Born in St. Brieuc, Michel Merlet studied at the Conservatoire Superiere de Paris winning first prizes in clavecin, chamber music, counterpoint, composition, and analysis (the latter in the class of Olivier Messiaen). He has also won numerous prizes including the Prix de Rome, premiere grand prix international de la guilde du disque, premiere prix Pineau-Chaillou, prix Jacques Durand, prix Chartier, prix Stéphane Chapelier, SACEM, and the prix international de Naples.

 

His works are published by Billaudot, Choudens, E.F.M., Heugel, Leduc, Transatlantique, and Editions Rassel. His music has been performed by many of the greatest orchestras, conductors, and performers worldwide. He has also taught composition in France at the Conservatoire Superiere de Paris and the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris as well as in Japan, China, and Greece.

 

Michel Merlet is a Knight of Arts and Letters (France) and a member of the French Legion of Honor.