Georges Follman
Georges Frederic Maria Follman (born June 16, 1920 in Antwerp , Belgium , † February 15, 1994 in Borgerhout , Antwerp, Belgium) was a Belgian composer and conductor.
Life
He received his first musical instruction at the Music Academy in Hasselt in the Belgian province of Limburg . There he received violin and sheet music lessons. He completed his studies at the Royal Flemish Conservatory of Antwerp in the subjects of harmony , counterpoint , fugue and composition . He then studied piano , horn and clarinet .
He became a member of the Flemish Philharmonic of Antwerp and the Muziekkapel van Koningin Elisabeth in Brussels and the Antwerp Concertvereniging and gained orchestral experience.
In 1950 he was the youngest enrolled candidate for the Prix de Rome for compositions with one work .
Also in 1950 he made a turn in his musical career when he turned to brass orchestra music. He quickly became the conductor of six wind orchestras, all of which played in the highest section of the Belgian brass band. He was also very quickly a sought-after guest conductor of well-known wind bands abroad. He has performed in the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Hungary, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
He was also a valued member of the jury at competitions in Europe and the Far East. In 1955 he bought a music publisher, in which he sold his own works and those of well-known composers at home and abroad. In 1966 he founded the Herenthout Music School and was director there for several years. He also founded the Kempisch Jeugd Fanfare-Orkest, which is now well-known beyond the national borders .
Works
Works for orchestra
- 2nd symphony
- Concerto for violin and orchestra
Works for wind orchestra
- 1967 Fantastic Scherzo
- 1968 Sinfonica
- 1969 Elegant Poëma
- 1972 First Symfonie voor Blaasorkest
- 1973 Pictures
- 1975 Drie Versnellingen
- 1975 Small Concertstuk
- 1978 Four Sketches for Band
- fanfare
- Intrada
- Air
- final
- Narcissus
Chamber music
- Huldezang for flugelhorn and piano
Web links
- Short biography on hebu-music.com
- Herenthout, Georges Follman 35 jaar conductor, 1986–1987 ( Memento from April 19, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Follman, Georges |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Follman, Georges Frederic Maria (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1994 |
| Place of death | Borgerhout , Antwerp , Belgium |