Charles Chaynes

French composer Charles Chaynes was born July 11, 1925 in Toulouse. His parents were professors at the Toulouse Conservatory of Music where his father played and taught violin, and his mother played piano and taught music theory. Chaynes credits his parents for sparking his interest in composing at age fifteen and preparing him for a career as a musician. Chaynes enrolled in the Paris Conservatory following his studies in Toulouse. At the conservatory