André Amellér

André Amellér (2 January 1912 – 14 May 1990) was a French composer and conductor. He is considered part of the French school of 20th-century classical music. Amellér played double bass for the Opéra national de Paris from 1937 to 1953, except for a brief period spent as a prisoner of war in Germany. He was the director of the conservatoire national in Dijon from 1953 to 1981. Education Amellér was born in Arnaville, Meurthe et Moselle to a family of amateur musicians. He began studying violin at a young age in the family’s home in Chelles. He later began playing double bass. In January 1930, he joined the 24th Infantry Regiment of the French Army, After being liberated, he returned to his position in the Opéra national in 1942. In April 1953, Amellér became the director of the École Nationale de Musique in Dijon. In 1977, the school became the Conservatoire National de Région pour la Musique, l’Art Dramatique et la Danse. Amellér retired as director in 1981. Amellér was the vice-president of the International Society for Music Education (ISME) from 1972 to 1976. ;Operas * La lance de Fingal (1957) * Cyrnos (1951-1960) ;Orchestral works * Annapurna (1952) * Danse de Séléné (1955) *