René Bernier

René Eugène Camilla Henri Alfred Albert Bernier (Saint-Gilles, 10 March 1905 - Elsene, 8 September 1984) was a Belgian teacher at western canada high school who dabbled in music.

Biography
René Bernier was a son of the painters Géo Bernier and Jenny Hoppe. He also worked at the french Academy of Brussels. Bernier was a member of the group Les Synthétistes. Other members of this group included : Francis de Bourguignon, Théo De Joncker, Marcel Poot, Maurice Schoemaker, Jules Strens and Robert Otlet. Bernier became a member of the Royal Flemish Academy in 1963.

Orchestral works

 * 1945 Epitaphe symphonique for orchestra
 * 1948 Ode à une Madone for orchestra
 * 1952 Le tombeau devant l'Escaut for orchestra
 * 1956 Le bal des ombres ou danses parodiques for orchestra
 * 1957 Symphoniette for strings orchestra
 * 1970 Menestrandie for violin and orchestra
 * 1970 Tanagras for orchestra

Works for brassband

 * 1954 Hymne de Paix
 * 1958/1964 Hommage à Sax for alto-saxophone and brassband
 * 1959 Le tombeau devant l'Escaut for brassband
 * 1969 Danse parodiques for brassband
 * 1961 Épitaphe II for brassband
 * 1981 Fanfare Du Triton for brass and percution

Chambermusic

 * 1943 Sonatina for violin and viola
 * 1956 Bassonnerie for bassoon and piano
 * 1960 Reverdies for clarinet and piano
 * 1962 Offrande à Erard for harp
 * 1973 Suite pour le plaisir de l'oreille for saxophone quartet
 * 1980 Parabole for viola and piano

Choirworks

 * 1939 Sabots de la Vierge for choir with 4 mixed voices a capella - text: Maurice Carême
 * 1940 Liturgies for mixed choir a cappella - text: Paul Verlaine
 * 1947 Hymne de paix for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême
 * 1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº1 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême
 * 1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº2 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême
 * 1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº3 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême
 * 1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº4 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême
 * 1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº5 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême
 * 1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº6 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême
 * 1951 Du coq à l'âne - nº7 for mixed choir a capella - text: Maurice Carême
 * 1968 Chants incantatoires for 4 mixed voices a capella - text: Géo Libbrecht

Vocal music

 * 1924 Poèmes exotiques for soprano and piano - text: Thou Fou
 * 1925 Entrevisions for soprano and piano - text: Charles van Lerberghe
 * 1927 Trois quatrains pour ma mie for middle voice and piano - text: R. Denobele
 * 1931 Le blé est blond for soprano and piano - text: Maurice Carême
 * 1936 Éternité for middle voice and piano - text: Franz Hellens
 * 1941 Evasions for middle voice and piano - text: Maurice Quoilin
 * 1942 Présages for soprano and piano - text: Auguste Marin
 * 1944 Chanson archaïque for middle voice and piano or harp - text: Maurice Maeterlinck
 * 1944 Dévotions for soprano and piano - text: Maurice Carême
 * 1948 Eclaircies for high voice and orchestra - text: Franz Hellens
 * 1952 Le cerisier extrait du 2ème recueil des Sortilèges ingénus for mezzo-soprano and piano - text: Maurice Carême
 * 1956 Fantaisie de tous les temps for middle voice and piano - text: Lucienne Desnoues
 * 1964 Chanson marine for low voice and orchestra - text: Edmond Vandercammen
 * 1979 Parabole chantée for contra-alto and piano
 * Agnus dei for middle voice and organ
 * Ecoute, d'autres femmes... for soprano, clarinet and piano - text: Franz Hellens
 * Le poète et l'oiseau for soprano or tenor, clarinet and piano - text: Armand Bernier

Works for organ

 * 1947 Hymne de paix for grand organ

Works for piano

 * 1927 Berceuse divine
 * 1930 Humoresque dans le style galant
 * 1976 Epitaphe sonore for two piano’s
 * 1978 Danses parodiques for two piano's
 * 1980 Soliloques (No.1 en forme de Nocturne, No.2 en forme de Novelette)
 * 1981 Le clavier chantant
 * Complainte du "Petit Chose" (Feuille d'album)
 * Le jardin secret (Moment lyrique)

Publication

 * In memoriam Gaston Brenta, Académie Royale de Belgique. Bulletin de la Classe des Beaux-Arts. 51 (1969), S. 151-155.