André Reichling (1 February 1956 – 7 September 2020) was a Luxembourgish lieutenant colonel and the bandmaster of the Luxembourg Military Band between 1986 and 2011.[1]
Reichling grew up in Differdange, and was a trumpeter in the Luxembourg Military Band until succeeding Pierre Nimax Sr. as the bandmaster in 1986.[2] He composed the NATO Hymn in 1989 for the 40th anniversary of the organisation, which formally became the official anthem for NATO in 2018.[3] In 2011, Jean-Claude Braun succeeded Reichling as bandmaster. He died in 2020.[2]
References
edit- ^ L'essentiel (11 January 2018). "Luxemburger hat die Nato-Hymne komponiert". L'essentiel auf Deutsch (in German). Archived from the original on 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ a b "Rest in Peace: Former conductor of the Military Band, André Reichling, has passed away".
- ^ NATO (2018-01-03). "NATO adopts official hymn". NATO. Archived from the original on 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
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