Michel Bouvard (born 16 January 1958 in Lyon) is a French classical organist.
He is the grandson of composer Jean Henri Antoine Bouvard and studied organ under André Isoir and Suzanne Chaisemartin.
Since 1996, he has been titular organist of the great organ of the Basilica of Saint-Sernin in Toulouse and is also one of three cotitular organists at the Palace of Versailles. He served as the professor of organ at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1995 to 2021, alongside Olivier Latry.
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Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor was a French organist, composer and teacher of the late Romantic era. As a composer he is known for his ten organ symphonies, especially the toccata of his fifth organ symphony, which is frequently played as recessional music at weddings and other celebrations.
François Couperin was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was known as Couperin le Grand to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented Couperin family.
Pierre Eugène Charles Cochereau was a French organist, improviser, composer, and pedagogue.
Pierre André Labric is a French organist, pedagogue and composer.
André Edouard Antoine Marie Fleury was a French composer, pianist, organist, and pedagogue.
George C. Baker is an American organist, composer, pedagogue, and dermatologist.
Albert Jacques Périlhou was a French composer, organist, and pianist.
Édouard Commette was an organist from Lyon in France of international fame who served the Archdiocese of Lyon and was organist at Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière for over 50 years.
Thierry Joseph-Louis Escaich is a French organist and composer.
Léonce Marie-Joseph, Comte de Saint-Martin-de-Paylha, shortened to and more well known by Léonce de Saint-Martin, was a French organist and composer.
Jean Henri Marcel Boyer was a French organist and a professor of organ at several institutions including the Conservatoire national supérieur musique et danse de Lyon.
Adolphe Alexandre Silvain Marty was a French organist, improviser, composer and music educator who was blind for most of his life.
Albert Paul Alain was a 20th-century French organist and composer.
Denis Comtet is a French organist, pianist, choral conductor, and conductor.
The Messe solennelle in C-sharp minor, Op. 16, is a mass by the French composer Louis Vierne. He composed it in 1899, scored for choir and two organs. It was published in 1900, before it was first performed at Saint-Sulpice in Paris in December 1901. Although scored for two pipe organs, it was later adapted for a single organ, as most churches could not provide two such instruments.
Francis Jacob is a French organist and harpsichordist.
Jean-Patrice Brosse was a French harpsichordist and organist.
François Xavier Darasse was a French organist, musicologist, composer, and pedagogue. The Toulouse les Orgues festival organise the International Xavier Darasse Organ Competition every three years in his honour.
Adrien Rougier was a French organist, organ builder, conductor and composer.
Frédéric Blanc is a French composer, organist and improvisor. The last student of Marie-Madeleine Duruflé, he is based as titular organist of Notre-Dame d'Auteuil in Paris. He has played concerts and given masterclasses internationally, especially in the United States. He is focused on the French organ tradition and improvisation.
