Jean-Pierre Kemmer

Jean-Pierre (Jempi) Kemmer (8 December 1923 – 21 December 1991) was a Luxembourg composer and conductor.

A percussionist, pianist, and choir master, he was a member of the RTL Symphony Orchestra. He composed choir works, symphonies, operettas, film music and concertos. In 1969, he founded the Choeurs de Jean-Pierre Kemmer.[1]

Compositions

  • "Promendade à Grunewald" (1953)
  • "Dimanche matin à Luxembourg" (1954)
  • "Concerto pour trompette et orchestre" (1960)
  • "Symphonie des morts" (1963)
  • "Le chant des saisons" (1966)
  • "Messe de jazz" (1975)
  • "The Funny Horn" (1976)
  • "Passio secundum Iohannem" (1976)

He also composed the music for three operettas:

  • An enger Summernuecht
  • D'Vakanz am Mëllerdall
  • Ënner bloem Himmel

Many of his compositions are available on the following set of four CDs:

  • "Jean-Pierre Kemmer - Komponist, Dirigent a Pianist 1923-1991", Centre National de l'Audiovisuel (CNA), Luxembourg, 2004.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Kemmer, Jean-Pierre", Luxemburger Lexikon, Editions Guy Binsfeld, 2006. (in German)
  2. ^ "Jean-Pierre Kemmer - Komponist, Dirigent a Pianist 1923-1991" Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, Centre National de l'Audiovisuel. (in French). Retrieved 29 December 2010.


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