Joachim Montagne

Joachim Montagne
Joachim Montagne
Born	Joachim Louis-Paul Havard de la Montagne; 30 November 1927; Geneva
Died	1 October 2003; Geneva
Nationality	French
Citizenship	France ; Switzerland
Education	École César Franck
Occupation(s)	Composer ; organist ; choral director
Years active	1947-1996

Joachim Louis-Paul Havard de la Montagne (30 November 1927 – 1 October 2003) was a French composer, organist and choral director.

Life

Joachim Havard de la Montagne was the son of French parents; Charles (born 1891) and Marie-Thérèse Eugénie (born 1899, née de Payret), who settled in his birthplace of Geneva, where his father worked for an international organisation. After World War II, he moved to Paris and studied music at the École César Franck. From 1947 to his retirement in 1996, he served religious music, notably in Paris at the churches of Sainte-Marie des Batignolles [fr], Sainte-Odile and the liberal synagogue Copernic.^[1] Havard de la Montagne held the position of Kapellmeister at the église de la Madeleine in Paris, assisted by his wife Elisabeth, also and organist and harpsichordist. From 1971 to 1974, he founded and worked for the Choirs and the "Ensemble Instrumental de la Madeleine", with which he gave more than 300 concerts.

Montagne died in Geneva on 1 October 2003 aged 75, following a long illness.

References

^ Smith, Richard Langham (2005-11-01). "A la Recherche "des" Requiem de Fauré, ou L'Authenticité musicale en questions. By Mutien-Omer Houziaux. pp. xxiii + 249. Revue de la Société Liégeoise de Musicologie, 15–16 (2000). (Société Liégeoise de Musicologie, Liège, and Librairie Klincksieck, Paris, 2000, €25. ISBN 32-252-03344-4.)". Music and Letters. 86 (4): 648–650. doi:10.1093/ml/gci119. ISSN 1477-4631.

External links

Biographie détaillée
Mes longs chemins de musicien on musimem.com
Joachim Havard de la Montagne on Discogs

[1] Smith, Richard Langham (2005-11-01). "A la Recherche "des" Requiem de Fauré, ou L'Authenticité musicale en questions. By Mutien-Omer Houziaux. pp. xxiii + 249. Revue de la Société Liégeoise de Musicologie, 15–16 (2000). (Société Liégeoise de Musicologie, Liège, and Librairie Klincksieck, Paris, 2000, €25. ISBN 32-252-03344-4.)". Music and Letters. 86 (4): 648–650. doi:10.1093/ml/gci119. ISSN 1477-4631.

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