Biography

Born in 1983 in Sion, Ludovic Neurohr comes from Grône, Valais. He started playing the cornet at an early age with his village's Brass Band "La Marcelline" and studied with Géo-Pierre Moren from 1995 to 2002. Lot of times he has won prizes during regional and national solo contests. In 2003 he became Swiss Junior Cornet Champion and overall Swiss Junior Champion (Flugel horn). From 2001 to 2005 he was repiano cornet with Brass Band 13* with whom he has won many contests.
 
He studied music at the "Tibor Varga Music Academy" in Sion from 2003 to 2007 in the class of Claude-Alain Barmaz. His BA is done 2007 with top marks, as well as obtaining his professional diploma in music theory. He also studied the piano for three years as well as orchestration and chamber music.
 
In September 2007 Ludovic Neurohr widened his musical knowledge by studying composition in Manchester (UK) at the famous School of Media, Music & Performance at Salford University. He obtained his MA with distinction in October 2008. He could learn the film music, Popular music and Brass Band with Dr Robin Dewhurst, Dr Alan Williams, Dr Tim Warner and Professor Peter Graham. During his studies Ludovic Neurohr won the "Kirklees Composer Contest 2008", enabling him to work with the publishers of the same name, based in Brighouse, Yorkshire.
 
Ostend (BE), 2009, Ludovic was awarded of second prize at "European Composer Contest" linked to the European Brass Band Championship. Few other prizes will follo : 1st prize winner (1st Salford International Composer Competition, Band & Audience Prize (Freiburg ECC 2015).
 
In September 2009 Ludovic began a teaching course at the pedagogic High School with a view to teaching in secondary schools. Since 2012 he teaches music at the secondary school in Le Châble and Sion. Since 2013 he's forming students for music teaching.
 
Ludovic Neurohr's first CD of compositions called "Music of" is self produced in 2010 in collaboration with Valaisian composer Julien Roh and recorded by Ensemble de Cuivres Valaisan.
 
His career in composition allowed him to work with famous Brass Bands as well as Chamber Orchestras, Wind Bands, Brass Ensemble, soloists and experimental bands. He was asked for more than 70 commissions for Brass Band including 15 major pieces for Brass Band.
 
Since 2016 Ludovic Neurohr is co-founder and co-director with his friend Frédéric Théodoloz of the BPM Festival (Brass & Percussion Meeting). This major event, held in Grône (Valais), is promoting brass & percussion with an all style line-up from Brass Band to Electronic Music.

 

Compositions

Concert Piece

Das Geist , Intro - Finale , BB , 5 , 2016
Das Geist , Intro - Finale , BB , 5 , 2017
Behind the Curtain , Introduction , BB , 3'30 , 2016
Behind the Curtain , Introduction , Brass Band , 3'30 , 2016

Test Pieces

Constellation , Final from "Symphonie des Constellations" , BB - Championship Section , 15' , 2014
The Fallen Bride , Championship Section , BB , 15' , 2015
DA Vinci , Championship Section , BB , 17' , Test Piece at French Open 2016 , 2015
...as a Glow , 2nd Section , BB , 10' , Winner of Band and Audience Prizes at ECC 2015 , 2014
*****, Concerto n°10 for BB , Test Piece for BB, Percussion & Onde Martenot , BB, Championship Section , 20' , Commissionned by Brass Band Fribourg for Swiss Nationals 2014 , 2014
Arabesque , Test piece , BB , 15' , Commissionned by Constellation Brass Band , 2013
Pit Stop at Purgatory , Test piece 3rd class , BB , 8' , 2012
Scratched Vinyl , Test piece - Contemporary Music , BB , 12' , Winner of the 1st Salfort International Composer Contest, 2014 , 2012
31342 feet , Test piece , BB , 20' , (Written for the Ensemble de Cuivres Valaisan for the Swiss Nationals - Swiss Champion 2011) , 2011
Spells of a deep Forest , Test piece , BB Championship Section , (Test piece at Australasian Open 2010) , 2010
Kosmos , Test piece , BB Championship Section , 16' , (Written for my Master,... but never played. Interested ?) , 2008
Psyché , Test piece , BB Championship section , 20' , (Written for David King and the National Australia Brass - Test Piece at Australasian Open 2011) , 2008
Whirl , Test piece , 2nd class , 8' , (2nd Prizewinner at ECC 2009) , 2008

Opening

Das Geist , Concert Music , BB , 3' , 2016
Behind the Curtain , Light Music , BB , 3'30 , Test piece at Flemish Open 2016 , 2015
Skyzophrenia ? , Concert piece , BB 1st/2nd class , 2'30 , 2010

Duet

Alter Ego , Concert Piece , Eb Horn & Baritone, BB , 9' , for Régis & Marc , 2015
Between (2) Friends , Concert Piece , Bb Cornet / Bb Bass & BB , 7' , Written for Sylviane Carrupt & Philippe Juilland , 2006

