Elie Apper

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Elie Apper (born 1933) is a

Francois Daneels, who was a professor of saxophone at the Brussels Conservatory.[2]

Career

From 1972 to 1974, Apper served as visiting lecturer at the

Saxophone Quartet members in 1970

  • François Daneels (1921–2010), soprano saxophone
  • Alfred Jacquet, alto saxophone
  • Elie Apper, tenor saxophone
  • Jean Cunche, baritone saxophone

Higher education

Apper, a student of

Francois Daneels at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, gained First Prize and was appointed Professor of Saxophone (Flemish section).[4]

Selected discography

Recorded at Studio Steurbaut,
Ghent, Belgium
(Gilbert Steurbaut)
Produced by Schott frères
Side A
  1. Concerto N° 1 for Alto Saxophone (1902), by Paul Gilson (1865–1942), Elie Apper; Royal Guides Band, Yvon Ducène [nl], conductor
  2. Divertimento N° 12 for 2 Saxophones, by
    Norbert Nozy
    , saxophonists
Side B
  1. Suite for Saxophone Quartet, by Jacques Leduc [nl] (born 1932), Saxofonia Ensemble
  2. Parades II For Saxophone Sextet, (1978), by
    Victor Legley
    (1915–1994), Saxofonia Ensemble
Sextet:
Norbert Nozy
(soprano saxophone), Elie Apper (alto saxophone), Rita Van der Meirsch (alto saxophone), Freddy Couché (tenor saxophone), Jozef Lauwers (tenor saxophone), Frank Commeene (baritone saxophone)
  • Saxophonia, Europ Records (1977),
    OCLC 682026940
Elie Apper and
Recorded at the Brussels Academy, November 1975 and July 1976
  1. Concerto, by Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)
  2. Adagio, by Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751)
  3. Facetten, Peter Cabus [nl] (1923–2000)
  4. "
    Beau Soir" (1877/78), by Claude Debussy
    (1862–1918)
  5. "A pas de loup," Pierre Max Dubois (1930–1995)
  6. La fille aux cheveux de lin (1909/10), by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Royal Guides Band, Yvon Ducène [nl], conductor
Elie Apper, alto saxophone (on the 3rd piece)
  1. Hommage à Sax: diptyque concertant pour saxophone alto et orchestre de chambre (Éditions Alphonse Leduc, 1958), by René Bernier (1905–1984)
  • Divertimento for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (1965), by
    OCLC 26380288
, conductor
François Daneels, soprano saxophone; Clovis Liénard, alto saxophone; Elie Apper, tenor saxophone; Jean Cunche, baritone saxophone
  • Récital de clarinette; Récital de saxophone; Quatuor Belge de Saxophones,
    OCLC 20397506
Pierre de Leye, clarinet, Renée Stoefs, piano (in works 1-3); Cappelle Claudine, piano (in works 4-5)
Belgium Saxophone Quartet (in the last work): : François Daneels, soprano saxophone; Clovis Liénard, alto saxophone; Elie Apper, tenor saxophone; Jean Cunche, baritone saxophone
  1. Impressions de Cinema, by Léon Stekke (fr) (1904–1970)
  2. Reverdies by René Bernier (1905–1984)
  3. "Polonaise" Op. 74, by Carl Maria von Weber
  4. Intro & Dance, Guy Duijck [nl] (1927–2008)
  5. Andante & Fileuse, Pierre Petit, saxophone & piano
  6. 4 Sequences for 4 Saxophones, by Franz Constant
François Daneels, alto saxophone; Claudine Capelle, piano
Belgium Saxophone Quartet (in the last work): : François Daneels, soprano saxophone; Alfred Jacquet, alto saxophone; Elie Apper, tenor saxophone; Jean Cunche, baritone saxophone
Side A
  1. Fantaisie Caprice, for saxophone and piano, by Jean Absil (1893–1974)
  2. Sisyphus (1971), for saxophone and piano,
    William Peters Latham
  3. Variations, for saxophone quartet, Pierre Max Dubois

Selected performances

Suite on Romanian Themes, Op. 90 (1956), by Jean Absil (1893–1974)
Belgium Saxophone Quartet: François Daneels (1921–2010), soprano saxophone; Alfred Jacquet, alto saxophone; Elie Apper, tenor saxophone; Jean Cunche, baritone saxophone
Belgium Saxophone Quartet: François Daneels (1921–2010), soprano saxophone; Alfred Jacquet, alto saxophone; Elie Apper, tenor saxophone; Jean Cunche, baritone saxophone
Works by Claude Pascal, Jean Absil, and Jean Françaix

Selected publications

  • "The European International Saxophone Symposiums," by Elie Apper, The Saxophone Symposium (journal of the
    ISSN 0271-3705
Elie Apper writes on his experiences and the history of the International Saxophone Symposium

References