Rico Zela, born (1974) and raised in Zurich, Switzerland, is a Swiss church musician, choirmaster, oboist, baroque oboist, arranger and composer.
Musical education:
1985 - 1991 Member of the Zurich Boys' Choir
1996 - 1999 Teaching Diploma Music Academy of the City of Basel (s.c.l.)
2002 Master in ''Oboe Hoogeschool voor de Kunsten'' in Utrecht, Netherlands (s.c.l.)
2014 DAS choir direction / church music
Regular and past engagements as oboist (selection)
21st Century Symphony Orchestra
Bach Collegium Zurich
Musica Viva Switzerland
Basel sinfonietta
Bern Symphony Orchestra
Zurich Symphony Orchestra (exSOZ)
Musikkollegiumm Winterthur
Ensemble TAG
Chaarts Ensemble
Orchestra l'anima giusta
Choir conductions (current)
- jazz cetera
- Ref. parish Affoltern am Albis
- Singing Circle Hettlingen
Teaching, training and further education in the field of oboe/baroque oboe, singing and voice training, school music and chamber music coaching in master classes, at various music schools.
2014 Foundation of the accompanying and project orchestra
''La Compagna'': www.lacompagna.ch
