André Waignein

André Waignein was a Belgian composer, conductor, trumpeter, and musicologist. He is well known for his symphonies with over six hundred compositions at the time of his death. Waignein's symphonies were known to be lively and upbeat, and they reflected his character. He was a professor at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles and a director at the Conservatoire de Tournai
He wrote under the pseudonyms of Rita Defoort, Rob Ares, Luc Gistel, Roland Kernen, and Larry Foster.