Priska Walss

Priska Walss is a Swiss trombonist, alphorn player, composer and improviser born in 1964. She studied at the Zürich Conservatory and received a teaching diploma in trombone and brass. Her practice moves between classical performance, chamber music, composition and experimentally oriented improvisation on both trombone and alphorn.

Walss has played in the brass formations Brasserie and Trombaci and the Graubünden Chamber Philharmonic. Her improvising groups include Duo frappant with pianist Gabriela Friedli, Echo vom Zürihorn and Zigerhörnli. She has been an important figure in bringing the traditionally Alpine alphorn into experimental-music contexts.

On Creative Sources, Priska Walss is credited on figuren (CS146).