Concert - An Hour with the Organ - Jean DEKYNDT – Organ and Thierry CAENS – Trumpet (Gevrey-Chabertin)

Jean DEKYNDT is originally from northern France. He began his musical studies at the Lille Conservatory and continued them at the Paris National Conservatory of Music. In 1974, he won the R. LARTISIEN Organ Competition Prize. A frequent guest at numerous festivals, he performs regularly in recitals, as a soloist with orchestras, or in duets with trumpeters Bernard SOUSTROT and Thierry DECAENS. Jean DEKYNDT has complemented his career as a musician with teaching and administrative roles, serving as director of several conservatories: the Hector Berlioz Conservatory in Paris and the Regional Conservatories in Saint-Étienne, Tours, Montpellier, and Toulouse. Appointed a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2004, he is currently the titular organist of the main organ at Saint-Nazaire Cathedral in Béziers and the titular organist of the main organ at Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Montpellier.

Thierry CAENS began his musical studies with his father Marcel, a trumpeter, and others, including Maurice ANDRE. He served as principal trumpet with the Lyon Symphony Orchestra (1977–1981) and principal cornet at the Paris Opera (1981–1985). He founded the “Cuivres français” as a trio with André CAZALET and Michel BECQUET. A professor at the CRR in Dijon and later at the CNSM in Lyon, he has taught master classes at most international music schools. He performs in film, popular music, and jazz, and contributes to the development of B&S trumpets for the Buffet-Crampon group. A composer, arranger, and member of SACEM, he was named a “Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres” in 2011 by the Minister of Culture.