Schola Cantorum de Paris

It was founded in 1894 by Charles Bordes, Alexandre Guilmant and Vincent d'Indy as a counterbalance to the Paris Conservatoire's emphasis on opera.

The Schola was founded in 1894 and opened on 15 October 1896 as a rival to the Paris Conservatoire.

D'Indy set the curriculum, which fostered the study of late Baroque and early Classical works, Gregorian chant, and Renaissance polyphony.

According to the Oxford Companion to Music, "A solid grounding in technique was encouraged, rather than originality, and the only graduates who could stand comparison with the best Conservatoire students were Magnard, Roussel, Déodat de Séverac, and Pierre de Bréville.

"[1] The school was originally located in Montparnasse; in 1900 it moved to its present site, a former convent in the Quartier Latin.