Meet Gerry

Gerry Rempel is a composer, the leader of Gerry Rempel Ensemble and Gerry Rempel Jazz Syndicate, and a member of numerous jazz fusion, soul, and blues/rock groups in the Northwest. Also part of the award-winning University of Oregon Gospel Choir Band, Mr. Rempel accompanied the UO Gospel choir on their 2013 China tour.

As Resident Composer for Ballet Fantastique, Mr. Rempel composed “Dragon’s Lair (Sirena)” for Ballet Fantastique’s Dragon & the Night Queen (world premiere 2015 + 2020 performances), “Invention” and “Fantasia” for Ballet Fantastique’s Legends of Sleepy Hollow (world premiere 2017),  “Les Etoiles (Overture)” and “Moulin Bleu” for Ballet Fantastique’s Pride & Prejudice: A Parisian Jazz Ballet (world premiere 2013 + 2016 concerts), “Fall of Vashti” and “Haman” for Ballet Fantastique’s Book of Esther: A Rock Gospel Ballet (world premiere 2014 + 2016 concerts), and “String Theory” for Ballet Fantastique’s String Theory (world premiere 2010). Mr. Rempel’s compositions combine elements of jazz, classical, rock, and a variety of global music influences.

Mr. Rempel has served as Music Director for many Ballet Fantastique projects, including Dragon & the Night Queen, Pride & Prejudice, and Legends of Sleepy Hollow. In addition, Gerry Rempel Jazz Syndicate arranged and performed the music for Ballet Fantastique’s roaring 20’s Parisian Pride and Prejudice (world premiere 2013 + 2016 performances). As part of the University of Oregon Gospel Choir Band, Mr. Rempel played guitars for Ballet Fantastique's premiere of The Book of Esther: A Rock Gospel Ballet (world premiere 2014). Mr. Rempel then spearheaded the collaboration with internationally acclaimed Irish uilleann piper and composer Eliot Grasso for Ballet Fantastique's premiere of Dragon & the Night Queen: Celtic Stories (world premiere 2016 + 2020 performances); Mr. Rempel’s seven-part Ensemble for the Dragon production (Gerry Rempel Ensemble) included acoustic and electric guitars, bouzouki, uilleann pipes, flute, whistle, fiddle, keyboard, accordion, recorder, acoustic and electric percussion, acoustic and electric bass, and vocals sung in five languages. Music arrangements included varied combinations of material, both contemporary and ancient, that draw from Celtic and other “world” music, including an infiltration of rock elements. Gerry Rempel Ensemble next collaborated with the internationally renowned musicians of Dreos to arrange and perform the music for Ballet Fantastique’s Legend of Sleepy Hollow world premiere in 2017.

Mr. Rempel holds a Masters in Music degree from the University of Oregon and a degree from the Music Institute of Technology (Los Angeles). Mr. Rempel is also a music instructor at Northwest Christian University, Guitar Center, and has his own private teaching studio.

For more information about Mr. Rempel's upcoming musical projects and performances, please visit www.gerryrempel.com.