User:ZofiaMariaB/Roland Wiltgen

Roland Wiltgen, born October 6, 1957 in Differdange, is a composer and music teacher from Luxembourg.

Life and career
Roland Wiltgen studied music, including trumpet, piano and composition, at the Conservatoire de musique de la Ville d’Esch and in Metz.

In 1977, he left for Paris and studied at the École normale de musique de Paris and at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Paris. There he obtained his diplomas in harmony, counterpoint, fugue and analysis.

Since 1983, he has been a professor at the Conservatoire de musique de la Ville d’Esch and a member of numerous examination boards in Luxembourg, Belgium, France and Italy.

Since its founding in 2003, he has been active at the Sacem Luxembourg as a member of various committees and in 2014, in collaboration with other composers, he founded the FLAC (Fédération Luxembourgeoise des Auteurs et Compositeurs). He held the post of president of the federation until 2017.

He lives in Aspelt.

Works
By 1985 he had written nearly 50 works of different musical styles, including compositions for piano, organ, choir and chamber orchestras of various sizes.

His interest in electronics and computing has also resulted in some compositions for these media.

Nevertheless, the majority of his creation stays in the symphonic field, whether it is music for the brass band, the harmonic orchestra or the symphony orchestra.

A large part of these compositions have been commissioned and performed by renowned ensembles in Luxembourg and abroad.

Some of his works have been recorded on CD and most have been edited by the Luxembourg Music Publishers.