A graduate of the Juilliard School, the Sorbonne, and Boston University, Bempéchat’s research focuses on the interplay of music, literature, and politics to examine the survival of minorities. His recent biography of the Breton Impressionist, Jean Cras, Jean Cras, Polymath of Music and Letters (2009) is the founding study of this eclectic composer and the root of his next book, The Music of Nationalism. He also serves as president of the Lyrica Society (www.lyricasociety.org). Bempéchat records for Danacord Records (Copenhagen), and traditionally launches his tours with a recital on campus.
