Jesse Eschbach is the chair of the keyboard studies division for
the College of Music where he has been a faculty member since
1986. Eschbach holds a doctorate of musical arts degree from
the University of Michigan where he was a student of Robert
Glasgow. His bachelor's and master's degrees are from Indiana
University where he was a student of Oswald Ragatz.
Eschbach studied early French music and the works of Jehan
Alain in the class of Marie-Claire Alain at the Conservatoire
de Rueil-Malmaison. During this time, he was awarded the
Prix d'Excellence and the Prix de Virtuosité by unanimous jury.
Upon completion of his doctorate, Eschbach returned to France
to accept the post of organist and choirmaster at St. Michael's English Church in Paris. While there, he
studied organ with Marie-Madeleine Duruflé and piano with Christiane Devos.
He has appeared as a recitalist and lecturer throughout Europe and the United States. His recent recording
of Franck and Guilmant has been released on CD on the Centaur label. With the organbuilder Gene Bedient,
he co-founded the Summer Institute for French Organ Studies which meets for two weeks each
summer in Souvigny and Lyon, France.
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