Raillard Georges (1957)
Switzerland
Composer, was born in Basel.
English
Born in Basel, Switzerland in 1957. There he completed primary and secondary studies, and a university degree in foreign languages. From 1983 to 2001 he lived in Madrid as a teacher, translator and writer. Since 2001 he have lived in Madrid and Basel. In German, he have published short stories, articles and reviews in magazines and anthologies in German-speaking countries.
Books: Hirnströme eines Stubenhockers und anderes Erzählgut [Brain Currents of a Homebody and Other Stories], Cologne 1994; Das Wort und der Schrei (Erzählungen) [A Word and a Shout (stories)], Cologne 1997; Herr Monza oder Herr Monza (51 Geschichten) [Mr. Monza or Mr. Monza (51 stories)], Cologne 2002.
From 1973 to 1978 he took private classes on classical guitar and composition with Elkin F. Vogel, New York. Since then he have regularly composed pieces for guitar.
Web: http://www.georges-raillard.com/
Books: Hirnströme eines Stubenhockers und anderes Erzählgut [Brain Currents of a Homebody and Other Stories], Cologne 1994; Das Wort und der Schrei (Erzählungen) [A Word and a Shout (stories)], Cologne 1997; Herr Monza oder Herr Monza (51 Geschichten) [Mr. Monza or Mr. Monza (51 stories)], Cologne 2002.
From 1973 to 1978 he took private classes on classical guitar and composition with Elkin F. Vogel, New York. Since then he have regularly composed pieces for guitar.
Web: http://www.georges-raillard.com/