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E-Mail:
Michel.Debost@oberlin.edu
Web:
www.oberlin.edu/~mdebost

Office:
Bibbins 141
Office Phone:
440/775-8260
Address:
77 W. College St.
Oberlin, OH 44074

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Conservatory Students Showcase their Talents at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on May 23

Professor of Flute Michel Debost is Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by National Flute Association

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Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion Division.

Michel Debost
Professor of Flute and Performance

Education:
French Baccalauréat with honors in experimental science, 1952; graduation from Conservatoire National Paris, with prizes in flute and chamber music, 1954.

Honors and Awards:
Winner of all major competitions (Moscow 1957, Prague 1960, Geneva 1961, Munich 1960 and 1964)

Performances:
Annual solo tours of U.S since 1962.

Professional Affiliations:
Principal flute: Orchestre de Paris (1960-90) under music directors Munch, Karajan, Solti, and Barenboim.Principal flute: Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire, 1962-1967. Succeeded Jean-Pierre Rampal as Professor, Paris Conservatoire (1982-1990).

Published Works:
Consulting editor and columnist for Flute Talk.

Published Une Simple Flute in France, October 1996. English version released in 1999 by Oxford University Press.

Recordings:
Solo and chamber music repertoire on album and compact disc for EMI, Angel, Flute Traversiere, DGG, and other labels.

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