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Marie-Claire Alain (August 10, 1926, Saint-Germain-en-Laye- February 26, 2013, Le Pecq) was a French organist best known for her prolific recording career. Her mastery of registrations, her scholarship in the history of performance practices on the organ, and her magisterial and nuanced playing mark her as one of the very finest players of the twentieth century. She had a phenomenal musical memory, and traveled on extended concert tours without the scores for the works she will be performing. Her interpretations, always in good taste, have nonetheless varied considerably during the successive stages of her career - she never considers any...

Marie-Claire Berreen, born in 1976 Bromsgrove to a Father who's a Jazz Musician and a Mother who's a poet. A choir girl for over 10 years and classically trained Marie-Claire is a British singer and songwriter now living in Worcester. She has been writing songs since childhood and released her debut album (‘Box and Ribbon’) in 2012. She regularly performs live with her band including long-time collaborator, writing partner and 'Stuntdog' front-man, Steven Wattison. With a range of influences her style is mixed including classical, folk, country and acoustic roots styles. Influences include Eddi Reader, Damien Rice, Elbow, Catherine Feeny,...