Marcel Georges Lucien Grandjany, born on September 3, 1891, was a French-American harpist and composer. From 1921 to 1926, he headed the harp department of the Fontainebleau Summer School. He moved to the United States in 1936 and became the head of the harp department at the Juilliard School in 1938, where he taught until his death on February 24, 1975. In 1943, he organized the harp department at the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique à Montréal, traveling monthly from New York for 20 years. He also led the harp department at the Manhattan School of Music from 1956 to 1967, and helped establish the American Harp Society, where a solo recital in 1967 marked his final public performance. His compositions include “Rhapsodie on a Theme of a Gregorian Easter Chant” (1921), Op. 10, “Aria in Classic Style” (1944), Op. 19, and “Poème symphonique”.
