Maurice Le Boucher

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Maurice Le Boucher (born May 25, 1882 in Isigny-sur-Mer , † September 9, 1964 in Paris ) was a French composer, organist and music teacher.

Le Boucher studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Gabriel Fauré . In 1907 he won the Prix ​​de Rome . He became a teacher at the École Niedermeyer and organist at the parish church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois . In 1917 he published an organ symphony in E major.

From 1920 to 1944, Le Boucher directed the Montpellier Conservatory. His best known student was the composer André David .