Gregorian Institute of Paris

[icp 1] This institute was created following a Parisian congress devoted to Gregorian chant and sacred music, held in December 1922.

Dom Joseph Gajard of Solesmes was in charge of teaching Gregorian chant there for two years, between Wednesday and Friday.

Two years later, a former student of the Schola Cantorum de Paris, Auguste Le Guennant, succeeded him, not only as professor but also as director of the school.

It was thanks in particular to the dynamism of his teacher Auguste Le Guennant, who helped restore several journals, despite a difficult period after the war.

[icp 3] When they arrived in Rome in April 1964, the delegates of the Institute and its schola were congratulated by Pope Pius VI for their contribution to Gregorian chant.