André Devaere

André Devaere, a Piano and Organ performer and a Composer, was born August 27th 1890 in Kortrijk, Belgium. He died in Calais November 14th 1914 as a conscript soldier during the WWI, aged 24. Devaere was first a young Piano virtuoso player and performed Classical and Romantic repertoire. His full opus fits in one CD, including works for Piano solo; 5 songs after French poets from which only 4 survived; and two pieces for Church Organ. His musical influences are mainly from the French Impressionist style (e.g. Debussy, Ravel).