It is with sadness that I report the passing of Mme.  Marie Madeleine
Durufle, organist, pedagogue and wife of the late composer Maurice Durufle.
She passed away yesterday from complications after an injury sustained in
a fall.  I had the opportunity to meed this lovely lady a few years ago
when she was in residence at the University of North Texas.  She was a
giant among organists and is arguably the last exponent of the French
Neo-Classic school of organ playing.  She was sophisticated, charming,
witty and above all, kind.  We suffer a great loss at her passing.

Kevin Sutton
Artistic Director
The Helios Ensemble, Dallas, TX
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