JUVEM is a young chamber choir bringing together highly dedicated singers from diverse musical backgrounds. Many members study at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), while others sing in leading choirs across Switzerland or come from the Meilen-based youth choir JuMP!. Their combined experience shapes an ensemble sound distinguished by clarity, stylistic awareness, and musical depth.

 

The ensemble was founded five years ago by Ernst Buscagne, cantor of the Reformed Church Meilen and professor of choral conducting at the Zurich University of the Arts. Its programmes combine demanding masterworks of the choral repertoire with works by composers of a younger generation, such as Nilo Alcala and Kevin Puts. Highlights of the past two years include O Magnum Mysterium by Marcus Paus, the Johann Sebastian Bach motet Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, and Urlicht by Clytus Gottwald. A recent concert tour to Berlin further showcased the ensemble’s artistic versatility and ambition.