Thomas Trachsel

Thomas Trachsel (b. 1972) is a Swiss composer and conductor. Trachsel received his first music lessons on the Zither at the age of eight. Afterwards he took lessons in trumpet and piano at the Hägendorf Music school. He also studied theory privately with Arno Müller. At the Berne Music Academy, he studied wind band conducting, finishing in 2000 with distinction. Currently, he conducts the symphonic band, ‘Helvetia’ Rüti-Tann, and the brass band, Matzendorf.