Henri Pensis was a Luxembourgish conductor, composer and violinist.

Pensis was born on in the Pfaffenthal

Pfaffenthal

Pfaffenthal is a quarter in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.In 2001, the quarter had a population of 1,208 people....

 quarter of Luxembourg City. In 1933, he founded and became the first conductor of the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra

Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra

The Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra , abbreviated to OPL, is the national orchestra of Luxembourg, and is based in Luxembourg City. The orchestra formerly performed at the Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg and the Conservatoire de Luxembourg...

. He moved to the United States in 1940, conducting the New Jersey Philharmonic Orchestra and the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra

Sioux City Symphony Orchestra

The Sioux City Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Sioux City, Iowa. Its home is the Orpheum Theater.-History:The Sioux City Symphony Orchestra and The Sioux City Municipal Band were each formed in the early 1930s under the guidance and direction of Leo Kucinski...

. He conducted at least three concerts in Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....

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Works

• Soir d'été (poème symphonique)
• Fugue classique
• Verschidde Wierker leien nach an den Tiräng, sinn zum Deel nach Manuskripter
• Suite pour orchestre
• Scène de danse pour orchestre
• Nockes an Nackes (comédie musicale)
• Hymne solennel
• Fantaisie de Noël