▁known ▁for ▁her ▁pro l ific ▁recording ▁career . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁education ▁Marie - Cla ire ▁A lain ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Saint - G erm ain - en - L aye ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁Her ▁father ▁Albert ▁A lain ▁( 1 8 8 0 – 1 9 7 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁organ ist ▁and ▁composer , ▁as ▁were ▁her ▁brothers , ▁Je han ▁( 1 9 1 1 – 1 9 4 0 ) ▁and ▁Oliv ier ▁( 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 9 4 ). ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁she ▁began ▁assist ing ▁her ▁father ▁when ▁he ▁played ▁organ ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁Saint - G erm ain - en - L aye . ▁She ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Conserv atoire ▁de ▁Paris ▁in ▁the ▁organ ▁class ▁of ▁Marcel ▁Du pr é , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁four ▁first ▁pri zes . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁studied ▁harm ony ▁there ▁with ▁Maurice ▁Dur uf lé . ▁ ▁Career ▁A lain ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁prize ▁for ▁organ ▁at ▁the ▁Gene va ▁International ▁Music ▁Compet ition ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁She ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁conserv atory ▁of ▁R ueil - Mal ma ison ▁and ▁the ▁Paris ▁Conserv atory . ▁Her ▁pup ils ▁included ▁George ▁C . ▁Baker , ▁D iane ▁B ish , ▁Guy ▁B ov et , ▁James ▁David ▁Christ ie , ▁Mon ique ▁G end ron , ▁Ger re ▁Han cock ,