Tony Cheseaux, hails from the Swiss village of Saillon. He deci
ded after his schooling to obtain his Federal Diploma as an Gard
ener
while at the same time pursuing studies in
conducting at the Conservatory of Sion. Th
is course he completed with distinction un
der the tuition
of the Swiss conductor and composer Jean Daetwyler. The distinction made it possible for him to be admitted to the class of pro
fessional
conductors at the Conservatory of Lausanne, where he studied und
er Jean Balissat (orchestration)
and Hervé Klopfenstein (conduc
ting).
Between 1984 and 1992 Tony Cheseaux conducted several brass bands
in his native region, the Canton
Valais. For many years he w
as part of
the „Ensemble de Cuivres Valaisan“. With them he played in su
ccession the Cornet, Flugelhorn, Horn and Tuba. In 1991 he also be
came a
student of the Scottish tuba player and chamber musician James Go
urlay and joined the ranks of the Berner Oberland Brass Band,
with whom
he acquired invaluable experience, both as instrumentalist and, on occasion, conductor at a great number of concerts and music
competitions
in Switzerland and other countries in Europe.
From 1995 to 1998 he presented a weekly music broadcast on the Swiss regional radio station „Rhône FM“. In addition, he was, f
rom 1994 to
1999, Musical Director of the Angelo Bearpark Brass Ensemble. In
1997 he became the leader of
the „Harmonie Municipale“ of Sion
, the official
Band of the Canton Valais and the City of Sion, while being at th
e same time Director of the Musi
c School of this ensemble. In
April 1999 he
was honoured by the Academic Society of
Education and Encouragement „Art-Sciences-Lettres“ in Paris. Between 2000 and 2006 he c
onducted
instrumental ensembles such as „Musique de Lancy” (Geneva) and
the brass band „Ensemble de Cuivre
s de la Covatte”, Coeuve (Jura
). He also
studied bassoon under the tutelage of Benedetta Targa at the Sion Conservatory, while performing as bassoonist with the Geneva
Symphony
Orchestra.
Since 2006 Tony Cheseaux has worked for va
rious publishing companies as an independ
ent composer, arranger or copyist as well a
s in the
capacity of conductor in promotional record
ings with, among others, the Lucyna Wind Ensemble (Poland) and the “Orchestre d’Harm
onie de
Fribourg” (Switzerland). As of now, more than fifty arrangements and compositions bear his signature.
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239716
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255555
for: Tuba, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255548
for: Trumpet [cornet], piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255551
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239724
for: Tuba, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239717
for: Bassoon, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255556
for: Tuba (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255547
for: Flugelhorn, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239720
for: Baritone saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255552
for: Trumpet [cornet], piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239769
for: Cornet (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1247551
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239722
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255554
for: Euphonium or Baritone & Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255549
for: Flute, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255558
for: Clarinet, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239723
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239719
for: Euphonium, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239718
for: Horn (F/E-flat), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1255550
for: Tuba (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255546
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239721
for: Oboe, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255557
for: Tuba (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239715
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255553