Es ist ein Ros entsprungen

Fine small triptique on this choral melody by our collegue Gael Liardon, who died suddenly and prematurely two years ago.

Thanks for all the music you published, and made available to us for free on IMSLP, Gael. You are not forgotten and neither is your music.

Gaël Liardon (1973 – 2018) was a Swiss classical keyboard player, composer and academic.

Born in Lausanne, he studied harpsichord, organ and continuo playing with Pierre-Alain Clerc [fr] and Jovanka Marville [fr], piano with Freddy Balta [fr], and improvisation with Rudolf Lutz.

He has been organist of the church of Villamont, Lausanne, from 1995.

In 2009, he obtained a diploma of teaching theory at the Geneva University of Music, with distinction. He taught music pedagogy at the Geneva Conservatory.

In 1997, he created the Festival de Musique Improvisée de Lausanne and also participated in the creation of the research group on improvisation of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.

In 2011, he founded the Sweelinck Ensemble in Geneva.