Biography
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Maîtrise De Radio France
Effective period / Period of releases: 1958 - 2022
Members: Henri Farge, Jacques Jouineau, Thaïs Rai, Rebecca Moeller, Alice Pattonieri, Alma Kone-Poissonnier, Ama Gaucher, Anjali Denis, Coraly Poujol, Gilda Lebrun, Isaure Brunner, Jeanne Guezennec, Joséphine Solus, Lily Blanchard, Margot Brechet, Marguerite Leonard, Maïa Rocaboy
French children's chorus founded in 1946 by Henry Barraud, Maurice David & Pierre Capdevielle and run by the French broadcasting service, Radio France.1946-1963 - Maîtrise de la R.T.F. (= radiodiffusion-télévision française), led by chorus master Marcel Couraud (1937-1960) then Jacques Jouineau (1953-1963).
1963-1975 - Maîtrise De L'O.R.T.F. (= l'office de la radiodiffusion-télévision française), led by chorus master Jacques Jouineau (1963-1975).
1975- - Renamed Maîtrise de Radio France or Radio-France, led by chorus master Jacques Jouineau (1975-1979), Henri Farge (1979-1984), Michel Lasserre de Rozel (1984-1989), Denis Dupays (1989-1998), Tony Ramon (1998-2007), and Sofi Jeannin (2008-).
For the girls' chorus of the ORTF, please use Maitrise De Jeunes Filles De L'O.R.T.F.