Alain Crepin (born 28 February 1954) is a Belgian saxophonist, composer, music educator and conductor.
Crepin was born in
Mettet
Mettet (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Namur Province, province of Namur, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 Mettet had 11,977 inhabitants. The total area is 116.78 km², giving a population density of 1 ...
near
Dinant
Dinant () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Namur Province, province of Namur, Belgium. On the shores of river Meuse, in the Ardennes, it lies south-east of Brussels, south ...
. He began his studies for saxophone, cello and piano at the Music Academy of Dinant. He studied at the
Royal Conservatory of Brussels
The Royal Conservatory of Brussels (, ) is a historic conservatory in Brussels, Belgium. Starting its activities in 1813, it received its official name in 1832. Providing performing music and drama courses, the institution became renowned par ...
, and studied under
François Daneels,
Roland Cardon
Roland Cardon (15 April 1929 – 18 August 2001) was a Belgian composer, pedagogue, flautist, clarinetist and multi-instrumentalist. He often published works under the name Guy Rodenhof.
After studies at the Ghent Conservatory, from 1955 ...
,
Yvon Ducène and
Jacques Leduc
From 1975 to 1981 he was solo saxophonist in Musik Corps of the Gendarmerie and from 1981 to 1983 he also worked as a saxophonist in the Large Band of the Belgian Guides in Brussels. In 1984 he became conductor the band ''
Chasseurs Ardennais''. In 1985 he became music director of the Band of the
Belgian Air Force
The Belgian Air and Space Component (, ) is the Air force, air arm of the Belgian Armed Forces, and until January 2002 it was officially known as the Belgian Air Force (; ). It was founded in 1909 and is one of the world's oldest air services.
...
. He has performed with the saxophone quartet ''Dinant''.
From 1986 to 1997 he was vice president of the International Association for the Promotion of the Saxophone. He was also professor of saxophone at the
University of Gap, France and in
Alicante
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, Spain. Since 1981 he has been a professor for saxophone at the Royal Conservatory of Music Brussels.
As a composer, he has written numerous works for symphonic bands and orchestras and as a soloist or composer has featured on over 60 albums.
Works
* 1991 ''Relâche''
* 1991 ''Temptations''
* 2008 ''Marche de l'Ecole Royal des Sous-Officiers''
* ''150 ans plus tard (
Cercle Royal Musical d'Aubange''
* ''200th Jubilee march''
* ''
Ad Multos Annos
''Ad multos annos'' (English: ''For many more years'') is a Latin acclamation for celebrations, and also a hymn used in the rites of the Orthodox and Catholic churches.
Origin A Greco-Roman form of congratulation
''Ad multos annos'' was a form o ...
''
* ''Air d'automne''
* ''Aircodos''
* ''Atmosphères''
* ''A Tribute to Sax for Alto Saxophone and Band''
* ''Balade en Périgord''
* ''Bayaderie''
* ''Bij ons in Kee Bie''
* ''C.Q.F.D.''
* ''De 3 à 1000''
* ''Diversions''
* ''Emotions''
* ''Enjoy your Life''
* ''Equinoxe''
* ''Falcon and wolf''
* ''Friendship's Hymn''
* ''Fusions Majeures''
*# Prelude & Allegro
*# Moderato
*# Maestoso & Allegro
* ''Gauloiseries''
* ''Greetings from Jersey''
*# Bouley Bay
*# Rozel Bay
*# St Hélier
* ''Hacherade''
* ''Honor and gallantry''
* ''In the Sky of Wincrange''
* ''La Légende de Rolende''
* ''Le Beau levant''
* ''Lean on the ground''
* ''Les cuirassiers''
* ''Marche de l'Eso''
* ''Millénaire 3''
* ''Muziek voor een prinselijke geboorte''
* ''Night before''
* ''Notes en Rag''
* ''Rencontres''
* ''Poire Belle Helene''
* ''Polichinelle''
* ''Proud to serve''
* ''Relache''
* ''Rencontres''
* ''Rhapsody for Berlare''
* ''Running in the Croix-Scaille''
* ''KSOO Saffraanberg''
* ''Sax for two''
* ''Sax in the city''
* ''Saxflight''
* ''Saxs en parallèle''
* ''Silhouette''
* ''Suite Tastevinesque''
* ''Sunray''
* ''Synergies''
* ''Taïaut-Taïaut''
* ''Temptations''
* ''The white Bison''
* ''Towards success''
* ''Up to Quality''
References
1954 births
Living people
Belgian composers
Belgian male composers
Belgian male musicians
Belgian male conductors (music)
People from Mettet
Royal Conservatory of Brussels alumni
Academic staff of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels
21st-century Belgian saxophonists
21st-century Belgian conductors (music)
21st-century Belgian male musicians
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