René Eugène Camilla Henri Alfred Albert Bernier (Saint-Gilles, 10 March 1905 - Elsene, 8 September 1984) was a Belgian composer and music teacher.
René Bernier was a son of the painters Géo Bernier en Jenny Hoppe and a student of Paul Gilson. After completing his studies, Bernier became a teacher of music history at the Conservatory of Liège. Afterwards he also worked at the Music Academy of Brussels. Just like the other students of Gilson, Bernier was a member of the group Les Synthétistes. Other members of this group included : Francis de Bourguignon, Théo De Joncker, Marcel Poot, Maurice Schoemaker, Jules Strens and Robert Otlet. Bernier became a member of the Royal Flemish Academy in 1963.
1945 Epitaphe symphonique for orchestra1948 Ode à une Madone for orchestra1952 Le tombeau devant l'Escaut for orchestra1956 Le bal des ombres ou danses parodiques for orchestra1957 Symphoniette for strings orchestra1970 Menestrandie for violin and orchestra1970 Tanagras for orchestraWorks for brassband
1954 Hymne de Paix1958/1964 Hommage à Sax for alto-saxophone and brassband1959 Le tombeau devant l'Escaut for brassband1969 Danse parodiques for brassband1961 Épitaphe II for brassband1981 Fanfare Du Triton for brass and percution1943 Sonatina for violin and viola1956 Bassonnerie for bassoon and piano1960 Reverdies for clarinet and piano1962 Offrande à Erard for harp1973 Suite pour le plaisir de l'oreille for saxophone quartet1980 Parabole for viola and piano1939 Sabots de la Vierge for choir with 4 mixed voices a capella - text: Maurice Carême1940 Liturgies for mixed choir a cappella - text: Paul Verlaine1947 Hymne de paix for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº1 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº2 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº3 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº4 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº5 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº6 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº7 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême1968 Chants incantatoires for 4 mixed voices a capella - text: Géo Libbrecht1924 Poèmes exotiques for soprano and piano - text: Thou Fou1925 Entrevisions for soprano and piano - text: Charles van Lerberghe1927 Trois quatrains pour ma mie for middle voice and piano - text: R. Denobele1931 Le blé est blond for soprano and piano - text: Maurice Carême1936 Éternité for middle voice and piano - text: Franz Hellens1941 Evasions for middle voice and piano - text: Maurice Quoilin1942 Présages for soprano and piano - text: Auguste Marin1944 Chanson archaïque for middle voice and piano or harp - text: Maurice Maeterlinck1944 Dévotions for soprano and piano - text: Maurice Carême1948 Eclaircies for high voice and orchestra - text: Franz Hellens1952 Le cerisier extrait du 2ème recueil des Sortilèges ingénus for mezzo-soprano and piano - text: Maurice Carême1956 Fantaisie de tous les temps for middle voice and piano - text: Lucienne Desnoues1964 Chanson marine for low voice and orchestra - text: Edmond Vandercammen1979 Parabole chantée for contra-alto and pianoAgnus dei for middle voice and organEcoute, d'autres femmes... for soprano, clarinet and piano - text: Franz HellensLe poète et l'oiseau for soprano or tenor, clarinet and piano - text: Armand Bernier1947 Hymne de paix for grand organ1927 Berceuse divine1930 Humoresque dans le style galant1976 Epitaphe sonore for two piano’s1978 Danses parodiques for two piano's1981 Le clavier chantantComplainte du "Petit Chose" (Feuille d'album)Le jardin secret (Moment lyrique)In memoriam Gaston Brenta, Academie Royale de Belgique. Bulletin de la Classe des Beaux-Arts. 51 (1969), S. 151-155.