User:Frank Mento

Organist Emeritus at Saint-Jean de Montmartre Church (Église Saint-Jean-de-Montmartre) in Paris, France (http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0003220), and Professor Emeritus of Harpsichord at the Conservatory of the 18th precinct in Paris, France, Frank Mento was born in the United States in Youngstown, Ohio, and grew up in an Italian-American family where music penetrated all aspects of family life. He began piano study at the age of eight with a neighborhood teacher who also introduced him to the organ. Receiving degrees from the Dana School of Music (Official Website of the Dana School of Music) of Youngstown State University and the College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati, he went to France to complement his studies in 1976. Receiving a degree from the École Normale de Musique de Paris, he was appointed Titular Organist at Saint-Jean de Montmartre Church in Paris, France, in 1979. He pursued harpsichord study at the same time with Huguette Dreyfus and was appointed Professor of Harpsichord at the Conservatory of the 18th precinct in Paris, France, in 1997. He is the author of an online harpsichord method for children: http://harpsichord-method.com In 2015, he retired from both positions.

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Podcast with noted Lithuanian organist, Vidas Pinkevicius: http://www.organduo.lt/podcast/sop-podcast-14-frank-mento-on-harpsichord-playing-for-organists

Interview: https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Prof.%20Mento.pdf?token=AWw3DfdTF59rMhDBl-LMiFZUgHdVcZcImNuEwkVxZ2Dsq0hFiD_UOasBzNLicp8z4E7ejYaseEok-ixD-1jCuy_u6QlglVwmuTMgjzhMrg0YJy3LaCuvbH3ZoNaF7IwO-zLEOR_g6UU2XRKpjME73F0cqY8_1m665qJLFVxtsfVDH7BTXCn2pFEeDN-0yN3oTMw

For your reading pleasure:

Organ-isms: Anecdotes from the World of the King of Instruments, 2008, Jenny Setchell, Pipeline Press: http://www.pipelinepress.com/

The Recent Restoration of the Organ at Saint-Jean de Montmartre in Paris, France, by Carolyn Shuster Fournier, pp.27-29, September 2012, The Diapason magazine, Attention: J. Butera, 3030 W. Salt Creek Lane, Suite 201, Arlington Heights, IL 60005-5025, USA: http://www.TheDiapason.com

Online Harpsichord Method: http://harpsichord-method.com

https://hrpsd.github.io/touch/



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