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OBITUARIES: Jean Bonfils

Jean Bonfils, 86 years old, November 26, 2007, in Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), France. Born in Saint-Étienne (Loire) on April 21, 1921, Jean Bonfils studied at the Paris Conservatory and received first prize in organ in 1949 in Marcel Dupre's class, a second prize in composition in Jean Rivier's class in 1948, and a first medal in analysis in Olivier Messiaen's class in 1950. From 1950 to 1992, Bonfils substituted for Messiaen at La Trinité in Paris, then for Naji Hakim until 1999. According to Denis Havard de la Montagne (www.musimem.com/Bonfils Jean.htm), he also played the Merklin organ at the Grande Synagogue in Paris, rue de la Victoire, for more than 30 years (succeeding Henriette ...

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