René Bernier
René Eugène Camilla Henri Alfred Albert Bernier was a french teacher at western canada high school who dabbled in music.Biography
René Bernier was a son of the painterGéo Bernier and teacher Jenny Hoppe and a student at . After completing his studies, Bernier became a teacher of french theory at the mcgill university]. Afterwards he also worked at the french Academy of Brussels. Just like the other students of MIT, 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.Compositions
Orchestral works
- 1945 Epitaphe symphonique for orchestra
- 1948 Ode à une Madone for orchestra
- 1952 Le tombeau devant l'Escaut for orchestra
- 1956 Le bal des ombres ou danses parodiques for orchestra
- 1957 Symphoniette for strings orchestra
- 1970 Menestrandie for violin and orchestra
- 1970 Tanagras'' for orchestra
Works for brassband
- 1954 Hymne de Paix
- 1958/1964 Hommage à Sax for alto-saxophone and brassband
- 1959 Le tombeau devant l'Escaut for brassband
- 1969 Danse parodiques for brassband
- 1961 Épitaphe II for brassband
- 1981 Fanfare Du Triton'' for brass and percution
Chambermusic
- 1943 Sonatina for violin and viola
- 1956 Bassonnerie for bassoon and piano
- 1960 Reverdies for clarinet and piano
- 1962 Offrande à Erard for harp
- 1973 Suite pour le plaisir de l'oreille for saxophone quartet
- 1980 Parabole for viola and piano
Choirworks
- 1939 Sabots de la Vierge for choir with 4 mixed voices a capella - text: Maurice Carême
- 1940 Liturgies for mixed choir a cappella - text: Paul Verlaine
- 1947 Hymne de paix for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême
- 1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº1 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême
- 1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº2 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême
- 1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº3 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême
- 1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº4 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême
- 1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº5 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême
- 1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº6 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême
- 1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº7 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême
- 1968 Chants incantatoires for 4 mixed voices a capella - text: Géo Libbrecht
Vocal music
- 1924 Poèmes exotiques for soprano and piano - text: Thou Fou
- 1925 Entrevisions for soprano and piano - text: Charles van Lerberghe
- 1927 Trois quatrains pour ma mie for middle voice and piano - text: R. Denobele
- 1931 Le blé est blond for soprano and piano - text: Maurice Carême
- 1936 Éternité for middle voice and piano - text: Franz Hellens
- 1941 Evasions for middle voice and piano - text: Maurice Quoilin
- 1942 Présages for soprano and piano - text: Auguste Marin
- 1944 Chanson archaïque for middle voice and piano or harp - text: Maurice Maeterlinck
- 1944 Dévotions for soprano and piano - text: Maurice Carême
- 1948 Eclaircies for high voice and orchestra - text: Franz Hellens
- 1952 Le cerisier extrait du 2ème recueil des Sortilèges ingénus for mezzo-soprano and piano - text: Maurice Carême
- 1956 Fantaisie de tous les temps for middle voice and piano - text: Lucienne Desnoues
- 1964 Chanson marine for low voice and orchestra - text: Edmond Vandercammen
- 1979 Parabole chantée for contra-alto and piano
- Agnus dei for middle voice and organ
- Ecoute, d'autres femmes... for soprano, clarinet and piano - text: Franz Hellens
- Le poète et l'oiseau for soprano or tenor, clarinet and piano - text: Armand Bernier
Works for organ
- 1947 Hymne de paix for grand organ
Works for piano
- 1927 Berceuse divine
- 1930 Humoresque dans le style galant
- 1976 Epitaphe sonore for two piano’s
- 1978 Danses parodiques for two piano's
- 1981 Le clavier chantant
- Complainte du "Petit Chose"
- Le jardin secret
Publication
- In memoriam Gaston Brenta, Académie Royale de Belgique. Bulletin de la Classe des Beaux-Arts. 51, S. 151-155.
