Vial, Jean-Pierre 02/24/1946

Jean-Pierre Vial is a French, self-made composer, born near Paris, France, in 1946.
He used to play the piano and the organ, and to compose a several "juvenile" pieces for both instruments.
With a scientific background, however, he undertook to work for the software industry.
Over the last decade, after a career as a software designer,
he has renewed his compositional activities and composed various pieces for solo instruments, small ensembles, or orchestras who posted a number of his worldwide premieres on YouTube.
He received composition awards for such works as his “Præludium & fuga MMXVIII” for organ, or his chorale “Vor Johann Sebastian, tret ich hiermit” for string orchestra.