Félix Alexandre Guilmant One of the greatest of the Parisian organist-composers during the Belle Époque, Alexandre Guilmant (1837 - 1911) exercised considerable influence as a musician. An exceptional recitalist, he toured throughout Europe and the United States, performing with virtuosity the full range of literature written for the organ, and often being called upon to inaugurate new instruments. His series of concerts for organ and orchestra spanning 20 years at the Trocadéro Palace in Paris, and his monumental series of 40 recitals at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, remain legendary in the music world. Organist titulaire at the Paris church of La Trinité from 1871 to 1901, Guilmant was also a much sought-after teacher. In 1894 he co-founded the Schola Cantorum in Paris, was appointed Professor of Organ at the Paris Conservatoire in 1896, and became President of the Guilmant Organ School in New York in 1898. His students included many prominent French musicians as well as innumerable Americans and other foreigners who traveled to France especially to study with him. His catalogue of compositions contains well over 400 items, chiefly works for organ, but also music for piano, harmonium, solo instruments, small ensembles, organ and orchestra, solo voice, and choir. Guilmant was also a highly regarded scholar. His rediscovery, performance and discerning editions of the organ works of many earlier composers made available to generations of organists music hitherto unknown.