Joseph Jongen

Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) was a Belgian composer, organist and teacher born in Liège. Trained at the Liège Conservatoire, he developed an extensive catalogue of orchestral, chamber, vocal and keyboard music. His writing combines a strong contrapuntal foundation with a refined harmonic and instrumental palette. He later taught at and directed the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, whose library preserves his manuscripts, correspondence and musical collection.