Jean Berger (French: [ʒɑ̃ bɛʁʒe]; September 27, 1909 – May 28, 2002) was a German-born American pianist, composer, and music educator.
While working as the assistant conductor at an opera house in Mannheim, he was forcibly removed from a rehearsal by nazi Brown Shirts.
[1] After the Nazi Party seized power in Germany in 1933, he moved to Paris, where he took the French name Jean Berger and toured widely as a pianist and accompanist.
[1] His choral works include: "A Rose Touched by the Sun's Warm Rays", "Alleluia" from Brazilian Psalm, and "The Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee".
Other works include: Berger was a National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international professional music fraternity.