Jehan Ariste Alain (February 3, 1911 – June 20, 1940) was a French organist and composer. Alain was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the western suburbs of Paris. His father,
Albert Alain (1880-1971) was an enthusiastic organist, composer and organ-builder who had studied with
Alexandre Guilmant and
Louis Vierne. Jehan received his initial training in the piano from Augustin Pierson, the organist of Saint-Louis at Versailles, and in the organ from his father, who had built a four-manual instrument in the family sitting room. By the age of eleven, Jehan was substituting at St. Germai…
read more