Martin David Jean (born 1960) is an American

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...

considered to be in the "highest ranks of the world's concert organists".Martin Jean
''ConcertArtists.com''. Accessed 2007-12-27. He currently teaches organ at the

Yale School of Music The Yale School of Music (often abbreviated to YSM) is one of the 12 professional schools at Yale University. It offers three graduate degrees: Master of Music (MM), Master of Musical Arts (MMA), and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), as well as a joi ...

, along with Thomas Murray, and serves as Director of the

Yale Institute of Sacred Music The Yale Institute of Sacred Music (ISM) is a joint venture between the Yale School of Music and Yale Divinity School focused on the study of music, visual arts, literature, liturgy, and other forms of the arts. M.M., M.M.A., or D.MA. students in ...

. He also serves on the board of directors for the Lutheran Music Program,Board of Directors
''Lutheran Music Program''. Accessed 2013-05-31. the parent organization of the Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival. He first gained worldwide renown after winning the major organ competitions of

Chartres Chartres () is the prefecture of the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in France. It is located about southwest of Paris. At the 2019 census, there were 170,763 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Chartres (as d ...

and NYACOP.

Life

He earned his DMA from

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

, where he studied with Robert Glasgow. He was formerly associate professor and university organist at

Valparaiso University Valparaiso University (Valpo) is a private university in Valparaiso, Indiana. It is a Lutheran university with about 3,000 students from over 50 countries on a campus of . Originally named Valparaiso Male and Female College, Valparaiso Universit ...

, where he also directed the University Kantorei. Among his many awards and honors are first place at the international Grand Prix de Chartres in 1986 and first prize in 1992 at the National Young Artists's Competition in Organ Performance, held by the American Guild of Organists. He is well known for his interest in a wide range of organ music. He has recorded works by Tournemire and Vierne. Additionally, in the past fifteen years he has acquired considerable expertise in the field of early music and performance practice, taking a sabbatical in 1999 to study with

Harald Vogel Harald Vogel (born 21 June 1941 in Ottersberg) is a German organist, organologist, and author. He is a leading expert on Renaissance and Baroque keyboard music. He has been professor of organ at the University of the Arts Bremen since 1994. Books ...

in North Germany. His interest in early music was the driving force behind the installation of the noteworthy meantone-temperament organ in Yale University's Marquand Chapel, constructed and installed by Taylor and Boody in the summer of 2007.

Discography

*The Complete Organ Symphonies of

Louis Vierne Louis Victor Jules Vierne (8 October 1870 – 2 June 1937) was a French organist and composer. As the organist of Notre-Dame de Paris from 1900 until his death, he focused on organ music, including six organ symphonies and a '' Messe solennelle ...

. Martin Jean on the Newberry Memorial Organ, Woolsey Hall, Yale Universit

*Tournemire's "The Seven Last Words of Christ". Martin Jean on the Newberry Memorial Organ, Woolsey Hall, Yale Universit

*The Reddel Memorial Organ at Valparaiso University. Martin Jean, organis

*Praise Parisienne. The National Lutheran Choir; David Cherwien, director; Martin Jean, orga

References

Yale School of Music - Faculty
https://ism.yale.edu/people/martin-jean

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jean, Martin Living people American male organists Valparaiso University faculty Yale School of Music faculty University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni 21st-century organists 1960 births 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century American keyboardists American organists