Jehan Alain: His Life and Works

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Aurélie Decourt, Jehan Alain’s niece and biographer, studied history and art history and holds a Ph.D. in musicology at the University of Paris-Sorbonne. She has published articles in journals such as L’Orgue, La Tribune de l’Orgue, Diapason, and in the New Grove Dictionary, a book on Albert Alain in 2001, and in 2005, Jehan Alain, Biographie, Correspondance, Dessins. In March 2011, she organized the French centennial of Jehan Alain’s birthday in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and published a book on the Alain family (Une famille de musiciens au XXe siècle, Paris, Hermann, 2011), including a new chapter on Marie-Claire Alain’s life. First translation of this article by Carolyn Shuster-Fournnier; new English translation by Laetitia Decourt. Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 3 février 1911—Saumur, 20 juin 1940 On February 3, 2011, Jehan would have been 100 years old. But he met his death at the beginning of the Second World War, leaving a wife, three little children, and a great musical heritage. Last year,

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 3 février 1911—Saumur, 20 juin 1940 On February 3, 2011, Jehan would have been 100 years old. But he met his death at the beginning of the Second World War, leaving a wife, three little children, and a great musical heritage. Last year, in many places in France, but also in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, and of course in the U.S.A., his memory was celebrated and numerous commemorations took place, one of the most important in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, his birthplace, with great musicians coming from all over the world, among them such famous Americans as Lynne Davis,…

Jehan Alain: His Life and Works

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