Thomas Trachsel

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Thomas Trachsel (born March 16, 1972 in Olten ) is a Swiss conductor and composer .

Life

Thomas Trachsel

Thomas Trachsel received his first musical lessons on the zither at the age of eight . He then took lessons at the Hägendorf music school on the instruments trumpet and piano, as well as theory with Arno Müller privately. After completing an apprenticeship, Trachsel completed his studies in wind orchestra conductor at the Bern University of Music and graduated in 1998. In 1999 he resumed his studies in conducting , organ and percussion at the Bern University of Applied Sciences and graduated with honors. He also attended a master class with Andreas Spörri. Thomas Trachsel works as a conductor and guest conductor of various wind orchestras and brass bands as well as a teacher for music theory and music history . He also works as an expert at competitions and music festivals.

Thomas Trachsel is a freelance composer and wrote a. a. Commissioned works for the Federal Music Festival and the National Youth Brass Band. His catalog raisonné contains more than 100 works for various instrumentations. The musical language in his works is based on the late romantic tradition, mixed with contemporary elements. Typical of his style are sentences and themes with a melancholy effect, large-scale arcs of tension, powerful bursts of sound and the extremely demanding type of orchestration. Thematically, he deals mostly with the current problems of mankind. The question of 'being' or not 'being' usually plays a central role. His 2nd symphony was written in this context.

On February 10, 2007, his 1st Symphony for wind orchestra was premiered by the Stadtharmonie Zürich Oerlikon-Seebach, conducted by Carlo Balmelli, in the Tonhalle Zürich . The performances of this work by the Stadtharmonie Zürich Oerlikon-Seebach at Mid Europe in Schladming (Austria) and the world-famous wind orchestra La banda Sinfónica de la sociedad musical La Artística Buñol, Direction Henrie Adams, in Spain brought Thomas Trachsel great recognition as a composer.

Thomas Trachsel also gives music lessons at the regional school in Gäu.

Works

  • 1997: Sinfonietta No. 1 in A minor - for wind orchestra ( WP : Aarau recruits)
  • 1999: Caprice in B flat minor - for brass band (WP: Brass Band Schötz)
  • 2000: Sinfonic Mouvement in C minor - for wind orchestra (WP: Baselland wind orchestra )
  • 2000: Im Dom - for wind orchestra (WP: MG Arlesheim im Dom)
  • 2001: Sinfonietta No. 2 in C minor for brass band and organ (WP: Ensemble d. Cuivres Euphonia)
  • 2001: Petite Mouvemente Symphonique - for wind orchestra (premiere: Eidg. Musikfest Friborg)
  • 2003: Symphony " Der Berg" for wind orchestra (WP: Polish Army Orchestra)
  • 2003: Sinfonic Requiem - for brass band (WP: Nat. Jugend Brass Band)
  • 2003: Suite Antique (Concerto Grosso) - for brass band (three movements) (WP: Brass Band Matzendorf)
  • 2004: Passaglia in C minor - for wind orchestra (Solothurn Cantonal Music Festival)
  • 2006: Symphony No. 1 "Melancholia" - for large wind orchestra (four movements) (WP: Stadtharmonie Zürich - Oerlikon)
  • 2007: Symphony No. 2 “On the Fear of Our Time” - for large wind orchestra and mezzo-soprano
  • 2009: Concertino for organ and wind orchestra (WP: 2009 Feldmusik Sarnen and Wolfgang Sieber, organ in the Hofkirche Luzern)
  • 2009: Sinfonietta No. 3 "Reflection of Colors" for brass band (premiere: 2009 at the World Band Festival Lucerne)
  • 2010: Introduction, Dance and Finale "Macic Child" for wind orchestra (premiere: 2010 at the Lucerne Kant. Music Festival Willisau)
  • 2010: A Heroic Symphony for wind orchestra (premiere: 2011 at the Swiss Federal Music Festival St. Gallen)
  • 2011: Symphony No. 3 for large wind orchestra and women's choir (or children's choir), on a text by the writer Turi Honegger
  • 2013: Symphony No. 4 in E flat major for large symphonic wind orchestra
  • 2016: Symphony No. 5 in E minor for large symphonic wind orchestra
  • 2017: Ave Maria (appendix to Symphony No. 5) for mixed choir (SATB)
Smaller works
  • Bye Bye Berne (March)
  • Dreiländereck (March)
  • March of the tank brigade 4
  • Clarinet quintet (classical)
  • Concertino (2 trumpets and organ)
  • Passacaglia (concert band)
  • Air (trumpet and organ)
  • Toccata for organ
  • Ave Maria (choir a cappella)
  • Evening prayer (choir a cappell)
  • Dr Heimatvogel (folk song - arrangement)

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personal data
SURNAME Trachsel, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Olten