André Jorrand (27 November 1921 – 15 December 2007) was a French composer and

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, 1st titular of the Sainte-Croix d'Aubusson church. He was also a magistrate.

Career

Born in Aubusson, Jorrand was a student of

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where he obtained his

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. In 1978, he established the "Association des Amis de l'orgue d'Aubusson". In 1983, he inaugurated an organ workshop and created the first Aubusson Music Festival in 1988: ''Musique au cœur de la Tapisserie''.

Works

He composed five

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, the first three of which had been recorded on CD (), five

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s, a first

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for organ (State commission) and a second concerto for organ, strings and

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, a

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for

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, mixed choir and organ (commissioned by

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): ''In Paradisum'', which was the subject of another CD recording (Skarbo Edition),Skarbo Edition
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scores. He recorded a cassette of Bach's Chorals on the Aubusson organ. Jorrand died at age 86 in

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) on 15 December 2007. He is buried in

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(Creuse).

References

External links

Detailed biography
on ''Musimem.com''
Le portail de la musique contemporaine

André Jorrand
on Musicalics {{DEFAULTSORT:Jorrand, Andre 20th-century French composers Conservatoire de Paris alumni École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni French classical organists 1921 births People from Dordogne 2007 deaths 20th-century organists 20th-century French male musicians French male classical organists