UMS'nJIP — discover one of the most fascinating contemporary music ensembles of our time!

Forum Wallis Founded in 2006, Forum Wallis is one of the major contemporary music festivals in Switzerland. It is organised by the newest local ISCM section in Switzerland, IGNM-VS, and administered by its founder JIP. Forum Wallis is dedicated to Contemporary Music in toto, but also focusses on the works of living Swiss and Valaisan composers and performing artists.

The festival can look back on an exceptional history, with hundreds of premières, spectacular productions and numerous composers featured from across the globe. Among the highlights of its first decade have been Stockhausen’s Helikopter Streichquartett, Heinz Holliger’s Alpcheer and Cod.Act’s Pendulum Choir.

Exhibitions have presented the work of world renowned artists such as Valentin Carron and Günther Uecker.

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