Quartet

Household's Ghost , Test Piece , Brass Quartet (2 Bb Cnt, 1 Eb Hn, 1 Bb Euph.) , 6' , 2016
Patchwork , Test Piece, 1st Section , 2 Bb Cornets, 1 Eb Horn, 1 Euphonium , 6' , Written for the Championnat Valaisan des Solistes Juniors et Quatuors , 2012
Sarcasms , Test piece, Championship Section , 2 Bb Cornets, 1 Eb Horn, 1 Euphonium , 8' , Written for the Swiss Soloist and Quartet Championship , 2008
Snatch , Test piece , 2 Bb Cornets, 2 Euphoniums , 5' , 2007

Brass Ensemble

Tabula Rasa , Modern Music , 4 Trps, 3 Tenor Trb, 1 Bss Trb, 1 F Horn, 1 C Tuba , 10' , played by Helten Brass, Finland , 2016

Solos

Fantasie über Beresina-Lied , Trombone Solo , Trombone & BB , 10' , 2013
Blood Transfusion , Flugel Horn solo , Flugel Horn & BB , 9' , Written for Christophe Clément , 2010
Hell's Descending , Contest piece, Very hard , Flugel Horn Solo & Piano , 6' , Written for Claude Romailler , 2004
Sweet Folk , Baritone Solo , Solo Baritone & BB , 7' , Written for Laurent Vouilloz , 2005
Pandemonium , Concerto for Eb Bass , Eb Bass & Piano , 6' , Written for Mathieu Devènes , 2007
Y Deryn Pur , Flugel horn Solo / Eb Horn Solo , Flugel horn/Bb Cornet & BB , 7' , Tribute to Iwan Williams - Performed by Harmen van Hoorne, Sébastien Rousseau , 2012
McChrystals' , Eb Bass solo / Bass Trb Solo , Soloist & Piano , 6' , 2006

Chamber Orchestra

E-Sc@pe , Symphonie with Euphonium Solo , Chamber Orchestra , 35' , 2014
La Légende de Farinet , Euphonium Solo , Chamber Orchestra , 12' , 2014

Wind Band Music

Gravé dans nos Coeurs , Concert Music , also available for BB , 8' , Additional Harp and Piano - Written for the Wallis' 200th Birthday , 2015

Quintet

Rachmaninov's Portrait , Concert piece , 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 1 Contrabassoon , 6' , 2007

For 2 Trumpet in C

La Ballade désastre , Contemporary Music , 2 C Trumpet , 12' , Written with Nicolas Devènes , 2007

Sinfoniae Vini

Danse des Etoiles , Voice solo , Voice solo & BB , 8' , 2013
Vent des Glaciers , Concert piece , BB , 5' , 2013
Ballerine , Voice solo , Voice Solo & BB , 7' , 2013
Brut de Brut , Opening piece , BB 1st/2nd class , 3'30 , 2013
Baladin , Concert piece , BB 1st/2nd class , 8' , 2013
Terra Helvetica , Concert piece , BB , 5' , 2013
Arabesque , Test Piece , Brass Band , 15' , Written for Constellation Brass Band , 2013

Film Music

Guardian Angels , Film Music , Brass Quintet, 2 Trpts, 1 F Horn, 1 Trombone, 1 Tuba in C , 8' , Written for the Geneva Brass Quintet -> http://www.gbq.ch/pages/index.html?f , 2012

Trio

Sing as the Devil , Trombone Trio , 3 Trbs & BB or 3 Trbs & 2 pianos , 10' , Written for Corentin Fostier, Guillaume Rossier & Grégoire Sauthier , 2010

Solo Serie - The 7 Deadly Sins

LUXURIA , Solo , Flugel horn Solo & Piano , 6' , Written for Claude Romailler , 2011
IRA , Trombone Solo , Trombone & Piano / Trombone & , 3'40 , Written for Brett Baker , 2011
INVIDIA , Solo , Bb Cornet & Piano , 6' , Written for Yorick Biselx , 2012
GULA , Solo , Bb/C Trumpet and Marimba , 4' , Written for David Bonvin , 2012
ACEDIA , Solo , Eb Horn, Piano, Marimba , 6' , Written for and played by Julien Roh -> https://soundcloud.com/ludovic-neurohr-composer/acedia-from-7-deadly-sins / http://www.julienroh.com/Urbanicity.html , 2011

March

Hope , Marche , WB 2nd class , 3'30 , 2004
King's Sword , Marche , BB 1st class , 4' , 2003

Concert pieces

The last days of our Life , Concert piece , BB Championship section/1st class , 9' , 2012
Bad Trip , Concert piece , BB 1st/2nd class , 5' , 2012
Remointze , Concert piece , BB 1st/2nd class , 6'30 , 2009
Pavane pour une infante défunte , concert piece , arr. BB 1st class , 7' , 2008
Libra , concert piece , BB 2nd class , 5' , (Winner of Kirklees Composer Contest) , 2008

Christmas Repertoire

Alp's Carol , Concert Piece , BB/WB 2/3 class , 4'30 , 2008

Multimédia

Here are some extracts of my music... Hope you'll like 

Edition dans la LuNe

Pieces composed since 2020 are published by Edition dans la LuNe : 
 

Contact

Ludovic Neurohr

Route d'Antzère 22b

CH-1964 Conthey

+41 (0)78 891 00 99

ludovic.neurohr@hotmail.co.uk