Büsser, Paul-Henri
(1872–1973)> COMPOSER · CONDUCTOR
Büsser, Paul-Henri (16 January 1872, Toulouse; 30 December 1973, Paris), French composer and conductor, began his musical education in the choir of the Toulouse catherdral. His manifest talents persuaded his parents to support his studies at the School of Religious Music and the Conservatoire in Paris. Charles Gounod became interested in the young man’s impressive musical ability, and he arranged for him to serve as organist in St. Cloud in 1892. Büsser won the coveted Prix de Rome in 1893…