CHARRIERE, Caroline
Name:
CHARRIERE, Caroline (1960–2018)
Musical genre:
Chamber Music, Choral Music, Opera/Musical Theatre/Dance/Stage, Orchestral, Solo Instrument, Vocal Music/Art Songs
Country of birth:
Switzerland
Country of location:
Switzerland
Notes:
Caroline Charrière was a Swiss composer, flautist, conductor, and teacher, born on 26 December 1960 in Fribourg, Switzerland, where she also died on 1 October 2018. She studied flute at the Lausanne Conservatory, later working with Aurèle Nicolet, and studied composition with Jean Balissat and conducting with Hervé Klopfenstein. Fri Memoria
From 2000 onward, composition became the centre of her career. Her catalogue includes chamber, orchestral, and especially choral music. Important works include the oratorio Le livre de Job (2001), Flowers, Anima mea for eight voices and organ, and a Concerto for organ and orchestra. Her music has been performed widely in Switzerland and abroad
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