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The Conservatoire de Bordeaux is an arts
conservatory that offers higher education in
music
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...
,
dance
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and
drama
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in
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefectur ...
,
France
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. It is one of the leading schools in France for singers and saxophonists. Founded in 1821, the school is operated by the
French Ministry of Culture
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.
Alumni
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Crown Princess Elia of Albania
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Avguste Antonov
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Frédéric Blanc
Frédéric Blanc (born 1967) is a French composer, organist and improvisor. The last student of Marie-Madeleine Duruflé, he is based as titular organist of Notre-Dame d'Auteuil in Paris. He has played concerts and given masterclasses internatio ...
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Louis Caimano
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Ferdinand de Craywinckel Ferdinand Manuel Martin Louis Barthélemy de Craywinckel (24 August 1820 – fl. 1888) was a conductor and composer. He studied at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux with Bellon. He was maitre de chapelle
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Natalie Dessay
Natalie Dessay (; born 19 April 1965) is a French singer, known for her former career as an operatic soprano. She gained wide recognition after her portrayal of Olympia in ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' in 1992, and then performing at leading stages, ...
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Mark Engebretson
Mark Engebretson, Doctor of Musical Arts, DMA, Northwestern University (born 1964, California) is a saxophonist and composer. His music combines computer music and live performance, the latter usually performed on saxophone.
Biography
Engebretso ...
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Trent Kynaston
Trent Kynaston, born in Tucson, Arizona, is an American jazz and classical saxophonist, music educator, and composer and has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Central America, South America, Africa, and Asia.
Biography
K ...
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Sarah Lajus
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Christian Lauba
Christian Lauba (born 26 July 1952) is a Tunisian born French composer and teacher, especially noted for his compositions for saxophone.Umble, James; Gingras, Michèle; Corbé, Hervé; Street, William Henry; Londeix, Jean-Mari''Jean-Marie Londeix ...
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Jérémie Mazenq
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Marcel Merkès
Marcel Merkès (7 July 1920 – 30 March 2007) was a French tenor operetta singer.
Merkès was born in Bordeaux. After receiving several prizes in singing at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux, he started at the age of 22 years at the Grand Théâtr ...
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Florian Sempey
Florian Sempey, born 29 January 1988, is a French operatic baritone.
Career
Florian Sempey studied piano and voice at the conservatoire in Libourne and then singing at the Bordeaux Conservatory. He made his debut at the age of 21 in the role of P ...
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Music schools in France
Music in Bordeaux
Dance schools in France
Drama schools in France