Name Julien Ghyoros | ||
Julien Ghyoros was born as Julien Gogos on 18 November 1922 in Liège, Belgium, as son of Jeanne Dehairs and Konstantinos Gogos. He was a composer and conductor of orchestras and used as artist name Julien Ghyoros. In 1969, he adopted legally his artist name. He died on 9 August 1978 in Brussels, Belgium.
Contents
- Early life and education
- Family life
- Musical maturity
- Teaching
- Final years and death
- Compositions
- References
Early life and education
Born from a Belgian mother and an American father of Greek origin (Alexandria in 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, Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue and the Art of Conducting an Orchestra.
Family life
In 1958, he married Nora Van Moerbeke; 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 and Chamber music.
Teaching
As professor at the Conservatoire royal de Liège and later at the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles he taught Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue, Orchestra classes and the Art of Conducting to students from Belgium and other countries.
Final years and death
A few years before passing away, he composed the "Sonate d'Irchonwelz", a viola concerto for his wife who was viola soloist at the National Orchestra of Belgium, as well as some piano pieces called "Greg et Pat".