Thomas Rüedi has long been an international euphonium artist, music pedagogue, arranger and composer. His passion for music developed at an early age. He was born in 1969 in Oberwil, near Berne, Switzerland, and began playing the euphonium at the age of 11. He soon showed a great affinity for the instrument which led to him winning many national solo prizes in his youth. Thomas Rüedi went on to study music at the University of Sheffield in England between 1991 and 1995, following degree courses in euphonium, conducting, composition and arranging. In 2000, he released his first record, Elégie. Thomas Rüedi was appointed musical director of Brassband Bürgermusik Luzern (1995-2002). Today he is euphonium and chamber music tutor at the Musikhochschule Luzern and Hochschule der Künste Bern. He is also active as a composer and arranger, having a particular interest in the enrichment of the euphonium repertoire 1 —don't forget his numerous arrangements of Swiss popular songs which have found an important place in the repertoire of the brass band. He also regularly performs with some of Switzerlands finest Symphony Orchestras, playing the tenor tuba and bass trumpet parts.