Françoise Renet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Françoise Renet

French musician

Date of Birth: 20-May-1924

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 23-Mar-1995

Profession: organist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Françoise Renet (Paris May 20, 1924 Paris - Versailles March 23, 1995) was a French organist.
She studied with Marcel Dupré (organ), Maurice Duruflé (improvisation), and Nadia Boulanger (harmony).
For 30 years she was associated with the great Cavaillé-Coll at Saint-Sulpice (Paris): in 1955, she was named by Dupré Assistant Organist, maintaining the same position also with Dupré's successor Jean-Jacques Grunenwald.
She was also Interim Organist during the Dupré/Grunenwald and Grunenwald/Roth interregna (1971-1973 and 1982-1985, respectively). From 1972 to 1990, Renet taught the organ class at the Marcel Dupré Conservatory in Meudon.