Laurent Menager
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About
Composer, conductor, and organist known for compositions such as "Pie Jesu" and "Ihr lieben Voglein." He founded Sang a Klang in 1857, the national choral association.
Before Fame
He studied at Cologne's Academy of Music.
Trivia
He was so famous and important that 6,000 members of the community turned up at his funeral in Luxembourg.
Family Life
He was the child of a Luxembourg City baker and was born in the Pfaffenthal quarter.
Associated With
He and Pol Albrecht both achieved acclaim as conductors.
