Marcel Peeters
Cornelius Marcel Peeters , pseudonym Peter Laine (born September 18, 1926 in Antwerp ) is a Belgian composer, conductor and clarinetist.
Life
From 1945 to 1947 Peeters studied at the Royal Conservatory in Antwerp. He then took private lessons with Karel De Schrijver . During his military service he was recruited to entertain the soldiers. He conducted the orchestra and gained experience there with big bands and light music . He then toured Europe and North Africa with various bands. In 1958 he played in the entertainment orchestra of the Swiss Radio Entertainment Orchestra Beromünster .
In the 1960s he worked as a pop composer. He accompanied the singers Fred Bertelmann , Caterina Valente and Peter Alexander with his own orchestra . He played for one year in the Max Greger orchestra in Munich in the 1970s , and arranged the recordings of Plácido Domingo with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1976.
In 1982 he became a member of the Dutch radio orchestra Metropole Orkest .
Works as a pop composer (selection)
- 1962 René Carol : That's what the sunshine does
- 1963 Martin Lauer : His best horse
- 1963 Caterina Velante: Ship of beautiful dreams
- 1963 Sacha Distel : The place next to me
- 1964 Martin Lauer: Taxi to Texas
- 1965 Peter Alexander : Heidschi-Bum-Beidschi
- 1966 Dorados : The Tiger
- 1966 Peter Alexander: Do women have to be lonely
- 1966 Hazy Osterwald Sextet : The elevator upstairs is occupied
- 1967 Gitte : But secretly
- 1968 Peter Kraus : My three secret wishes
Web links
- Marcel Peeters in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Marcel Peeters in the catalog of the German National Library
- Marcel Peeters at Discogs (English)
- Marcel Peeters on www.hitparade.ch
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Robert Martin: Marcel Peeters. Edition Robert Martin, accessed January 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Caterina Valente - Ship of Beautiful Dreams. Discogs, accessed January 3, 2016 .
- ↑ Marcel Peeters Orchestra. Discogs, accessed January 3, 2016 .
- ↑ Marcel Peeters. Allmusic, accessed January 5, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peeters, Marcel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peeters, Cornelius Marcel (full name); Laine, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian composer, conductor and clarinetist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |