▁studied ▁clar inet ▁in ▁Con cer v atoire ▁de ▁Mus ique ▁de ▁Gen ève , ▁composition ▁under ▁Urs ▁Peter ▁Schne ider ▁in ▁Bern ▁and ▁trained ▁in ▁Bas el ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁of ▁the ▁Alexander ▁Te chni que . ▁Fre y ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁L enz burg ▁Music ▁Forum , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁art istic ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁A ar au ▁concert ▁series ▁' M om ents ▁Music aux ' ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁years . ▁ ▁Fre y ▁has ▁been ▁invited ▁to ▁work sh ops ▁as ▁a ▁visit ing ▁composer ▁at ▁the ▁Universität ▁der ▁K ün ste ▁Berlin , ▁the ▁Universität ▁Dort mund , ▁North western ▁University ▁and ▁Cal Ar ts . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁he ▁was ▁prize ▁winner ▁at ▁the ▁Bos w il ▁International ▁Com position ▁Sem inar . ▁ ▁Fre y ▁has ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁ment or ▁at ▁recent ▁composer ▁meet ▁composer ▁work sh ops ▁including ▁fellow ▁W and el we iser ▁compos ers / art ists ▁Antoine ▁Be ug er , ▁Em man uelle ▁W ae cker le , ▁Marian ne ▁Sch u ppe , ▁and ▁Jo achim ▁E ck l . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁J ür g ▁Fre y ’ s ▁music ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁sparse , ▁quiet , ▁sound sc apes . ▁In ▁a ▁review ▁in ▁The ▁Guardian , ▁Fre y ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁“ master ▁of ▁calm ▁instrument al ▁text ures … ▁who ▁expl ores ▁silence ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁sound ▁and ▁writes ▁eg ol ess ▁music ▁that ▁feels ▁as