Born in 1983 in Sion, Ludovic Neurohr comes from Grône, Valais. He started playing the cornet at an early age with his village's Brass Band "La Marcelline" and studied with Géo-Pierre Moren from 1995 to 2002. Lot of times he has won prizes during regional and national solo contests. In 2003 he became Swiss Junior Cornet Champion and overall Swiss Junior Champion (Flugel horn). From 2001 to 2005 he was repiano cornet with Brass Band 13* with whom he has won many contests.

 

He studied music at the "Tibor Varga Music Academy" in Sion from 2003 to 2007 in the class of Claude-Alain Barmaz. His BA is done 2007 with top marks, as well as obtaining his professional diploma in music theory. He also studied the piano for three years as well as orchestration and chamber music.

 

In September 2007 Ludovic Neurohr widened his musical knowledge by studying composition in Manchester (UK) at the famous School of Media, Music & Performance at Salford University. He obtained his MA with distinction in October 2008. He could learn the film music, Popular music and Brass Band with Dr Robin Dewhurst, Dr Alan Williams, Dr Tim Warner and Professor Peter Graham. During his studies Ludovic Neurohr won the "Kirklees Composer Contest 2008", enabling him to work with the publishers of the same name, based in Brighouse, Yorkshire.

 

Ostend (BE), 2009, Ludovic was awarded of second prize at "European Composer Contest" linked to the European Brass Band Championship. Few other prizes will follo : 1st prize winner (1st Salford International Composer Competition, Band & Audience Prize (Freiburg ECC 2015).

 

In September 2009 Ludovic began a teaching course at the pedagogic High School with a view to teaching in secondary schools. Since 2012 he teaches music at the secondary school in Le Châble and Sion. Since 2013 he's forming students for music teaching.

 

Ludovic Neurohr's first CD of compositions called "Music of" is self produced in 2010 in collaboration with Valaisian composer Julien Roh and recorded by Ensemble de Cuivres Valaisan.

 

His career in composition allowed him to work with famous Brass Bands as well as Chamber Orchestras, Wind Bands, Brass Ensemble, soloists and experimental bands. He was asked for more than 70 commissions for Brass Band including 15 major pieces for Brass Band.

 

Since 2016 Ludovic Neurohr is co-founder and co-director with his friend Frédéric Théodoloz of the BPM Festival (Brass & Percussion Meeting). This major event, held in Grône (Valais), is promoting brass & percussion with an all style line-up from Brass Band to Electronic Music.