After having obtained a great panoply of prizes and medals from the Conservatory in piano, clarinet and writing,

                            Francis Coiteux was hired at the age of 20, as a rehearsal pianist, singer, during a period of 15 years,

                            successively in the lyric theaters of Limoges, Rennes, Lausanne and Nancy.

                            Then turning to teaching, he was appointed professor of writing at the National School of Music in Vichy,

                            and director of the Municipal School of Music in Cusset.

                           Leaving Auvergne, he was then appointed professor of writing and orchestral classes at the National Conservatory of Music in Troyes.

                            As a composer, Francis Coiteux was twice winner of international composition competitions, and his catalog includes,

                            in addition to numerous instrumental pieces (ranging from solo to sextet),

                            orchestral and vocal works. Let us quote in particular the opera "A NEW WORLD", the oratorio "SAINT-LOUIS DE FRANCE",

                            the ballet "GASTON ET LES ENFANTS", 12 CONCERTES ETUDES for Clarinet and Piano,

                            "JEUX DE NOTES" cycle of 24 preludes and fugues for piano, 8 operettas or vaudevilles, etc .....

E FRANCE", the ballet "GASTON ET LES ENFANTS", 12 CONCERTES ETUDES for Clarinet and Piano, "JEUX DE NOTES" cycle of 24 preludes and fugues for piano, operettas or vaudevilles, etc ....