The school was formed in 1999 when the city's Conservatory of Music, Academy of Church Music, and Jazz School merged into a single university-status institution, called
Musikhochschule Luzern (Lucerne College of Music). The school began offering master's degrees in music in fall 2008. At about the same time, it became a division, or
Departement, of the
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Alumni include organist and conductor
Andreas Reize (the 18th
Thomaskantor after
Bach) and jazz pianist
Luzia von Wyl. ==External links==