François-Henri Houbart

François-Henri Houbart (Orléans, 26 December 1952)[1] is a French organist.[2]

François-Henri Houbart playing the organ of the Église de la Madeleine

He received his musical education from Michel Chapuis, Suzanne Chaisemartin, Pierre Lantier and Pierre Cochereau. He had been titulaire at the Église de la Madeleine, Paris[3] since 1979 and teaches the organ at the Orléans Academy of Music. An Officier of l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Houbart is also a recipient of the Médaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris.[1]

References
  1. "Année France-Russie: l'organiste François-Henri Houbard bientôt à Moscou". RIA Novosti. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  2. "Concert: Philarmonique de la Loire". The New York Times. 4 November 1982. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  3. "Un premier festival d'orgue éclatant à Coye-la-Forêt". Le Parisien (in French). 13 October 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2011.


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