Composers

Emile Desamours (b. 1941) is a civil engineer, organist, choirmaster, and one of Haiti's most active composers. He studied engineering at the Institut Superieur Technique d'Haiti in Port-au-Prince and music at the Conservatoire National de Musique. He currently serves as musical director for Haiti's premier folk choir, "Voix et Harmonie." He has composed and arranged numerous piano and chorus pieces, often employing Haitian folk music elements in his works.