Pierre Jean Schoen
Pierre Jean Schoen (* 1967 in Belfort ) is a French organist . He is the cotitular organist on the organ of Albi Cathedral , the largest baroque organ in France.
Life
Schoen was born in Belfort in 1967 . He first learned the cello at the École nationale de musique in Tarbes , before he began taking organ lessons from Darasse's student Gilbert Verge-Borderolle at the age of 12 . From 1984 he studied at the Conservatoire national in Toulouse with Xavier Darasse , Michel Bouvard and Jan Willem Jansen . At the same time, he studied musicology at the Université de Toulouse-Le Mirail . In 1988 he received the CAPES and in 1990 the Agrégation .
From 1986 to 1990 he was titular organist of the Ste-Bernadette de Tarbes church . In 1995 he was appointed organist for the organ in Albi Cathedral and St-Salvy d'Albi .
Discography
- Florilège. 2003, CD (works by Bach, Buxtehude, Clérambault, Bellini, Bruhns, Raison)
- Cinq siècles d'orgue à Albi. DVD, 2007 (works by Bach, Marchand, Boelmann, Alain and Vierne)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nice, Pierre Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Belfort |