Johannes Mangon

Johannes Mangon (Liège ca. 1525-1578) was a Francophone Belgian composer. He was selected while a boy in Liége to join the choir at the Cathedral of Aix-la-Chapelle, that is to say Aachen in modern Germany. He rose to become maître de chapelle. Among his surviving works are 20 masses. He died of the plague in 1578 and was succeeded by Lambertus de Monte (Liége, d.1606) and then Michael Wilhelm (fl. 1580-1610).

Works, editions and recordings

• O rex orbis: Officium in festo sancti Karoli. Vespers for 28 January on the eve of the Feast of Saint Charles - works by Johannes Mangon, Lambertus de Monte, Michael Wilhelm, Roland de Lassus, Exsultemus, Eric Rice. Musique en Wallonie 2013

• Musique en Wallonie sort 3 nouveaux CD