É ducation ▁( former ▁IU FM ) ▁of ▁Saint - Ét ienne ▁after ▁being ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁Jean ▁Mon net ▁University ▁of ▁this ▁same ▁town , ▁where ▁he ▁previously ▁taught ▁organ ology , ▁accompan iment ▁and ▁free ▁value ▁Arts ▁Ly ri ques . ▁A ▁pup il ▁of ▁Roland ▁Me ill ier ▁in ▁piano ▁at ▁the ▁, ▁he ▁studied ▁the ▁pipe ▁organ ▁( an ▁instrument ▁he ▁discovered ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ), ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Michel ▁Chap uis , ▁Jean ▁Bo yer , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Summer ▁Academ ies . ▁The ▁holder ▁of ▁the ▁historical ▁organ ▁Call inet ▁( 1 8 3 7 ) ▁of ▁Notre - D ame ▁in ▁Saint - Ét ienne , ▁his ▁th esis ▁on ▁L ' org ue ▁en ▁France ▁de ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁à ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁discover ▁many ▁forgotten ▁sheet ▁music . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁replace ▁Henri ▁Del orm e ▁on ▁the ▁François - Hen ri ▁C lic quot ▁organ ▁in ▁S ouv igny , ▁alongside ▁Made le ine ▁Cor de z ▁and ▁Pierre ▁Dub ois . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁several ▁articles , ▁analy zes , ▁CD ▁book lets , ▁and ▁historical ▁not ices . ▁He ▁also ▁plays ▁the ▁harm on ium , ▁the ▁har ps ich ord ▁and ▁the ▁car illon . ▁ ▁His ▁record ings ▁L ' H é rit age ▁de ▁l ' org