Julien Ghyoros was a Belgian composer and orchestral conductor. He was born as Julien Gogos on 18 November 1922 in

Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...

, Belgium, a son of Jeanne Dehairs and Konstantinos Gogos. He used the name Julien Ghyoros for professional purposes, and in 1969, he adopted it as his legal name. He died on 9 August 1978 in Brussels at the age of 55.

Biography

Early life and education

Born from a Belgian mother and an American father of Greek origin (

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

, Egypt), he grew up in his native city where he was a chorister up to the age of 13 at the Liège Opera and studied

Cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

Harmony In music, harmony is the process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions. Often, the term harmony refers to simultaneously occurring frequencies, pitches ( tones, notes), or chords. However ...

Counterpoint In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more musical lines (or voices) which are harmonically interdependent yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour. It has been most commonly identified in the European classical tradi ...

Fugue In music, a fugue () is a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject (a musical theme) that is introduced at the beginning in imitation (repetition at different pitches) and which recurs frequently in the c ...

, and the Art of

Conducting Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duti ...

an Orchestra.

Family life

In 1958 he married Nora Van Moerbeke (1937-2018); together they had three children: Gregory (1959), Patricia (1961) and Nicolas (1974).

Musical maturity

At the age of 24 he composed the "American Rhapsody" (in memory of his father he never knew) as well as "Rocking child song particularly soft". For many years he conducted the Opera of Liège as well as the International Musical Youth Orchestra. Most of his life was dedicated to

Opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

and

Chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

Teaching

As professor at the

Conservatoire royal de Liège A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger in ...

and later at the

Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles The Royal Conservatory of Brussels (french: Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles, nl, Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel) is a historic conservatory in Brussels, Belgium. Starting its activities in 1813, it received its official name in 1832. Provid ...

he taught

, Orchestra classes, and the Art of Conducting to students from Belgium and other countries.

Final years and death

A few years before dying, he composed the "Sonate d'Irchonwelz", a

viola The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bow (music), bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of ...

concerto for his wife who was

soloist at the

National Orchestra of Belgium The Belgian National Orchestra ( nl, Nationaal Orkest van België, french: Orchestre National de Belgique) is a Belgian orchestra, based in Brussels. Its principal concert venue is the Brussels Centre for Fine Arts (Bozar). The orchestra also gi ...

, as well as some piano pieces called "Greg et Pat".

Compositions

Rhapsodie américaine
*Rocking child song particularly soft *Greg et Pat *Conte à l'enfant au berceau
Concerto d'Athènes: pour alto et pianoBallada pour violon et pianoSonate d'Irchonwelz: en trois mouvements

External links

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20130915174052/http://hebramusic.be/spip.php?rubrique22 List of compositionsbr>http://www2.ulg.ac.be/le15jour/Archives/139/cimi.shtmlhttp://www.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_193381/de/copie-de-cimi-l-orchestre-a-cordes-de-l-universiteCorrespondence with Edmond KindsJulien Ghyoros conducts the National Orchestra of Belgium, music by Francis De Bourguignon and Gaston BrentaJulien Ghyoros conducts the National Orchestra of Belgium, music by Marcel PootJulien Ghyoros conducts the Opera of Liège, music by René BarbierJulien Ghyoros conducts the National Orchestra of Belgium, music by Eugène Ysaye, Raymond MoulaertJulien Ghyoros conducts the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, music by Sergei Prokofiev, René DriesenJulien Ghyoros conducts the brass instruments of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège
music by Léon Jongen, Raymond Moulaert, Richard Deguide, Gaston Brenta,

Joseph Jongen Joseph Marie Alphonse Nicolas Jongen (14 December 1873 – 12 July 1953) was a Belgian organist, composer, and music educator. Biography Jongen was born in Liège, where his parents had moved from Flanders. On the strength of an amazing precocity ...

and René Defossez (Album "Fanfares")
List of concerts, University of Wisconsin-Madison LibrariesThe first concert of the Opera of LiègeList of concerts in Worldcat.org
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