Yannick Wey

Yannick Wey is a Lecturer at the Competence Center for Music Education Research (CC MER) within the Lucerne School of Music at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU). His roles include academic teaching, research coordination, and interdisciplinary collaboration in musicology and ethnomusicology. He holds a PhD from the University of Innsbruck, an MA and BA in Trumpet Performance from Zurich University of the Arts, and has conducted extensive research on Alpine music traditions.

• Education:
  • PhD in Musicology, University of Innsbruck (2019)
  • MA and BA in Trumpet Performance, Zurich University of the Arts

His research focuses on Swiss folk music traditions, including yodeling, alphorn performance, and the cultural history of instruments like the Büchel. He examines musical transcription practices, cognitive aspects of folk music learning, and the intersection of music education with digitalization. Current projects explore Amazonian sound collaboration, KI applications in Alpine music, and safeguarding musical heritage archives.

Notable contributions include studies on alphorn tonal reconstruction, dulcimer cultural development, and machine learning classification of yodel styles. His work appears in journals like Music & Science, Journal of Music Research Online, and Anthropos.

• Awards:
  • SEMPRE 50th Anniversary Commemorative Collection recognition (2022)
  • Nominated for Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (2022)

He actively organizes academic events like the Performing, Engaging, Knowing conference and chairs the ICTM Study Group on Multipart Music. His research integrates fieldwork, archival studies, and cross-cultural analysis to preserve and reinterpret Alpine musical heritage.