After earning a degree in educational sciences from the University of Dijon in 2016, he has been involved in training master’s students in pedagogy at several Swiss universities of music.