André Reichling (1 February 1956 – 7 September 2020) was a Luxembourgish lieutenant colonel and the bandmaster of the Luxembourg Military Band between 1986 and 2011.
Reichling grew up in Differdange, and was a trumpeter in the Luxembourg Military Band until succeeding Pierre Nimax Sr. as the bandmaster in 1986. He composed the NATO Hymn in 1989 for the 40th anniversary of the organisation, which formally became the official anthem for NATO in 2018. In 2011, Jean-Claude Braun succeeded Reichling as bandmaster. He died in 2020.
References
- L'essentiel (11 January 2018). "Luxemburger hat die Nato-Hymne komponiert". L'essentiel auf Deutsch (in German). Archived from the original on 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "Rest in Peace: Former conductor of the Military Band, André Reichling, has passed away".
- NATO (2018-01-03). "NATO adopts official hymn". NATO. Archived from the original on 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
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