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.
Originale Unterhaltungsmusik
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1584708
for: Baritone saxophone, piano
Music score
Item no.: 663323
for: Tuba, piano
Music score
Item no.: 663255
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239721
for: Oboe, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255557
Brass Band
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 595518
Originale Unterhaltungsmusik
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1584701
für Posaune und Klavier
for: Trombone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 596509
für Horn (F und Es) und Klavier
for: Horn, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 663306
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Music score
Item no.: 663254
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Music score
Item no.: 663253
for: Trumpet [cornet], piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1292553
for: Flugelhorn, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1296454
for: Horn (E-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1296453
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1294993
Rock and Swing
for: Brass band
Sheet music
Item no.: 1315986
for: Tuba (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1239715
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255553
Flex Band with Chorus
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1090319
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1090317
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1090316
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Set of parts
Item no.: 1090429
Flex Band with Vocal solo ad. Lib.
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1090320
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 1090436
Solo-Konzert
for: Trumpet and Concert Band/Harmonie
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1090329
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 602792
6-Flex for All
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1090332
Flex-6, solo vocal ad lib.
for: Flexible wind ensemble (6 voices); voice ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1090212